Bhopal: India’s wellness space is expanding rapidly, fuelled by growing interest in mental health, meditation, yoga, nutrition, and preventive wellbeing. But the boom has also created a familiar problem: information is everywhere, while credible guidance often remains fragmented.
SADHNAM, a new wellbeing ecosystem for mind and body, is being built around that gap.
Established by nonprofit Sanatan Wisdom and founded by philosopher, researcher, and composer Devrishi, SADHNAM brings psychology, meditation, mantra, yoga, Ayurveda, nutrition, sound-based practices, and research into one framework through sadhnam.org.
Its differentiator is not another catalogue of wellness content. SADHNAM is structured to connect knowledge, guided practice, professional consultation, programmes, and research, while maintaining clear boundaries between traditional wellbeing practices and professional healthcare.
Traditional practices are documented within their own context and examined through contemporary research where measurable wellbeing effects can be investigated. Where evidence is limited, the initiative says it will not present assumptions as established science.
Two Research Streams, One Ecosystem
SADHNAM’s contemporary mental health research is led by psychologist Ankita Goyal, whose team is reviewing current psychological research and developing a structured knowledge database around stress, emotional wellbeing, behaviour, relationships, attention, and lifestyle.
“Modern life places real and specific demands on mental health, and those deserve rigorous, professional attention,” said Goyal. “Our work is grounded in evidence so that people can engage with information they can trust.”
A separate research stream led by Devrishi focuses on Vedic mantra, sound, and contemplative traditions. The work has its conceptual roots in Indian Sonic Philosophy, an original framework developed by Devrishi around sound, mantra, consciousness, mind, and the human body.
The broader ecosystem translates these research directions into guided practices, educational content, and programmes without positioning meditation, mantra, or yoga as substitutes for psychological, psychiatric, or medical treatment when professional care is required.
For Devrishi, SADHNAM also carries a personal origin. Its inspiration is connected to his mother, Sadhana Pandey, whose resilience and sustained practice shaped his understanding of wellbeing.
“We are not asking people to choose between tradition and modern life,” said Devrishi. “The important thing is to make useful knowledge accessible, practise it responsibly, and remain honest about what we know and what still needs to be studied.”
SADHNAM is organised around Learn, Practice, Consult, Programs, and Research, with future phases including expert-led programmes, community initiatives, workshops, retreats, and sound-based projects.
In a wellness market crowded with content and increasingly ambitious claims, SADHNAM is taking a more cautious proposition to market: bring disciplines together, retain their boundaries, and let evidence determine how far a wellbeing claim can go.
SADHNAM is available at sadhnam.org
