New Delhi: Harvard University has found evidence that advanced meditation practices, such as those taught by the Indian yogi and spiritual leaders like Sadhguru, can potentially reverse the brain’s biological age. The study used sleep-based EFG (electroencephalogram) scans to analyse brain activity in seasoned practitioners. The results revealed that the brains of these long-term mediators appeared significantly younger than their actual age.
After this evidence, Sadhguru commented that it is terrific that modern science can identify and measure the impact of the subjective sciences on human mechanisms. Enhancing the exuberance and vigor of the human mechanism will naturally slow the ageing process and cognitive decline. Every human being must invest in their own mental health and physical well-being. When we owe this to ourselves, the coming generations will accept this science in their psychological and physical well-being.
Some lead researchers noted that brain age estimations, which are based on neural patterns during non-REM sleep, were notably lower in the meditation group than in non-meditators. The difference was as much as a decade or more in some cases. This suggests a strong link between regular meditative practice and preserving brain health.
According to some sources, this study was a single-site, prospective cohort study conducted on August 25. 2021, through September 26, 2021, of meditators attending the Samyama Sadhana retreat September 4-5, 2021. Two healthy and four comparison groups with varying degrees of age-related brain pathology are included. It further stated that using overnight electroencephalography, physiological measures of brain age were derived and subtracted from chronological age, measuring the deviation of apparent brain age from chronological age.
The study also emphasises that while more large-scale studies are needed to confirm the long-term effects, the data are promising. This could mark a turning point for how Eastern wellness practices and modern neuroscience approach ageing. As more people seek holistic strategies for mental and physical longevity, mixing ancient meditation with modern research might just hold some of the answers.
