Editor's Note: Ravi S. Kudesia is founder of The Leadership Yoga and is an initiated student of Kriya Yoga. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Dr. Dharma Khalsa of the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation joined with UCLA School of Medicine teamed with Dr. Blackburn to measure telomerase activity after 8 weeks of practicing a 12 minute Kirtan Kriya meditation daily. (mindbodygreen.com)
According to research (multiple studies) completed by the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation, the 12 minute Kirtan Kriya meditation improves memory loss, sleep quality, inflammation (down regulates inflammatory genes), psychological well - being, spiritual well - being, telomerase level (enzyme that slows cell aging), energy level, and stress response. (mindfulhappiness.org)