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Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa

Faculty, Harvard Medical School Brigham

Overview:

Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. is Director of Yoga Research for the Yoga Alliance and the Kundalini Research Institute, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  He has conducted scientific yoga research since 2001 on yoga for insomnia, stress, anxiety disorders, and workplace and school settings and is a practitioner/instructor of Kundalini Yoga since 1973. He coordinates the annual Symposium on Yoga Research, is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, medical editor of the Harvard Medical School special report Introduction to Yoga, and chief editor of the medical textbook The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care. He is a world-renowned yoga researcher, collaborator, author, and speaker.

Achievements:

  1. Director of Yoga Research: He is the Director of Yoga Research for the Yoga Alliance and the Kundalini Research Institute, leading efforts to promote scientific research on yoga.
  2. Harvard Medical School Faculty: He serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where he conducts research on the biomedical effects of yoga.
  3. Extensive Yoga Research: He has conducted groundbreaking research on yoga for mental health conditions, including insomnia, stress, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and workplace wellness.
  4. NIH-Funded Clinical Trials: Dr. Khalsa has led NIH-funded studies on the effectiveness of yoga for conditions like sleep disorders, anxiety, and PTSD, including a significant multi-site trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.
  5. Pioneering Yoga in Schools: He has conducted some of the first randomized controlled trials on yoga for adolescents in schools, focusing on substance abuse prevention and mental health.
  6. Editor-in-Chief Roles: He serves as the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy and has contributed as chief editor for The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care, a comprehensive medical textbook on yoga.
  7. Global Advocate for Yoga Research: He has been a prominent international advocate for scientific yoga research, organizing symposia and conferences to elevate the field and promote evidence-based practice.
  8. Extensive Public Education: Dr. Khalsa dedicates significant time to educating the public, medical professionals, and yoga instructors through lectures, webinars, and workshops on the scientific evidence for yoga’s health benefits.
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