Sat Bir Singh Khalsa is a researcher in the field of body mind medicine, specializing in yoga therapy. Originally from Toronto, he earned his Ph.D. at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

, where he also began his practice of

Kundalini Yoga Kundalini yoga () derives from ''kundalini'', defined in tantra as energy that lies within the body, frequently at the navel or the base of the spine. In normative tantric systems kundalini is considered to be dormant until it is activated (a ...

under the tutelage of

Yogi Bhajan Harbhajan Singh Khalsa (born Harbhajan Singh Puri) (August 26, 1929 – October 6, 2004), also known as Yogi Bhajan and Siri Singh Sahib to his followers, was an Indian-born American entrepreneur, yoga guru, and spiritual teacher. He introduce ...

. He is (since 2006) an Associate Professor of Medicine at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa serves as the Director of Yoga Research for

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and the Kundalini Research Institute, Research Associate at the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, and Research Affiliate of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.

Research Studies

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa has participated in numerous mind-body studies. His work has been published in more than eighty papers. He has conducted clinical research trials evaluating yoga interventions for insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic stress, and anxiety disorders and in both public school and occupational settings. Sat Bir Singh works with the International Association of Yoga Therapists to promote research on yoga and yoga therapy as the chair of the scientific program committee for the annual Symposium on Yoga Research and as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy. He is medical editor of the Harvard Medical School Special Report, An Introduction to Yoga and chief editor of the medical textbook The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care (2016). Sat Bir Singh Khalsa's papers explore the application of yoga as therapy for mental health conditions, including insomnia, performance anxiety, drug addiction, depression, and as a predictor of low body mass and low medication usage.https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/59415

Media and Public Speaking

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa is often hired to speak about his research world wide, to share his research findings with the general public, government and NGOs, schools, universities and corporations alike.

General Publication

* Sat Bir Singh Khalsa. (2009). "Kundalini Yoga as Therapy: A Research Perspective," chapter in Kundalini Rising: Exploring the Awakening of Kundalini. Boulder Colorado, Sounds True, Inc.

Link to Research Articles

External links

Brigham and Women's HospitalInternational Association of Yoga TherapistsKundalini Research Institute
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