Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD
Yoga Research, Sleep Expert
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Editor in Chief, International Journal of Yoga Therapy
Director of Research, Kundalini Research Institute
Chief Editor, The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. has been fully engaged in biomedical research on the efficacy of yoga and meditation practices in improving physical and psychological health since 2001. He has practiced Kundalini Yoga since 1971 and is a certified instructor. He is the Director of Research for the Kundalini Research Institute, a Research Associate at the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, a Research Affiliate of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He has conducted clinical research trials evaluating yoga interventions for insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic stress, and anxiety disorders and also for adolescents public schools and workers in occupational settings. Dr. Khalsa 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.
Some of his lectures can be watched online:
Yoga for Stress and Resilience in a Modern Society
Your Brain on Yoga by YogaUOnline
The Science and Research on Yoga for Sleep by Sat Bir S. | Yoga 4 Unity & Well-being
Articles About Yoga and Sleep
Learn from Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD
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Book: An Introduction to Yoga
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa PhD, and Lauren E. Elson, M.D. are the Medical Editors for this special health report titled An Introduction to Yoga: Improve your strength, balance, flexibility, and well-being. To show you how easy yoga can be and how you can reap the many health benefits, Harvard Medical School experts created this easy-to-read, informative publication.
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Lecture or Speaking Engagements
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD lectures and shares his knowledge with other researchers, policy makers, and yoga teachers at conferences or through other learning events. He is a preeminent yoga researcher and sleep expert with a growing body of work in his areas of expertise.
