The Sadhguru Center is based in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. The Center faculty work closely with our colleagues across the Harvard Medical School system. The Center conducts rigorous research, facilitates thoughtful conversations and exploration, and builds awareness through education and community outreach.
The overarching goal of the Sadhguru Center is to improve the health of BIDMC patients and the broader community through scientific research by: (1) expanding human consciousness, cognition, and compassion; (2) creating medical and contemplative interventions to reduce cognitive decline and accelerate recovery after surgery and critical illness; (3) using mindfulness techniques to enhance well-being; (4) promoting collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues and the public; and (5) educating the community about best practices.
Sadhguru Center Events
Sadhguru Center events explore the nature of consciousness, the science of cognition, and the practice of compassion. Through conferences, expert-led talks, and community programs, these events are designed to advance dialogue at the intersection of science and spirituality.
Our center brings together leading experts from various fields, including healthcare practitioners, contemplative scholars, neuroscience professionals, and the general public, to engage in insightful discussions and innovative exploration. By creating space for inquiry, insight, and connection, the Center supports a growing movement toward human and planetary well being.
Science & Spirituality Research
The Sadhguru Center uses scientific approaches to integrate medical and contemplative sciences to improve brain health and general well-being. Our team conducts research that employs both clinical and mindfulness-based interventions such as multimodal intraoperative general anesthesia, and opioid-sparing effective pain control in the postoperative period to improve post-operative outcomes, particularly related to cognitive decline and delirium that often occur in aged patients.
The Center's work will provide insight into how consciousness, cognition and compassion are aided by meditative practices. With the aid of enhanced functional MRI (fMRI) tools developed over the last decade, there has been a substantial increase in research conducted on how meditative practices change the brain size and neural network connectivity.
