The effects of Kirtan Kriya on brain functioning and memory was the subject of a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.Alzheimer'sUniverseTogglenavigationAboutOurMissionOurTeamAccomplishmentsMediaResourcesAlzUTubeVideosBlogAsktheExpertsDiscussionForumOtherResourcesClinicalTrialsHelpVideosDonateHealthcareProvidersJoinLoginJoinLoginAboutOurMissionOurTeamAccomplishmentsMediaResourcesAlzUTubeVideosBlogAsktheExpertsDiscussionForumOtherResourcesClinicalTrialsHelpVideosDonateHealthcareProvidersAlzUBlogAlzUHome>Blog>TheAlzheimer'sResearch&PreventionFoundation'sStudyonBrainHealth,YogaandMeditationTheAlzheimer'sResearch&PreventionFoundation'sStudyonBrainHealth,YogaandMeditationBySherryChristiansenTheAlzheimer’sResearchandPreventionFoundation(ARPF)inTucson,Arizona,isworkingonanewtrainingprogramtoeducatehealthcareworkersonAlzheimer’sDisease(AD).Theprogramiscalled“BrainLongevityTherapyTrainingProgram,”anditiscomprisedof4categoriesincludingdiet,stressmanagement,exerciseandspiritualfitness. Eachofthese4segmentsofdietandlifestylemodificationswereimplementedintotheBrainLongevityTrainingProgramfortheirpositiveeffectsonbrainhealth.  Interestingenough,thespiritualfitnesscomponentoftheprograminvolvesyogaandmeditation-andnotjustanyrunofthemillyogaprogram,but,rather,aspecifictypeofyogaandmeditationcalled“KirtanKriya.”  KirtanKriyaandBrainHealthKirtanKriyaisanancientyogaandmeditationpracticethatoriginatedinIndia.Thepracticeiscomposedofacombinationoffocusedbreathwork,visualization, chanting,andfingermovements(calledmudras). So,howdoesthisuniquepracticeofKirtanKriyaworktoimprovebrainhealth? Accordingtopractitionersoftheancienttradition,KirtanKriyastimulatestheareasofthebrainassociatedwitheachofthe5senses. ThereareseveralvariationsandlevelsofthemeditationtaughtbyKirtanKriyapractitioners.Basically,thepracticeinvolvesacombinationofchantingsimplesounds(calledmantras),whileperformingkeyhandpositions(mudras). Thesetechniquesareperformedwhilemaintainingaspecificvisualizationo