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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/89631, first published .
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Web-Based Isha Kriya Meditation and Breathwork in Long COVID: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Web-Based Isha Kriya Meditation and Breathwork in Long COVID: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Akila Rayapuraju   1 * , BA ;   Enas Mohamed   1 * , MD ;   Preeti Upadhyay Reed   1, 2 , MPH ;   Hibiki Orui   1 , MS ;   Morgan Pratt   1 , BS ;   Nashaw Jafari   1 , MA ;   Tulsi Chase   1 , EdM ;   Amberly Ticotsky   3 , MPH ;   Jason Maley   2, 3, 4 , MD ;   Balachundhar Subramaniam   1, 2 , MPH, MD

1 Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine,, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brookline, MA, United States

2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

3 Critical Illness and COVID-19 Survivorship Program, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

4 Sionna Therapeutics, Waltham, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Balachundhar Subramaniam, MPH, MD
  • Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine,
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • 1 Brookline Place, Unit 621
  • Brookline, MA 02445
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 617-667-3112
  • Email: bsubrama@bidmc.harvard.edu