Jain Education and Research Foundation
The First Pilot Study in Preksha Meditation at FIU presented in the 34th Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference at San Francisco on 20th march 2013
Can Learning Disabled College Students' Attention Benefit From Using Mahapraan, Preksha Technique" was presented as a poster in the SBM conference. The research was conducted by Samani Unnata Pragya under the guidance of Dr. Devendra Mehta whose experience and dedication was crucial to the work. The added team members were Samani Dr. Chaitanya Pragya, Dr. Naina Mehta, Paulette Johnson, Gabriela Cardoba and Joscelin Chiu. The poster presentation being a one to one dialogue was an opportunity to share with the scholars the study undertaken, ongoing work and future plans as well. The conference attended by many scholars, researchers of this field had an opportunity to explore the growing trend in integrative therapy. Further the research was also presented in the video contest organized by the conference which served as a supportive tool to spreading the awareness in this area. Those not being able to reach the conference were able to comprehend the brief through the video. This empowered those who have been practicing it, and inspired those who have not being working on it. The conference opened new avenue for the more research in this area.