What is SKY Breath meditation?
Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) meditation is a breath-based meditation practice that reduces physical and mental stress and effortlessly brings you into a deep state of meditation.
100+ independent studies have shown that the SKY Technique significantly reduces cortisol – the stress hormone; increases optimism; relieves anxiety and depression; increases antioxidant production; enhances mental focus and speeds up recovery from stressful stimuli.
Science-backed Techniques for Total Wellbeing
A randomized controlled study run by Yale University scientists evaluated the effect of SKY and two other programs – Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Emotional Intelligence (EI) – on undergraduate well-being. MBSR showed no improvement compared to the control group, EI showed one improvement (mindfulness) and SKY had the highest results of all the programs, benefiting stress, depression, mental health, mindfulness, positive emotion and social connectedness.
Seppälä et al., 2020, Frontiers Psychiatry
SKY vs a Cognitively Focused Intervention
A randomized controlled study run by University of Arizona researchers, now at Harvard, evaluated the effect of SKY versus a cognitive focused intervention. SKY demonstrated improvements in perceived stress, sleep, social connectedness, distress, anxiety, depression, conscientiousness, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, while the control group did not. SKY also led to improved sleep and stress reactivity. Results were observed immediately after and 3 months after the workshop.
Goldstein et al., 2020, Journal of American College Health
In Other Studies, SKY Technique Shows Improvements In
 Increased Psychological Resilience |  Decreased Stress |
In general populations, SKY has been shown to
 Improve Emotional Regulation | Decrease stress |  Reduce anxiety and depression |  Reduce PTSD |
Research Summary
