Breath as Medicine: A Panel Discussion organized by GPPL on World Meditation Day

Global Health Experts, Senior Policy Makers, and Spiritual Gurus explore public policy design that encourages mindfulness through Vedic techniques such as Pranayam

21 December 2025

ITC Maurya, New Delhi

Releasing The Peepal Framework (L to R): Snigdha Verma, Founder and CEO of GPPL; Robert Browning PhD, WHO representative from the US; Dr Sheva Carr, WHO representative-United States, Swami Vishalanand, Mr. Desh Deepak Verma, former Chairman of AIIMS Gorakhpur and a retired IAS officer, Professor Anju Dhawan, AIIMS Delhi, and Guru Ishika Taneja.

Dr Sheva Carr, WHO representative from the United States, underscored the importance of building robust scientific evidence to enable wider international acceptance of traditional practices. For this purpose, at the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, a knowledge repository has been launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India.

Mr. Desh Deepak Verma, former President AIIMS Gorakhpur (IAS Retd.) and Professor Anju Dhawan, AIIMS Delhi, highlighted the growing cross-disciplinary research on meditation and mental health such as by NIMHANS and Art of Living.

Mr. Munjal, former CFO TATA Power, asked about the introduction of Pranayam and mindfulness practices in the new Education Reforms Bill.