Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Study in Himachal: Yoga and Meditation to Quit Smoking
Researchers are studying if yoga and meditation can help people stop smoking.
Many people who try to quit smoking start again.
This study in Himachal Pradesh is testing if yoga and meditation can help by reducing stress and improving self-control.
The study involves two groups: one taking only medication and the other doing medication plus yoga and meditation.
Scientists hope that if yoga and meditation help, it could become a natural way to quit smoking.
Every year, smoking causes about 8 million deaths worldwide and affects 260 million people in India.
A study is underway in Himachal Pradesh to explore yoga and meditation's role in smoking cessation.
The research compares medication alone to medication combined with yoga and meditation.
Initial results from the study are expected within six months.
The study aims to offer additional tools to help smokers quit and reduce relapse.
The World Health Organization reports about 8 million smoking-related deaths each year.
- Who
- Researchers at Atal Medical Research University and Paprola Ayurveda College
- What
- A study to determine if yoga and meditation can help people quit smoking
- When
- Initial research results are expected within six months. Published September 25, 2025.
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh
- Why
- To find additional methods to help people quit smoking and reduce relapse rates, potentially leading to a natural treatment.
- Study Location
- Himachal Pradesh
- Lead Institutions
- Atal Medical Research University and Paprola Ayurveda College
- Focus
- Smoking Cessation
- Groups Studied
- Medication only, Medication with Yoga/Meditation
- Estimated time to initial results
- Six months
- WHO estimate of smoking deaths
- 8 million annually
- People in India with smoking addiction
- 260 million