Vinu V

About

Vinu Vijayakumar is a Research Associate at the World Pranic Healing Foundation, India – Research Centre and a doctoral scholar in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. His work in Integrative Behavioral Science and Biofield Studies bridges psychology, education, complementary medicine, and traditional healing systems. He investigates how mind–body practices, pranic healing, and meditation impact well-being, resilience, and health using mixed methodologies ranging from randomized controlled trials and qualitative analysis to biological assays and cross-cultural frameworks. His publications span psychology, nursing, integrative medicine, and agricultural sciences, with studies on Pranic Energy Perception, Meditation on Twin Hearts, Superbrain Yoga, and pranic agriculture.

Employment

• World Pranic Healing Foundation - India, Mysuru Research Associate
  2019 - Present
• Fatima Mata National College Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty)
  2015 - 2019

Education

• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Part-time PhD scholar
  2025 - Present
• Fatima Mata National College B.A
  2009 - 2012
• SIVARAJA PILLAI MEMORIAL ITC ITI
  2006 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (24)

• Understanding How Pranic Healing Facilitators' Observed Experiences and Outcomes Arise: A Critical Realist Explanatory Model
  Cureus 2026 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.112819
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• Tridosha Influence on Prana Perception and Well-Being: An Exploratory Study of Pranic Healing Techniques Among Ayurveda Students
  Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health 2025 DOI: 10.1177/27536130251366954
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• Pranic agriculture: a holistic approach to advancing the UN sustainable development goals
  Discover Sustainability 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-01287-6
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• Assessing the Cytotoxicity and Wound Healing Potential of Pranic Healing Colours: An in vitro Study on HaCaT Cell Line
  Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research 2025 DOI: 10.5530/IJPER.20250945
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• Impact of Pranic Agriculture on Crop Growth and Yield: A Systematic Review
  Agricultural Science Digest 2025 DOI: 10.18805/AG.D-6241
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• Integrating Pranic Healing for Sleep Improvement Among Subjects with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  THE MIND - Bulletin on Mind-Body Medicine Research 2024 DOI: 10.61936/themind/2024121221
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• Viability of Superbrain Yoga Practise in Academic Setting: A Systematic Review
  Current Traditional Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.2174/2215083810666230830125242
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• Effectiveness of Pranic Healing as complementary therapy on lower urinary tract symptoms and sleep: Single-blind randomized trial
  Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103067
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• Time to sense biofield (Prana) experiences between hands: A preliminary single blinded randomized placebo controlled trial
  F1000Research 2024 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.139737.5
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• Optimizing plant morphology, chlorophyll, and yield across plants through Pranic Healing techniques: Three converging field studies
  Energy Psychology 2024 DOI: 10.9769/EPJ.2024.16.1.KNP
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