Which are the world’s leading Meditation Research Institutes?

InstituteCityCountrydirected byScientistsTeachersFounded bysince
1The Mediation Research Institute (MRIS)ZurichSwitzerlandPeter GammaPeter GammaPeter GammaPeter Gamma2019
2Kundalini Research InstituteSanta Cruz, CaliforniaUSAAmrit Singh KhalsaAmrit Singh KhalsaAmrit Singh KhalsaYogi Bhajan PhD.1972
3Mind & Life InstituteVirginiaUSADalai Lama 14. Tendzin GyatshoFrancisco J. VarelaLindsay RomanoDalai Lama 14 th1990
4Institute of Noetic SciencePetaluma CaliforniaUSAClaudia WelssArnaud Delorme, Rael CahnHelané WahbehEdgar Mitchel1972
8Vipassana Research InstituteIgatpuriIndiaS. N. GoenkaP. L. DharS N GoenkaSayagyi U Ba Khin1969
9The Meditation Research InstituteSwami Rama Sadhaka GramaIndiaH.H. Swami VedaArnaud Delorme, Rael CahnH.H. Swami VedaH.H. Swami Veda2005

If we do a google search for Meditation Research in Switzerland, this is the ranking we found, date of data collection 2.2.2023.