A 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Founded 1993 · Tucson, Arizona
The Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation
Founded in 1993 by Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. and Kirti Khalsa, the ARPF is a nonprofit devoted to studying how the way we live can protect memory and the aging brain — and to teaching what that research has uncovered. It is Dr. Dharma and Kirti's life's work, and they run it to this day.
Its mission
Research, taught and shared
The foundation's work has always had four parts: study what keeps the brain well, then teach it, share it, and put it within reach of anyone who wants it.
Funding the science
Funding and conducting peer-reviewed studies on lifestyle and brain health at leading universities — and today, taking part in major international research on reducing the risk of cognitive decline.
Teaching prevention
Sharing what the science shows — that diet, stress reduction, exercise, restful sleep, and spiritual fitness can each support a healthier brain as we age.
Open to everyone
Talks, programs, and online webinars on brain health and prevention, held throughout the year and open to anyone who wants to learn.
Equipping teachers
Professional training that prepares yoga teachers and health practitioners to bring these evidence-based methods to their own communities.
The science
Twelve minutes, studied for decades
At the heart of the foundation's research is Kirtan Kriya — a simple twelve-minute meditation. Since 2000, the ARPF has funded and conducted a series of studies on its effects on memory and the aging brain, in partnership with researchers at UCLA, the University of Pennsylvania, and West Virginia University.
Those findings have been published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Today the foundation is part of the FINGER study — a landmark international effort, organized through the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, examining how lifestyle can reduce the risk of cognitive decline.
In 2003, Dr. Dharma testified before the U.S. Congress on the role of lifestyle in brain health, and his work has been recognized by figures including former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona.
Founded and still run by
A doctor and his wife
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
A board-certified physician trained at UC San Francisco and Harvard, and a pioneer of integrative brain health. He has led the foundation's research since its founding in 1993.
Kirti Khalsa
The foundation's CEO, who brought years of leadership experience to its work and has taught yoga to seniors for more than thirty years. She runs the foundation alongside Dr. Dharma from their home in Tucson.
Learn more
Explore the foundation's work
Read the published research, see where Dr. Dharma is teaching next, or download the free twelve-minute meditation — all at the foundation itself.
Dr. Dharma's supplement line gives 2% of its profits to support the foundation's mission.
The Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It does not sell or endorse Dr. Dharma's supplements, and a purchase is not a donation to the foundation. The foundation's research concerns meditation and lifestyle, not dietary supplements. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.