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Abstract

Water presents interesting physical properties that can trap energy in its unique molecular architecture. With a major fraction of our cells being made of water, any alterations in its attributes can influence biological responses within the cell, modulating biomolecular interactions. The current study aims to bring into light a prospective area of studying water as a definite molecular probe to the energy fields largely spoken about in meditative practices and the immense physiological benefits known to occur. Over the last few years, scientific data on the neurophysiological impact of meditation have been accumulated from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), based largely on the proton density and water dynamics in tissues. Alternatively, the ability of water molecules to absorb weak electromagnetic waves can partly explain the observed modulations in brain frequencies in electrophysiological studies. Since probing physiological water requires invasive and far more complex technical expertise or machinery, we characterized bottled waters in close proximity to a long-term practitioner using Raman spectroscopy and solution-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The modulations in the samples were reflected in their effect on protein dynamics, implicated in metabolic disorders. The in vitro biophysical data presented in this paper open up a vast area of research focusing on water as a molecular link to the energy frequencies originating from long-term meditative practices and the associated moderation of biomolecular interactions. This would provide essential empirical evidence on any direct role of meditation and its manifold physiological effects.