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This study examined whether a structured embodied attention practice elicits higher reproducible inter-hand sensory experiences and investigated their associations with affective state, environmental context, and physiological parameters in healthy individuals. Methods: In this participant-blinded randomized controlled trial, 107 healthy young adults (mean age 20.7 \u00b1 1.3 years) were allocated to either an embodied attention intervention derived from pranic healing practices or a structurally matched sham condition across four standardized sessions. Intensity and spatial extent of perceived inter-hand sensations, mood introspection, nature connectedness, and physiological parameters were measured. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including linear mixed-effects models, correlation and regression analyses, and qualitative content analysis of participant-reported experiences. Results: Intervention group reported significantly higher inter-hand sensory intensity across sessions (p \u2264 0.05) and greater spatial extent in three sessions (p \u2264 0.05). Sensory measures showed large treatment effects (\u03b7p\u00b2 = .145\u2013.155) and good internal consistency (\u03b1 = .74\u2013.81). Both groups indicating increased calmness. A small but significant decrease in forehead temperature was observed post-intervention (p \u2264 0.001). Hierarchical regression showed positive affect (\u03b2 = 0.37, p = 0.005) and nature connectedness (\u03b2 = 0.26, p = 0.043) predicted perceived sensory intensity, explaining 21% variance. Qualitative findings revealed recurring sensations like attraction, pressure, and vibration, more frequent in the intervention group. Conclusions: Focused embodied attention practice in pranic healing consistently enhanced inter-hand sensory intensity and spatial extent, accompanied by mild forehead temperature reduction. Mood state and nature connectedness influenced these experiences, suggesting interactions among attentional, interoceptive, affective, and psychophysiological processes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1159\/cmr\/acfag016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,18]],"date-time":"2026-10-18T16:01:06Z","timestamp":1792339266000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Embodied Inter-Hand Sensory Experiences (\u201cPrana\u201d Perception): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Affective, Environmental, and Physiological Correlates"],"prefix":"10.1159","author":[{"given":"Vinu","family":"Vijayakumar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mahesh A","family":"Padukudru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Srikanth","family":"N Jois","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sandhya","family":"T","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nagendra","family":"Prasad Krishnamurthy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roopa Nanjunda","family":"Swamy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"127","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,17]]},"container-title":["Complementary Medicine Research"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/article-pdf\/doi\/10.1159\/cmr\/acfag016","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,18]],"date-time":"2026-10-18T16:01:07Z","timestamp":1792339267000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/article\/doi\/10.1159\/cmr\/acfag016"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,17]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/cmr\/acfag016","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{"is-supplemented-by":[{"id-type":"doi","id":"10.6084\/m9.figshare.34571688","asserted-by":"subject"}]},"ISSN":["2504-2092","2504-2106"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2504-2092","type":"print"},{"value":"2504-2106","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,17]]}}}