November 2025

It is a simple 12-minute practice that can take you to new levels of clarity, presence, and wellbeing. A meaningful opportunity to reconnect with yourself and support long-term brain health.

And it is completely free to participate. We could easily charge for a program of this quality, but offering it freely is our way of serving and supporting our community. This work is made possible thanks to the generosity of those who believe in our mission and choose to give.

If you have been touched by our programs or inspired by this community, I invite you to consider supporting ARPF so we can continue providing resources like this at no cost and advance prevention research. Every gift, of any size, truly makes a difference.

I hope you will join us for Meditation Challenge Week and experience the clarity and connection this practice brings. Thank you for being part of our community and for all you do to help build a future where prevention is possible.



Yours in Brain Health,


Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.

President / Medical Director

PS: All are welcome, no experience needed.

PPS: We meet at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET, just 30 minutes each day.

GIVING TUESDAY

December 2, 2025

This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of presence. Your support directly funds ARPF’s prevention research, empowering families to protect their loved ones' cognitive health. Help us keep your memories, your stories, and your vital presence right where they belong: with you and your loved ones.

SUPPORT ARPF & SAVE ON TAXES

Great News!

You can support ARPF with your Required Minimum Distribution before year end. You will pay no income tax on this gift, but don’t delay, the deadline is coming up fast. Contact Kirti Khalsa, ARPF CEO with any questions: [email protected]. 

MEDITATE FOR YOUR MEMORY CHALLENGE

Free Week-long Series

Join us for our week-long Kirtan Kriya meditation challenge! Every day we will meet via Zoom and teach participants how to practice Kirtan Kriya, followed by meditating together, and then a Q&A.

December 1 - 5, 2025

We will meet for 30 minutes every day at:

12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET

A daily Kirtan Kriya practice has been proven to enhance many aspects of wellbeing. Just 12 minutes a day will improve mood and sleep, and decrease anxiety, stress, blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol levels.

CAREGIVER APPRECIATION WEEK

Series Recap

We want to send a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in Caregiver Appreciation Week! From our deep dive into the science of sleep to our practical sessions on financial preparedness and emotional resilience, the response was overwhelming.

"This presentation was so very powerful. Brought many emotions and yet a lightness of being and thoughts of how I can manage my sorrow better and be a better caregiver as well."

"Really wonderful week-long event to give caregivers insights into their own health, which they forget. I am really enjoying the practical nature of the information, easy to take with us into daily life."

We are thankful to our donors whose generosity allows us to develop these programs. Please continue to support our work.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Climate Stress & Alzheimer's Disease

Our latest peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease is already sparking conversation. ScienceBlog.com recently featured our findings in their piece: “Air Pollution and Climate Stress Emerge as Hidden Triggers of Alzheimer’s,” based on our research at ARPF.

This coverage underscores the urgency of this topic. Climate stressors like air pollution and extreme heat don’t just affect the planet, they impact your brain. Even children may be at risk.

We’re proud to lead this groundbreaking work, and we invite you to explore how prevention and environmental wellness go hand in hand.

Research News: 

ARPF research was cited in a new paper published in the research journal The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease.

Here is the article quoted:

• Telomere Length Change In A Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention To Prevent Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS

ARPF is a proud participant in all workplace campaigns; these are only a few of the better-known ones:

• American Express
• Mayo Clinic
• Microsoft
• Subaru
• Whole Foods Market

Check with your employer to see if the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation is on their list. Many employers also offer a donation match!

ARPF NOW ACCEPTS ALL THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS



• Donor Advised Funds
• Securities and Stocks
• IRA Charitable Rollover
• Your vehicle: car, truck, boat, motorcycle
• Cryptocurrency

Please contact ARPF’s CEO Kirti Khalsa at 1-888-908-5766 or [email protected].

LEAVE A LEGACY:

Remember Us in Your Will 

If you would like to receive information on how you can leave a legacy to support the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation’s critical research initiatives, or to support one of our many other programs, please contact ARPF’s CEO Kirti Khalsa at [email protected]

ARPF LEGACY SOCIETY

Gold Level

• Mrs. Ethel A. Hoff
• Dr. and Mrs. Dharma Singh Khalsa
• Ms. Barbara Joan Davis 
• Gail B. Campbell
• Ms. Anita Poorman
• Robert S. Gamblin

Silver Level

• Mr. and Mrs. Claude and Billye Boucaud
• Mr. Carl G. Crawford
• Union Congregational Church

Bronze Level

• Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brooks
• Ms. Mary Gilbert
• Mr. Edward T. Haats
• Newman Family
• Hansel Trust
• Mrs. Marjorie Olmstead
• Shaol and Evelyn Pozez Endowment Fund
• Lawrence M. Robbin

Officers and Board Members

PRESIDENT/MEDICAL DIRECTOR - Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD

VICE PRESIDENT - Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA, C-IAYT

TREASURER - Bert Beatty, MHA

SECRETARY - Kirti K. Khalsa 

MEMBERS - Fletcher Wilkins, BS

- Diane Ventura-Goodyear, MBA

Executive Staff

PROGRAMS DIRECTOR - Chelsea Pyne

OUTREACH COORDINATOR -

Camille Osorio

Medical and Scientific Advisory Council

CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

George Perry, Ph.D., Professor of Biology & Chemistry, Chief Scientist, Brain Health Consortium University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 

ASSISTANT SCIENCE OFFICER

Kateřina Sheardová, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Memory Center ICRC St. Anne´s University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic

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Daniel Amen, M.D., Director of the Amen Clinics, Costa Mesa, CA

Lisa Barnes, Ph.D., Alla V. and Solomon Jesmer Professor Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, IL

Ma Gloria Borras-Boneu, M.D., GRD Health Institute - Barcelona, Spain

Hiroko Dodge, Ph.D., Kevreson Research Professor of Neurology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Oregon Health & Science University

Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D., Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Neurology Boston University, School of Medicine, Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Boston, MA

Elissa Epel, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Fayron Epps, Ph.D., RN, Principal Investigator of the Faith Village Research Lab, Atlanta, GA

Annie Fenn, M.D., Women’s health specialist & Founder of Brain Health Kitchen, Jackson Hole, WY

Karen E. Innes, MSPH, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology, Western Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV

Richard S. Isaacson, M.D., Director, Alzheimer's Prevention Program, Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Tejinder Kaur Khalsa, M.D., M.S., FRCP, Consultant for WHO, Rochester, MN

Miia Kivipelto, M.D., Ph.D., Aging Research Center and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Karolinska Institute - Stockholm, Sweden

Karen Koffler, M.D., Medical Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at University of Miami, FL

Helen Lavretsky, M.D., M.S., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital- Los Angeles, CA

Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., Director, Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Andrew B. Newberg, M.D., Director, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health –Myrna Brind Center Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Arti Prasad, M.D., FACP, Chief of Medicine, Hennepin Medical Ctr Professor/Vice Chair of Medicine, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Michelle Sierpina, Ph.D., Founding Director, UTMB Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX 

Leonard A. Wisneski, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC