Abha is a neuroscientist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Abha obtained her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied the role of the brain region called the amygdala in stress-related sensorimotor gating relevant to schizophrenia. Abha did her postdoctoral work at the University of California-Los Angeles, where she studied fear and stress regulation via a specific neuropeptide system relevant to post-traumatic stress disorder.

At the Icahn School of Medicine, Abha studies the brain, vagus nerve, and body mechanisms of fear, stress, and energy metabolism to understand how the brain and body interact with each other in regulating these functions. Her research focuses on developing novel therapeutic avenues for post-traumatic stress disorder. Abha was born in Nepal and moved to the United States to pursue her higher studies after high school. Outside of the lab, she teaches the practice of yoga for stress regulation.

Mirabelle supports brave and busy people to experience clarity, vitality, and contentment through lifestyle changes, breathwork & co-meditation.

She draws on 20 years of experience in lineaged yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, and biometric techniques for stress management, supporting people to overcome insomnia, anxiety, depression, mental fog, and chronic fatigue.

Her work in the field of breathwork has been endorsed by the Deepak Chopra Foundation. She has taught at noteworthy corporations and yoga studios across the United States, Canada, Bermuda, India, and the Cayman Islands. Mirabelle is also faculty for Yoga Alliance (certifying board for yoga teachers) CE programs.

At the age of 16, with many questions and no answers, Mirabelle decided to give meditation a go. It radically transformed her life and continues to anchor her in confidence, clarity, and a lived experience of love. She is excited to teach this course with Dr. Abha.