We are building
the future of
preventive and precision medicine

Based on our team's decades of research and clinical work on autonomic nervous system, we're harnessing its signals that are proven to be the earliest indicators of chronic diseases and determinant of human performance. Our AI research involves building the first foundation model for the mind that will individually analyze each person's millions of unique health data points from their wearable device to predict chronic diseases before they cause harm and enable peak performance. Our hyper-personalized approach could shift healthcare from treating illness to preventing it altogether.

Our founding Story

Mission-driven founders

In December 2013, during a new year’s meditation retreat in upstate New York, Sab Kanaujia, a digital media entrepreneur facing a personal crisis, met three people who would change his life forever. Bob Thurman and Sharon Salzberg, the two giants in the Western mindfulness space, who were leading the retreat, and a humanitarian officer from the United Nations, who would become his wife within 10 months. Sharon became their daughter’s godmother, and Bob the inspiration behind the birth of Mindwell Labs. Bob connected Sab to his former Columbia University student and neuroscientist, Dr. Shaun Nanavati, and Nena, Bob’s wife, came up with the name for the company.

1965

The 1st Western
Buddhist monk

1991(MIT)

The 1st East-West
dialogue on mind science

2019

Helps incubate
Mindwell Labs

Prof. Bob Thurman

“One of the 25 most influential
Americans.” TIME 1997

Conferred one of the highest civilian awards in India, Padma Shri (2020)

“The Leading American Expert on Tibetan Buddhism.” The New York Times

Shaun’s mentor for over two decades is Dr. Joe Colombo, a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist, and a pioneering global leader on autonomic nervous system (ANS). In 1995, Dr. Colombo was granted the first and only FDA approval for a parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system device that monitors ANS activity. Dr. Colombo has published over 200 papers, holds seven patents, has examined the ANS’ role in hundreds of health conditions, and has authored two major ANS textbooks, with a third coming out soon.

Sab, now dedicated to a purpose-driven life, left media and entertainment for health and wellness, and joined hands with Shaun, Bob, Sharon and Joe, to put together a team of global experts in entrepreneurship, medicine, technology, and psychology to launch Mindwell Labs.

1995

1st and only FDA
approval for autonomic
nervous system device

2006

First commercial launch
of ANS assessment

2020

Guides Mindwell’s
ANS assessment with
wearables

Dr. Joe Colombo

Global authority for 30+ years
on autonomic nervous system

Authored 200+ journals
and granted 7 patents

Consultant to NASA, FAA and DoD

PROVEN LEADERSHIP

Meet our team

Our purpose-driven, multidisciplinary team combines decades of experience in entrepreneurship, neuroscience, medicine and technology. With multiple successful exits, FDA-approved patented technology, and over 200 publications, we are poised to create a category leader in personal health and performance.