Temple partners with Art of Living to study meditation ahead of launch

Deepinder Goyal’s wearable-health venture Temple is working with Art of Living’s research arm to measure meditation’s effects using its Entropy biomarker. The study follows Temple’s acquisition of London-based Longevous as it builds clinical capabilities ahead of launch.

— Source publishedSun, 13 Sept, 2026, 17:32 IST·First seen Sun, 13 Sept, 2026, 17:44 IST·Source YourStory · Capital

What happened

Deepinder Goyal’s wearable-health venture Temple partnered with Art of Living’s research arm to study meditation’s effects using its Entropy biomarker. Temple

Key facts

  • Founded in 2024
  • two months
  • nearly two decades of clinical experience

Why this matters

Temple’s Longevous acquisition and research partnership show a deliberate buy-and-partner strategy to assemble clinical, biomarker, and wellness-validation capabilities before entering the market.

What to watch

  • Release of peer-reviewed or independently validated Entropy biomarker results.
  • Disclosure of Temple’s launch timing, hardware form factor, pricing, and subscription model.
  • Evidence that Art of Living promotes Temple to its member base or incorporates it into retreats and programs.
  • New clinical hires, medical-device certifications, regulatory filings, or data-privacy commitments following the Longevous acquisition.
  • Partnerships with insurers, employers, clinics, or longevity providers.
  • Consumer or scientific scrutiny over whether Entropy is clinically meaningful, reproducible, and distinct from existing HRV-based wellness scores.
  • Publish study design, sample size, endpoints, and independent research oversight to establish credibility before launch.
  • Convert the Art of Living partnership into a structured pilot involving retreats, instructors, and longitudinal user cohorts.
  • Integrate Longevous capabilities into a clinician, lab-testing, or personalized longevity-service layer rather than offering a standalone wearable.
  • Build a subscription proposition around meditation adherence, stress recovery, sleep, and coaching recommendations.
  • Pursue additional validation partnerships with hospitals, universities, or corporate-health buyers to reduce dependence on a single spiritual-wellness affiliation.

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