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    #Practice #Psychology

    Coercing the Gods: Fasting as Protest and Transformation

    Pārvatī had a singular desire—to win Śiva, the greatest of gods, as her husband.

    By Dr. Katy Jane
    #Practice #Psychology

    Acute Pain Relief After Mantram Meditation in Children with Neuroblastoma Undergoing Anti-GD2 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

    Meditation is an ancient self-administered technique that has recently been shown to be an effective modulator of pain in adults.

    By Mahiuddin Ahmed
    #Healing #Traditions

    Tibetan Medicine: A Complementary Science of Optimal Health

    In this article we explore the latter view, presenting the most challenging argument for the potential contribution of traditional healthcare, using the example of Indo-Tibetan medicine.

    By Joseph J Loizzo
    #Psychology #Spirituality

    Integration: Psychedelics, Spirituality and the Ego

    Integration has become a buzzword in the world of psychedelics, but there are still questions being asked about what it means to be integrated, who can do it, and how it can be done.

    By Sharon Rafferty
    #Psychology #Spirituality

    Psychedelics, Spirituality, and Transformation

    We are in exciting times with psychedelic medicines.

    By Phil Wolfson
    #Research #Spirituality

    Psychedelics and the Spiritual Path – Critical voices and Considerations

    A summary of some of the critical perspectives concerning the use of psychedelic substances.

    By Elliot Cohen
    #Research #Traditions

    The Unified Field Pre-Visited

    In the Vedic tradition, the basis of creation can only be known by becoming it.

    By Dr. Katy Jane
    #Interdisciplinary #Traditions

    Perennial Wisdom to help us Parent more Consciously

    How do I get out of the way?

    By Isa Gucciardi
    #Interdisciplinary #Traditions

    Peace in Earth-Based Wisdom Traditions

    We are all connected, through the air we breathe, the land we walk on, and the beauty of the earth that supports each one of us from the moment we are born until the moment we die.

    By Isa Gucciardi
    #Psychology #Traditions

    What Buddhist Psychotherapy Really Is

    Buddhist psychotherapy, which has been adopted in the last several decades, is a novel approach to the clinical practice of mental health.

    By Miles Neale
    #Philosophy #Psychology

    On the Neuroscience of Enlightenment

    In order to carefully assess the potential effects of meditative interventions it is of singular importance to ask whether enlightenment can be traced to specific neural correlates, cognition, or behavior.

    By David Vago
    #Practice #Spirituality

    The Guide to Mindfulness Meditation: Contemplative Science and Buddhist Origins

    So, what is mindfulness? Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn defines mindfulness as “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment to moment.”

    By Miles Neale
    #Practice #Traditions

    Understanding the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Mindfulness

    Mindfulness—as a state, trait, process, type of meditation, and intervention has proven to be beneficial across a diverse group of psychological disorders as well as for general stress reduction. Yet, there remains a lack of clarity in the operationalization of this construct, and underlying mechanisms.

    By David Vago
    #Practice #Spirituality

    The Potency of Exposing Science in Yoga

    We now have the means, with science, to determine what is good for what, and why. We can suffer the unfortunate fate of so many religions and maintain the supremacy of what we happen to believe, in spite of its being absolutely unsupported by a single empirical observation, or we can open our eyes and confirm or refute our current beliefs.

    By Loren Fishman
    #Practice #Spirituality

    What is Meditation Research? A Comprehensive Overview

    This article offers an overview of meditation research: its history, recent developments, and future directions. As the number and scope of studies grow, the field has converged with cognitive and affective neuroscience, and spawned many clinical applications.

    By Joe Loizzo
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