Aswathi Bimal

Meditation and spiritual practices in mental health: A comprehensive literature review

International Journal of Applied Research 2026 U Vijayabanu, Aswathi Bimal

Meditation and spiritual practices have moved from the margins of medical interest into the center of contemporary mental health research, with a rapidly growing body of randomized trials, neuroimaging studies, and systematic reviews. Evidence from programs such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, yoga based interventions, Transcendental Meditation, loving kindness practices, and mantra...