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Hilla Väyrynen

2 papers in the library · 3 citations · publishing 2025-2026

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Body image phenomenology in reports of psychedelic and meditative experiences: main themes and associations with body attitudes.

Neuroscience of Consciousness 2026 Hilla Väyrynen, Nanna Strid, Emma Ylönen et al.

Psychedelics and meditation can facilitate transformative experiences with acute changes in sensory processing and self-perception, but research about their relation to narrative and affective-attitudinal body image remains limited. We examined body image themes in psychedelic and meditative experience narratives, compared these between experience types, and examined their associations with...

Meditation and psychedelics facilitate similar types of mystical, psychological, and philosophical-existential insights predictive of wellbeing: a qualitative-quantitative approach.

Consciousness and Cognition July 7, 2025 Jussi Jylkkä, Hilla Väyrynen, Enyu Lin et al. 3 citations

Both psychedelic substances and meditation have been proposed to facilitate personally meaningful and transformative experiences, with insights playing a central role. However, previous research has mainly relied on questionnaires, limiting the range of insights that can be identified. In this study, we recruited participants who provided narrative reports of insights in personally meaningful...

DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2025.103901 (opens in new tab) Profound personal insights Transformative insights Deep insights Mystical revelations +8