Sustenance and pro-environmental behaviour have been the buzzwords of the century, garnering considerable interest and triggering a host of environmental behaviours among people. Environmental consciousness has gained momentum among both the younger generation and the older population, with youngsters, teenagers, and adults spearheading various campaigns towards environmentally sustainable...
Om (Aum) chanting is a Sanskrit vocalization practice with a long contemplative history that has, over the past two decades, become a focus of quantitative psychophysiological research. A growing body of work links audible Om chanting to measurable shifts in cardiac autonomic regulation, most consistently an increase in high-frequency heart rate variability (HRV) and other indices associated...
The present study examined the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and sensory reaction time among athletes from three sports disciplines: athletics, cricket, and football. A total of 1110 male inter-college athletes aged 20–25 years from five administrative divisions of West Bengal, India, participated in the study. Mindfulness was assessed using the Mindful Attention Awareness...
Can contemplative practices enhance academic outcomes among university students facing mounting academic pressures? This randomized controlled investigation examined whether a structured mindfulness intervention would improve academic performance among undergraduate students at a Brazilian university. A total of 257 students were randomly assigned to three conditions: mindfulness training (n =...