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August 23, 2026
Siddhant Nikam, Nimisha S Narayan
Patients undergoing Still Point induction via compression of the fourth ventricle (CV4) in cranial osteopathy commonly report a distinctive quality of profound mental quiet, described as qualitatively different from ordinary relaxation. Cranial osteopathy, however, entered a prolonged crisis of scientific credibility once controlled work indicated that its founding construct, the Primary...
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August 12, 2026
Alex V Priala
Contemporary approaches to emotional healing have predominantly emphasized cognitive and top-down processes. However, many traditional healing systems across cultures have long recognized the primacy of embodied, somatic experience in the restoration of well-being. This Perspective proposes a reversed paradigm: that feeling differently leads to thinking and reacting differently. Somatic...
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June 1, 2026
Kamala Chandak
The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed widespread psychological distress, daily disruptions, and pervasive uncertainty. This paper presents a narrative inquiry exploring a personal spiritual journey with Raja Yoga meditation, initiated via an online course during the pandemic lockdown. The account investigates the interconnected roles of spiritual knowledge, meditation practice, and selfless service...
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2026
Nachum Plonka, Scott Davies, Mike Atkinson et al.
The Global Consciousness Project 2.0 (GCP 2.0) is an initiative investigating the relationship between human consciousness and the behavior of the project's random number generators (RNGs). This was explored via a series of meditation workshops led by Dr. Joe Dispenza with between 1000-2200 participants. They are run almost monthly and include meditative practices and 3 separate Coherence...
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July 8, 2025
Ying-Ju Chen, Chiu-Hsiang Lee, Chia-Jung Hsieh et al.
1 citation
Online mindfulness may be an effective non-pharmacological mental health intervention. To evaluate the effectiveness of an online mindfulness platform in ameliorating anxiety, depression, and stress in patients with chronic diseases. In this randomized controlled study, 97 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the online intervention group (N = 47) or the control group (N =...
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June 26, 2025
Freda Jia Xin Jong, Caryn Chuen Wei Lee, Rachel Sing-Kiat Ting et al.
2 citations
Loneliness is a prevalent concern among young adults, with prior research indicating mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may help mitigate the effect. This study aimed to investigate the effects of online MBIs in alleviating loneliness in university students, with a specific focus on comparing mindful stretching with or without a mindful breathing component. The study employed a mixed-method...
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June 4, 2025
Jenny Moix, Samantha Baldaccini, Marta Isern
Despite the growing body of scientific research on Out of Body Experiences (OBEs), a scoping review has not yet been conducted. A search was conducted across six databases. Studies published between 1987 and 2024 were included, resulting in the selection of 87 publications. The analyzed factors included deliberate inducing, predisposing, precipitating, consequential, phenomenological, and...
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2025
Jeb Barton, Marjorie Woollacott
This Reflection piece offers eight insights that have been gleaned from enlightened masters related to the nature of consciousness, awareness and experience. These insights are elucidated in ways that can help in the evaluation of the usefulness of our values and beliefs, and how these dictate the way we respond to our life experiences. In this way the essay points to the importance of...
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2025
D Del Rosario-Gilabert, I Vigué-Guix
Just as the brain of Albert Einstein is studied in an attempt to understand human intelligence or the bodies of elite athletes are examined to improve muscle strength, the study of people who claim to have spiritual experiences could enrich the investigation of the brain-mind relationship. Although mediumship with deceased people is widely extensively studied in spiritual experiences, we...
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2025
João Francisco Pollo Gaspary, Alfred Lee Edgar, Fernanda Peron Gaspary et al.
Ancestral healing rituals have long been embedded in cultural traditions as symbolic practices. However, emerging evidence suggests these rituals may act as structured behavioral interventions capable of eliciting adaptive physiological responses. This study proposes a translational reinterpretation of ancestral healing rituals through the lens of contemporary redox biology, systems physiology,...
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2025
Anne Kennard, Jennifer Clinkenbeard, Erin Gillespie et al.
To evaluate how a year-long Contemplative Medicine Fellowship impacts physician burnout, moral injury, work-life integration, meaning, capacity for compassion, and professional resilience. A pre-post survey observational study using a combination of validated survey tools and questionnaire items authored by the research team. The New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care (NYZC), an educational...
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2024
Jeffrey Long, Marjorie Woollacott
17 citations
The purpose of this study was to deepen our understanding of the phenomenon of long-term transformational effects of near-death experiences (NDEs). Participants included 834 individuals who had experienced NDEs. We compared their responses with those of 42 individuals who had faced life-threatening situations (LTEs) without experiencing NDEs, aiming to discern whether transformations could be...
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2024
Rajmohan Seetharaman, Sanika Avhad, Jitesh Rane
12 citations
Singing bowl sound meditation is an ancient practice that has been used for centuries in Tibetan and Buddhist cultures as a form of healing and relaxation. The practice involves the use of singing bowls, which produce a soothing sound believed to have a powerful effect on the body's energy system, helping to balance the chakras and promote healing. Over the years, several studies have been...
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2024
Donna Thomas, Graeme O'Connor
11 citations
Near death experiences (NDEs) can occur during life-threatening events. In this article, we present preliminary findings from a case study series. We highlight experiences of children that are synchronous with the basic elements of near death experiences (NDEs) and discuss how children describe their own experiences. Children reported unsolicited NDE type experiences that included out of body...
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2024
Justin J Merrigan, Maryanna Klatt, Catherine Quatman-Yates et al.
6 citations
Health care providers (HCP) experience high stress and burnout rates. Mindfulness Based Interventions (MBI) with biofeedback may help improve resiliency but require further research. Aims were to evaluate changes in sleep patterns, nocturnal physiology, stress, mood disturbances, and perceived experience with biofeedback during the Mindfulness in Motion (MIM) intervention. Data from 66 HCP were...
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2024
Marjorie Woollacott, Justin Riddle, Niffe Hermansson et al.
5 citations
Psychedelic-assisted therapy studies suggest that the induction of "mystical experiences" combined with psycho-therapy is a possible intervention for psychiatric illness. Advanced meditation may induce powerful experiences comparable to psychedelics. We investigated effects of an intensive meditation practice called Fire Kasina. Six individuals completed a retreat, and participated in an...
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2024
Elcin Babaoglu, Aydan Akkurt Yalcinturk, Emel Erdeniz Gures et al.
4 citations
Qigong is a mind-body exercise that originated in China and is often described as a form of meditation or movement therapy. While the existing literature has investigated the impact of Qigong exercises on trait anxiety in outpatients, there is limited research on their influence on state anxiety in inpatients. This study examined the effect of Qigong exercise on state anxiety levels of...
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2024
Marjorie Woollacott
3 citations
Increasing numbers of research studies have offered evidence regarding awareness of verified events during near-death experiences (NDEs) occurring during cardiac arrest and severely impaired brain function. The prevalence of patients reporting core NDEs under these conditions is reported as 10-12 %. One question that is often asked is why this percentage is low. Though it may be hypothesized...
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2024
Omid Khatin-Zadeh, Zahra Eskandari, Danyal Farsani et al.
2 citations
The phenomenon of near-death experience (NDE) is attracting a growing attention among researchers of various fields. In this study, we looked at NDE from a cognitive perspective to find out how NDE events are embodied when people recall and describe them. We examined the descriptions of a group of people talking about what they had experienced in the state of NDE. Based on the...
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2024
Shairy Quimbo, Lorena De la Torre Parra
1 citation
Taky Samy is an ancestral Andean healing practice of our physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and auric bodies. Taky Samy practices connect us with plants, animals, birds and Mother Earth, through the language of instruments made of ceramic, bamboo, deer, and condor feathers and bones. These practices are guided by the sacred word of prayer, mantras and songs that connect with the Great...
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2024
Carl Lorenz Gaston Cervantes
The many well-documented cases of paranormal phenomena in the Philippines may be interpreted as manifestations of the intuitive and deeply empathic interpersonal dynamics of Filipinos and the seemingly transpersonal nature of their individual psyches. A heightened sense of cultural empathy may explain various telepathic or prophetic experiences that are very common to the point of being an...
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2024
Suchismita Ray, Jamil Bhanji, Nicole Kennelly et al.
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) is an efficacious intervention to aid recovery from substance use disorder. This study in a pilot sample of individuals in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) characterizes longer-term changes after the MORE intervention and immediate effects of a brief MORE guided meditation session. Twelve female participants in residential treatment for...
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2023
Marjorie Woollacott, Anne Shumway-Cook
18 citations
The purpose of this study was to document both quantitatively and qualitatively the characteristics of spiritual awakenings and their transformational effects in scientists and academics who reported having experienced this phenomenon; it also aimed to explore barriers these individuals perceived to sharing their experiences with others within society. METHODS: An interview questionnaire was...
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2023
Marjorie Woollacott, Anne Shumway-Cook, Natasha Tassell-Matamua
Research suggests that worldviews define our relationship to the environment, including our responsibility to the environment and our planet. This paper examines two specific worldviews and their potential environmental impact: the materialist worldview, considered to be the dominant worldview of Western society, and the so-called post-materialist worldview. We believe that changing the...
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2023
Marjorie Woollacott, Anne Shumway-Cook, John Renesch
Scientists have spent considerable time and effort studying and mapping the geography of the brain, with the expectation that this understanding will lead to insights related to the nature of the mind. This article discusses evidence that, while the mind utilizes sensory information processed by the brain, awareness is not limited to these structures. Research studies give evidence supporting...