Korean Language and Literature
July 30, 2026
Hyun-hwa Kim
『GeumoSinhwa』 and 『GijaeGiui』 are works that intensively feature the figures of visitors to the transcendent world from the era of tales. These visitors challenge the ontology of immortality not through variations of the ‘body,’ but through the experiment of ‘'crossing boundaries with the physical body itself.’ The aspects of visitors to the transcendent world in classical novels manifest as...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
July 30, 2026
Francisco Marques de Abreu Filho
preprint
Este artigo examina, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica narrativa de natureza qualitativa e exploratória, as interfaces entre as técnicas respiratórias do Yoga (pranayama), a meditação e os principais referenciais psicoterápicos contemporâneos (psicodinâmico, cognitivo-comportamental e terapias de terceira onda) na promoção da regulação psicofisiológica e do bem-estar mental. O trabalho...
International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories
July 27, 2026
Rita Pant, V. K. Jain
Stress has emerged as one of the most significant challenges of the twenty-first century, affecting individuals across all age groups and professions. Rapid technological advancements, urbanization, intense competition, changing family structures, and demanding lifestyles have contributed to increasing levels of psychological stress, anxiety, depression, and emotional instability. In this...
npj Science of Learning
July 23, 2026
Peng Wang, Lesya Ganushchak, Camille Welie et al.
Emotions during language learning fluctuate rapidly, but intervention studies often miss when change occurs. In a two-arm randomized ecological momentary trial, 84 university foreign-language learners completed a 20-day protocol comprising 5 baseline, 10 intervention, and 5 post-intervention days, with five assessments per day (6,281 observations). Forty-seven participants completed three daily...
EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
July 23, 2026
Suman Thapliyal, Nidheesh Yadav
Background: Psychomotor coordination is important for children to develop, to do tasks like sports, educational performance, and functional daily activities. The reaction time and steadiness are two crucial parameters of neuromuscular efficiency, sensorimotor integration, and cognitive processing. Objective: This narrative review aims to review the effects of yoga practices on reaction time and...
July 21, 2026
Marina Saraiva-Mendes, Tristan A Bekinschtein, Barbara Jachs
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In the last two decades, traditional neuroscience has increasingly sought to investigate the so-called neural correlates of conscious states, with a growing scientific interest into contemplative practices such as meditation. Phenomenological accounts of such experiences have likewise been studied in depth, frequently by the use of rating scales or questionnaires. Yet, first- and third-person...
International Journal on Science and Technology
July 21, 2026
Eric P. Rubenstein
Deliberate human change rarely occurs because a person receives isolated information. Change takes hold when structured differences acquire stable influence over attention, emotion, body, expectation, behavior, symbol, environment, and social reinforcement. This paper develops a functional framework for explaining how such organization emerges, becomes dominant, destabilizes prior patterns, and...
Productivity Press eBooks
July 10, 2026
Matthew Bogner
Just as athletes train their bodies for the race ahead, Christian healthcare leaders must prepare their hearts and minds for the journey set before them. This preparation begins with cultivating inner resilience, which is vital in high-stress healthcare environments. Practices like meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork help calm the mind, ground the body, and foster spiritual clarity. In that...
Open Mind
July 9, 2026
Emma Wiethoff, Barbara Breitenstein, Nina Hartter et al.
preprint
This preregistration specifies hypotheses and an analysis plan for a randomized controlled trial comparing Conscious Connected Breathing (CCB) with Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) in adults with a history of childhood adversity. The primary outcome is change in self-compassion from pre- to post-intervention. Secondary analyses examine whether altered states of consciousness during CCB...
The Research Dialogue
July 7, 2026
Indu Saharan, Priyanka Rani
Mental health has emerged as a major concern in contemporary education due to the increasing prevalence of stress, anxiety, emotional disturbances, and psychosocial challenges among schoolgoing adolescents.Educational institutions are therefore expected to adopt holistic approaches that promote not only academic achievement but also the physical, emotional, social, and psychological well-being...