This article is grounded in the perspective of “harmony” and the tradition of “embodying the Dao” from classical Chinese philosophy and integrated with phenomenological body theory. It explores the intrinsic alignment between the traditional life cultivation theory of “imbibing the great harmony”1 and modern embodied cognition theory, supported by practical case studies. Through the practice of...
Introduction The purpose of this qualitative, exploratory study was to examine graduate speech-language pathology students’ perceptions of practicing mindfulness, including their perceived barriers to using mindfulness techniques after participating in an 8-week mindfulness program. Methods A convenience sample of 31 second-year, graduate speech-language pathology students participated in eight...
There have been numerous studies evaluating changes in absolute power and brainwaves under various treatments, including mind-body interactions. In the present study, the effects of the Faradarmani Consciousness Field on these parameters were investigated. The influence of this field is initiated through a brief moment of attention via the human mind. Although the human announcement plays a key...
Objective: To report and discuss the implementation of the Yoga and Meditation Program (YMP) as a care strategy aimed at addressing mental distress among university students in the health sciences. Data synthesis: The YMP was developed in 2020 at a university in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by increased psychological distress among university...
Modern yoga, shaped by globalization and cultural hybridization, has become a global wellness practice often associated with therapeutic benefits. This paper explores the relationship between yoga and psychotherapy, analyzing its applications and limitations. While yoga’s original soteriological aim – liberation from worldly existence – differs from psychotherapeutic goals, selected techniques...
Ema Demar: It was a late summer after noon in 2014, and I was about to start my first serious attempt at meditation.I closed my eyes.I inhaled, and exhaled.I opened a nonjudgmental (or so I tried) attention to whatever was there.What did I notice?A colorful kaleidoscope of bodily sensations, brief images, half-finished spoken sentences; a series of hasty shifts in my focus; the feeling of the...
BACKGROUND: During the early 1990s, yoga was still widely misunderstood and burdened by cultural and scientific prejudices, particularly in the context of healthcare. Only a limited number of open-minded researchers explored its therapeutic potential. Since then, yoga—especially Hatha Yoga—has gradually gained scientific and clinical recognition as a complementary approach to health and disease...
Stroke not only causes physical impairment but also affects the psychological and emotional condition of patients, such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Meditation, especially mindfulness meditation and conscious breathing, has developed as a complementary therapy believed to help reduce stress levels and improve focus and quality of life. This study aims to explore the experiences of stroke...
Introduced in 2014 and revised in 2018, the entropic brain hypothesis has accrued a wealth of supportive evidence. The hypothesis states that-along a dimension of the size of phenomenal consciousness-expansive states reliably exhibit increased brain entropy whereas the inverse applies for states of no or reduced consciousness. Examples of expansive states include expert meditation, flicker...
HealthcareDecember 10, 2025Lourdes P Dale, Audrey N Dana, Hannah Lamont et al.
Background/Objectives. Medical and social care professionals (MSCPs) are disproportionately affected by chronic occupational stress, placing them at elevated risk for autonomic dysregulation, affective disorders, and burnout. Method. This preliminary study includes data obtained from two samples. The data protocols were approved by University of Florida's IRB (IRB202200233 approved 24 February...