May 1, 2009
Amberlee Woods, Ellen Schelly Hill
1 citation
The purpose of the study was to research trance and altered states of consciousness (ASC), within dance, psychotherapy and anthropological literature, so that dance/movement therapists may practice with an informed understanding of the altered state experience, its potential therapeutic benefit, and methods for working with altered states in the practice of dance/movement therapy (DMT). The...
International Journal of Yoga
January 2009
Sudheer Deshpande, H R Nagendra, Raghuram Nagarathna
To study the efficacy of yoga on Gunas (personality) and self esteem in normal adults through a randomized comparative study. Of the 1228 persons who attended motivational lectures, 226 subjects aged 18-71 years, of both sexes, who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and who consented to participate in the study were randomly allocated into two groups. The Yoga (Y) group practised...
Journal of Nursing Practice Applications & Reviews of Research
2009
Abraham B. Asto, Annabelle R. Borromeo, Phyllice A. Breboneria et al.
Background: Generalized anxiety disorder was considered the most prevalent mental health disorder in 2023, affecting 301 million people or an estimated four percent (4%) of the world population. However, the standard treatments for anxiety do not include much discussion around the effects of diaphragmatic deep breathing exercises to alleviate symptoms. Objective: This scoping review was aimed...
Oxford University Press eBooks
October 29, 2008
Benjamin D. Koen
Chapter 7 builds upon the concepts of unity and oneness, and the dynamics of balance and vibration, to frame the roles that music, sound, prayer, breath, movement, and meditation play in recalibrating one’s being from a state of imbalance or illness to one of health and vitality. Specifically, this chapter explores the physics and metaphysics of sound and music, linking the Heisenberg...
Biomedical Research
October 1, 2008
Shr-Da Wu, Pei-Chen Lo
Phenomenon of the heart rate variability (HRV) during various meditation techniques has been reported. However, most of these techniques emphasized the skill of slow breathing (<0.15 Hz). This paper reports our study on HRV during meditation which emphasizes inward attention. Inward attention has been an important approach for the Zen-meditation practitioners to enter into transcendental...
Clinical Toxicology
September 2008
Aslihan Yuruktumen, Sevilay Karaduman, Fecri Bengi et al.
Peganum harmala, commonly called "Syrian rue," is native to countries around the Mediterranean sea and western United States. Known for its sedative effects when consumed by farm animals, its seeds have stimulant and hallucinogenic effects at low doses (3-4 g when eaten) in humans. Its active ingredients harmaline and harmine have monoamine oxidase inhibitor properties. A 41-year-old female...
Psychological Reports
August 1, 2008
Elisa Harumi Kozasa, Ruth Ferreira Santos, Adriana Dourado Rueda et al.
Siddha Samadhi Yoga is a program in which meditation is associated with pranayama (breathing exercises). 22 volunteers with anxiety complaints (M age = 42.8 yr., SD = 10.3) were assigned to two groups: 14 attended the yoga group, and 8 attended a waiting-list or control group. They were evaluated before the intervention and 1 month after it on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck...
International Journal of Yoga
July 1, 2008
Exploration of different yogic states for a better understanding of consciousness: An electromagnetic perspective.
Indilinga African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
May 15, 2008
S. Edwards, Mandla Hlongwane, Jabu Thwala
This article examines some African, Indian and Chinese patterns of energy healing in order to explicate common forms. All accept, as a given, the existence of a universal energy to which everyone has access. All extol a form of healing energy and some form of conscious breathwork, with relative emphases on ancestors, meditation and movement in African, Indian and Chinese patterns respectively....
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
March 4, 2008
Marcello Arias Dias Danucalov, Roberto Serafim Simões, Elisa Harumi Kozasa et al.
The novelty of this study was to investigate the changes in cardiorespiratory and metabolic intensity brought about by the practice of pranayamas (breathing exercises of yoga) and meditation during the same hatha-yoga session. The technique applied was the one advocated by the hatha-yoga system. Nine yoga instructors-five females and four males, mean age of 44+/-11, 6, were subjected to...