The CAnadian Network for Psychedelic-Assisted Cancer Therapy (CAN-PACT) was launched in 2025 to address urgent gaps in supportive care for Canadians with cancer experiencing demoralization syndrome (loss of meaning, dysphoria, disheartenment, helplessness, a sense of failure) and related psychosocial distress. CAN-PACT has six major objectives: (1) to develop a national interdisciplinary...
Abstract Psilocybin is a classic psychedelic drug known to alter subjective experience and elicit long-term psychological changes, enhancing cognitive flexibility and reducing rigid self-related beliefs. Combined with compassion motivational primes that involve generating mental representations of compassion, it may increase the potential for activating the care-affiliative motivational...
Background and Purpose This study explores the combined impact of traditional training and post-training mindfulness on shooting accuracy and anxiety among football players. While the benefits of traditional training are well-documented, the role of mindfulness in athletic performance remains short in studies. This study aims to address this gap by examining whether mindfulness can improve...
Kendo is a martial art that embodies the Zen ideal and practices with bamboo swords, it shares similarities with fencing. Mindfulness is a mental state akin to Zen where one can observe sensations, feelings and thoughts as they happen while remaining impartial to them. Using fMRI of the auditory oddball task we investigated network connectivity based on Menon’s triple network theory and...
Recently, there has been growing scientific interest in studying states of selflessness, where there is no sense of self as the immediate subject of experience. Preliminary findings suggest that this state is associated with increased positive emotions and a sense of connection with the world and all living beings. Given its potential benefits, various practices have been developed to induce or...
Objective measures of cognitive load are essential for understanding how the brain and body respond to demanding tasks and how meditation modulates these responses. This study examines nonlinear complexity features from electroencephalography (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) for distinguishing rest from task states and assessing meditation effects during cognitive tasks. Cognitive load...
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...
Patients who undergo radical cervical cancer surgery often experience sexual dysfunction and psychological distress, which seriously affects their quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy for psychosexual adaptation in patients after radical cervical cancer surgery. To systematically evaluate the clinical...
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...
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) dalam menurunkan tingkat kesepian (loneliness) pada mahasiswa di Kota Bandung. Kesepian merupakan pengalaman subjektif dari keterasingan sosial yang dapat berdampak negatif terhadap kesehatan mental dan kesejahteraan psikologis. MBCT mengintegrasikan prinsip mindfulness dan teknik restrukturisasi...
Abstract This research analyses the value of Buddhānussati (recollection of the Buddha) in Theravāda Buddhism, particularly its implications for soteriology, determining whether this form of meditation paves the way for attaining liberation (Nibbāna) or merely serves as a preliminary devotion. Although Buddhānussati holds a prominent position among the forty meditation objects (kammaṭṭhāna) in...
Dékau PerúDecember 18, 2025I. Alba Sánchez, Patricia Carmina Inzunza Mejía, Dulce Livier Castro Cuadras
This pilot study explores the effects of daily meditation practice on job performance, Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB), and Counterproductive Work Behaviors (CWB) in an academic setting. Using a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group, a 90-day intervention based on the Isha Kriya meditation technique was implemented. The experimental group (n=17) and the...
Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi dengan adanya permasalahan pada tingginya tingkat stres dan kecemasan siswa, serta perlunya peningkatan kesejahteraan psikologis di kelas XII MA Pondok Pesantren Cipari Garut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis dampak pendekatan mindfulness terhadap kesejahteraan psikologis siswa, serta mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mendukung dan menghambat...
This study aims to formulate the concept and application of spiritual mindfulness based on Qur'anic values and analyze its contribution to developing the mental and spiritual health of Muslim individuals in the contemporary era. Qur'anic mindfulness is perceived as full awareness of Allah's presence and will in every aspect of life, which is practiced through understanding and appreciating the...
Psycho-OncologieDecember 17, 2025Zuo Tian, Hong Zhang, Shengxian Chen
To explore the intervention effects and psychological mechanisms of subconscious cultivation in mindfulness-based physical education training on pain perception and psychological resilience in late-stage cancer patients. Methods: A double-blind randomized controlled trial design was adopted, with 128 late-stage cancer patients randomly allocated to intervention and control groups at a 1:1...
Although the effectiveness of compassion-based interventions (CBIs) has been widely demonstrated to improve mental health and prosocial behaviors, not all individuals benefit equally from these interventions. Therefore, enhancing specific capacities relevant to compassion practice (i.e., mental imagery and somatosensory perception) could optimize the benefits of CBIs. This randomized controlled...
As a subgroup of the environmental movement “Extinction Rebellion,” “Extinction Rebellion Buddhists” are a unique religious community in the United Kingdom. While at first glance the group might seem to align with broader trends occurring in the religious landscape, where Buddhists are increasingly involving themselves in political issues, they in fact encapsulate a distinct phenomenon in...