arXiv Preprint Archive
May 26, 2026
E. Pace, L. de Paolis, G. Felici et al.
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Biophotons are ultra-weak photon emissions in the visible spectrum produced by living organisms. While extensively studied in plants, germinating seeds, and cell cultures, no systematic multi-method complexity analysis of human ultraweak photon emission (UPE) under physiological modulation has been reported. We address this gap by applying a comprehensive analytical framework to UPE...
PsyArXiv
May 26, 2026
Jes Golden, Terje Sparby, Matthew D. Sacchet
preprint
How should we understand the radical changes in bodily awareness that occur during advanced meditation? Existing approaches subsume these changes under frameworks of self-dissolution or operationalize them through interoceptive measures that assume ongoing bodily sensation. This paper argues for bracketing the self when studying bodily awareness in advanced concentrative absorption meditation...
International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research
May 26, 2026
Omnya El-ayari, Amina El-Salamony
Background: Nurses treating patients having psychiatric disorders experience numerous stressful events affecting patients' care. Mindfulness mantram repetition, where a sacred word or phrase is silently repeated, can be used as a stress management technique to retrain an individual's attention. Aim: To evaluate the effect of mantram repetition as mindfulness strategy on psychological wellbeing...
Mindfulness
May 26, 2026
Alexander T. Duda, Adam R. Clarke, Robert J. Barry
Abstract Objectives Many meditation practices use the breath as an attentional anchor, and this may naturally slow respiration. However, it remains unclear whether intentionally slowing the breath during mindfulness meditation produces effects beyond those of spontaneous breathing. This study examined the effects of naturally occurring versus intentional slow breathing during mindfulness...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
May 26, 2026
Thyagarajan Shivashanmugam, Anish Mehta
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Meditation research is frequently framed in terms of reduced self-referential processing, yet converging evidence suggests that this description encompasses multiple mechanistically distinct states. The present work proposes a specific subclass, termed tranquil states, defined as resting-state conditions characterized by concurrent attenuation of default mode network activity — a finding...
Indonesian Trust Nursing Journal
May 25, 2026
Krisdamayanti Zai, Lam Murni Sagala
Hypertension is a common health problem in the elderly and can be exacerbated by stress. Mindfulness meditation is a non-pharmacological therapy that can help lower blood pressure through relaxation and stress management. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation therapy on reducing blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension aged 60–70 years in Kenangan...
Discover Mental Health
May 25, 2026
M. Iravani, Shahla Molavi, Saeed Ghanbari et al.
Pregnancy is accompanied by numerous physical and psychological changes that can affect sexual quality of life and increase sexual distress in women. Identifying effective interventions to address these issues is essential. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on sexual distress and sexual quality of life in pregnant women. In this...
Religions
May 25, 2026
Lin Li
This study examines Chan meditation as a resource for spiritual ecology through two foundational texts, the Platform Sutra (Tanjing 壇經) and the Compendium of Five Lamps (Wudeng Huiyuan 五燈會元). The Platform Sutra reformulates meditation as “the non-abiding of mind” (xin wu suozhu 心無所住), with “no-thought as the essence” (wunian weizong 無念為宗) and “the unity of concentration and wisdom” (dinghui...
Veredas do Direito Direito Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentável
May 25, 2026
Ningning Zhu, Guodong Zhang
This study aims to delve into the regulation mechanism of mindfulness on anxiety among female college students. Special attention is paid to the chain-mediating effects of negative coping styles and fear of negative evaluation in this process, which is analyzed based on the method of mathematical statistical bias testing. Methods: Drawing on social cognitive theory, this study selected 350...
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
May 25, 2026
Albany LaGore, Nadine Kridli, Ron Piscotty et al.
Background: Adolescents with neurological disorders (NDs) experience significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, or both relative to adolescents in the general population. The purpose of this systematic narrative review was to examine the existing literature evaluating the effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on anxiety, depression, or both among adolescents with a known ND....