Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science
November 1, 2025
Gemma Perry, Lee Wolff, Nicholas Powers et al.
1 citation
Chanting is an ancient and globally widespread ritualistic practice involving rhythmic vocalization or repetition of words, phrases, or sounds. While previous reviews have considered the neurophysiological impact of meditation and spirituality, chanting has received limited systematic investigation. This review aimed to identify and synthesize neural correlates of chanting, examine...
Journal of Psychiatric Research
November 1, 2025
Felipe Herrmann, Grant Jones, Daniel M Low et al.
Although research shows that psychedelic use may lead to improvement in mental health and well-being, the underlying changes in psychological predictors associated with these improvements remain unclear. 161 participants were recruited in a prospective online survey assessing naturalistic psychedelic use. We used lasso regression to assess how 19 distinct changes in psychological variables...
Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies
October 31, 2025
Lauw Acep, Ida Bagus Gde Yudha Triguna, I Gusti Bagus Wirawan et al.
The fear of death is a fundamental existential issue that has been widely discussed in psychology, philosophy, and religious studies. This dissertation explores the phenomenon of death anxiety from the perspective of Buddhism, which offers a unique approach to understanding and overcoming the fear of death. Using a qualitative methodology, data was collected through in-depth interviews with 108...
Sophia
October 31, 2025
Zahra Rashid
Abstract In my paper, I will explore the web of meanings constructed through the poetics of air and breath in a 16th century text Haqā’iq-i Hindī. My approach will view the Sufi-Bhakti interaction in early modern South Asia through lateral processes of knowledge formation, which found common ground in the emphasis on embodied rituals. This dialogue for both traditions shared a common grammar of...
October 30, 2025
Yoshiharu Nakagawa
Abstract Holistic education celebrates contemplative practices such as yoga, vipassanā meditation, Zen meditation, mantra, Tai chi, etc. Pioneers such as John P. Miller at the University of Toronto and Richard Brown at Naropa University advanced contemplative education. This chapter explores awareness (mindfulness) as a primary path of self-cultivation. Charles T. Tart, Arthur J. Deikman,...
Religious Studies
October 30, 2025
Brant Cole Entrekin
Abstract This paper argues that interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, such as ChatGPT, can mediate genuine mystical experiences. Building off the framework of mystical experiences developed by William James, I argue that interactions with AI chatbots can mediate mystical experiences in a structurally comparable way to how guided meditation can produce mystical experiences. I...
ARDHI Jurnal Pengabdian Dalam Negri
October 28, 2025
Sabit Tohari, Muhammad Eka Prasetia, Zakiyah Zakiyah
Adolescent girls living in orphanages face more complex psychosocial challenges compared to their peers in general. Experiences of loss, limited family support, and uncertainty about the future often lead to heightened anxiety. One effective psychological intervention to manage anxiety is mindful breathing training, or conscious breathing exercises. This community service activity aimed to...
Anthropology of Consciousness
October 28, 2025
B. Elijah Carter
ABSTRACT One barrier to mental health and a common focus of psychotherapy is the tendency to identify with relentless, often self‐critical thinking that searches for faults, becomes easily distracted, and pulls individuals away from the present moment. Identifying with such thinking distances people from each other, the external world, and important aspects of internal experiences that have...
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
October 27, 2025
Matthew Fritts, Emma Lash, Genevieve R Lyons et al.
Objective: This prospective, observational study examined the overall effectiveness of three online training programs to attenuate mental health concerns, enhance global well-being, and promote workplace wellness. Methods: Employees and spouses at a large R1 university self-selected one or more of three interventions. Two included contemplative training and the comparison program did not,...
Analítica
October 27, 2025
Richa Singh
This study investigates the role of Buddhist mindfulness techniques as foundational values in the emerging field of philosophical counselling. Bridging Eastern contemplative traditions and Western philosophical practice, the paper argues that mindfulness understood not merely as meditation but as active, value-oriented awareness; can significantly contribute to the goals of philosophical...