PsyArXiv Preprints
June 16, 2025
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This paper examines the visionary experiences of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) as described in The Life of Teresa of Jesus, through the lens of contemporary phenomenology and the six-phase taxonomy of meditation-induced phosphenes. Special attention is given to Chapters 27–38, including her iconic vision of pure inner light and the Transverberation experience. We argue that Teresa’s...
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
June 4, 2025
Evelyn Arana-Chicas, Po-Ju Lin, Hongying Sun et al.
Introduction: Survivors from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds tend to experience cancer-related fatigue (CRF) at higher rates than non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs), often leading to a decline in quality of life (QOL). It is crucial to consider the impact their marginalized identities have on cancer outcomes. Although yoga has shown promise as a supportive intervention for CRF and QOL,...
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
June 2, 2025
K. Ranjith Singh, K Archana, K V Swathi et al.
Om chanting is a fundamental practice in yoga and meditation, known for its potential cognitive and physiological benefits. This review aims to explore the effects of Om chanting on cognitive functions, particularly memory, attention, and executive function, among healthy individuals. Several studies indicate that Om chanting modulates brain activity, enhances neural connectivity, and improves...
Journal of Korean medical science
June 2, 2025
Jung-Won Shin, Jaesung Yoo, Hyeyun Kim
1 citation
Behavioral and psychological therapies have been shown to be beneficial in insomnia treatment. YouTube, a video-based social media platform, has become the most widely used platform and is easily accessible to everyone. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of expert-led YouTube-delivered mind-body interventions (MBIs), including mindfulness, breathwork, and mental imagery, on sleep...
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
June 1, 2025
Dylan T Lott
2 citations
Advances in end-of-life technologies increasingly destabilize received notions of personhood, identity, and ethics. As notions of personhood and identity within such systems are made to conform to discrete, binary and less fluid categories, some in the West have sought guidance in the techniques and views related to the dying process cultivated in other cultures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism....
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
June 1, 2025
Georg Northoff, Bianca Ventura
21 citations
Neuroscience faces the challenge of connecting brain and mind, with the mind manifesting in first-person experience while the brain's neural activity can only be investigated in third-person perspective. To connect neural and mental states, Neurophenomenology provides a methodological toolkit for systematically linking first-person subjective experience with third-person objective observations...
Asian Journal of Psychiatry
June 1, 2025
Prateek Yadav, Neha Sharma, Harpreet Singh et al.
The Equanimity Scale (ES-16) is a psychometric tool developed to measure an individual's level of equanimity, which refers to a state of psychological stability and composure, especially under stress. Given the importance of cross-cultural research in psychology, translating the ES-16 into different languages is essential. This study aimed to translate the Equanimity Scale-16 into Hindi and...
Asian Journal of Psychiatry
June 1, 2025
Matcheri S Keshavan, Hemant Bhargav
4 citations
Eastern spiritual traditions offer insights into the mind-body approaches to enhance health and well-being. These insights focus on self-awareness (the path of knowledge), intrinsically motivated and selfless action (karma yoga) and on faith and compassion (Bhakti yoga). Yogic meditative practices (Dhyana yoga), developed by ancient Hindu and other eastern traditions, are effective tools to...
Cureus
June 1, 2025
Priyanka Saraswati, Satish Kanaujia, Ghanshyam Singh Thakur et al.
1 citation
Background Yoga and mind-body mindfulness exercises emphasize awareness-building to help athletes perform better physically and psychologically under trying circumstances. The purpose of the study was to assess how yoga practice affects athletes' stress levels, levels of mindfulness, and psychological flexibility. Methods The design of the study was a randomized controlled trial. A total of 88...
Human Arenas
May 24, 2025
Cristóbal Pacheco
This article explores the existential and therapeutic significance of stillness, silence, and contemplation as foundational practices for accessing pre-reflective dimensions of human experience. These practices are examined not as passive or ancillary techniques, but as active modalities that suspend habitual reflexivity and foster a return to embodied presence. Drawing from phenomenological...