New Trends in Qualitative Research
July 7, 2020
Nerea Olabe, Cristina Pereira
1 citation
The article presents an action research work developed with the cello class of a conservatory with the intention of studying the benefits of yoga and meditation in the learning of an instrument and in the management of some problems inherent to music students, such as musculoskeletal disorders and stage anxiety. The results are intended to help improve teaching practice, distancing musical...
Frontiers in Psychology
July 2, 2020
Barbara Csala, Eszter Ferentzi, Benedek T Tihanyi et al.
Verbal instructions provided during yoga classes can differ substantially. Yoga instructors might choose to focus on the physical aspects of yoga (e.g., by emphasizing the characteristics of the poses), or they might take a more spiritual approach (e.g., by mentioning energy flow and chakras). The present study investigated the effects of verbal cues during yoga practice on various...
IntechOpen eBooks
June 26, 2020
Patrizio Paoletti, Tal Dotan Ben-Soussan, Joseph Glicksohn
13 citations
EEG theta (4–7 Hz) activity is closely related to hypnosis and hypnotic analgesia, as well as to meditation and absorption. Research further indicates that theta oscillatory power is involved in different cognitive functions, such as spatial navigation, memory, creativity, and divided attention. The current manuscript will provide a synthesis of current knowledge regarding the importance of...
Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice
June 25, 2020
Zoltan Dienes, Peter Lush, Bence Pálfi et al.
42 citations
We first review recent work from our laboratory, which construes hypnotizability as an example of a more general trait of capacity for phenomenological control, which people can use to create subjective experiences in many nonhypnotic contexts where those experiences fulfill people's goals. Second, we review recent work, which construes phenomenological control as a specifically metacognitive...
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
May 2020
Tobias Esch
Mind-body medicine (MBM) is based on the assumption that interactions between the brain, mind, body, and behavior can be used to activate health-promoting pathways towards better health. It includes behavioral medical approaches and techniques in conjunction with exercise, relaxation, stress regulation, and nutrition. MBM and MBM interventions are well-established in the US healthcare system....
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
April 11, 2020
Anoop Poomadam
Psychology today stands at a threshold. After a century of remarkable discoveries, it remains marked by fragmentation: cognition is studied apart from emotion, behavior apart from intention, and clinical methods apart from the cultural and ecological worlds in which persons live. What is often missing is a science that treats the human being as an indivisible whole. This paper introduces...
Society Register
April 6, 2020
Geeta Shyam
The scale of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to adversely affect the mental health of a large number of people. In this Note, the author shares her strategies for dealing with uncertainty and anxiety. Recounting her personal experiences, she reveals how simple breathing exercises and meditation practices helped her accept and respond to a traumatic experience as well as...
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
April 1, 2020
Sucharit Katyal, Greg Hajcak, Tamara Flora et al.
Contemplative practices are thought to modify one's experience of self and fundamentally change self-referential processing. However, few studies have examined the brain correlates of self-referential processing in long-term meditators. Here, we used the self-referential encoding task (SRET) to examine event-related potentials (ERP) during assessment of pleasant and unpleasant self-views in...
BMJ Open
March 12, 2020
Gordon Forbes, Sian Newton, Clara Cantalapiedra Calvete et al.
To evaluate the feasibility of a randomised trial of a modified, pre-existing, mindfulness meditation smartphone app for women with chronic pelvic pain. Three arm randomised feasibility trial. Women were recruited at two gynaecology clinics in the UK. Interventions were delivered via smartphone or computer at a location of participants choosing. Women were eligible for the study if they were...
Pain
March 9, 2020
Rebecca E Wells, Jason Collier, Grace Posey et al.
The endogenous opioidergic system is critically involved in the cognitive modulation of pain. Slow-breathing-based techniques are widely used nonpharmacological approaches to reduce pain. Yet, the active mechanisms of actions supporting these practices are poorly characterized. Growing evidence suggest that mindfulness-meditation, a slow-breathing technique practiced by nonreactively attending...