Adolescência e SaúdeJuly 16, 2026Priyanshu Mishra, Surybhan Singh, Vikash Bajpai et al.
This chapter explores Ayurveda's comprehensive approach to mind-body medicine, examining how this ancient Indian healing system integrates mental, emotional, and physical dimensions of health. The chapter discusses the three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas) as fundamental qualities shaping mental constitution and psychological well-being, followed by Ayurveda's psychosomatic framework...
This article develops a theological account of attention as a central dimension of Christian discipleship and spiritual formation. It argues that attention is neither psychologically neutral nor merely a matter of personal productivity, but a moral and spiritual practice through which human desire, perception, memory, and action are gradually shaped. Drawing upon biblical theology, Christian...
This chapter returns to depression to examine rumination in light of the capacity to be inwardly silent. Rumination is typically defined as repetitive and persistent negative thinking, yet its experiential structure has received limited phenomenological attention. Building on the framework developed earlier in the book, the chapter argues that many cases of rumination involve a disruption in...
Informed by ethnographic fieldwork with humans, nonhumans, and the materiality of living traditions, this collection encourages comparative analysis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cross-pollination among scholars of religion and Tantra across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Himalayan region, and Europe. With its premodern origins in South Asia, Tantra has emerged as a repertoire of...
While it may be tempting to assume that the preponderance of Buddhist metaphors for the deceptive nature of appearances suggests that our experiences of the phenomenal world should be dismissed, in many Buddhist traditions, understanding why things appear as they do is central to realizing how they truly are. In this article, I illuminate the unique manner in which one Tibetan author uses...
Background: University students globally face an escalating mental health crisis (Paiva et al., 2025), yet interventions often overlook the active cultivation of complete well-being (flourishing). Objective: This randomized, waitlist-controlled study evaluated the impact of a 14-week Yoga Nidra Practice (YNP) module on mental distress and complete well-being at a premier technical institute in...
Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs frequently in the world and affects all age groups. Globally, more than one in 10 adults are now living with diabetes, and almost half from that is an elderly. The psychological problems experienced by parents with diabetes mellitus, if prolonged, can have a significant negative impact on their physical and mental health. Among Hindus,...
Recently, the applied psychophysiology community has started to investigate the effectiveness of combining neurofeedback and biofeedback interventions. The training triad of beta-theta neurofeedback, heart rate variability biofeedback, and box-breathing continuous feedback can influence participants' electrophysiological activity and also help healthy individuals decrease reaction time. For...
Silence refers to a condition of tranquillity in which there is an absence of sound or noise. It can also refer to a silence or a time when nobody is speaking. In a more metaphorical way, silence can represent a conscious decision by someone to refrain from speaking. Silence carries various interpretations in the wilderness and during the night. However, in Indian knowledge systems, silence...