Global Journal of Social Sciences
May 12, 2025
Ramesh Prasad Adhikary
The sacred cosmic sound "Om" (or " ॐ ") is one of the most profound and universally recognized symbols in Hinduism, embodying the essence of the universe and ultimate reality (Brahman). This research explores the origins, metaphysical significance, and contemporary relevance of Om within Hinduism, as well as its influence in other religious traditions and modern spiritual practices. The study...
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
May 8, 2025
Ping Yang, Xinyue Zhang, Hongwen Song et al.
The exploration into the origin of human spirituality has always been a hot spot with many unsolved questions in the philosophy of mind, and issues concerning mental illness and its comorbidities are still unclear. In the 1970s, Donald Davidson first proposed anomalous monism with the supervenience concept, a theory that both insists on physicalism and transcends traditional reductionism. This...
Journal of Rapti Babai Campus
May 7, 2025
Yammath Upadhya
This article explores the healing power of yoga, an ancient practice that combines physical postures, meditation, breath work, self-reflection, and mantras. Originating in India, yoga is increasingly recognized for its therapeutic benefits in promoting overall health and well-being. It addresses not only physical health but also mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, making it a holistic...
Engineering Research Express
May 6, 2025
Daisy Das, Nabamita Deb, S. Choudhury
Purpose: Electroencephalography (EEG) is a widely used non-invasive method to explore brain activity and cognitive states, including the effects of meditation. The potential of prenatal EEG to understand the neural mechanisms underlying maternal brain activity makes it an exciting field of study. However, research on prenatal EEG during different stages of meditation is currently lacking....
Psychedelics
May 6, 2025
Michael A. Wheeler
In a thought-provoking Genomic Press interview, Dr. Michael Wheeler emerges as a brilliant scientific innovator at the intersection of neuroscience and immunology. As an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an investigator at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Wheeler's groundbreaking research explores how brain-immune communication shapes our behaviors and emotions. His innovative...
Journal of Neonatal Surgery
May 5, 2025
Preeti Chouhan, Ayush Kumar Garg, Baljeet Singh et al.
1 citation
enhance psychological and physiological health. Feto-maternal wellbeing encompasses maternal emotional stability, endocrine balance, immunological competence, and fetal neurodevelopment. Elevated stress and anxiety during pregnancy can perturb hormonal homeostasis, particularly by increasing cortisol levels, and thereby negatively influence pregnancy outcomes. Owing to the rising interest in...
International Journal of Yoga
May 5, 2025
Rahul Geeta Arya, Deepsikha Srivastava, B. R. Divya et al.
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the impact of yoga interventions on preventing and alleviating mental health issues, including stress, anxiety, burnout, depression, and other related factors among nursing professionals and students. The review adhered to the PRISMA guidelines and was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024512366). A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Google...
Journal of Research in Music
May 3, 2025
Randika Perera
Contemporary wellness seekers utilize the various practices of yoga to promote well-being. As a mind-body intervention, yogic approaches to physical postures, breathing practices, and meditation have enriched the quality of secular and sacred living. However, apart from these practices in ancient India, its theological orientation has introduced a transcendental experience of Shabdha Brahman...
Studies on Religion and Philosophy
May 3, 2025
Xing Wan
2 citations
Traditional Buddhist practices such as meditation (dhyāna) and sutra recitation (mantra/prayer) have long served as vehicles for ethical cultivation and spiritual realization. In recent decades, these techniques have been adapted for secular applications in emotion management and psychotherapy. This paper offers a theoretical analysis of the conversion pathways from classical Buddhist...
Sonderpädagogische Förderung heute
May 2, 2025
Denis Francesconi
Zusammenfassung: In der sich stets verändernden pädagogischen Landschaft ist Embodied Education (EE) als zwingender Ansatz aufgekommen, der traditionelle entkörperte Vorstellungen des Lernens in Frage stellt. Verwurzelt in den Grundsätzen der Theorie der Embodied Cognition (EC) betont dieser pädagogische Rahmen die zentrale Rolle des Körpers in der menschlichen Erfahrung – von der Wahrnehmung...