Theology
September 1, 2023
Tobias Anker Stripp
6 citations
Historically, religious institutions and healthcare systems have been inseparable, but they are often segregated in contemporary (post-)secular societies. A growing body of high-quality evidence from quantitative epidemiological studies during the last decade shows robust health benefits from religious and spiritual practices or conditions such as regularly attending religious services or...
MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship
September 1, 2023
Rawiri Waretini-Karena, Julia Wikeepa
This article begins by identifying and defining a range of debilitating disorders— trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalised anxiety—and their symptoms before presenting a statistical analysis to give scope to the impact of the disorders. The article then explores the science behind breathing and breathwork as a valuable antidote to these disorders. The whakapapa of the...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
September 1, 2023
Carla Soares, Gerardo Gonzalo, João Castelhano et al.
The Default Mode Network (DMN) and the Theory of Mind (ToM) networks play a crucial role in our understanding of the neurocognition of the self. The DMN is commonly associated with introspection, while the ToM is involved in perspective-taking. There is no research investigating the overlap between the DMN and ToM in relation to causal effects such as induced by psychedelics, and their precise...
Spiritus
September 1, 2023
G. M. Young
Reviewed by: Modern Mystics: An Introduction by Bernard McGinn Glenn Young (bio) Modern Mystics: An Introduction. By Bernard McGinn. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 2023. viii + 340 pp. $49.95. I admit to having felt some disappointment when Bernard McGinn announced that the seventh volume of his landmark study of Western Christian mysticism—The Presence of God—would bring the series to...
American Literature
September 1, 2023
Sylvie Boulette
Abstract This article follows the transsensory pathways opened by peyote, a mood-altering entheogen, as it diffused among Native peoples living under and along the edges of colonial occupation around the turn of the twentieth century. It traces that movement through the pulsions of temporal and sensorial animacy created in the episodic narration of The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 1, 2023
Zoë Dubus, Elise Grandgeorge, Vincent Verroust
3 citations
This article reviews the historical protocols for the administration of “classic” psychedelics in France, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Taking a chronological approach, it investigates the way mescaline, LSD, and psilocybin were administered, the subjects involved, the route of administration, the dosage, and the epistemological context of the research. From the 1930s, the Sainte-Anne school...
Korean Institute for Buddhist Studies
August 31, 2023
Mee-Cho Seung
Qiyuan Xinggang was the leader of the earliest of the golden periods of the bhikkhuni zen masters in the late 17th century. Qiyuan Xinggang transmitted Dharma to her female disciples, making important achievements in forming a female lineage. Not only Qiyuan Xinggang but also her two disciples, Yigong and Yikui Chaochen's Records of Sayings, were all included in the Jiaxing Tripitaka. This era...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
August 31, 2023
Siddappa Naragatti, Nagesh N.V. -
Middle-aged women undergo a critical phase marked by intricate physical, emotional, and social transformations that deeply impact their mental well-being. This period demands a nuanced understanding of mental health concerns and the development of targeted interventions. This review explores the prevalence of mental health disorders among middle-aged women, with a focus on hormonal influences,...
Journal of Student Research
August 31, 2023
Aastha Kulkarni
While it is well-known that high stress levels detrimentally impact overall health, recent research reveals that elevated prenatal stress levels not only negatively affect the mother's health but also impair the cognitive and behavioral development of children. Mindfulness-based interventions are key in reversing these adverse effects. These interventions can be an effective way to manage...
Journal of Research in Vocational Education
August 31, 2023
This paper examines the presence of attention function deficits in individuals with test anxiety and the possibility of interventions for them. It is shown that test anxiety leads to deficits in attention functioning, such as attention bias during attention, i.e., difficulty disengaging attention from distracting information, and difficulty inhibiting attention during selective attention. The...