This article aims to bring up the discussion about the possible effects of Psychedelic Therapy, that is, the use of psychoactive substances in the treatment of some resistant mental disorders. For this, such understandings were sought from the literature in the national and international context. It is noteworthy that there is a scarcity of studies and to understand the reason for this lack of...
Over the past decade, psychedelic compounds like psilocybin and ecstasy have emerged as potentially life-changing treatments for mental illnesses, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Read on to learn how some companies are trying to bring these once-demonized drugs to market and how others are hoping to use chemistry to eliminate their hallucinogenic effects—a...
Background: Psychosis refers to an abnormal condition of the mind described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Stress can also trigger symptoms of psychosis in people who are particularly at risk for psychotic disorder. Objective of the study: The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of deep breathing...
The three major schools of thought on the origin of consciousness are neuroscientists, sceptics, and quantum physicists. The quantum school explains consciousness using quantum theories, claiming that consciousness has a quantum origin, is non-local, and is created from vibrating entities that can have multiple versions depending on the observer's perception. Although most traditional...
The quantum consciousness model explains that our consciousness is nonlocal and that our consciousness creates our perceived reality by interpreting vibrating energy. The quantum consciousness paradigm explains that there is no present, future, and past but only a constant present. The quantum mind is responsible for the paradigms being constantly renewed because the level of consciousness in...
Background: Kapalbhati is a fast pace respiratory exercise or pranayam, which is supposed to be practiced by yogis to clean their brain. Pranayamas are well known to improve heart rate variability (HRV) ultimately leading to better autonomic functions. Other studies have observed the immediate effect of kapalbhati on various neurological (brain and spine) and autonomic functions, but their...
Abstract Chapter 9 focuses on the Svacchanda Tantra to translate a section of the text focused on visualized meditation meant to conquer both time and death. Like the Netra Tantra, which assuages the threat of death through ritual, the Svacchanda Tantra also does so through meditation. This meditation focuses on breath control, drawing on the haṃsa mantra and instructing the practitioner to...
Abstract Chapter 1 introduces the reader to Tantric mantras. It situates them within ritual and meditation and offers a brief overview of their form. It then contextualizes the mantra oṃ juṃ saḥ within the Tantric canon and compares it to a Vedic mantra that shares both its name and its intended outcome. Finally, it offers a translation of the section of the text in which the mantra is encoded....
In this paper we seek to emphasize the relevance of Eliade's research beyond time, to see why meditation would be useful for the mind of the contemporary man in search of inner balance. Thus, we will analyze the Hindu metaphysical concepts and principles on which Yoga was developed, the distinctions between Yoga-sutra, as a central theoretical and practical current, and secondary typologies,...
This collection of chapters in this volume is both diverse and weighty, tackling the mind-body problem (MBP) from sundry and nuanced perspectives with competing agendas, both complementary and critical. The contributors consider arguments from Freudian and post-classical revisionist psychoanalytic theory, Jungian, Lacanian, and Winnicottian thought, neuropsychoanalysis, mentalization theory,...