Journal of Contemplative Studies
November 17, 2025
Ashok Zaman
According to Odysseus Stone and Dan Zahavi’s view, canonical Phenomenology is specifically concerned with analyzing the mind-world dyad and its theoretical implications for philosophy and science. Despite widespread adoption in therapy and research, they claim that mindfulness is ambiguously described as the practice of bare attention and nonjudgment, either on perceptual objects or subjective...
November 17, 2025
Jakob Stillmark
When composing with musical borrowings within repetitive structures, a dual perception often occurs, in which listening shifts its focus from the inherent representation of the borrowings to their immediate sonic presence. This shift in attention is frequently characterized as a form of aesthetic contemplation.This paper demonstrates an artistic exploration of how the concept of aesthetic...
BMC Psychology
November 16, 2025
Tayebeh Rakhshani, Afrooz Bagherfard, Amirhossein Kamyab et al.
1 citation
Abstract Background Women’s increasing workforce participation has led to stress, anxiety, and strained parent-child relationships, highlighting the need for effective interventions. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a promising yet underutilized approach to improving psychological well-being and parenting quality. This study examines its impact on self-compassion and parent-child...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
November 15, 2025
Anupam Rajauria
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions an education system that goes beyond academic achievement to nurture emotional balance, social responsibility, and psychological well-being. This paper examines the integration of mindfulness-based education (MBE) within the framework of NEP 2020 as a strategic means to enhance student well-being and contribute to the long-term national vision...
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
November 15, 2025
Shaila Homkar, Prachi Rohtagi
Happiness, as an indicator of subjective well-being, reflects emotional balance, contentment, and life satisfaction. Meditation practices have been associated with increased happiness and psychological well-being. Rajyoga Meditation, taught by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, is a distinctive, open-eyed meditation technique emphasizing soul-consciousness, connection with the...
Communal Societies
November 14, 2025
Lane Atmore
You see, to meditate and transcend . . . is one way of achieving Cosmic Consciousness.The path of surrender is another way.The path of surrender starts by tuning the mind with the mind of the Master.Tuning the mind with the mind of the Master means: Whatever he likes, I begin to like.I begin to forgo my liking.If he wants me to go that way, I go that way, and having gone halfway, if he wants me...
PLoS One
November 14, 2025
correction
Correction: Correction: Effectiveness and satisfaction of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children on anxiety, depression, and internet addiction in adolescents: Study protocol for a randomized control trial.
IEEE Sensors Journal
November 14, 2025
Swati Singh, Jyotiranjan Beuria, Laxmidhar Behera et al.
4 citations
Mantra meditation is widely recognized for enhancing cognition and autonomic regulation; however, its specific impact on cognitive load remains underexplored. Existing research often relies on subjective assessments or conventional electroencephalogram (EEG) spectral analysis, lacking objective, integrated evaluation frameworks. To address this gap, this study combines physiological signals...
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
November 13, 2025
Yimeng Ma, Zhiguo Ge, Xinyan Wu
Background: Buspirone shows a certain efficacy in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), but its combination therapy with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) remains unclear. To compare buspirone + MBCT versus buspirone alone for GAD in a retrospective cohort. Methods: According to the treatment regimens, patients were assigned to the experimental group (n = 50) to receive 120...
Research Square
November 13, 2025
Quentin Beaufort, Lucie Angel, Laurent Barantin et al.
preprint
Abstract Mindfulness training (MT) and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) are widely used stress-reduction practices, yet their neurochemical specificity remains almost unexplored. In a randomized, pre–post study, 30 healthy right-handed female speech-language therapy students were assigned to six weeks of MT or PMR. Short-echo time single-voxel H 1 -MRS (3T PRESS, TE ≈ 35 ms) and structural...