Advancement in Yoga and Physical Therapy
October 31, 2023
2 citations
On invitation to write an article on Yoga here we decided to write on science of Raj yoga meditation (RM). Normally besides the classic asana-based meditations there are 3 kinds of meditations i) Contemplation/ Concentration based ii) Mindful based iii) Love kind of meditation. Despite so much scepticism the western world found results with meditation and according to them Mindful based...
The Institute of Mind Humanities
October 31, 2023
Cheung Kin
Some earlier scientific research on mindfulness, lovingkindness and compassion meditation have investigated their effects on ethical reasoning and ethical behavior. Unfortunately, when these studies are cited, improving ethical reasoning or awareness or judgment is too often conflated with increasing ethical behavior. However, empirical evidence from Experimental Philosophy shows a key gap...
Journal of Qualitative Research in Education
October 30, 2023
Engin Büyüköksüz, Raşit Avci
T The aim of our study is to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-Based Acceptance Intervention (MBA) in decreasing the anxiety of students, which negatively impacts academic achievement. A mixed-methods design was employed in the study. The experimental part is a quasi-experimental one including the pre-test, post-test, and control group. Data were...
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
October 30, 2023
Leonie Schültke, Marco Warth, Georg W. Alpers et al.
While meditation is commonly practiced by individuals on their own, several programmes have incorporated dyadic forms, too. However, the setting – meditating alone or in dyads – and its impact on the effects of meditation have not yet been examined. We expected that dyadic compassion meditation (CM) may improve perceived social closeness more compared to closely-matched individual CM. N = 50...
Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS
October 30, 2023
Chao Liu, Hao Chen, Ayuan Zhang et al.
The study investigated the effects of a short video app guided loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on college students' mindfulness, self-compassion, positive psychological capital, and suicide ideation. The purpose of the study is to investigate the intervention effect of LKM training on suicidal ideation among college students with the help of the short video application and to provide an...
Volume 5: Biomedical and Biotechnology
October 29, 2023
Mohammad H. Ahmed, Mehmet Kaya, Amirtaha Taebi et al.
Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of meditation on recovery time following a stressor and cognitive performance. Two sessions were performed in this study, one as a control without participants meditating prior to the stress task and one with meditation. EEG signals were recorded from 24 channels and processed using frequency domain analysis to measure power in various...
Consciousness and Cognition
October 28, 2023
G Pradeep Kumar, Kanishka Sharma, A Adarsh et al.
Meditation is a self-regulatory process practiced primarily to reduce stress, manage emotions and mental health. The objective of this work is to study the information exchange between electrodes within and across the hemispheres during meditation using functional connectivity (FC) measures. We investigate the changes in the coherence between EEG electrode pairs during the meditation with open...
Journal of Counseling & Development
October 27, 2023
Stephanie Dorais, Daniel Gutiérrez, Jesse Fox et al.
5 citations
Abstract The authors investigate the effects of centering meditation on state hope among college and graduate students through a randomized controlled trial. Participants (n = 150; 65% white, 84% female) were randomized to either a centering meditation group or a waitlist control group. Time‐series analyses indicated that centering meditation significantly improved hope, suggesting long‐term...
Educational Challenges
October 27, 2023
Husna Riaz, Yumna Ali
Purpose. The study aims to improve student life throughout the school years by exploring the use of mindfulness-based instruction to reduce classroom anxiety. Many school systems in Asia do not use mindful based instruction at primary, secondary and high school education. Emphasis on academic achievement as measured in terms of grade scoring and competitive exam results is high, and leads to...
Jurnal Pelita Dharma
October 27, 2023
Dhidit Taruna Putra, Sugianto Sugianto, Saputro Edi Hartono
Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah pentingnya pelestarian ajaran agama Buddha di desa Wonoharjo. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan Peran Meditasi Center Pa Auk Tawya Vipassana Dhura Hermitage Beji dalam pelestarian ajaran agama Buddha di desa Wonoharjo. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data teknik non-tes, yaitu melalui...