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Approaching Religion March 20, 2021 Laura Hellsten
This article analyses ethnographic material gathered in Sweden amongst dancers in the Church of Sweden. With the help of the writings of Sarah Coakley and Simone Weil I explore if, and how, dancing could be considered a contemplative practice in the Christian traditions of the Latin West.
Journal of Latinos & Education March 19, 2021 Lee Fergusson, Javier Ortiz Cabrejos, Anna Bonshek
ABSTRACT Practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique in schools and universities throughout the world has been well researched over a 50-year period suggesting it is a useful tool for student development and learning. However, introduction of the practice into school systems throughout Latin America is a relatively recent phenomenon and no research has been published on the likely or...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience March 16, 2021 Alfonso Barrós‐loscertales, Sergio Hernández, Yaqiong Xiao et al. 25 citations
Neuroscience research has shown that meditation practices have effects on brain structure and function. However, few studies have combined information on the effects on structure and function in the same sample. Long-term daily meditation practice produces repeated activity of specific brain networks over years of practice, which may induce lasting structural and functional connectivity (FC)...
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science March 16, 2021 Jake Payne, Richard Chambers, Paul Liknaitzky 80 citations
Psychedelic and mindfulness interventions have been shown to improve mental ill-health and wellbeing, with a range of clinical processes and effects in common. However, each appear to contain specific challenges in the context of mental health treatment. In this Perspective, we focus on a set of distinct affordances, "useful differences", within psychedelic and mindfulness interventions that...
Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports March 11, 2021 Kim E Innes, Caitlin J. Montgomery, Terry Kit Selfe et al.
Background: Recent studies suggest meditation and music listening (ML) may improve cognitive and psychosocial outcomes in adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD). However, lack of a usual care group has limited conclusions. Objective: To assess the: 1) feasibility of incorporating an enhanced usual care (EUC) comparator in a trial of Kirtan Kriya meditation (KK) and ML for adults...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health March 11, 2021 Ciro Conversano, Graziella Orrù, Andrea Pozza et al.
Background: Hypertension is among the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, which are considered high mortality risk medical conditions. To date, several studies have reported positive effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) interventions on physical and psychological well-being in other medical conditions, but no meta-analysis on MBSR programs for hypertension...
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology March 11, 2021 Adrián Pérez-aranda, Javier García-campayo, F. Gudé et al.
Background/Objective ‘Third-wave’ psychotherapies have shown effectiveness for treating psychopathological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. There is burgeoning interest in examining how these therapies’ core constructs produce their therapeutic benefits. This study explores the hypothetical mediating effect of resilience in the impact of mindfulness and self-compassion on anxiety and...
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology March 10, 2021 Michaela C. Pascoe, Michael de Manincor, Jana Tseberja et al.
Psychological stressors can lead to distress and result in autonomic arousal and activation of a stress response. Ongoing or persistent stress can disrupt the stress response feedback mechanisms and result in elevated cortisol and pro-inflammatory cytokines which can cause damage to brain regions involved in the regulation of mood and emotion. We propose that the magnitude of the stress...
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation March 10, 2021 Martin Laird 3 citations
Abstract Like other religions, Christianity has its own tradition of meditation, the practice of contemplation, that has evolved over two millennia. This tradition has a core celebration and a core problem. The core celebration is that by grace we are all one in the ineffable mystery of God in Christ. The core problem is that we live most of our lives in ignorance of this. The practice of...
Mindfulness March 9, 2021 Sarah Ullrich, Lorenza S. Colzato, Nicole Wolff et al. 10 citations
Abstract Objectives Goal-direct actions require integrating processing of stimuli and responses, which is why close stimulus-response bindings have to be created. However, the strength of these bindings can be modified. The metacontrol state model (MSM) hypothesizes that this can be achieved through mindfulness meditation. Yet, the cognitive processes underlying possible effects of meditation...