Non-ordinary experiences such as hearing voices, losing control over one's body or mediumship/possession, are observed across cultures. However, there is a notable lack of instruments specifically designed to measure these experiences from a subject-centered, culturally sensitive perspective, with existing measures offering limited coverage ofexperiences that may be particularly salient for...
Information continuously flows between regions of the human brain, forming patterns that shift across states of consciousness, cognitive modes, and neuropsychiatric conditions. While functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) reveals large-scale activity changes over seconds, the electrophysiological dynamics governing sub-second reconfiguration remain poorly understood. Here, relative phase...
Disturbances of self-experience have long been regarded as a core feature of schizophrenia. Classical psychopathological accounts described disruptions in the sense of self, agency, and bodily ownership as central to the disorder (Bleuler, 1911), while contemporary phenomenological approaches conceptualise schizophrenia as involving disturbances of the “minimal self” or pre-reflective sense of...
Ideas concerning religion are often communicated through popular media, such as anime. One of the anime adaptations that explicitly engages the intersections of religion, science, and philosophy is Vatican Kiseki Chōsakan (2017) or Vatican Miracle Examiner. This study reflects on how the anime representation communicates religious ideas about miracles, prophecies, and other spiritual matters to...
Olu Obafemi once described the connection between Wole Soyinka and Ulli Beier as one that “runs deep in the membrane of Yoruba history, culture, indigenous knowledge, metaphysics, cosmic consciousness and the pantheons” (Obafemi 2023). Encapsulated in myths and mythical wisdom, these indigenous values have at the centre of their philosophical presuppositions a symbiotic strategy that seeks to...
Yoga is one of the most profound contributions of the Indian knowledge tradition to humanity. Although it is often identified with physical postures and exercises, its original purpose extends far beyond bodily fitness. Classical yoga presents a comprehensive philosophical system that seeks harmony between body, mind, intellect, and consciousness while guiding the individual toward...
Abstract: Psychedelics have led neuroscientists and policymakers to employ lexicons of theology and spirituality, but scholars of religion have been strikingly absent from the conversation. Consequently, psychedelic studies draws uncritically upon classic essentializations of “religious experience” that academic religious studies abandoned decades ago for crucial phenomenological and ethical...
Introduction: Nurses often face substantial challenges and stress due to multitasking and comprehensive roles in the clinical setting, which can adversely affect their physical, psychological and emotional health. This, in turn, impacts the quality of patient care. Among various conventional therapies, Yoga Nidra, a guided meditation approach, remains the preferred way for promoting deep...
Background: Breathing and vocalization have traditionally been studied as separate anatomical and physiological processes. Ancient contemplative traditions and modern neuroscience both suggest that these processes may instead emerge from a hierarchy of dynamically coupled resonant structures. Aim: This article presents an integrative framework uniting quantum physics, respiratory physiology,...
Introduction: Mental disorders among school age children and adolescents have become one of the serious public health concerns with growing reports of anxiety, school-related stresses, depression, lack of emotional regulation, inattention, sleeping difficulty, excessive screen-time, sedentariness, unhealthy dietary intake, behavioral and social difficulties. The conventional school-based...