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Meditation and the EEG [PDF]

open access: yes, 1980
Previous research on meditation and the EEG is described, and findings relating to EEG patterns during meditation are discussed. Comparisons of meditation with other altered states are reviewed and it is concluded that, on the basis of existing EEG ...
West, Michael
core   +4 more sources

“Like a Vibration Cascading through the Body”: Energy-Like Somatic Experiences Reported by Western Buddhist Meditators

open access: yesReligions, 2021
There are numerous historical and textual references to energy-like somatic experiences (ELSEs) from religious traditions, and even a few psychological studies that have documented related phenomena.
David J. Cooper   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

“I Can’t Do All This—This Is Nuts!”: An Ethnographic Account of the Challenges Posed by Vajrayāna Deity Yoga in a Western Context

open access: yesReligions, 2023
This article provides an in-depth exploration of the contextual, epistemic, ethical, personal, practical, religious, and socio-cultural factors that sixteen Western practitioners of Vajrayāna Buddhism highlighted as having particularly challenged their ...
Sophie-Anne Perkins
doaj   +1 more source

Ethics and Meditation: A New Educational Combination to Boost Verbal Creativity and Sense of Responsibility

open access: yesJournal of Intelligence, 2023
Both creativity and responsibility are important higher-order skills to develop to meet the challenges of the Anthropocene, and both are related to attentional states of consciousness and to ethics.
Hélène Hagège   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of meditation in resilience and hope among students

open access: yesIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, 2022
Context: Rising stress levels for students in the current era due to challenges such as competition and pressure to succeed are a cause for concern. Resilience and hope are two powerful weapons in the fight against these stress-related issues.
Abha Singh, Ritu Modi
doaj   +1 more source

Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Presenting the Lordship Attributes as an Effort to Build Up the Spirituality of the People of God

open access: yesVeritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan, 2023
Kevin Vanhoozer observes that the loss of imagination that is discipled and disciplined by the Bible leads many Christians to experience a disconnect between the world they live in and the world of the biblical texts they believe in.
Natalie Natalie
doaj   +1 more source

Meditation Awareness Training (MAT) for work-related wellbeing and job performance: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Due to its potential to concurrently improve work-related wellbeing (WRW) and job performance, occupational stakeholders are becoming increasingly interested in the applications of meditation.
Singh, NN   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Meditation increases the depth of information processing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
During meditation, practitioners are required to center their attention on a specific object for extended periods of time. When their thoughts get diverted, they learn to quickly disengage from the distracter.
Wolf eSinger   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Mindful police leadership: Opening essential new pathways to 21st-century police leadership and culture

open access: yesJournal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2023
Canadian police managers are facing a series of daunting new challenges that will require significant personal resources to address. Growing research suggests mindfulness training, meditation, and other related contemplative practices appear to benefit ...
Les Sylven
doaj   +1 more source

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