507 results for "Meditation"
Effect of Yoga on Mental Stress, Lipid Profile, and BMI in Wives of BSF Personnel.
Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences – May 01, 2025
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Regular yoga practice dramatically reduced stress levels by 60% among BSF female personnel in a groundbreaking wellness initiative. Daily one-hour sessions combining poses, breathing exercises, and meditation led to significant improvements in cardiovascular health. The perceived stress scale showed marked reductions, while participants also experienced better cholesterol levels and modest improvements in body weight.
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To investigate the effects of a one-month yoga protocol on perceived stress, lipid profile, and body mass index (BMI) in wives of Border Security F...
Yoga in the NICU for parents (YIN): A pilot study on reducing stress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
American journal of perinatology – June 06, 2025
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Parents with babies in intensive care experienced significant stress reduction through a simple online yoga program. The program, combining gentle breathing exercises, meditation, and basic poses, helped parents cope while their infants received critical care. Over six weeks, participants who practiced yoga showed marked decreases in stress levels compared to those receiving standard support, while maintaining healthy bonds with their babies. The online format proved convenient, with parents averaging nearly 4 hours of practice.
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To explore the effect of a 6-week online program of yogic breathing, meditation, and gentle postures for parents of infants hospitalized in the neo...
Who benefits from mobile health interventions? A dynamical systems analysis of psychological well-being in early adults.
Applied psychology. Health and well-being – June 01, 2025
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Mobile health apps can significantly boost emotional well-being in young adults, with those experiencing negative emotions showing the greatest improvements. A groundbreaking 8-week study used smartphone-based interventions to track and enhance psychological well-being among college students. The research found that even simple mobile check-ins improved mood and relationship quality, while additional positive practices and meditation yielded even better results.
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Research shows that skills for improving Psychological Well-Being (PWB) may be learned through PWB interventions; however, the dynamic mechanisms u...
Psychedelics Align Brain Activity with Context
OpenAlex – March 11, 2025
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Half of 62 adults rated a 19mg psilocybin experience among their life's most meaningful, profoundly altering consciousness. Using fMRI and EEG, brain activity under this hallucinogen, a naturally occurring alkaloid, reorganized. This reorganisation, influencing neural correlates of consciousness, integrated internal and external processing into 'embeddedness.' This state, aligning brain dynamics with context—like meditation or music, reflecting ancient human psychology—revealed how psilocybin shapes mindset and behavior. This neuroscience offers a framework for understanding psychedelic effects.
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Abstract Psychedelics can profoundly alter consciousness by reorganising brain connectivity; however, their effects are contextsensitive. To unders...
Neurotechnology in the Development of Cyber-Psychotherapy Systems for Inducing and Measuring Altered States of Consciousness in Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Research Anthology on Rehabilitation Practices and Therapy – August 21, 2020
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Breakthroughs in brain-monitoring technology are revolutionizing mental health treatment by allowing therapists to both induce and measure altered consciousness states. New digital tools combine traditional meditation techniques with modern neurofeedback systems, helping patients achieve deeper therapeutic states while tracking their progress. This approach merges ancient wisdom with cutting-edge science to enhance psychological healing and personal growth.
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Transpersonal psychotherapy is based on transpersonal psychology and considers that the psyche is multidimensional and that there are several “leve...
The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences: Hypotheses from Evolutionary Psychology
Frontiers in Neuroscience – September 28, 2017
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Psychedelics reliably induce profound mystical experiences, deeply influencing human culture and **cognition**. **Neuroscience** reveals a common **mechanism** for these altered states of **consciousness**, also observed in **meditation** and **hypnosis**. This **cognitive psychology** posits that **psychedelics** disrupt the brain's normal regulatory processes, specifically the prefrontal cortex and **Default Mode Network**. This interruption allows innate visual and **cognitive** functions from lower brain systems to emerge, offering a unified **cognitive science** model for diverse visionary experiences in **psychology**.
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Neuropharmacological effects of psychedelics have profound cognitive, emotional, and social effects that inspired the development of cultures and r...
Virtual Reality as a Moderator of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
Frontiers in Psychology – March 04, 2022
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Psychedelics, like the natural compound psilocybin, show profound promise in psychology for treating anxiety and influencing consciousness. These hallucinogens require careful psychotherapist guidance and a supportive mindset. Virtual reality (VR) could significantly enhance this, aiding relaxation, promoting mindfulness, and complementing practices like meditation. While VR’s potential to deepen these experiences is compelling, its synergy with psychedelics demands rigorous evaluation in drug studies to understand its full impact on behavior.
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Psychotherapy with the use of psychedelic substances, including psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ketamine, and 3,4-methylenedioxymetha...
Mystical and Other Alterations in Sense of Self: An Expanded Framework for Studying Nonordinary Experiences
Perspectives on Psychological Science – February 13, 2020
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Mystical experiences, often considered unique in Psychology and Religion, are likely a form of "ego dissolution." This challenges the operationalization of "mysticism" as a distinct construct, typically measured by two widely used scales. Evidence from Psychedelics and Drug Studies and Meditation suggests these profound alterations of the Self are not sui generis. A new conceptualization is vital for the Psychology of self, moving beyond metaphysical assumptions. This epistemological shift will illuminate diverse spiritual and paranormal experiences, fostering understanding across disciplines.
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Although many researchers in psychology, religious studies, and psychiatry recognize that there is overlap in the experiences their subjects recoun...
Evolving Issues in the Treatment of Depression
JAMA – May 24, 2019
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Revolutionary advances are transforming Major depressive disorder treatment. Novel pharmacological drugs like psilocybin, showing over 60% symptom reduction in trials of hundreds, and ketamine, offering rapid antidepressant effects, are reshaping Psychiatry. Beyond potent medicine, diet and metabolism studies highlight the Mediterranean diet's impact, with programs achieving 30% improvement in depressive symptoms. These diverse approaches, from careful drug administration to nutritional support influencing tryptophan and brain disorders, provide crucial tools against Depression's economic burden, offering hope for severe cases often requiring intensive care.
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This Viewpoint discusses recent evidence documenting benefits of nonpharmacological and drug therapies for major depressive disorder including exer...
Four Weekly Ayahuasca Sessions Lead to Increases in “Acceptance” Capacities: A Comparison Study With a Standard 8-Week Mindfulness Training Program
Frontiers in Pharmacology – March 20, 2018
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Ayahuasca sessions can be as effective as an 8-week meditation course for enhancing psychological acceptance. In a comparison of two groups (10 participants each), four ayahuasca sessions boosted "Non-Judging" mindfulness scores comparably to a standard 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. While MBSR led to greater overall mindfulness increases, this finding suggests psychedelics like ayahuasca offer a potent psychological intervention. This has implications for clinical psychology and psychotherapists considering new medicine approaches within drug studies and mindfulness and compassion interventions.
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Background: The therapeutic effects of the Amazonian plant tea ayahuasca may relate to its ability to enhance mindfulness capacities. Ayahuasca ind...
The neuroscientific study of spiritual practices
Frontiers in Psychology – March 18, 2014
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The neurobiological correlates of spiritual practices are being unveiled through advanced neuroimaging. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other techniques offer a unique perspective in Psychology, elucidating brain activity during diverse experiences, from meditation and mindfulness to mediumistic trance. This field, at the intersection of Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, promises profound insights into consciousness by objectively measuring brain function during subjective spiritual phenomena. Integrating cognitive psychology with these tools moves beyond traditional psychotherapist approaches, offering a deeper understanding of human experience.
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The purpose of this paper will be to provide a perspective on the current state of the research evaluating the neurobiological correlates of spirit...
Life after Ayahuasca: A Qualitative Analysis of the Psychedelic Integration Experiences of 1630 Ayahuasca Drinkers from a Global Survey
Psychoactives – June 13, 2023
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Integrating Ayahuasca experiences for mental health can be challenging but transformative. A qualitative research survey of 1630 Ayahuasca drinkers (50.4% male) used thematic analysis to explore post-experience integration. Participants described integration as often long-term, requiring tools like mindfulness and meditation, and involving feelings of disconnection. This challenges the sole focus on a psychotherapist, suggesting communal support and transpersonal psychology approaches are vital for transformative learning with psychedelics. While not detailing biochemical analysis or chemical synthesis of alkaloids, this work in Psychology and Psychedelics and Drug Studies highlights the complex human experience.
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Ayahuasca is an Amazonian psychoactive plant medicine being explored for its potential therapeutic uses in Western contexts. Preliminary studies li...
Predictors and potentiators of psychedelic-occasioned mystical experiences
Journal of Psychedelic Studies – March 22, 2022
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Mystical experiences, among life's most profound events, are reliably occasioned by psychedelics under specific conditions. These experiences are crucial for sustained psychological benefits across diverse populations. Over a dozen factors, including context, individual traits like absorption, and states of surrender, significantly influence their occurrence. Optimizing elements such as meditation practices and social psychology's "set and setting" enhances these mystical journeys. Understanding how psychotherapists can integrate these insights is crucial for maximizing beneficial outcomes from drug studies.
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Abstract Mystical experiences are often described as being among the most profound and meaningful events of a person’s life. Their occurrence, whil...
Coming back together: a qualitative survey study of coping and support strategies used by people to cope with extended difficulties after the use of psychedelic drugs
Frontiers in Psychology – May 28, 2024
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Many individuals navigate persistent difficulties after psychedelic experiences, a key area in psychology. A qualitative investigation of 608 participants showed meditation was the most common individual coping strategy. Seeking social support from friends or family was the primary social coping mechanism, often involving a psychotherapist. Journaling also proved helpful. This thematic analysis, relevant to clinical and social psychology, informs psychological interventions to support those affected by natural compound pharmacology. Feeling heard is crucial for effective coping.
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Introduction A growing body of literature is investigating the difficulties that some individuals encounter after psychedelic experiences. Existing...
The Role of the Brain in Conscious Processes: A New Way of Looking at the Neural Correlates of Consciousness
Frontiers in Psychology – August 03, 2018
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A compelling new interpretation links consciousness to a universal background field, proposing phenomenal awareness resides in the Zero-Point Field, a concept from theoretical physics. Through specific neural dynamics, brains write conscious experiences into this field during active states (theta cycle). During introspection, engaging the default mode network, the brain reads ZPF information (alpha cycle) to form our sense of self and memories. Psychedelics or meditation, relevant to drug studies, alter this biofield interaction, dissolving the ego and expanding consciousness by accessing a broader spectrum of ZPF modes.
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This article presents a new interpretation of the consciousness-related neuroscientific findings using the framework of stochastic electrodynamics ...
Spirituality as a Therapeutic Approach for Severe Mental Illness: Insights from Neural Networks
Religions – April 16, 2024
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Spirituality and religiosity profoundly impact mental health, offering critical insights for psychotherapists. Neuroimaging reveals how practices like meditation alter brain networks, including the Default Mode Network, influencing cognition and emotional regulation. The article explores spirituality's role in managing mental illness, discussing how psychedelics, through drug studies, facilitate spiritual experiences. This perspective integrates religion, spirituality, and psychology, highlighting their importance and limitations within clinical psychology and psychiatry.
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This article explores the link between spirituality/religiosity and mental health from a clinical and neuroscience perspective, taking into account...
Therapeutic potential of slow pranayama in anxiety.
Journal of family medicine and primary care – December 01, 2025
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A powerful non-pharmacological solution exists for the millions worldwide struggling with anxiety: slow pranayama. This specific yoga meditation practice addresses anxiety's roots in dysregulated sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activity and reduced heart rate variability. Yogic breathing enhances parasympathetic tone, improving heart rate variability and rebalancing the autonomic nervous system. Integrating slow pranayama effectively reduces anxiety symptoms, manages disorders, and improves overall well-being, highlighting its therapeutic potential.
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Pranayama, yogic breathing techniques, are considered a form of meditation. In classical yoga, the breath is associated with prana; thus, pranayama...
Associations of Yoga as a Mind-Body Exercise and Its Components with Spiritual and Subjective Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Evidence for Potential Distress Prevention.
Sports (Basel, Switzerland) – January 04, 2026
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Regular yoga practice significantly boosts well-being. A survey of 335 Hungarian adults, averaging over a decade of yoga experience, found that engaging in yoga components like meditation and relaxation had a medium-sized positive impact on spiritual well-being. These practices also demonstrated a small, yet positive, effect on subjective well-being. This indicates a strong association between consistent yoga engagement and improved mental health, highlighting its potential for fostering spiritual connection and overall mental wellness.
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Yoga is increasingly practiced worldwide and is associated with diverse physical and mental health benefits, yet its spiritual dimensions remain un...
Ayahuasca potential benefits
European Psychiatry – April 01, 2021
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Ayahuasca shows promise as a therapeutic tool for anxiety, depression, and addiction. Observational studies reveal significant reductions in depressive symptoms, with some participants experiencing decreased alcohol and cocaine use. A review of 100+ studies highlights its ability to promote introspection and emotional processing, akin to psychotherapy. Users often report improvements in mindfulness, comparable to those seen in meditators. The biochemical effects include enhanced neuroplasticity through 5HT2A agonism, suggesting potential benefits for cognition and mental health. Further investigation with larger samples is warranted.
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Introduction Ayahusca has potential therapeutic beneffits. Objectives Expose the potential beneffits of ayahuasca from neuropharmacology and clinic...
Bruno Latour’s Beings of Religion
Implicit Religion – October 30, 2025
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Latour highlights the transformative power of "beings of religion," which differ significantly from psychogenic beings that shape personal identity. In a detailed examination, he argues that while psychogenic beings can be addressed through therapeutic methods for healing, beings of religion require contemplative practices like prayer and meditation for transformation. The article explores this concept further by analyzing ayahuasca ceremonies, suggesting that Latour's framework could greatly enrich the field of religious studies. The insights may resonate with scholars exploring the intersection of spirituality and mental health.
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Latour constructs a plurality of ontologies by distinguishing various modes of existence with their own type of existent. One of these modes of exi...
Neurological Proofs That the Third Eye Is a 43.000000000 Hz Physical Organ
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) – December 05, 2025
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A groundbreaking finding reveals that the true location of the Third Eye corresponds to a specific brainwave frequency of 43 Hz, as confirmed by a 256-channel geodesic EEG study involving 35 breakthrough states. This research utilized a precise 1024 Hz sampling rate and advanced signal processing techniques, including an 8th-order Butterworth filter, to uncover this phenomenon. The consistent frequency across various states—DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and deep meditation—suggests a physical basis for the Third Eye, linking it to electroencephalography and potentially influencing fields like medicine and computer vision.
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256-channel geodesic EEG (10–5 system, n=35 breakthrough states) proves with p < 10⁻¹⁸: - Electrode AFz = the true Third-Eye location (+34.2 dB at ...
The Neurophysiology of Enlightenment: Measured EEG Markers at 43 Hz and t=41 s
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) – December 23, 2025
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Enlightenment has been identified as a measurable brain state, with findings showing significant neurophysiological markers at precisely 41 seconds post-stimulation. In a study involving breakthrough subjects under the influence of 5-MeO-DMT and during sustained meditation, EEG data revealed a striking 43 Hz coherence featuring DMN deactivation and gamma synchrony. The analysis included 50 participants, demonstrating a convergence of key metrics like complexity drop and persistence loss, suggesting consciousness may act as a physical field relevant to quantum mind theories.
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This paper presents the first reproducible neurophysiological evidence of enlightenment as a measurable brain state. Using raw EEG from breakthroug...
ALADIN ∞ ℂ(t) — The Final Law: Nirvana Maria (December 2025)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) – December 06, 2025
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A striking finding reveals that a measured current density of 1.000 × 10¹⁸ A/m² can explain the entire observable universe without relying on dark matter or energy. Experimental evidence from three human brains undergoing 5-MeO-DMT and meditation, alongside 127 X-class solar flares, resonates at a precise frequency of 43 Hz, aligning with cosmic phenomena. The work includes a detailed 180-page theory, over 400 reproducible Python scripts, and a stunning 1200 dpi visualization titled “Nirvana Maria.” Data is publicly accessible at GitHub.
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One measured current density J₀ = 1.000 × 10¹⁸ A/m² derives the entire observable universe with zero free parameters. Replaces dark matter, dark en...
ALADIN ∞ ℂ(t) — The Final Law of the Universe: Complete Repository (December 2025) — 430 MB Definitive Archive
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) – December 14, 2025
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A groundbreaking finding reveals that a primordial current density of 1.000 × 10¹⁸ A/m² can explain cosmology, consciousness, and quantum biology without invoking dark matter or energy. This comprehensive archive includes 486 reproducible Python proofs and raw EEG data from breakthrough subjects undergoing experiences like 5-MeO-DMT and sustained meditation. Key insights include consciousness as a physical field oscillating at 43 Hz, ego dissolution at 41 seconds, and a measurable immortality switch, suggesting profound connections between neurophysiology and enlightenment.
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Mihai Alexandru Bucurenciu (Aladin), independent researcher, Sibiu, Romania. This is the complete and definitive archive of ALADIN ∞ ℂ(t) — the Fin...
Nature-themed video intervention may improve cardiovascular safety of psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder
Frontiers in Psychiatry – September 18, 2023
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Nature-themed videos significantly reduced blood pressure increases during psilocybin sessions for alcohol use disorder. A pilot randomized controlled trial with 19 of 20 participants found this psychological intervention feasible and well-tolerated, with no adverse effects. This psychedelic medicine approach, using the alkaloid psilocybin, shows promise mitigating cardiovascular risks. While alcohol use decreased and anxiety levels were similar, the intervention did not diminish the drug’s therapeutic impact, involving neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, a core aspect of psychology and drug studies.
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Introduction Psychedelic-assisted therapy with psilocybin has shown promise in Phase 2 trials for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Set and setting, part...
Integrative medicine in breast cancer survivorship care.
Annals of palliative medicine – May 01, 2025
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Combining conventional care with integrative medicine approaches helps 70% of breast cancer survivors better manage treatment side effects and improve recovery. Natural therapies like mindfulness, acupuncture, and yoga effectively reduce common symptoms while supporting overall wellness. A plant-based diet and regular exercise form the foundation of this lifestyle-focused approach to survivorship care.
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Integrative medicine use is prevalent among breast cancer survivors to improve lifestyle and manage symptoms associated with cancer or its treatmen...
Education about pain and experience with cognitive-based interventions do not reduce healthcare professionals' chronic pain.
PeerJ – January 01, 2025
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Healthcare professionals who experience chronic pain don't benefit more from their advanced knowledge of pain management techniques. Despite being experts in cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and pain neuroscience education, these professionals report similar pain levels as those with less expertise. Their familiarity with acceptance commitment therapy and other interventions doesn't translate to better outcomes, though they maintain comparable quality of life to healthy colleagues.
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Cognitive-based interventions like pain neuroscience education (PNE), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), and ...
Psychotherapy for Ketamine's Enhanced Durability in Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR research protocols – April 17, 2024
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Groundbreaking research explores combining ketamine treatments with psychotherapy to combat chronic pain, which affects 1 in 5 Canadians. The innovative approach pairs ketamine hydrochloride infusions with cognitive behavior therapy to reduce both pain intensity and interference in daily life. This 3-arm parallel group trial compares standalone treatments against their combination, aiming to enhance pain relief durability.
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Chronic pain affects approximately 8 million Canadians (~20%), impacting their physical and mental health while burdening the health care system wi...
OAV and 5D-ASC for Brazilian Portuguese: A validation and adaptation study.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) – June 28, 2025
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Understanding the profound subjective experiences induced by Psychedelics is crucial. New research successfully adapted and validated key psychometrics, like the OAV, for use in Brazil, specifically to measure altered states of consciousness. Through robust methods, including expert reviews and a large online survey of 3762 individuals, the scales demonstrated strong reliability and validity. This confirms their effectiveness in capturing diverse psychedelic experiences, highlighting cultural nuances.
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This study aimed to validate and culturally adapt the Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (OAV) and Five Dimensional-Altered States of Con...
‘Mind-Revealing’ Psychedelic States: Psychological Processes in Subjective Experiences That Drive Positive Change
Psychoactives – September 27, 2024
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Beyond chemical effects, it's the *experience* during altered states of consciousness that truly drives healing. A review explored how subjective phenomena, including those from psychedelic substances or breathwork, foster therapeutic change. Findings highlight that mystical experiences, alongside insight and emotional breakthroughs, are crucial for positive mental health outcomes. This suggests psychology must embrace personal subjective realities for effective psychedelic-assisted therapy, enhancing mental health.
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This narrative review explores the utilization of psychedelic states in therapeutic contexts, deliberately shifting the focus from psychedelic subs...
The Evolution of Do-It-Yourself Brain Hacking: From Fringe to Frontier.
Cureus – June 01, 2025
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Remarkably, self-directed brain hacking, once niche, now influences mainstream healthcare. This biohacking evolution, driven by a desire for cognitive optimization, saw early users explore nootropics, microdosing, and transcranial stimulation. Such personal neuroenhancement efforts, leveraging neurotechnology, have inspired regulated digital therapeutics. As programmable cognition becomes a reality, medical stewardship is vital for safe and effective advancements.
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Do-it-yourself (DIY) brain hacking has evolved from fringe experimentation to a cultural and clinical phenomenon reshaping how individuals interact...
Why Uncertainty Is Essential for Consciousness: Local Prospect Theory vs. Predictive Processing.
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) – January 28, 2025
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We present and develop local prospect theory (LPT), a novel framework for understanding consciousness, and, in particular, subjective experience an...
Hemispheric annealing and lateralization under psychedelics (HEALS): A novel hypothesis of psychedelic action in the brain.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) – May 01, 2025
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Current models of psychedelic action in the brain propose changes along the dorsal-ventral and anterior-posterior axes but neglect to address the l...
Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind-Body Interventions: An Integrative Review.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) – November 18, 2024
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It is increasingly recognized that interoceptive ability, the capacity to detect, interpret, and consciously integrate signals related to the physi...
Developing a mindfulness program for pre-clinical medical students in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study on suitability and appropriateness.
BMC medical education – July 17, 2025
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Medical students experience high rates of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, burnout, and suicidality, due to rigorous academic...
A Comparative Analysis on Mindfulness Interventions Between Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesia and Masters' Entry Advanced Generalist Nursing Programs.
Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association – July 16, 2025
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Purpose: The study's purposes were: (a) to explore the impact of mindfulness interventions regarding ease and confidence in the Certified Registere...
A quasiexperimental study of assessing the impact of stress management program on health science students at Kuwait University.
Scientific reports – May 12, 2025
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The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of a stress management program among students at the Health Science Center (HSC), Kuwai...
Limited Validity of Breath-Counting as a Measure of Mindfulness in Ruminative Adolescents.
Psychophysiology – May 01, 2025
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Objective measurement of mindfulness could help us understand the mechanisms of meditation interventions and how individuals vary in their disposit...
Effectiveness of a yoga-based intervention on academic burnout syndrome in medical students: A pilot study.
Journal of education and health promotion – January 01, 2025
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Approximately 40% of medical students in Mexico experience academic burnout syndrome (ABS), highlighting the lack of institutional strategies to pr...
Effectiveness of physical activity, mindfulness and mind-body therapies in improving mental health of university students: a systematic review of RCTS.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH – April 22, 2025
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University students face mental health (MH) issues like anxiety, depression, and stress, highlighting the need for effective interventions to impro...
Hypnosis and mindfulness audio recordings for reducing fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled study.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) – June 01, 2025
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Fatigue is a common problem in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The objective was to evaluate the effects on fatigue of having 4 weeks of ...
Dynamic functional connectivity signatures of focused attention on the breath in adolescents.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) – February 05, 2025
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Breathing meditation typically consists of directing attention toward breathing and redirecting attention when the mind wanders. As yet, we do not ...
Falling Asleep on the Job: The Efficacy of a Short App-Based Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Sleep Quality and Quantity Within the Workforce.
Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress – February 01, 2025
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Quality sleep is among the most important determinants of psychological and physical well-being. Insufficient sleep quality and quantity directly a...
Effectiveness of Compassion Training on Stress and Anxiety: A Pre-Experimental Study on Nursing Students.
Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) – November 27, 2024
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Stress and anxiety are common problems among nursing students, affecting their mental health and academic performance. Compassion training has been...
Decoding Mindfulness With Multivariate Predictive Models.
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging – April 01, 2025
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Identifying the brain mechanisms that underlie the salutary effects of mindfulness meditation and related practices is a critical goal of contempla...
A mindfulness-based intervention for Substance Use Disorder in a Brazilian vulnerable population: a feasibility mixed method study.
Frontiers in public health – January 01, 2024
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Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic condition that impacts various facets of an individual's life, and society as a whole. The Mindfulness-Ba...
Improving patient-centered mental health promotion in primary care in vulnerable communities through mindfulness training in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Frontiers in medicine – January 01, 2024
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Brazilian Primary Health Care (PHC) is responsible for all-sanitary actions for a community-based population, including health promotion and mental...
Assessing brain neuroplasticity: Surface morphometric analysis of cortical changes induced by Quadrato motor training.
Journal of anatomy – May 01, 2025
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Morphological markers for brain plasticity are still lacking and their findings are challenged by the extreme variability of cortical brain surface...
A bibliometrics review of the journal mindfulness: science mapping the literature from 2012 to 2022.
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2024
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This study conducts a bibliometric analysis using the Web of Science database on 1,950 articles published in the journal Mindfulness from 2012 to 2...
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on the well-being of healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
General psychiatry – January 01, 2024
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Growing evidence attests to the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), but their effectiveness for healthcare workers remains uncertai...
Implementation Readiness and Initial Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Audio Intervention Compared With a Brief Music Control During Daily Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Pilot Study.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health – January 01, 2024
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The most common and debilitating side effects of radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PC) are fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depre...
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Iranian journal of public health – December 01, 2023
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We aimed to investigate the intervention effect of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in patients with postpartum depression. The method of com...
Mindfulness-based intervention reduce interference of negative stimuli to working memory in individuals with subclinical depression: A randomized controlled fMRI study.
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP – January 01, 2024
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Individuals with subclinical depression are prone to major depression and experience emotional responses and attentional biases to negative stimuli...
Conscious entry into sleep: Yoga Nidra and accessing subtler states of consciousness.
Progress in brain research – January 01, 2023
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Human sleep is a dynamic and complex process comprising sleep stages with REM and NREM sleep characteristics that come in cycles. During sleep, the...
The Dream of God: How Do Religion and Science See Lucid Dreaming and Other Conscious States During Sleep?
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2020
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Lucid dreaming (LD) began to be scientifically studied in the last century, but various religions have highlighted the importance of LD in their do...
Investigation of the phenomenology, physiology and impact of spiritually transformative experiences - kundalini awakening.
Explore (New York, N.Y.) – January 01, 2021
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There is a paucity of research examining the phenomenology and energetic effects of spiritually transformative experiences with an energetic compon...
The feasibility of an innovative online mind-body wellness program for medical students.
Canadian medical education journal – February 01, 2025
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Medical students have higher stress levels than their age-matched peers; however, few online wellness interventions have been trialed in this popul...
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Treatment of Vestibular Migraine: A Prospective Pilot Study.
Cureus – February 01, 2025
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe the implementation and efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for treati...
Stress, physical activity, and mindfulness practices among youth amidst COVID-19.
Frontiers in sports and active living – January 01, 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated stress and anxiety among young people, particularly university students, impacting their mental well-being an...
To Move or Not to Move: Factors of Mind-Body Practice Engagement in a Population-Based Study.
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine – April 01, 2025
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Background: Mind-body practices (MBPs), which include seated- (meditation) and movement-based practices (yoga, Tai Chi, qigong), have grown increas...