Questions tagged [meditation]
For questions regarding the practice of training the mind via concentration and rituals. These behaviors may be done with or without a religious context.
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Explanation for the "spinal energy" and other "Kundalini awakening" symptoms?
Lots of people have been sharing first-hand reports of their personal experience of the so-called "Kundalini awakening". The following are a few illustrative anecdotes:
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Does any neurological research exist surrounding Buddhist "enlightenment"?
I know there have been many studies on meditation in general, with noticeable changes in the brain. From a skeptic's perspective, I am curious if there are noticeable changes in the brain between "...
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Relaxing your concepts in meditation
I am using the app Waking up from Sam Harris. A lot of his guided meditations tell you to perceive the world as the raw data of experience, instead of perceiving objects and concepts. To illustrate ...
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Is your fluid intelligence malleable in the positive side?
I was going through this and it struck me that your raw IQ reaches its peak somewhere between 18 and 21. I came across the following article which says meditation could be very helpful to boost your ...
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Does mindfulness involve negative feedback loops in the brain?
Mindfulness is defined as a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Is the neurological ...
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What was meditation's part in psychology before third wave therapies?
I'm studying the history of meditation and/or mindfulness in psychology and am falling to find authors and resources speaking about it before its recent raise in popularity in western culture. Was ...
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Does yoga affect music?
I am currently studying for a bachelor's degree in psychology, as part of the degree, I was asked to conduct a study during which I will examine the interaction effect of yoga and music and their ...
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how do Transcendental Meditation and mindfulness differ in terms of dealing with individual's anxiety?
I want to know how these two forms of approaches differ in terms of guiding a person's anxiety and helping them heal. there has been no research done using these two forms of meditation together on ...
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Comprehensive Overview of the Literature regarding Meditation
There have been a lot of studies of meditation, but my understanding is a lot of it is put out by journals that have an invested interest in meditation "working" by whatever metric. Is there an ...
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Is transcendental meditation pseudoscience?
Is transcendental meditation pseudoscience or it is confirmed by official medical science?
Does students learn it at study and does it realy helps to cure depression,panic,fear,anexity,some diseases ?
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Does meditation have and effect on Priming?
I’m reading Think Fast And Slow and am learning about the priming effect. Has anyone studied how meditation affects this phenomenon? Are folks who meditate any less likely to respond to being primed?