Generating content increases people’s enjoyment of positive experiences. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201110081602.htm
Category: Spirituality
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Smartphone surveys find a connection between daily spiritual experiences and well-being
Using smartphone check-ins twice a day for two weeks, sociologists in a national U.S. study have found a link between individuals’ daily spiritual experiences and overall well-being, say researchers. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201002130524.htm
Yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
A mindfulness-based stress reduction course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and functional capacity, according to a new study. Most of the study respondents (89%) reported the program helped them find ways to better cope with their pain while 11% remained… Continue reading Yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
Meditation for mind-control
Scientists have discovered that mindful meditation can help subjects learn and improve the ability to mind-control brain computer interfaces (BCIs). Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200923124647.htm
People’s life goals relate to their personality type
A new study suggests that for the most part, people formulate goals consistent with their personality traits. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200916135605.htm
Emotion vocabulary reflects state of well-being
The vast way in which you describe your emotions can reveal your lived experience and wellness status. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200910130408.htm
Unconscious learning underlies belief in God, study suggests
Individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns, an ability called implicit pattern learning, are likely to hold stronger beliefs that there is a god who creates patterns of events in the universe, according to neuroscientists. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200909085942.htm
Atheists are more likely to sleep better than Catholics and Baptists, study finds
A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics and Baptists. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200828204948.htm
When it comes to supporting candidates, ideology trumps race and gender
Voters who express prejudice against minorities and women are still more likely to support candidates who most closely align with their ideologies, regardless of the race or sex of such candidates, according to new research. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824092003.htm
Meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis — a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits — could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests a pilot study published today. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812094900.htm