Yoga: Immortality and Freedom

Krishna, Daya; Éliade, Mircéa; Trask, Willard R.

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“…Different meditation techniques were employed in included interventions. A number of these are techniques of meditation described in traditional yoga (for example, mantra meditation) that highlight the importance of uninterrupted sustained attention on a single object (Eliade, 2009). These different types of meditations can be broadly classified as focused attention (focusing on an object in a sustained manner) and open monitoring meditations (nonjudgmental present awareness) (Lutz et al., 2008).…”

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“…Yoga encompasses a wide range of practices, from philosophical to spiritual but the body‐mind practices are the most popular (Eliade, 2009), these include components such as physical practices (asana or yoga poses or postures), breathing techniques (pranayama or breath control), relaxation and meditation (dhyana) (Cartwright et al., 2020). In recent years, yoga has grown very rapidly in popularity around the world, for example, in 2017 about 14% of adults in the United States practised yoga and meditation in the last 12 months according to a National Health Interview Survey (Clarke et al., 2018).…”

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Effect of a single session of yoga and meditation on stress reactivity: A systematic review

Mandlik,

Siopis,

Nguyen

et al. 2023

Stress and Health

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This systematic review synthesises the evidence for the effectiveness of a single session of yoga or its components including meditation and breathing techniques in reducing acute stress reactivity in healthy adults. Following the PRISMA guidelines, we searched Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, CINAHL, and PsycINFO on 30th July 2023 for randomised controlled or crossover trials of yoga components and reporting physiological and/or psychological outcome measure(s) related to stress reactivity. Risk of bias (ROB) was assessed using the Cochrane ROB 2 tool. Data were synthesised narratively. Twenty‐one out of 28 eligible studies (n = 2574) relating to 31 interventions (meditation [n = 22], breathing [n = 4] and yoga [n = 5]) reported outcomes in favour of the intervention. Stress reactivity was reported to be reduced by 71% of studies measuring physiological outcomes and 65% of studies measuring psychological outcomes. These studies show that a single session of yoga components is effective in reducing acute stress reactivity in adults and could be recommended for stress management. Future studies with larger populations and a more equal representation of genders and age groups are warranted.

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Effect of a single session of yoga and meditation on stress reactivity: A systematic review

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Siopis,

Nguyen

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Stress and Health

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Worldviews in Myanmar: A Missiological Perspective

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Each of the many ethnic groups in Myanmar has its own unique worldview; however, these are all principally related, in some respects, to the three primary worldviews in Myanmar, as informed by the culture historically: animism, Buddhism, and, to a lesser extent, Hinduism. For the purposes of this article, I am defining “worldview” as: A culturally-informed, yet personal, system of thought, wherein are held existential beliefs, such as regards the existence or non-existence of a god or gods; evaluative beliefs, such as regards proper and improper expressions of social intercourse; and prescriptive beliefs, such as regards value and purpose. In light of this definition, the worldviews in Myanmar will be explored as to their existential, evaluative, and prescriptive beliefs, with a summary statement, addressing the missiological challenges, which those worldviews present, in particular, to Christian unity.

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Yoga: Immortality and Freedom

Cited by 7 publications

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Effect of a single session of yoga and meditation on stress reactivity: A systematic review

Effect of a single session of yoga and meditation on stress reactivity: A systematic review

Medieval Jaina Goddess Traditions

Worldviews in Myanmar: A Missiological Perspective

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