Essays about: "Meditation practices"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Meditation practices.

  1. 1. Zen Practice for the environment : A study of how Zen practice can help nurturing a healthy view of the environment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Josua Li; [2024]
    Keywords : Zen; Buddhism; Environment; Interconnections; Impermanence; Fishing; Meditation practices;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore how Zen can provide practices that help remedy the environmental problems that may arise from how the environment is viewed. I argue that two ingredients should be part of a good strategy to change how one views the environment. Firstly, a good strategy should not be in conflict with the worldview one holds. READ MORE

  3. 2. Deep Breath - An auto-reflexive account of a collective journey into the healing practices of shared, embodied, breathing meditation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap

    Author : Michel Starco; [2023]
    Keywords : Quality of safety; Belly2Belly; Liminality; Interpretive drift; Embodiment of intimacy; Embodiment; Lived religion; Intimacy; Co-regulation; Intercorporeity; Ritual; Auto-reflexive ethnography; Negotiating somatic consent; Habitus; Socialization; Polyvagal theory.; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : When we first encounter past traumatic experiences in ourselves, we are left with a conundrum; how are we to move forward in our everyday lives and thrive, rather than just cope and survive? By participating in the Belly2Belly ritual, providing analytical reflections and a detailed account from an auto-reflexive perspective, I attempt in this thesis to show, through the Belly2Belly ritual, how participants progress from a state of ill-being into a state of well-being, a form of evolution of well-being. This, it can be argued, takes form when the ritual participants are provided with the opportunity to engage with their unconscious habitus and autonomous physiological reactions through embodiment of intimacy. READ MORE

  4. 3. From tranquilising to transforming : How can yoga practices address systemic patterns of oppression in order to cultivate liberation?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Chloé Gobillot; [2023]
    Keywords : affective knowledge; affective teaching; asana; autoethnography; breath; collective liberation; critical future studies; critical utopian studies; intersectionality; language; meditation; mindfulness; oppression; solidarity; yoga;

    Abstract : This study is an exploration of the practices of yoga teachers whose approaches are inscribed in social justice. Indeed, it attempts to understand how they find cohesion between a complex and spiritual discipline and their commitment to participate in anti-oppression. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Challenges of Goenka’s Vipassana : How Participants of the Ten-Day Course Make Sense of the Intense Internal Experiences Induced by Vipassana Meditation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap

    Author : Jan Wallentin; [2023]
    Keywords : Goenka; dhamma; Vipassana; meditation; meditation retreats; ten-day course; energe-like somatic experiences ELSE ; adverse experiences; anomalous experiences; subtle energy; Theravada Buddhism; modern Buddhism; body psychotherapy; secular spirituality; new spirituality; phenomenography; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : In this study, 28 individuals were interviewed about their experiences and interpretations of S. N. Goenka’s ten-day Vipassana course, which involves intense meditation practices. READ MORE

  6. 5. Neuroplasticity induced bymeditation practices : A systematic review

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Gergana Doinova; [2022]
    Keywords : meditation; neuroplasticity; fMRI; MRI; wellbeing;

    Abstract : Meditation has in recent decades received attention mainly for its health benefits in western society, not least in the field of neuroscience. Researchers are frequently exploring the link between plasticity in the brain, and the practice of meditation. READ MORE