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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Development of a Low-level laser therapy product for home use : With focus on function and aesthetic design

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Vendela Sandström; Westerberg Klara; [2023]
    Keywords : Industrial design; human-centered design; usability; low-level laser therapy; well-being; Teknisk design; human-centered design; användbarhet; low-level laser therapy; välbefinnande;

    Abstract : Today, 27 out of 1000 individuals suffer from neck pain, affecting both individuals and society (Kazeminasab et al., 2022). These problems are most prevalent in the Scandinavian countries, with Sweden being one of the countries experiencing the greatest increase (Safiri et al., 2020). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effect of aerobic exercise interventions on depression and depressive disorder in elderly. : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Xinhui Lin; Lishi Xie; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Depression manifests as neurological and psychiatric disorders.Depression is a kind of emotional disorder accompanied by mental retardation symptoms,but also can lead to a variety of functional physical disorders.It can be gradual, can besudden. READ MORE

  5. 4. “On an ecliptic Tuesday or Saturday the Tantrik practises several black arts.”

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Maggie Kastlund; [2022-05-12]
    Keywords : Tantra; Theosophy; Occultism; Postcolonial Theory; Thematic Analysis; Literature Study; The Theosophist; Lucifer; Helena Petrovna Blavatsky; Arthur Avalon;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates descriptions of Tantra within nineteenth to twentieth century Theosophy. 34 accounts from two Theosophical periodicals, The Theosophist (1879–) and Lucifer (1887–97) published between the years 1879–1941 were analyzed by departing from thematic analysis and postcolonial theory. READ MORE

  6. 5. Lágin - A writer’s retreat in the Icelandic countryside

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Þórbergur Friðriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Writers retreat; writer; retreat; residency; rammed earth; yoga; meditation; Iceland; nature;

    Abstract : Lágin (pron. laoyin)  is an old Icelandic word I came across in my great grandfather’s writings. Lágin translates to a dip in the landscape but in regards to my project, Lágin is the name of a writers retreat I've designed by the farmstead Hali in Suðursveit, Iceland. READ MORE