Spiritual Experiences of Long-Term Meditation Practitioners Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Pilot Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-00995-9
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the spiritual experiences of long-term Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga (a spiritually focused meditation practice) meditators who have been diagnosed with cancer and to understand how their long-term… read more here.
Keywords: meditation; long term; study; spiritual experiences ... See more keywords
Spiritual Experiences of Adults With Advanced Cancer in Outpatient Clinical Settings.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.11.026
Abstract: CONTEXT Adults who have advanced cancer experience distress, and many use religion and spirituality to cope. Research on the spiritual experiences of patients with advanced cancer will help guide the provision of high-quality spiritual care.… read more here.
Keywords: adults advanced; family friends; relationships family; spiritual experiences ... See more keywords
Daily spiritual experiences and well-being among the nonreligious, spiritual, and religious: A bifactor analysis.
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DOI: 10.1037/rel0000248
Abstract: The Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES; Underwood & Teresi, 2002) has been used in hundreds of investigations to study the role of everyday spiritual experiences in the lives of the Not Religious nor Spiritual (NRS),… read more here.
Keywords: three groups; daily spiritual; spiritual religious; spiritual experiences ... See more keywords
Association of psychosocial–spiritual experiences around childbirth and subsequent perinatal mental health outcomes: an integrated review
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DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2019.1616680
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Perinatal mental health is a concern for women, families, communities and maternity care providers internationally. However, there is little understanding of poor perinatal maternal mental health and association with women’s experiences of childbirth.… read more here.
Keywords: psychosocial spiritual; subsequent perinatal; spiritual experiences; perinatal mental ... See more keywords
Mixed support for a causal link between single dose intranasal oxytocin and spiritual experiences: opposing effects depending on individual proclivities for absorption
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsy068
Abstract: Abstract Intranasal oxytocin (OT) has previously been found to increase spirituality, an effect moderated by OT‐related genotypes. This pre‐registered study sought to conceptually replicate and extend those findings. Using a single dose of intranasal OT… read more here.
Keywords: absorption; intranasal; treatment; intranasal oxytocin ... See more keywords
Spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness – Parallels between BDSM and Christianity
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DOI: 10.1177/1363460720964035
Abstract: This article is based on a five-year qualitative ethnographic study of bondage and discipline/dominance and submission/sadism and masochism (BDSM) in Sweden. In-depth interviews were completed with 29 self-defined BDSM practitioners. In the article, I investigate… read more here.
Keywords: bdsm; states consciousness; christianity; altered states ... See more keywords
Developmental Implications of Children’s Early Religious and Spiritual Experiences in Context: A Sociocultural Perspective
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DOI: 10.3390/rel10110631
Abstract: Religious and spiritual experiences have implications for many aspects of development across the lifespan, including during early childhood. A focus on religion and spirituality expands beyond a discrete domain of social science (e.g., cognitive development)… read more here.
Keywords: perspective; spiritual experiences; religious spiritual; developmental implications ... See more keywords
Spiritual experiences in the marketplace: Why is it possible?
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DOI: 10.4102/hts.v74i3.5129
Abstract: For some churches, declining attendance and membership numbers are a given. From a marketing and business perspective, churches are experiencing growing competition on a spiritual level from the world of business within the experience economy.… read more here.
Keywords: experiences marketplace; marketplace possible; spiritual experiences;
The Relationship Between Social Support and Family Functioning Among Married Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Iran with the Mediating Role of Spiritual Experiences and Moral Foundations
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DOI: 10.5001/omj.2023.58
Abstract: Objectives When a married family member suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS), the collective physical and psychosocial well-being of the family is impacted and much of the burden is on the healthier spouse. The purpose of… read more here.
Keywords: family functioning; family; spiritual experiences; moral foundations ... See more keywords