A new study published in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience provides evidence that consciously controlled breathing can enhance communication between the brain and the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate.
Read moreThinking About Consciousness
Our brains trick us into thinking consciousness can reside outside the body, says new research out of Northeastern.
Read moreConsciousness and Time Perception
This article and video looks at how altered states of consciousness change our perception of time.
Read moreLife
This article asks what is life? Keep reading for some intriguing answers.
Read moreThe Numinous and Hope
Hope is an indispensable component for living a life of meaning, value, and well-being. Hope enables us to manage stressors, threats, failures, and personal doubts while helping us to stay focused on our goals and strivings.
Hope is particularly relevant to the Numinous dimension of meaning.
The value of the Numinous for healthcare providers and its role in managing patients is overviewed.
Read moreNuminous Experience and Consciousness
It’s important on a personal and collective level.
Read moreIs the Universe Conscious?
Science writer Annaka Harris, author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind (2019) offers an interesting theory of consciousness, that the universe itself is conscious and its consciousness is, perhaps, the only reality.
Read moreConsciousness Connects Us
Theory suggests that consciousness is a quantum process, connecting us all to the entire universe.
Read moreDeep Into the Unconscious
We are used to skimming the surface of our emotions, distracting ourselves with endless doing. To discover what we really need, we must move beyond the shallows and dive deep into the unconscious.
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