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Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective
Today, as research into the contemplative sciences is being widely referenced, the research community would benefit from an understanding of the Heartfulness method of meditation. Heartfulness offers an in-depth experiential practice focused on the evolution of human consciousness using the ancient...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9128627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35619781 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.806131 |
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author | van’t Westeinde, Annelies Patel, Kamlesh D. |
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description | Today, as research into the contemplative sciences is being widely referenced, the research community would benefit from an understanding of the Heartfulness method of meditation. Heartfulness offers an in-depth experiential practice focused on the evolution of human consciousness using the ancient technique of Pranahuti (yogic Transmission) during Meditation, in combination with the more active mental practice of “Cleaning.” Both are enabled by initiation into the Heartfulness practices. These unique features distinguish Heartfulness from other paths that have been described in the scientific literature thus far. In this introductory paper, we present the Heartfulness practices, the philosophy upon which the practices are based, and we reflect on the putative mechanisms through which Heartfulness could exert its effects on the human body and mind in the light of scientific research that has been done in other meditation systems. We conclude with suggestions for future research on the Heartfulness way of meditation. |
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spelling | pubmed-91286272022-05-25 Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective van’t Westeinde, Annelies Patel, Kamlesh D. Front Psychol Psychology Today, as research into the contemplative sciences is being widely referenced, the research community would benefit from an understanding of the Heartfulness method of meditation. Heartfulness offers an in-depth experiential practice focused on the evolution of human consciousness using the ancient technique of Pranahuti (yogic Transmission) during Meditation, in combination with the more active mental practice of “Cleaning.” Both are enabled by initiation into the Heartfulness practices. These unique features distinguish Heartfulness from other paths that have been described in the scientific literature thus far. In this introductory paper, we present the Heartfulness practices, the philosophy upon which the practices are based, and we reflect on the putative mechanisms through which Heartfulness could exert its effects on the human body and mind in the light of scientific research that has been done in other meditation systems. We conclude with suggestions for future research on the Heartfulness way of meditation. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9128627/ /pubmed/35619781 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.806131 Text en Copyright © 2022 van’t Westeinde and Patel. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology van’t Westeinde, Annelies Patel, Kamlesh D. Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective |
title | Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective |
title_full | Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective |
title_fullStr | Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective |
title_short | Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective |
title_sort | heartfulness meditation: a yogic and neuroscientific perspective |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9128627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35619781 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.806131 |
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