Rethinking the Placebo Effect: How Our Minds Actually Affect Our Bodies. By Maria Popova The startling physiological effects of loneliness, optimism, and meditation.
In 2013, Neil deGrasse Tyson hosted a mind-bending debate on the nature of “nothing” — an inquiry that has occupied thinkers since the dawn of recorded thought and permeates everything from Hamlet’s iconic question to the boldest frontiers of quantum physics. That’s precisely what New Scientist editor-in-chief Jeremy Webb explores with a kaleidoscopic lens in Nothing: Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion (public library | IndieBound) — a terrific collection of essays and articles exploring everything from vacuum to the birth and death of the universe to how the concept of zero gained wide acceptance in the 17th century after being shunned as a dangerous innovation for 400 years. As Webb elegantly puts it, “nothing becomes a lens through which we can explore the universe around us and even what it is to be human.
It reveals past attitudes and present thinking.” Donating = Loving. Research Mapping Human Emotions Shows Strong Mind Body Connection. Photo: Bodily topography of basic (Upper) and nonbasic (Lower) emotions associated with words.
The body maps show regions whose activation increased (warm colors) or decreased (cool colors) when feeling each emotion. (P < 0.05 FDR corrected; t > 1.94). The color bar indicates the t-statistic range. Love makes us warm all over, and now scientists are creating body maps to prove it. A team of scientists in Finland has used a topographical self-reported method to reveal the effects that different emotional states have on bodily sensations.
Most basic emotions were associated with sensations of elevated activity in the upper chest area, likely corresponding to changes in breathing and heart rate (1). Research on behavioral and physiological responses to emotions could help in understanding mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. “Emotions coordinate our behavior and physiological states during survival-salient events and pleasurable interactions. About the Author Credits: WakingTimes. The Symbols of Shiva Explained. Frequencies of Brilliance - Enter Doorways to Remembrance of YOUR Unlimited Self. Where Science and Buddhism Meet PART 1. Chakras. Undefined Chakras - our 'invisible' organs Back to Breatharian page Since chakras showed to have such a vital part in breatharianism, I thought it appropriate to dedicate an entire page to them.
Knowledge about the chakras is very important and useful for the aspiring breatharian. But perhaps most interestingly, it explains why LIGHT is nourishing. -The Seven Chakras- Our body is much more than what our eyes tell us. Chakras are like the non-physical organs. On the picture (above) our seven main chakras. The chakras support our body with energy. ... A chakra will support bodily functions. Red chakra is the first one. Orange chakra is the second one. Some people do not have their yellow chakra active. When the green chakra is activated, the person has reached an emotionally deeper understanding of oneself and of others. Blue chakra is often weak in people unless we're dealing with a very charismatic person. Violet chakra, the seventh one, is the link to our spirituality. -Additional Chakras-