Guided imagery and affirmations in self-hypnosis – Frequently Asked Questions

“Anything in life can fail you, but not the sankalpa made with determination, will, perseverance and sincerity”. (Bihar School of Yoga)[1]. What is self-affirmation? Does it work? Across the globe, in different fields, affirmations or “sankalpa” have been incorporated and validated in various forms.  Some examples are captured below: A recent research in “Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience” journal reported that: “A large body of literature; however, demonstrates that a class of interventions called self-affirmations have benefits across threatening situations; affirmations can decrease stress, increase wellbeing, improve academic performance and make people more open to behavior change”[2]. Yoga nidra experts

Guided imagery and affirmations in self-hypnosis – Frequently Asked Questions2025-05-21T12:06:55+05:30

Ever experienced hallucinations? The answer may be in some of the childhood events

Ever experienced hallucinations? The answer may be in some of the childhood events Hallucinations are linked to various medical and psychiatric disorders[1].  Examples of the psychiatric conditions include major depression, Schizophrenia and other psychosis, Bipolar disorder, Disassociated identify disorder and alcohol or drug intoxication or withdrawal.  Example of the medical conditions include thyrotoxicosis, meningitis, encephalitis and other central nervous system injuries. Since hallucinations occur in a number of different clinical groups, they can be considered nonspecific for psychotic disorders[2].  Hence, it is being acknowledged that while hallucinations are linked to various disorders, they can also be part of everyday experience

Ever experienced hallucinations? The answer may be in some of the childhood events2025-05-21T12:05:39+05:30

How Children Absorb Parents’ Stress? The research findings & Regression Therapy Perspectives

How Children Absorb Parents' Stress? The research findings & Regression Therapy Perspectives Researchers have been examining ways in which parental stress can be passed on from parent to child. University of Haifa have found that children may even inherit the effects of mothers stress from events that occurred before conception through their DNA. Experiments done on female rats showed that stressed female rats showed an expression of a particular protein that prompted cells to release hormones related to stress and anxiety. This hormone in turn caused her to be more stressed and also her babies. This anxious behaviour was passed

How Children Absorb Parents’ Stress? The research findings & Regression Therapy Perspectives2025-05-21T12:04:26+05:30

Quality of the Singing Bowl or any Musical Instrument

Quality of the singing bowl or any musical instrument Identifying the quality of the Singing Bowl or any musical instrument is both an art and a science.  The scientific aspects must look for the elements of the sounds (in technical terms, parametric evaluations).  One such approach is to identify the frequencies present if the instrument generates multiple notes or note present if the instrument generates one note. For the singing bowl, my write-up on understanding the frequencies of the singing bowl provides a perspective. There are many additional ways the instrument can be evaluated based on the audio parameters.

Quality of the Singing Bowl or any Musical Instrument2025-05-21T12:27:46+05:30

Publication: Risk Factors for Immune System Impairment and the Need for Lifestyle Changes

A perspective from Wellness Space: Our work involves understanding the factors that influence the quality of life and wellbeing.  During the Covid times, one common question we get is "What's the chance of me getting the infection?". Following key points covered in the article (by Gunjan Y Trivedi and Dr Banshi Saboo in the Journal of Social Health and Diabetes) provide some answers. It is also well-known that the number of individuals exposed to infection is much higher than those presenting with the disease, confirming that most individuals can destroy the microorganisms and prevent the infection or slow down the

Publication: Risk Factors for Immune System Impairment and the Need for Lifestyle Changes2025-05-21T12:02:16+05:30
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