Social anthropologist, consciousness researcher, Professor at Sofia Univ, and curious explorer of culture, science, and the wonder of it all.

prayer

28 Aug

Posted at 20:32h in cancer, healthcare, prayer

 Adapted from the book Breast Cancer: Beyond Convention. This article, Chapter 12, written by Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D., and Nola Lewis, M.S. Introduction, pg 315-7. People who face serious illness value their time in a new, more urgent way, and do not wish to waste it. If you are in treatment for breast cancer, you no doubt understand this very well. Like many women at this juncture, you may be feeling a greater-than-ever longing for a spiritual connection in your life. Illness often represents a spiritual turning point for patients, leading them to seek out new sources of comfort, strength, and purpose. It's too bad...

21 May

Posted at 07:31h in News and Press, prayer

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubnByLm9yZyUyRnBsYXllciUyRmVtYmVkJTJGMTA0MzUxNzEwJTJGMTA0NDA2NDY0JTIyJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjIxMDAlMjUlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIyOTAlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBzY3JvbGxpbmclM0QlMjJubyUyMiUyMHRpdGxlJTNEJTIyTlBSJTIwZW1iZWRkZWQlMjBhdWRpbyUyMHBsYXllciUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRSUwQSUwOQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]May 22, 2009 3:20 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Barbara Bradley Hagerty Fourth of a five-part series Link to NPR and this Episode Transcript from All Things Considered on NPR Ninety percent of Americans say they pray — for their health, or their love life or their final exams. But does prayer do any good? For decades, scientists have tried to test the power of prayer and positive thinking, with mixed results. Now some scientists are fording new — and controversial — territory. Mind Over Body When I first meet Sheri Kaplan,...