"It’s like a charge – either fuses you or burns you out": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of extreme mental states in meditation context

Meditation, an ancient Eastern spiritual practice, is increasingly being practised in the West where its benefits for mental and physical health have been established. Extreme mental states that can be encountered in the context of meditation have also been reported and often have been labelled as p...

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Published in:Mental health, religion & culture
Authors: Kaselionyte, Justina (Author) ; Gumley, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Further subjects:B Phenomenology
B Psychosis
B Meditation
B Kundalini yoga
B spiritual emergency
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