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What is Equanimity

Chapter 17
Handbook of Research on Clinical Applications of Meditation and Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Mental Health
When a person has a calm state of mind in different situations such as failure, success, emotional pains, etc.
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Yoga for Attaining the State of Mindfulness
Gitanjali Roy (The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8682-2.ch017
Abstract
Mental peace, inner peace, and spiritual enlightenment are often emphasized in ancient scriptures for the holistic development of man. Every culture and religion of the world teaches, preaches, and practices these virtues for a vertical development of love and restating the brotherhood in society. Yoga and Mindfulness are two prominent and popular practices to achieve the good values and virtues. These two practices are dissected by philosophers, researchers, and physicians to the threshold only to conclude that the effects are inevitably gainful. This chapter brings together yoga and mindfulness on same page to show their complementary relationship. Here are mentioned few challenges and issues that both the practices have to face often.
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Chapter 10
FOSCE: A Scale Measuring Equanimity Defined on the Tenets of Swadharma and Its Role in Contributing to Workplace Spirituality
Equanimity is defined as ‘an even-minded mental state or dispositional tendency toward all experiences or objects, regardless of their origin or their affective valence (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral)’ ( Desbordes et al., 2015 , p. 356).
Published in Chapter: FOSCE: A Scale Measuring Equanimity Defined on the Tenets of Swadharma and Its Role in Contributing to Workplace Spirituality; From: Handbook of Research on Integrating Spirituality in Modern Workplaces
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Mindfulness Interventions and Executive Functions: Cognitive and Clinical Implications for Children and Adolescents
Awareness of a certain mental object (be it a representation of an external object or an internal emotional or physical state) with a non-reactive stance and affective impartiality.
Published in Chapter: Mindfulness Interventions and Executive Functions: Cognitive and Clinical Implications for Children and Adolescents; From: Handbook of Research on Neurocognitive Development of Executive Functions and Implications for Intervention
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