Universal Self is an archetype in which there is reciprocal correspondence between individual and universe. A pragmatic research design grounded in the hermeneutic tradition of inquiry is used to explore Universal Self from the perspective of Ancient Egypt by synthesizing histor…
The Jesus Prayer is a form of prayer that for centuries has been preserved and practiced by the Hesychasm, the eremitic tradition that is the direct inheritor of the Desert Fathers of early Christianity. Such prayer is deeply similar to the Integral Yoga spiritual practice or sa…
Introducción: El síndrome metabólico (MetS) es un conjunto de trastornos que incluyen a la obesidad visceral o abdominal, la hipertensión arterial, la hipertrigliceridemia, el colesterol HDL bajo y la hiperglicemia. Ante la presencia de tres o más de los cinco criterios definido…
The heart is the first organ system to form in the embryo. Over the course of development, cardiomyocytes with differing morphogenetic, molecular, and physiological characteristics are specified and differentiate and integrate with one another to assemble a coordinated electrome…
Problem. In Ezek 36:27, God foretells that he will put his Spirit within his people and he will "do" so that Israel will obey his laws. Ezekiel 36:27 indicates a close relationship between the Spirit of God and Israel in observing the statutes and judgments of God in the Babylon…
In the interwar period, the Soviet Union and Turkey embarked on an unprecedented partnership, characterized by high profile economic, diplomatic, and cultural exchanges. The enthusiasm of these interactions surprised contemporaneous foreign observers and contemporary scholars al…
In the later medieval period, the heart was thought to be responsible for maintaining the body's temperature, effecting emotional responses based on sensory perceptions and even receiving the Eucharist. This thesis intends to provide a literary, medical and religious history of …
This study explored meaningful experiences of heart opening. The 13 coparticipants (8 men and 5 women) were 31 to 63 years of age (mean = 45); 8 were Caucasian, 3 ethnic American, 1 Japanese, and 1 Ukrainian. Coparticipants were interviewed and asked to bring something to the in…
This creative project is a memoir of the year the author spent living in Iran and teaching at the University of Tehran during the period preceding the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The preliminary sections in the first chapter include a statement of purpose, a discussion of the si…
"Generally, cross-sectional imaging study of the heart requires reconstruction of two groups of imaging planes including, body and heart planes. Standard body planes include three orthogonal cuts in axial (transverse), coronal, and sagittal orientations. Heart planes also includ…