Contemporary Sweden is a multicultural and multireligious society. Whether we like it or not. That is the message of the anthology "Holy Health", writes Göran Ståhle, a senior lecturer in the Psychology of Religion at Södertörn University in Stockholm, who is one of the editors of the book. After his article, journalist David Finer provides a description of the contents. Read more
Scientists are confused about the concept of mindfulness, and overlook its social and existential dimensions. Mindfulness has become commercialized mindlessness and lost its soul. So says Håkan Nilsson at University of Gothenburg, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion in Sweden. Håkan Nilsson is a lecturer in social psychology and the author of the […] Read more
Correct breathing could improve public health. Breathing the right way is part of human nature. But we have lost contact with this innate ability. This was one of the take-home messages from the first so called Breath Day held in Stockholm recently, writes physical therapist Lisa Danåsen Wikström.
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