{"id":193231,"date":"2024-07-21T06:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T11:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/cambridge-study-reveals-mindfulness-can-trigger-profound-altered-states-of-consciousness"},"modified":"2024-07-21T06:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T11:23:57","slug":"cambridge-study-reveals-mindfulness-can-trigger-profound-altered-states-of-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/cambridge-study-reveals-mindfulness-can-trigger-profound-altered-states-of-consciousness","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge Study Reveals Mindfulness Can Trigger Profound Altered States of Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/cambridge-study-reveals-mindfulness-can-trigger-profound-altered-states-of-consciousness.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mindfulness training may cause altered states of consciousness, including disembodiment and unity, according to a University of Cambridge study. While often positive, these experiences can sometimes be unsettling. Awareness and open communication about these potential side effects are essential for both teachers and students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new study from the <a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/tag\/university-of-cambridge\/\">University of Cambridge<\/a> suggests that participants in mindfulness training may undergo altered states of consciousness, experiencing sensations of disembodiment and unity.<\/p>\n<p>The team says that while these experiences can be very positive, that is not always the case. Mindfulness teachers and students need to be aware that they can be a side-effect of training, and students should feel empowered to share their experiences with their teacher or doctor if they have any concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindfulness training may cause altered states of consciousness, including disembodiment and unity, according to a University of Cambridge study. While often positive, these experiences can sometimes be unsettling. Awareness and open communication about these potential side effects are essential for both teachers and students. A new study from the University of Cambridge suggests that participants [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}