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Medita\u00e7\u00e3o Centrada no Cora\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At\u00e9 aos dias de hoje, a ci\u00eancia da medita\u00e7\u00e3o tem estado centrada nos benef\u00edcios terap\u00eauticos de t\u00e9cnicas derivadas das tradi\u00e7\u00f5es budista e hindu (Mindfulness e Medita\u00e7\u00e3o Transcendental). Mas o que sabemos sobre os efeitos de pr\u00e1ticas meditativas de outras tradi\u00e7\u00f5es? Poder\u00e1 a pr\u00e1tica de medita\u00e7\u00e3o centrada no cora\u00e7\u00e3o, presente em tradi\u00e7\u00f5es crist\u00e3s e mu\u00e7ulmanas, aumentar o florescimento humano atrav\u00e9s do impacto positivo na sa\u00fade e nos comportamentos interpessoais?

Para este projeto, cri\u00e1mos programas de medita\u00e7\u00e3o centrada no cora\u00e7\u00e3o com a dura\u00e7\u00e3o de oito semanas, acess\u00edveis atrav\u00e9s de uma aplica\u00e7\u00e3o m\u00f3vel. Para avaliar os seus efeitos, realiz\u00e1mos um ensaio cl\u00ednico de car\u00e1cter aleat\u00f3rio que comparou pr\u00e1ticas meditativas de tradi\u00e7\u00e3o crist\u00e3 e isl\u00e2mica com um programa de mindfulness (MBSR) e com um grupo de controlo em lista de espera. Pode ler mais sobre esta experi\u00eancia, aqui<\/a>.

Como parte deste projeto, produzimos tamb\u00e9m um document\u00e1rio em formato podcast com 4 epis\u00f3dios, ao qual pode aceder no bot\u00e3o abaixo. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pensamento da Floresta: Conhecimento Ind\u00edgena e Espiritualidade da Amaz\u00f3nia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Descobri a riqueza das culturas ind\u00edgenas durante o trabalho de campo que fiz no Brasil sobre rituais. A Amaz\u00f3nia brasileira alberga a maior concentra\u00e7\u00e3o de povos n\u00e3o contactados do mundo e mais de 200 grupos ind\u00edgenas, em que a maioria dos quais fala l\u00ednguas distintas. Existe uma vasta literatura antropol\u00f3gica sobre estas culturas, \u00e0 qual se juntam cada vez mais contribui\u00e7\u00f5es dos pr\u00f3prios povos ind\u00edgenas, desafiando profundamente a forma como pensamos sobre n\u00f3s mesmos e sobre o mundo que habitamos.

Em colabora\u00e7\u00e3o com antrop\u00f3logos da Universidade Federal da Amaz\u00f3nia e outros colegas, iniciei o projeto de podcast 'Pensamento da Floresta<\/a>.' Trata-se de um projeto de divulga\u00e7\u00e3o cient\u00edfica que procura explorar, em linguagem acess\u00edvel, a forma como os povos ind\u00edgenas da Amaz\u00f3nia se relacionam com o mundo natural e espiritual, os seus modos de ser e de pensar, e de que forma a sua perspetiva traz novos contributos para os problemas da nossa civiliza\u00e7\u00e3o urbana, como a crise ambiental.

Este projeto continua em desenvolvimento e tenho um grande interesse em falar com potenciais colaboradores, sobretudo educadores ambientais. Veja uma breve entrevista que dei sobre este projeto no bot\u00e3o abaixo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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O Lado Negro da Medita\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quando o Buddha Pill<\/em> foi publicado pela primeira vez, um dos cap\u00edtulos que descrevia os potenciais efeitos adversos da medita\u00e7\u00e3o gerou uma grande repercuss\u00e3o medi\u00e1tica que deu origem tanto a debate p\u00fablico como a novas investiga\u00e7\u00f5es sobre o tema. Pode ler resumos do cap\u00edtulo referido na New Scientist<\/a>, ou neste artigo da Lancet Psychiatry<\/a>.

Pode tamb\u00e9m encontrar um excelente document\u00e1rio radiof\u00f3nico da BBC Radio 4 baseado nesse cap\u00edtulo e noutras partes do Buddha Pill <\/em>aqui<\/a>.

Por fim, se desejar ler um resumo acad\u00e9mico mais aprofundado, pode consultar, atrav\u00e9s do bot\u00e3o abaixo, uma revis\u00e3o sistem\u00e1tica de mais de 40 anos de estudos sobre os efeitos adversos da medita\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Science of Rituals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Em colabora\u00e7\u00e3o com Robin Dunbar e outros colegas,<\/a> explorei tamb\u00e9m os efeitos dos rituais. Estud\u00e1mos de que forma os rituais podem refor\u00e7ar os la\u00e7os sociais, assim como os mecanismos biol\u00f3gicos que os tornam t\u00e3o poderosos e presentes em todas as culturas. 

Analis\u00e1mos diferentes tipos de rituais no Reino Unido e no Brasil, tanto em contextos naturais como em laborat\u00f3rio. Alguns dos estudos recorreram a procedimentos duplamente cegos para testar o papel biol\u00f3gico das endorfinas,<\/a> enquanto outros compararam, ao longo de 5 semanas num laborat\u00f3rio, os efeitos de rituais religiosos com rituais seculares<\/a>, e de rituais baseados no ioga<\/a> .

Os resultados confirmaram dados iniciais sobre a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos rituais na cria\u00e7\u00e3o de coes\u00e3o social, bem como a teoria de Dunbar acerca do papel do sistema de endorfinas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Heart-Centred Meditation Meditation science has focused on the therapeutic benefits of techniques derived from Buddhist and Hindu traditions (Mindfulness and Transcendental Meditation). But what do know about the effects of meditation practices from other traditions? 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