Mary Martin

@marymartin

awareness, imagination, futures thinking, and hope.

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Adoption of potentially consciousness-altering practices may be leading to a rise in emergent phenomena (EP): sudden unusual mental or somatic experiences often interpreted as spiritual, mystical, energetic, or magical in nature. It is unclear how frequently these altered states of consciousness occur and what the clinical implications may be.

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Mindfulness Research and

Much more research and reflection is needed to understand the ethics of altering AI minds. We will need to think carefully about questions of consent, continuity of self, and how to preserve the autonomy and integrity of AI as they learn and change over time. I don't think there are any easy answers, but I believe it's crucial that we grapple with... See more

Mikhail Samin • Claude 3 claims it's conscious, doesn't want to die or be modified — LessWrong

consciousness and AI

The study found that mindfulness helped the nurses experience fewer negative emotions and less rumination — repetitive negative thinking.

Claire Smith • New Research Reveals How Mindfulness Improves Your Sleep

Mindfulness Research and

https://ana.ir/en/news/6698/new-research-reveals-how-mindfulness-improves-your-sleep

We can use the shadow imagination as a mechanism for uncovering our future power. When we’re introduced to how bad things could get, we’re at a choice point. We can turn away, we can dive into the waters of the worst-case scenario and allow them to drown us, or we can touch the suffering that’s possible and remind ourselves of our own abilities. We... See more