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When spirits speak through the writing hands of Brazilian mediums, there is a drop in activity in parts of the brain. 
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Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world's major religions, spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person's faith, according to University of Missouri researchers.
David Perry's curator insight,
May 24, 2013 1:38 PM
Good news! The problem is some people's idea of religion is moving forward on automatic pilot without developing their own spirituality.
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Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.
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Science is beginning to show that meditation can have a major impact on the way our brain and bodies function, write Jonathan Krygier and Andrew Kemp.
Tyler's curator insight,
January 10, 2013 11:04 AM
Meditation has always been an intriguing form of stress relief to me. Of the many different techniques, this one seems to be the most difficult for people to do. To be able to seperate our mind from the world around us is a daunting task, which is why I am glad that I found this article. This helped tremendously with my education on the subject, and I walked away far more intrigued than I was beforehand. Although I will probably stick to easier ways of reducing stress, I am glad that I at least was able to learn a bit more about meditation and the benefits that it brings. 
Brady Wyman's curator insight,
March 25, 2013 12:03 PM
Shows benefits of meditation on mental health.
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Meditation-The Controlled Psychophysical Self-Regulation Process That Works Publication Date: Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 348-353,...
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Recently, when several thousands of people gathered in Times Square at the summer solstice to salute the sun, it was very clear just how much yoga has become a Western mass movement. But Peter van der Veer doubts whether such events in fact have anything to do with the original ideas of spirituality: "The critical elements, like those to be found in the spiritual ideas at the beginning of the 20th century, are missing."
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Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a "God spot," one distinct area of the brain responsible for spirituality. Now, University of Missouri researchers have completed research that indicates spirituality is a complex phenomenon, and multiple areas of the brain are responsible for the many aspects of spiritual experiences. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience
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Where should science lie on this spectrum of debate? Can someone still call themselves "spiritual" and hold fast to the principles of science?
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New York Times reporter Benedict Carey referred to tears in a piece as emotional perspiration.
“Tears are just one of many miracles which work so well that we taken them for granted every day.” Here, then, are seven ways tears and the phenomenon we call “crying” heal us physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually. Via PAT NOVAK
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My paganism and my advocation of science are not mutually exclusive. Spiritual belief is a subjective, experiential matter
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