Life balance and harmony

T Lomas - International Journal of Wellbeing, 2021 - internationaljournalofwellbeing.org
The relevance of balance and harmony to wellbeing has been understudied and under-
theorised in psychology generally (excepting certain fields and cultural contexts). This …

A global history of happiness

T Lomas, B Case, FJ Cratty… - International …, 2021 - internationaljournalofwellbeing.org
Happiness is an increasingly prominent topic of interest across numerous academic fields.
However, the literature can sometimes imply it is predominantly a modern concern …

Validation and measurement invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) in a Spanish general sample

B Espejo, I Checa, J Perales-Puchalt… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Well-being has been measured based on different perspectives in positive psychology.
However, it is necessary to measure affects and emotions correctly and to explore the …

Ethical principles of yoga philosophy in western yoga practitioners: validation of the yama/niyama questionnaire

A Büssing, SV Bretz, Y Beerenbrock - Complementary medicine …, 2021 - karger.com
Yoga is mainly known for its postures, while it has a rich philosophical/spiritual background
which is often not well known. Particularly the ethical principles of Yoga, the Yamas and …

The varieties of vitality: A cross-cultural lexical analysis

T Lomas, J Ritchie-Dunham… - International …, 2022 - internationaljournalofwellbeing.org
Vitality has been underappreciated and underexplored by academia at large. This oversight
is potentially explained by the Western-centric nature of most fields, with vitality having been …

Differentiating balance and harmony through natural language analysis: a cross-national exploration of two understudied wellbeing-related concepts

T Lomas, AH Nilsson, O Kjell, R Niemiec… - The Journal of …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Although the concepts of balance and harmony are increasingly appreciated as important in
research on wellbeing, their precise meaning is often vague or unclear. This paper aims to …

[PDF][PDF] Positive Psychology and Hinduism

K Singh, M Raina, D Oman - Handbook of Positive Psychology …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
Hindus represent 15% of the global population, with 99% of Hindus concentrated in the Asia
Pacific region, especially in India, Nepal, and Mauritius. The remaining 1% of Hindus are …

The Effect of Yoga Exercise on Menstrual Pain Reduction

W Asmalinda, LR Lukita… - Jurnal Ilmu dan …, 2022 - ejurnal.poltekkesjakarta3.ac.id
Pain mechanism is an integrated process of sensory input, emotional and cognitive systems.
The body responds to pain as a feeling of discomfort. Menstrual pain is caused by increased …

Positive psychology in India: A review

K Singh, M Junnarkar, J Kaur, K Singh… - Measures of positive …, 2016 - Springer
The current chapter introduces positive psychology (PP), Indian psychology (IP) and
connection between two. Broadly both focus on well-being but with different angle; PP …

[PDF][PDF] Yoga from a Physiotherapist's Perspective-An Eclectic Approach

T Nair, GP Kumar - book: Current Innovations in …, 2023 - westgalwayschoolofyoga.com
The aim of this article is to enlighten the physiotherapist's perspective of Yoga and
encourage the use of Yoga therapy as an adjunct to physiotherapy exercises in different …