Transcendental Therapy

Mystical experiences have always been approached with a hint of  wonderment by both laypeople and scientists. Thanks to advances in  neuroscience and psychology, their mechanisms are finally being  researched with robust empirical tools. Scientific publications now  offer more tangible definitions and descriptions of their unique  features. They are characterized by an open-minded state, a sense of  belonging to something more important than ourselves, a feeling of  timelessness, happiness, gratitude and deep inner peace. They also  appear to be an effective catalyst in the treatment of anxiety,  depression and addictions. Therapeutic application of methods that  induce mystical experiences is getting more popular, while scientific  discoveries in this field are rapidly multiplying. However, many of us  still do not know what mystical experiences are and thus remain unaware  of what they have to offer to our mental health.