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Relieve your stress with yoga and meditation

April 14, 2020 by Strategic Communication

A group of ladies meditating outdoors.

Discover more about these forms of exercise.

Filed Under: Discovery, Faculty and Staff Page Tagged With: College of Humanities and Public Affairs, faculty, Missouri State Journal, religious studies, Stephen Berkwitz

Promoting the study of religion for 50 years

October 8, 2019 by Strategic Communication

Department of religious studies continues to grow.

Filed Under: Faculty and Staff Page, Headlines Tagged With: College of Humanities and Public Affairs, faculty, Missouri State Journal, religious studies, Stephen Berkwitz

Gaining mindfulness: meditation for a calmer mind

April 15, 2016 by Strategic Communication

hat is conscientiousness, and how can we use it to better our own daily lives? Dr. Amber Abernathy, assistant professor of psychology at Missouri State University and Mary-Charlotte Bayles Shealy Chair in Conscientious Psychology, focuses her research on the topic and how it can be applied.

Filed Under: Discovery Tagged With: Amber Abernathy, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, psychology, religious studies, Stephen Berkwitz

Psychologist discusses intersection of meditation, conscientiousness, religion, health

April 12, 2016 by Strategic Communication

Yoga is said to be an exercise of the body, mind and soul. Psychologist Dr. Amber Abernathy is currently researching how meditation can raise conscientiousness – and how it can lead to improved health.

Filed Under: Faculty and Staff Page Tagged With: Amber Abernathy, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Missouri State Journal, Norm Shealy, psychology, research, Stephen Berkwitz

Faculty members receive grant to develop new curriculum

March 28, 2016 by Strategic Communication

Missouri State University religious studies professor Dr. Stephen Berkwitz and associate professor Dr. John Schmalzbauer are the figureheads behind the development of a new curriculum offering courses on religion and health to undergraduates at Missouri State University.

Filed Under: Awards Tagged With: College of Humanities and Public Affairs, John Schmalzbauer, religious studies, Stephen Berkwitz

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