Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health for Faculty and Staff

2019 ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Faculty And Staff

scholarly journals Spiritual health and religious practices as correlates to the quality of life amongst faculty and staff

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 447-465
Author(s):  
Rona Beth Salazar Saban ◽  
Micki Angela Villanueva ◽  
Chayiel Nuqui ◽  
Lea Divina ◽  
Beryl Ben Mergal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
Multiple Domains

Introduction: The Quality of Life (QOL) of individuals transcends the concept of the multiple domains of health.  It is the individual’s highly subjective discernment of his position in life in relation to his goals, expectations, and standards.  It is a perception of well-being and life satisfaction.  Literatures have consistently reported evidences of association between spirituality and quality of life.  But despite the increasing number of studies on spirituality and quality of life, few studies explore the role of spiritual health and religious practices in the quality of life of faculty and staff of educational institutions.  Thus, this descriptive-correlational study determined the relationship between the spiritual health and religious practices of the respondents and their quality of life.   Methods: Through purposive sampling, 177 respondents were selected.  The instrument utilized was composed of adapted questions from World Health Organization’s Quality of Life (WHO-QOL) and Spiritual Health and Life Orientation Measure (SHALOM). Data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as the mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and linear regression.   Results: The study revealed high levels of spiritual health, religious practices and quality of life of the respondents.  Both spiritual health and religious practices were significantly related to the quality of life.  Furthermore, married respondents and the teaching faculty had higher level of quality of life compared to those who are unmarried and non-teaching.  Lastly, spiritual health is the highest predictor of the quality of life.   Recommendation: This study endeavors to help create an environment that would enhance the spiritual health and therefore, the quality of life of the faculty and staff.

Comprehending and Executing Aacharrasayana in the context of COVID 19

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1099-1104
Author(s):  
Priti Desai ◽  
Anita Wanjari ◽  
Deepali Giri
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Global Population

The COVID 19 pandemic had disrupted the lives of all socio-economic groups of the global population. The lockdowns, social distancing, financial adversities, continuous fear of being a victim to the virus had left every individual desperate with a feeling of vulnerability. Irrespective of all possible efforts at the global level, no ultimate solution to get rid of this virus is available till date except for the preventive measures. Various medicines and formulations are into practice, which may boost one’s immunity to fight against the virus. This catastrophic scenario had resulted in an impact on the human being in all aspects, physical, mental, emotional, social and behavioural. Ayurveda, the science of life has encompassed all these aspects through its preventive and curative principles. Aacharrasayana, code of conduct or behavioural discipline is one such modality that entails perfect mental, physical, social and spiritual health of the human being. The execution of Aacharrasayana in this situation can immensely contribute in restoring mental, spiritual and social health. This review aims to interpret the implementation of various aspects of Aacharrasayanain context of COVID 19 and its utility in combatting the dreadful crisis.

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