Posts from February 24, 2026

A woman wearing a long black dress and black headscarf kneeling in a deep, reverent bow on a patterned rug.

The Neuroscience of Reverence: How Embodied Prayer Calms the Anxious Brain

Rhythmic prostrations and deep bowing do much more than simply engage the physical body in a posture of reverence; they are a profound neurological intervention.[…]