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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those studies were not replicated, and they are about asking intercession from a deity.

Yoga, mindfulness, and meditation are certainly not just about asking intercession from a deity, and lo and behold! The results are well-replicated.

If you want to talk about research, post your favorite published study, and together we can look at whether it panned out in the long run, and the discussions in the literature about it.[/quote]

It is naive and arrogant to think that people added a physical aspect to their prayer rituals randomly. To think that for millions of years people were brutes, and you are so sophisticated because you just rediscovered that water makes wet is appalling.

All religions have mental and physical health benefits. That should not even be a question. The point is why pick the rituals of one religion over another. In public schools, since religion is not permitted, they shouldn’t pick neither. If they feel that they must, they should offer different ways for different people.

But since you didn’t know there were physical benefits from other ways of praying, here you go:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3885840/#s1title

https://www.ijhsr.org/IJHSR_Vol.8_Issue.7_July2018/43.pdf

https://www.berkeleywellness.com/fitness/injury-prevention/article/how-praying-affects-your-body

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