Journal of Biocentric Sciences, Vol. 5

This world is changing. Wars, natural disasters, diseases, autocracies are changing our sense of stability and security. They challenge our flexibility and adaptability and, above all, our creativity. The journal Biocentric Sciences aims to present innovative, new and alternative approaches based on the principles of biocentric sciences. Biocentric sciences are oriented towards topics that have the protection of life on this planet in mind and biocentric borders that threaten ‘life at the centre’. The first chapter deals with these biocentric borders. Edgar Galindo presents his reflections, particularly on psychosocial perceptions after the COVID-19 pandemic. Müller-Haugk et al. present study results on the importance of sports and other self-regulatory and spiritual methods, such as biodanza and meditation, during COVID-19. Further articles in this chapter 1 deal with the topic of trauma, including in the context of child abuse and in the context of emotional creativity. In another article in chapter 1, Mitzscherlich et al. describe ‘Trauma and Coping, Approaches to the psychosocial support of traumatised war refugees in Ukraine’.

The second chapter, ‘Healthy Aging,’ deals with an age group that is increasingly the focus of scientific discussion: older people and their health motives for leading a life of health and well-being until death (Pereira, et al.; Almeida, et al.; Gracio, et al.).

The third chapter contains contributions mainly from Portuguese colleagues who have been researching this for many years. The third chapter deals with the topic of innovative biocentric intervention approaches in schools and other educational contexts. Here, a look is taken at online education (Camacho, Mercado), or at digital competences and psychological interventions in intergenerational settings (Candeis and colleagues). This chapter 3 also deals with interventions in inclusive settings and in vocational educational settings (Felix, et al.; Pires, et al.).

The final chapter, ‘Biocentric Health and New Developments’, presents a new perspective on health, in the context of the relative biocentric health theory according to Stueck (2024). It is the first scientific biocentric theory of biocentric health, based on the biocentric principles of Toro (2010), on the works on biocentrism according to Lanza (2018), on the foundations of an ethical coexistence all life forms according to Schweitzer (2010) and the existential ethics or spiritual foundations of health according to Manna (cited in Bazzotti, Manna, Stueck, 2025). It has been developed and researched over the last 4 years, including in two PhD theses (Delshad, 2021, Müller-Haugk, 2024). It is based on the research on Biocentric Pandemic Management Theory (Stueck, 2021). Now, the relative biocentric health theory is being published here for the first time in this journal and is available for critical reflection for a broad public. In this fourth chapter ‘Biocentric Health and new developments’, further in-depth articles are published for a better understanding of the theory, on holographic features and biospoiesis, on the sense of possibility and heart intelligence and on the basics of applied quantum psychology. The theory and all further research work are part of a further topic in the BIONET journal ‘Biocentric Sciences’ next year with the working title ‘Deepening the Biocentric Paradigm’ (see www. bionet-research.com).

The articles published in this 5th edition of the BIONET journal Biocentric Sciences are papers presented at last year‘s conference ‘New horizons, new paradigms in health and human development’ (September 2023) at the University of Evora in Portugal.

We hope you enjoy reading them.

Marcus Stueck
Sebastian Müller-Haug