Samantha Rae Hauw
@samanthahauw.bsky.social
PhD candidate / conscious dance, contemporary spirituality, relational being / sociology / graduate research teaching fellow Deakin Uni
unceded Wurundjeri lands
Naarm Melbourne Australia
unceded Wurundjeri lands
Naarm Melbourne Australia
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Freshly published Open Access!
Returning to the sacred spring? Spa treatments, mineral springs and spirituality in settler Australia since 1852.
By SWell member Tim Jones and Nadia Rhook.
Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–14.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
Returning to the sacred spring? Spa treatments, mineral springs and spirituality in settler Australia since 1852.
By SWell member Tim Jones and Nadia Rhook.
Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–14.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
Returning to the sacred spring? Spa treatments, mineral springs and spirituality in settler Australia since 1852
Spas and mineral springs constitute major sectors of the global wellness economy, which now exceeds the size of the global biomedical economy. The industry, media and its critics emphasise ‘wellnes...
doi.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Freshly published Open Access!
Returning to the sacred spring? Spa treatments, mineral springs and spirituality in settler Australia since 1852.
By SWell member Tim Jones and Nadia Rhook.
Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–14.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
Returning to the sacred spring? Spa treatments, mineral springs and spirituality in settler Australia since 1852.
By SWell member Tim Jones and Nadia Rhook.
Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–14.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
Reposted by Samantha Rae Hauw
Great new article on Aus survival TV and spirituality by Anna Halafoff annahalafoff.bsky.social, Samantha Hauw samanthahauw.bsky.social and Tyson Yunkaporta.
‘Alone Australia’, nature connection and spiritual complexity in popular culture. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–25.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
‘Alone Australia’, nature connection and spiritual complexity in popular culture. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–25.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
‘Alone Australia’, nature connection and spiritual complexity in popular culture
Since the turn of the twenty-first century, scholars of religion have focused considerable attention on the rise of religious diversity and the non-religious, particularly in Western secular societ...
doi.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Great new article on Aus survival TV and spirituality by Anna Halafoff annahalafoff.bsky.social, Samantha Hauw samanthahauw.bsky.social and Tyson Yunkaporta.
‘Alone Australia’, nature connection and spiritual complexity in popular culture. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–25.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
‘Alone Australia’, nature connection and spiritual complexity in popular culture. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–25.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...
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Dance as lived spirituality? @samanthahauw.bsky.social and @annahalafoff.bsky.social discuss women's embodiment and relational wellbeing in their new article.
5Rhythms dance as lived spirituality: women, embodiment, and relational wellbeing
Access here! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
5Rhythms dance as lived spirituality: women, embodiment, and relational wellbeing
Access here! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
5Rhythms dance as lived spirituality: women, embodiment, and relational wellbeing
5Rhythms dance has enjoyed a growing uptake in the past decade, alongside rising interest in holistic spirituality. This article reports the first sociology of religion study of 5Rhythms dance as a...
www.tandfonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Dance as lived spirituality? @samanthahauw.bsky.social and @annahalafoff.bsky.social discuss women's embodiment and relational wellbeing in their new article.
5Rhythms dance as lived spirituality: women, embodiment, and relational wellbeing
Access here! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
5Rhythms dance as lived spirituality: women, embodiment, and relational wellbeing
Access here! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Curious about / watching White Lotus?
Latest juicy ABC piece by Anna Halafoff, supported by Samantha Hauw.
The White Lotus, fashionable Buddhism and the Western malaise: How season three navigates "spiritual complexity"
www.abc.net.au/religion/whi...
Latest juicy ABC piece by Anna Halafoff, supported by Samantha Hauw.
The White Lotus, fashionable Buddhism and the Western malaise: How season three navigates "spiritual complexity"
www.abc.net.au/religion/whi...
The White Lotus, Buddhism and the Western malaise: How season three navigates “spiritual complexity” - ABC Religion & Ethics
The public fascination with The White Lotus series seems more about immoral excess than enlightenment — but its third season illustrates that the capitalist uptake of spirituality does not necessarily...
www.abc.net.au
April 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Curious about / watching White Lotus?
Latest juicy ABC piece by Anna Halafoff, supported by Samantha Hauw.
The White Lotus, fashionable Buddhism and the Western malaise: How season three navigates "spiritual complexity"
www.abc.net.au/religion/whi...
Latest juicy ABC piece by Anna Halafoff, supported by Samantha Hauw.
The White Lotus, fashionable Buddhism and the Western malaise: How season three navigates "spiritual complexity"
www.abc.net.au/religion/whi...
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Not everyone experiences menopause as dominant discourses say. In this recent piece for the ABC, Anna Halafoff
@annahalafoff.bsky.social explains "menowashing" in her call to recognition of menopause complexity.
www.abc.net.au/religion/ann...
@annahalafoff.bsky.social explains "menowashing" in her call to recognition of menopause complexity.
www.abc.net.au/religion/ann...
Menopause is now discussed openly — but not all voices are included - ABC Religion & Ethics
This new era of public menopause awareness, fuelled by markets and social media, is largely dominated by Western, and often white, women — yet not everyone experiences menopause the same way.
www.abc.net.au
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Not everyone experiences menopause as dominant discourses say. In this recent piece for the ABC, Anna Halafoff
@annahalafoff.bsky.social explains "menowashing" in her call to recognition of menopause complexity.
www.abc.net.au/religion/ann...
@annahalafoff.bsky.social explains "menowashing" in her call to recognition of menopause complexity.
www.abc.net.au/religion/ann...
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How do Buddhism and Buddhist-inspired phenomena contribute to a new way of death or 'deathstyle'?
Read more in this fascinating, newly published article by Hannah Gould @hannahgould.bsky.social , Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Ruth Fitzpatrick.
www.globalbuddhism.org/article/view...
Read more in this fascinating, newly published article by Hannah Gould @hannahgould.bsky.social , Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Ruth Fitzpatrick.
www.globalbuddhism.org/article/view...
View of Dying ‘Buddhish’: Death, Diversity, and Worldview Complexity in and Beyond Australia
www.globalbuddhism.org
December 20, 2024 at 2:57 AM
How do Buddhism and Buddhist-inspired phenomena contribute to a new way of death or 'deathstyle'?
Read more in this fascinating, newly published article by Hannah Gould @hannahgould.bsky.social , Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Ruth Fitzpatrick.
www.globalbuddhism.org/article/view...
Read more in this fascinating, newly published article by Hannah Gould @hannahgould.bsky.social , Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Ruth Fitzpatrick.
www.globalbuddhism.org/article/view...
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Andrew Singleton, Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Rosie Shorter's latest piece for the ABC - an exciting first glimpse of the results of the Australian Spirituality and Wellness Survey led by Andrew.
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
The meaning of “spirituality” among Australian adults: Connections to self, community and beyond - ABC Religion & Ethics
Personal and broader connections are more significant among “spiritual” Australians than traditional religious practices and beliefs — this is not surprising, given that fewer Australians find meanin...
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Andrew Singleton, Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Rosie Shorter's latest piece for the ABC - an exciting first glimpse of the results of the Australian Spirituality and Wellness Survey led by Andrew.
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
www.abc.net.au/religion/the...
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NEW PUBLICATION by SWell member Renée De la Torre Castellanos, 'Neo-Mexican home altars: daily reconnections with the spirit of nature'. Congratulations Renée. This is the first article to be published in our Special Issue of the Journal of Beliefs and Values.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Neo-Mexican home altars: daily reconnections with the spirit of nature
Most studies on New Age and Neo-pagan spiritualities have focused their field research on group ceremonies and rituals, and very little is known about how this spirituality is practiced in daily do...
www.tandfonline.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:40 AM
NEW PUBLICATION by SWell member Renée De la Torre Castellanos, 'Neo-Mexican home altars: daily reconnections with the spirit of nature'. Congratulations Renée. This is the first article to be published in our Special Issue of the Journal of Beliefs and Values.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Celebrating Assoc Prof Anna Halafoff's recent election, along with Prof Yin Paradies, as Fellows to the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH). Congratulations on this acknowledgement of exemplary leadership!
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
Humanities Academy announces 41 new Academy Fellows – Australian Academy of the Humanities
The Australian Academy of the Humanities has elected 41 new humanities scholars elected to Fellowship today.
humanities.org.au
November 21, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Celebrating Assoc Prof Anna Halafoff's recent election, along with Prof Yin Paradies, as Fellows to the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH). Congratulations on this acknowledgement of exemplary leadership!
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...