Which isn't to undermine the unbelievable focus, physical deprivation and determination involved in being a dancer.

"Native peoples used to use psychotropic drugs or extreme physical deprivation in order to achieve an altered mental state," Chakotay said.

Although the fast influences the body, the emphasis is placed on the spiritual facet of the fast rather than physical deprivation.

The philosophy of Shrubland is not rigorous self-denial or physical deprivation, but tranquillity and restoration.

Sometimes in an environment of physical or emotional deprivation a child will simply stop growing, although certain internal maturation does continue.

My performance will demonstrate these ideas through the most extreme exercise in isolation and physical deprivation ever attempted.

Throughout the world people live in physical and mental deprivation.

We are imposing on them a psychological torture and physical deprivation of unparalleled proportions.

They aimed to help the community overcome its physical deprivation and build up social communication at the same time.

Roots can be found in religious asceticism which links physical deprivation to physical transcendence and therefore a way of spiritual transformation.