Contemplative inquiry in movement: Managing writer's block in academic writing

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-26

  Horwitz, Bojner ^a,c   Stenfors, Cecilia ^b   Osika, Walter ^c,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Association for Contemplation in Education and Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Contemplative inquiry in movement; Embodied knowledge; Phenomenological hermeneutic; Procrastination; Writer's block

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894729599     PISSN: 13210122     EISSN: 19423241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2013.32.1.16     Document Type: Article

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