Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: Definitions and paradigms

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1 APR, 2014, Pages

  Schmalzl, Laura ^a,b   Crane Godreau, Mardi A ^c,d   Payne, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contemplation; Embodiment; Mindfulness; Movement; Proprioception; Qigong; Somatics; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; CONTEMPLATION; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; FELDENKRAIS METHOD; HUMAN; INTEROCEPTION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KINESTHESIA; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; MOVEMENT BASED EMBODIED CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; QIGONG; TAI CHI; YOGA;

EID: 84898450856     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00205     Document Type: Article

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