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Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms
Over the past decades, cognitive neuroscience has witnessed a shift from predominantly disembodied and computational views of the mind, to more embodied and situated views of the mind. These postulate that mental functions cannot be fully understood without reference to the physical body and the env...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995074/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00205 |
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author | Schmalzl, Laura Crane-Godreau, Mardi A. Payne, Peter |
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description | Over the past decades, cognitive neuroscience has witnessed a shift from predominantly disembodied and computational views of the mind, to more embodied and situated views of the mind. These postulate that mental functions cannot be fully understood without reference to the physical body and the environment in which they are experienced. Within the field of contemplative science, the directing of attention to bodily sensations has so far mainly been studied in the context of seated meditation and mindfulness practices. However, the cultivation of interoceptive, proprioceptive and kinesthetic awareness is also said to lie at the core of many movement-based contemplative practices such as Yoga, Qigong, and Tai Chi. In addition, it likely plays a key role in the efficacy of modern somatic therapeutic techniques such as the Feldenkrais Method and the Alexander Technique. In the current paper we examine how these practices are grounded in the concepts of embodiment, movement and contemplation, as we look at them primarily through the lens of an enactive approach to cognition. Throughout, we point to a series of challenges that arise when Western scientists study practices that are based on a non-dualistic view of mind and body. |
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spelling | pubmed-39950742014-04-29 Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms Schmalzl, Laura Crane-Godreau, Mardi A. Payne, Peter Front Hum Neurosci Neuroscience Over the past decades, cognitive neuroscience has witnessed a shift from predominantly disembodied and computational views of the mind, to more embodied and situated views of the mind. These postulate that mental functions cannot be fully understood without reference to the physical body and the environment in which they are experienced. Within the field of contemplative science, the directing of attention to bodily sensations has so far mainly been studied in the context of seated meditation and mindfulness practices. However, the cultivation of interoceptive, proprioceptive and kinesthetic awareness is also said to lie at the core of many movement-based contemplative practices such as Yoga, Qigong, and Tai Chi. In addition, it likely plays a key role in the efficacy of modern somatic therapeutic techniques such as the Feldenkrais Method and the Alexander Technique. In the current paper we examine how these practices are grounded in the concepts of embodiment, movement and contemplation, as we look at them primarily through the lens of an enactive approach to cognition. Throughout, we point to a series of challenges that arise when Western scientists study practices that are based on a non-dualistic view of mind and body. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-14 /pmc/articles/PMC3995074/ /pubmed/24782738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00205 Text en Copyright © 2014 Schmalzl, Crane-Godreau and Payne. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Schmalzl, Laura Crane-Godreau, Mardi A. Payne, Peter Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms |
title | Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms |
title_full | Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms |
title_fullStr | Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms |
title_full_unstemmed | Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms |
title_short | Movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms |
title_sort | movement-based embodied contemplative practices: definitions and paradigms |
topic | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995074/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00205 |
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