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Movement-Based Embodied Contemplative Practices: Definitions And Paradigms, Laura Schmalzl, Mardi A. Crane-Godreau, Peter Payne Apr 2014

Movement-Based Embodied Contemplative Practices: Definitions And Paradigms, Laura Schmalzl, Mardi A. Crane-Godreau, Peter Payne

Dartmouth Scholarship

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 …


Yoga For The Pelvic Floor, Sandi Tenfelde, Rich Logan, Melinda Abernethy Feb 2014

Yoga For The Pelvic Floor, Sandi Tenfelde, Rich Logan, Melinda Abernethy

Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works

A detailed, instructional guide to yoga that helps strengthen the pelvic floor.