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Dancing Mindfulness: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Emerging Practice 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Marich, J.,Howell, T.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명ELSEVIER SCIENCE B.V. AMSTERDAM
  • 출판년도2015
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기EXPLORE -ELSEVIER-
  • 발행사항Vol.11No.5[2015]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1550-8307
  • 소개/요약An extensive review of both quantitative and qualitative literature reveals numerous connections between mindfulness practice and psychological well-being. Dancing Mindfulness, as a holistic wellness practice, is a creative approach to mindfulness meditation that draws on dance as the vehicle for engaging in the ancient practice characterized by non-judgment, loving kindness, and present-centered awareness. Of the first participants who learned the Dancing Mindfulness practice in a community-based setting, 10 shared their lived experience with the practice, and these experiences were analyzed using A.P. Giorgi׳s descriptive phenomenological psychological method. As a collective sample, the women described positive experiences with the Dancing Mindfulness practice. Specific themes indicated improvements in emotional and spiritual well-being, increased acceptance, positive changes to the self, and increased application of mindfulness techniques and strategies to real-world living. Another thematic area suggested that dancing and music are the two major components of action within Dancing Mindfulness leading to these benefits.