A Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Consideration of Mindful Movement: Clinical and Research Implications
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In this article, we present ideas related to three key aspects of mindfulness training: the regulation of attention via noradrenaline, the importance of working memory and its various components (particularly the central executive and episodic buffer), and the relationship of both of these to mind-wandering. These same aspects of mindfulness training are also involved in the preparation and execution of movement and implicated in the pathophysiology of psychosis. We argue that by moving in a mindful way, there may be an additive effect of training as the two elements of the practice (mindfulness and movement) independently, and perhaps synergistically, engage common underlying systems (the default mode network). We discuss how working with mindful movement may be one route to mindfulness training for individuals who would struggle to sit still to complete the more commonly taught mindfulness practices. Drawing on our clinical experience working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions, we show the real world application of these ideas and how they can be used to help those who are suffering and for whom current treatments are still far from adequate.
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Some often-applied mindfulness instructions invoke contemplative or mindful movements.
“Some of the often-applied mindfulness instructions also invoke contemplative or mindful movements [31].”
From A Cloud-Based Virtual Reality App for a Novel Telemindfulness Service: Rationale, Design and Feasibility Evaluation (2017) · cites this paper as [31]
The explanation for the differences could be that patients were more instruction dependent than employees, who after their first relaxation sessions became calm and less interested in the VE.
“The explanation for these differences could be that patients were more instruction dependent, especially awareness of sensation and awareness of the present moment [31], than employees, who after their first relaxation sessions became calm and less interested in the VE.”
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Several theories have tried to explain the potent attentional focus as a consequence of movement and the benefits of mindfulness training on working memory.
“There have been several theories, as mentioned by Russell and Arcuri [31], trying to explain the potent attentional focus as a consequence of movement and the benefits of mindfulness training on working memory.”
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- Authors
- Russell, T. A., & Arcuri, S. M.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Russell, Tamara Anne
- Venue
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2015-05-26
- Volume
- 9
- Pages
- 282-282
- ISSN
- 1662-5161 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4443777
- OpenAlex
- W1505486340
- Cited by
- 57
- References
- 124
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Keywords
- mindful movement, mindfulness training, attentional control, norepinephrine, working memory, central executive, episodic buffer, mind wandering, default mode network, motor preparation, psychosis pathophysiology, severe and persistent mental illness
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