Shan-Chuan Teng

2 papers in the library · publishing 2016-2026

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From the body to the mind: interoception and sense of agency as mechanisms of depression reduction in the Body-Mind Axial Awareness (BMAA).

Frontiers in Psychology April 7, 2026 Yunn-Wen Lien, Shan-Chuan Teng, Li-Yun Wei

Introduction: Psychological wellbeing among young adults has declined globally, along with rising levels of depression, creating an educational and societal crisis and highlighting the urgent need for school-based mental health interventions. In response, the Body-Mind Axial Awareness (BMAA) method-an embodied body-mind enhancement program rooted in East Asian self-cultivation traditions-was...

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1755698 Full text Depression Mindfulness Emotion regulation Wellbeing +3

What Confucius practiced is good for your mind: Examining the effect of a contemplative practice in Confucian tradition on executive functions.

Consciousness and Cognition May 1, 2016 Shan-Chuan Teng, Yunn-Wen Lien

The short-term training effects on various executive functions (EFs) by a movement-based contemplative practice (MBCP) are examined. Three aspects of EFs (working memory capacity, inhibition, switching) are assessed before and after a month-long 12-h training period using Body-Mind Axial Awareness (BMAA) principles that Confucius followers have practiced for more than 2000years. A...

DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2016.03.016 Full text Meditation Executive function Mindfulness training Movement-based contemplative training +2