From body to mind: how body-mind axial awareness training enhances body awareness, mindfulness, positive embodiment and mental health in healthcare students.
Health psychology and behavioral medicine 2026 Yi-Min Tien, Chia-Yao Lin, Yunn-Wen Lien et al.
Healthcare students face intense emotional and academic stress, leading to anxiety and poor mental health. Body-Mind Axial Awareness (BMAA)-a movement-based, body-centered practice-integrates bodily awareness and interoceptive attention to promote mind-body regulation and mental health. A pretest-posttest controlled design was used with 38 students in the BMAA group and 27 in the control group....