Embodied Mindfulness Through Movement: A Scoping Review of Dance-Based Interventions for Mental Well-Being in Recreational Populations.
Healthcare September 5, 2025 Aglaia Zafeiroudi, Ioannis Tsartsapakis, Ioannis Trigonis et al.
Background/Objectives: Mindfulness has expanded from seated meditation to include embodied practices emphasizing somatic awareness and emotional regulation. Dance offers a creative, accessible pathway to mindfulness, especially in non-clinical settings where movement-based approaches may better support self-regulation, interoception, and well-being. This scoping review investigated empirical...
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13172230 (opens in new tab)
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