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Takahiko Maruyama

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Nondual Awareness, Body Boundary Perception, and Creative Attitudes in Japanese University Students Through a Brief Paired Martial Arts Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Behavioral Sciences November 28, 2025 Arisa Yokosu, Takahiko Maruyama, Hiromitsu Miyata

Mind–body practices such as meditation, yoga, and martial arts have been suggested to enhance flexible self-experience and psychological well-being. However, few studies have examined short-term effects of contemplative bodywork rooted in traditional martial arts on perception of self–other boundaries and relevant psychological states. The present study employed a three-arm randomized...

Enhanced Nondual Awareness and Creativity Through a Paired Eastern Martial-Arts Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Preprints.org October 8, 2025 Arisa Yokosu, Takahiko Maruyama, Hiromitsu Miyata preprint

Mind–body practices such as meditation, yoga, and martial arts have been shown to foster psychological well-being and flexible self-experience. However, few studies have examined meditative bodywork rooted in martial traditions or addressed short-term psychological effects related to shifts in self–other boundaries. The present study examined the short-term psychological effects of the Wakame...