The present paper discusses attentional focus in motor learning and performance from the point of view of mindful movement practices, taking as a starting point the Feldenkrais method. It is argued that earlier criticism of the Feldenkrais method (and thereby implicitly of mindful movement practices more generally) because of allegedly inappropriate attentional focus turns out to be unfounded i...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of parenting education on improvement of reading and writing disabilities in children. METHODS A randomized controlled trial was done on primary school students with reading and writing disabilities and their mothers. The subjects were divided into three groups with 26 members in each group. The first group (mothers' education group) re...

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The prenatal education promotes the empowerment of parents during pregnancy and postnatal period. This study aimed to assess the quality of educational sessions held in the third trimester of pregnancy as part of the parenting education programme for Spanish National Health System in Madrid. METHODS The design is a cross-sectional study in 41 primary care centre...

REFLECTION AND SELF-AWAREness help physicians to examine belief systems and values, deal with strong feelings, make difficult decisions, and resolve interpersonal conflict. Organized activities to foster self-awareness are part of many family medicine residency programs and some other residency and medical school curricula. Exemplary physicians seem to have a capacity for critical self-reflecti...

introduction: the lack of mental health interferes with one's individual achievement and ability for undertaking the responsibilities of everyday life. researches show that psychological well-being and parenting styles have an important role in ones' increasing general health. the current study examined the relationship between psychological well-being and parenting styles with studen...

Rumination has been proposed as a cognitive risk factor for the onset and maintenance of depression. In parallel, mindfulness interventions have shown to reduce the risk for recurrence of depressive episodes. This study aimed to investigate effects of short periods of induced rumination, distraction, and mindful self-focus on sad mood in depressed patients and to assess possible moderator effec...

Successful social relationships require a consideration of a partner's thoughts and intentions. This aspect of social life is captured in the social mindfulness paradigm (SoMi task), in which participants make decisions that either limit or preserve options for their interaction partner's subsequent choice. Here we investigated the neural correlates of spontaneous socially mindful and unmindful...