Clinician Perspectives of Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) in Mental Health Physical Therapy: an international qualitative study

Body awareness is a physiotherapeutic approach to improve health and well-being that has attracted international scientific attention (Mehling et al 2011, Catalan et al 2011, Gyllensten et al 2009). The broad concept of body awareness has been described as a key element and a mechanism of action for therapeutic approaches often categorized as mind –body approaches such as yoga, Tai Chi, body-oriented psychotherapy, Basic Body Awareness Therapy, mindfulness-based therapies/meditation, Feldenkrais method, Alexander Technique, and Somatic Breath Therapy (Mehling et al 2011).
Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: PREVENTION & REHABILITATION: **plus provided doc head** Source Type: research