Breathwork in body psychotherapy: Towards a more unified theory and practice

Caldwell, Christine; Victoria, Himmat Kaur

doi:10.1080/17432979.2011.574505

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“…Breathing relaxation exercises can improve concentration, reduce anxiety, decrease heart rate and improve sleep quality. Deep breathing improves sleep, and reduces anxiety and sympathetic activity (Caldwell & Victoria ). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a cognitive behavioural intervention combined with a breathing relaxation exercise (CBIBRE) on sleep quality and HRV in patients with major depression.…”

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“…Little research has explored the physical aspects of cognitive behavioural therapy. In addition to cognitive behavioural therapy, the effect of deep breathing could stimulate parasympathetic relaxation, improve concentration, reduce anxiety and promote sleep quality (Caldwell & Victoria ). One study supported that relaxation exercises reduced muscle tension, lowered feelings of anxiety and depression and decreased sympathetic stimulation (Busch et al .…”

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Breathing exercise combined with cognitive behavioural intervention improves sleep quality and heart rate variability in major depression

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Chung

Yeh

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Breathing exercise combined with cognitive behavioural intervention improves sleep quality and heart rate variability in major depression

Chien

Chung

Yeh

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Breathwork in body psychotherapy incorporates attention to the breath as a source of guidance for relaxation from the therapist (Caldwell and Victoria, 2011 ). Breath therapy integrates many bodymind approaches with coping skill implications and improvement in body insight for managing chronic pain (Mehling et al, 2005 ).…”

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Self-Active Relaxation Therapy (SART) and Self-Regulation: A Comprehensive Review and Comparison of the Japanese Body Movement Approach

Kabir

Haramaki

et al. 2018

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Relaxation programs are known for their versatility, cost-effectiveness, and ability to help people obtain skills to regulate their mental states and promote and maintain health. Self-Active Relaxation Therapy (SART) is a body-oriented approach to psychological rehabilitation that grew out of the suite of movement tasks developed in the Japanese psychotherapy known as Dohsa-hou, or the body movement method. The program for SART is designed to stretch, twist, and release areas of the upper, lower, and whole body through a set of movements which are guided by the practitioner and performed “self-actively” by the client to empower them to learn to recognize points of tension in the body and act on their own to achieve a relaxed state. Numerous studies have showed that SART is associated with reduced negative mood states and enhanced body awareness. A short version of SART has been investigated as a psychological support salon activity for the elderly, mothers raising children, special needs students, and children adapting to school. The full program has also been applied in clinical settings to address or supplement treatments for psychological and developmental conditions, and longitudinally employed in community contexts to assist residents facing long-term disaster recovery circumstances in Japan. This paper reviews the research and applications of SART as a bodymind approach by critically examining evidence and research gaps for future studies, comparing it with techniques established in the literature, and positing a self-regulatory framework for SART as a tool to become aware of bodily states, regulate mood, and manage stress through the deliberate practice of relaxation.

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“…Breathing has a significant role both in body psychotherapy (Caldwell & Victoria, 2011) and in qigong practice since one aim of the practice is to acquire skill in using qi, life's energy, through breathing. According to one of the ancient origins of qigong, Do-In, Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy 115 the way of breathing aims to achieve harmonious adaptation to the atmospheric environment (Kushi, 1979).…”

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Carrying body and soul and embracing the one: Qigong group in a day-care psychiatric department

Potik

Schreiber

2013

Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy

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Qigong is an ancient Chinese art of movement, breathing and energy cultivation, which became a focus for medical research in the western world in the last decades. This article presents a module of qigong group in a psychiatric day-care department as the rationale of the group relies on the evidence-based multiple physical and mental benefits of qigong practice. The interface between different qigong elements and psychotherapy is discussed in order to emphasise the beneficial effect of implementation of qigong practice in mental health settings, and the authors suggest that qigong practice should receive more attention from clinicians and body and movement therapists.

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Breathwork in body psychotherapy: Towards a more unified theory and practice

Cited by 24 publications

References 14 publications

Breathing exercise combined with cognitive behavioural intervention improves sleep quality and heart rate variability in major depression

Breathing exercise combined with cognitive behavioural intervention improves sleep quality and heart rate variability in major depression

Self-Active Relaxation Therapy (SART) and Self-Regulation: A Comprehensive Review and Comparison of the Japanese Body Movement Approach

Carrying body and soul and embracing the one: Qigong group in a day-care psychiatric department

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