Research Forum: Mindful Movement for Improved Motor, Cognitive, and Emotional-Behavioral Regulation

Join Dr. Eliabeth Forgione, MGS Research Professor and Provost, for the review and analysis of the study "Mindful Movement Intervention Applied to At-Risk Urban School Children for Improving Motor, Cognitive, and Emotional‑Behavioral Regulation."

Mindfulness is based on Buddhist principles. Mindful movement is essentially bringing the practice of mindfulness to acts of physical activity and/or movement. Mindfulness is the practice of being nonjudgmentally aware of what is going on in the present moment (in one’s body, mind, surroundings, etc.).

The study's objectives include preliminary evidence supporting the notion that mindful movement-based practices may benefit self-regulation, particularly for vulnerable children. However, this evidence has principally stemmed from subjective assessments of behavioral change, leaving the underlying mechanisms undetermined. The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of an in-school mindful movement intervention (MMI) for at-risk children within an urban public school for enhancing motor, cognitive, and emotional-behavioral regulation, including control of disruptive and inattentive behaviors 

characteristic of ADHD.

The event is $25.00 to attend.