An Understanding of Body-Mind Relation Based on Eastern Movement Disciplines and Its Implication in Physical Education

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  • Chunlei Lu University of Alberta

Résumé

The body-mind relation has been discussed for centuries in the West. This paper explores the body-mind relation through the conceptual frameworks of Eastern Dao and Yin-Yang theories in order to seek a fuller understanding of holistic approaches to body-mind relations from the Eastern perspective. It argues that the body-mind is a holistic unity.  Fundamental Eastern philosophical concepts, including Dao, Qi, and Yin-Yang, were discussed for the sake of assisting the understanding of holism. It seems that the integration of Eastern movement disciplines such as Eastern martial arts (e.g., Karate, Tai Chi) and Eastern meditation practices (e.g., Yoga and Qi Gong) in physical education would benefit Westerners’ understanding of body-mind wholeness.

Dans les pays occidentaux, la relation corps-esprit alimente la discussion depuis plusieurs siècles. Cette étude examine la relation corps-esprit en passant par les cadres conceptuels des théories orientales du Dao et du Yin-Yang pour expliquer les approches holistiques face à la relation corps-esprit dans une perspective orientale. Le document explique que le corps-esprit constitue une unité holistique. On s’est penché sur les concepts philosophiques occidentaux de base, y compris le Dao, le Qi et le Yin-Yang, pour faire la lumière sur le holisme. Il semblerait que l’intégration de disciplines orientales axées sur le mouvement comme les arts martiaux (p. ex., le karaté et le tai-chi) et les pratiques de méditation orientales (comme le yoga et le qi gong) en éducation physique aiderait les Occidentaux à mieux saisir le concept d’intégralité corps-esprit.

 

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2009-04-24

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2009): PHENex

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Research Note / Note de recherche

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