Mental health is a major concern for higher education and students are starting their college experience with psychological issues or developing mental health problems after enrollment. Because physical activity and exercise have known mental health benefits, the field of kinesiology can facilitate the delivery of physical activity and exercise programs aimed at reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as promote healthy coping mechanisms. The School of Kinesiology at Auburn University has implemented a framework to address mental health on campus and within our community. Our framework consists of coursework, outreach efforts, and establishing key partnerships to facilitate the delivery and sustainability of our programs. Our programs enable individuals to establish self-regulation skills, use a mindfulness-based approach, or participate in yoga, thereby establishing effective and healthy coping mechanisms. This paper discusses the evolution of our framework, as well as barriers and facilitators of implementation and sustainability.
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If It All Comes Down to Bodily Awareness, How Do We Know? Assessing Bodily Awareness
Wolf E. Mehling
It has been suggested that improvement in bodily awareness is a key mechanism of action for many movement therapies ( Mehling et al., 2011 ). Examples of these mind–body therapies include mindful movement, integrative exercise, movement-education approaches named after or by founding teachers (e
Exploring the Possibilities of Outdoor/Adventure Education
Kent Griffin
, learning lifetime activities (e.g., mountain biking, geocaching, camping); engaging in mindful outdoor behavior (mental health strategy); becoming involved in a novel and fun activity or activities; and learning about the environment and ecology. OAE can have implications across the cognitive, affective
NAK: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Embracing the Future
Melinda A. Solmon
inquisitive, resourceful, and adaptable while we are mindful of play. He strongly advocates for an integrated view of kinesiology that encompasses all facets and subdisciplines. He offers strategies for undergraduate and graduate programs that foster the development of polymaths who have a thorough knowledge
Prologue: Have You Heard About the Cotillion?
Maria J. Veri and Diane L. Williams
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having engaged with the content online, class time is used to practice a range of stress relief and mindfulness techniques, including progressive muscle relaxation, guided meditation, and mindful breathing. As another example, following the completion of the financial literacy module, an entire class
Kinesiology: Moving Toward Social Justice?
Diane L. Gill
issues related to social justice. Moreover, all kinesiology scholars need to be mindful of the social context. To address social justice issues—such as disparities in health and physical activity—we must get social and consider the context. People are not randomly assigned, and we won’t find the social
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David I. Anderson and Richard E.A. van Emmerik
specialization, we are also mindful of how difficult it is for students who are new to kinesiology and junior colleagues who are relatively new to kinesiology to comprehend the integrated nature of the discipline. A number of leaders within kinesiology have exhorted us to do a better job of acculturating our
Perspectives on the Feldenkrais Method
Roger Russell
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Re-Education: What Can Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Movement Education Teach Kinesiology?
David I. Anderson
psychology, the field has much to offer in this area considering that movement is a force that integrates the mind–body. Attending mindfully to ourselves as we move, and noticing when and where we grip ourselves, can make a significant contribution to our psychosocial state, and thus it offers a potential
