基于心理学正念的太极拳文化审视及启示

Culture Perspectives and Enlightenment of Taiji Based onPsychology of Mindfulness

太极拳提升心理健康的起效机制难以被量化和可视化,制约了国际社会对太极拳的认知和理解。通过刨根溯源、对比分析太极拳与心理学正念的文化起源、内涵、原则、功法原理等,发现正念契合了太极拳“天人合一”“中庸之道”“以柔克刚”等思想,且太极拳“意、气、形”的功法特点与正念的觉察、呼吸等技巧密切关联。挖掘太极拳的正念内涵,可为研究太极拳提升身心健康的作用机制提供新的科学思路,有利于开发新的太极拳或正念学习方法,进一步提升其身心健康促进效果。

The mechanism behind the impact of Taiji on mental health is difficult to be quantified and visualized,which restricts the recognition and understanding of Taiji by the international community.By tracing back to the roots,comparing and analyzing the cultural origin,connotation,principles,and exercise principles of both Taiji and mindfulness,it is found that mindfulness is in line with Taiji’s ideas of“harmony between man and nature”,“the way of the mean”,and“softness overcomes strength”.In addition,the characteristics of Taiji’s“intent,qi,and shape”are also closely related to mindfulness-awareness,breathing,and other skills.By exploring the mindfulness connotation of Taiji,it can provide new scientific ideas for studying the mechanism of Taiji for physical and mental health improvement,which is conducive to the development of new learning methods of Taiji or mindfulness,and further enhance the effect of physical and mental health promotion.