Claire Higgins
The Movement Practice Log (August 2022)
The grief continues but I'm able to hold space for it as my passion for movement returns. There is an excitement returning about all the...
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Claire Higgins
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The Movement Practice Log (June 2022)
Six months have flown by since I last shared a research update. During this time, my movement practice has changed in ways I could never...
Claire Higgins
- 6 min
The Movement Practice Log (January 2022)
How do you find your way through various practices over time? Which practices fade away, and which ones remain? Of those that remain,...
Claire Higgins
- 7 min
Reflections on Research & Positive Psychology
Almost four months have passed since I last sit down to blog about my qualitative research project on the motivation to practice a form...
Claire Higgins
- 9 min
Practice as an Identity Marker & Personal Construct
Lately, the broader concept of practice has been on my mind. My qualitative research study on what motivates people to practice a form of...
Claire Higgins
- 12 min
Practice Through a Movement Psychology Lens
I'm half-way through a 9-month qualitative research study on what motivates people to practice a form of movement, exercise, or sport,...
Claire Higgins
- 13 min
Bracketing My Motivation to Practice Over Time
In qualitative research, bracketing is a process where the researcher pauses periodically to reflect on their study with an open mind. It...
Claire Higgins
- 13 min
Exploring my Own Motivation to Practice
Recently, I've been getting stuck into a new research project on the motivation to practice over time a form of movement, exercise, or...
Claire Higgins
- 9 min
What Motivates People to Practice Over Time?
Over the past few months, I've been preparing for a research study on fear, action, and movement. Due to Covid-19 social distancing...
Claire Higgins
- 13 min
Creating a "Positive" Martial Arts Intervention to Confront Fear
This new blog series captures the process of creating a Positive Psychology Intervention on fear, action, and movement. As I work my way...
Claire Higgins
- 9 min
Exploring the Psychology of Fear, Action & Movement
This new blog series captures the process of creating a Positive Psychology Intervention on fear, action, and movement. Towards the end...
Claire Higgins
- 14 min
Character Development for Courage & Confidence
This is the third blog entry in a three-part series on character development through martial arts, self-defence, and Positive Psychology....
Claire Higgins
- 15 min
Character Development Beyond Violence & Trauma
This is the second blog entry in a three-part series on character development through martial arts, self-defence, and Positive...
Claire Higgins
- 19 min
Character Development Through Martial Arts Training
In Japanese martial arts, the first lesson a new student is typically taught is that of respect (rei), usually through the physical...
Claire Higgins
- 13 min
What Can Positive Psychology Learn from Martial Arts & Self-Defence?
Balancing our needs in life, work, and sport (or whatever physical activity you happen to engage in regularly and enjoy) can sometimes...
Claire Higgins
- 4 min
Martial Arts as a Positive Psychology Intervention?
Martial arts is a term that covers modern and traditional fighting arts from all corners of the globe. They include the physical...
Claire Higgins
- 10 min
Exploring the Philosophies of Exercise & Sport Psychology and Positive Psychology in Practice
As someone who trains Positive Psychology Practitioners, and co-designs the curriculum and teaching methods for this training at the...