ArticleJournal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association2014
"I am a nice person when I do yoga!!!" A qualitative analysis of how yoga affects relationships.
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- Delivering yoga to people with hypertension in the UK: A qualitative study to explore yoga providers' knowledge, experiences, and attitudes.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Mechanisms of action and processes of yoga-based group intervention for inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders-A longitudinal qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- 'Joining a group was inspiring': a qualitative study of service users' experiences of yoga on social prescription.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
- Exploring how different types of yoga change psychological resources and emotional well-being across a single session.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2020Article
- Yoga in adult cancer: an exploratory, qualitative analysis of the patient experience.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Article
- The Daily Influences of Yoga on Relational Outcomes Off of the Mat.International journal of yogaArticle
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purposeTo develop a better understanding of how yoga practice affects one's interpersonal relationships.
designQualitative.
methodContent analysis was used to qualitatively analyze written comments (n = 171) made regarding yoga improving interpersonal relationships in a large cross-sectional survey of yoga practitioners (N = 1,067).
findingsFour themes were identified: Yoga practice leads to personal transformation, increases social interaction, provides coping mechanisms to weather relationship losses and difficulties, and leads to spiritual transcendence. Practitioners believed that their interpersonal relationships improved because their attitude and perspective had changed, making them more patient, kind, mindful, and self-aware. They expressed an aspect of community that was both practical (they met new friends) and spiritual (they felt they belonged). They thought they could better weather difficulties such as divorce and death. A number discussed feeling a sense of purpose and that their practice contributed to a greater good.
conclusionsThere appears to be an aspect of community associated with yoga practice that may be beneficial to one's social and spiritual health. Yoga could be beneficial for populations at risk for social isolation, such as those who are elderly, bereaved, and depressed, as well as individuals undergoing interpersonal crises.
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