Associations of Yoga as a Mind-Body Exercise and Its Components with Spiritual and Subjective Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Evidence for Potential Distress Prevention.

Orsolya Cseh, Vera Klier, István Karsai, Henriett Nagy, Gusztáv József Tornóczky

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Orsolya CsehDoctoral School of Psychology, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1064 Budapest, Hungary.

Vera KlierDoctoral School of Education, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1075 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0002-4720-955X

István KarsaiPhysical Education and Exercise Centre, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-9191-8209

Henriett NagyDepartment of Personality and Health Psychology, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1064 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-2003-1993

Gusztáv József TornóczkyPhysical Education and Exercise Centre, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-7418-4656

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Yoga is increasingly practiced worldwide and is associated with diverse physical and mental health benefits, yet its spiritual dimensions remain underexplored in empirical research. This study investigated the relationship between the weekly frequency of practicing specific yoga components and levels of spiritual well-being and subjective well-being (SuWB). A total of 335 Hungarian adults (mean age = 47.2 ± 10.5 years) with an average of 10.2 ± 7.9 years of yoga experience completed a national online survey. Spiritual well-being (SpWB) was measured using the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM), and SuWB was assessed with the WHO-5 Well-Being Index. Statistical analyses included ANCOVA, Kruskal-Wallis H tests with post hoc Mann-Whitney U tests, and Kendall's tau correlations. All four yoga components (āsanas, prāṇāyāma, relaxation, meditation) showed medium-sized positive main effects on SpWB (

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PMID41590955

DOI10.3390/sports14010013

PMCPMC12845600

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