ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
Propagating wellness: understanding the communication mechanisms of yoga and Wuqinxi (five animal frolics) via Lasswell's 5W framework.
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Mind-body practices are increasingly used in public health promotion and cross-cultural communication, yet comparative evidence on how different practices are disseminated remains limited. This study used a sequential mixed-methods design to compare yoga, a mature transnational practice, with Wuqinxi (Five Animal Frolics), a traditional Chinese practice that has also gained international recognition but remains more regionally concentrated in its grassroots practice. Semi-structured interviews with yoga studio managers, a Wuqinxi inheritor, and practitioners informed questionnaire development and interpretation; the quantitative phase analyzed 389 valid survey responses from yoga (
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