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Yoga Health Psychology Daniel Bradford Amber Goodwin Charity Lindsey Jessica Motte

Yoga Health Psychology Daniel Bradford Amber Goodwin Charity Lindsey Jessica Motte What is Yoga? ...“the bonding of mind, body, & soul.” Everything You Need to Know About Yoga: An Introduction for Teens by Stephanie Weiss . New York Rosen Publishing Group, 1999. 4 Main Types of Yoga

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Yoga Health Psychology Daniel Bradford Amber Goodwin Charity Lindsey Jessica Motte

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  1. YogaHealth PsychologyDaniel BradfordAmber GoodwinCharity LindseyJessica Motte

  2. What is Yoga? • ...“the bonding of mind, body, & soul.” Everything You Need to Know About Yoga: An Introduction for Teens by Stephanie Weiss . New York Rosen Publishing Group, 1999.

  3. 4 Main Types of Yoga • 1. Bhaki Yoga - path of devotion • Chanting • 2. Karma Yoga - path of selflessness • action, ____________, & service • 3. Jhana Yoga - path of transcendental knowledge • scholarship Everything You Need to Know About Yoga: An Introduction for Teens by Stephanie Weiss . New York Rosen Publishing Group, 1999.

  4. 4. Ashtanga Yoga - path of Patanjali • 8 Steps • Self Control • Character / Self Purification • Body Postures • ____________ • Merging of the senses • Concentration • Meditation • Absorption Everything You Need to Know About Yoga: An Introduction for Teens by Stephanie Weiss . New York Rosen Publishing Group, 1999.

  5. 5 Restraints • Nonviolence • includes ____________ and environmentalism • Truthfulness • Non-stealing • Abstinence • Non-possessiveness Everything You Need to Know About Yoga: An Introduction for Teens by Stephanie Weiss . New York Rosen Publishing Group, 1999.

  6. Yoga Vocab • Meditation - “focusing intently on one sound, idea, image, or goal” • Unity - being one with the self, others, and world • ____________ - “sound, word, or phrase that is repeated during meditation”

  7. Benefits • Improvements in patients with: • ____________ • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Asthma • Epilepsy • Psychological Disorders

  8. Arthritis • Rheumatoid & Osteoarthritis of hands • Increased handgrip strength • Increased____________ • Decreased pain Dash, M., & Telles, S. (2001). Improvement in handgrip strength in rheumatoid arthritis patients following yoga training. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 45(3), 355-360. Garfinkel, M., Shumacher H., Hussain A., and Levy, M. (1994). Evaluation of a yoga based regimen for treatment of osteoarthritis of the hands. Journal of Rheumatology, 21(12), 2341-2343.

  9. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Increased handgrip • Pain reduction Garfinkle, M., Singhal A., Katz W., and Allan, D. (1998). Yoga-based intervention for carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 280(18), 1601-1603.

  10. Asthma • Increasedbreathing • Increased ____________ Iyengar, B., Manocha R., Marks G., and Peters, D. (2002). Sahaja yoga in the management of moderate to severe asthma: A randomized controlled trial. Thorax Journal, 57(2), 110-115.

  11. Epilepsy • ____________ in frequency and duration of attacks when yoga used with prescription medication Ramaratnam S, Sridharan K.  Yoga for epilepsy.  Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000, (3):  CD001524.  PMID:  10908505 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].

  12. Psychological Disorders & Mood Change • Decreasedanxiety • Decreaseddepression • Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences of India • Better control over emotional ____________ • State Research Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Lavey, R., & Sherman, T. (2005). The effects of yoga on mood in psychiatric patients. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 399-402. Ray, U., Mukhopadhyaya S., Tomer, O., & Thakur, L. (2001). Effect of yogic exercises on physical and mental health. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 45(1), 37-53.

  13. Psychological Disorders, cont. • Improvements in • Tension-anxiety • Depression • ____________ • Fatigue-inertia • Confusion Lavey, R., & Sherman, T. (2005). The effects of yoga on mood in psychiatric patients. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 399-402.

  14. Empirical Research in Yoga

  15. Research Questions • What do we want to know about yoga? • Does it really help? • we need empirical evidence • controlled studies Watts, F. (2000). Psychological research questions about yoga. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 3(1), 71-83.

  16. Questions, cont. • In what ways can we prove it helps? • statistical proof • hard evidence • not only ____________ Watts, F. (2000). Psychological research questions about yoga. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 3(1), 71-83.

  17. Questions, cont. • How does it help? • what is the mechanism • is it something measurable? • How do we find this out??? Watts, F. (2000). Psychological research questions about yoga. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 3(1), 71-83.

  18. Watts’ take • Two questions • process questions • outcome questions Watts, F. (2000). Psychological research questions about yoga. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 3(1), 71-83.

  19. Outcome Questions • naturalistic • advantages= accomplishment, authentic pursuit, early studies. • disadvantages= what is actually special, comparison. • experimental • advantages= comparison, control, statistics • disadvantages= only part of yoga, • Our Continuing problem… Watts, F. (2000). Psychological research questions about yoga. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 3(1), 71-83.

  20. Process questions • _______________ • mind effect on body • breathing • stability and control • awareness • What did Jung have to say about it? Watts, F. (2000). Psychological research questions about yoga. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 3(1), 71-83.

  21. Lavey, R. et al. (2005). The effects of yoga on mood in psychiatric inpatients. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 399-402.

  22. What are some alternative explanations for this? • ________________________ • general relaxation • changes in mood from first to last class • sample six Lavey, R. et al. (2005). The effects of yoga on mood in psychiatric inpatients. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 399-402.

  23. Class Activity • Breathing Exercise led by: • Gautam Jeppu • Civil Engineering Grad Student • Trained in numerous forms of yoga including: Ashtanga Yoga, Dharmastala Yoga, & Iyengar Yoga

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