Please Note: This is part of a series of related topics. Use the quick menu above to navigate within this section.In this lesson, we introduce the ways in which yoga may impact mental health.
Objective
Become familiar with research on how yoga impacts mental health and a general approach for choosing yogic tools.
Description
Explain how we might dismantle assumptions people may have that they are inherently unstable or hopeless. Describe the effects from integrating yoga with psychotherapy (as reported by a clinical psychologist). Cite research that demonstrates yoga’s impact on mental illness. Describe ways in which yoga techniques can help to alleviate symptoms and to support mental health in general. Define a characteristic that can help point to a general approach in choosing yoga tools.
Questions Answered Here
- The nature of mental and emotional issues can lead people to think that they are inherently unstable or hopeless. How might such assumptions be exposed as incorrect?
- Describe the effects from integrating yoga with psychotherapy (as reported by a clinical psychologist).
- Cite research that demonstrates yoga’s impact on mental illness.
- Describe five ways in which yoga techniques can help to alleviate symptoms and to support mental health in general.
- What characteristic of a person’s condition can point to a general approach in choosing yoga tools?
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