Mental health, yoga, and other holistic movement practices: A relationship worth investigating
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Article Title | Mental health, yoga, and other holistic movement practices: A relationship worth investigating |
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ERA Journal ID | 124616 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Vergeer, Ineke (Author) and Biddle, Stuart (Author) |
Journal Title | Mental Health and Physical Activity |
Journal Citation | 21, pp. 1-5 |
Article Number | 100427 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 1755-2966 |
1878-0199 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100427 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296621000478 |
Abstract | Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that has undergone many transitions and reinterpretations over time (Goldberg, 2016) and is currently mostly practised as what is called modern postural yoga (De Michelis, 2004). While yoga has received extensive attention within the field of complementary and integrative medicine (Jeter, Slutsky, Singh, & Khalsa, 2015), the attitudes towards yoga within the field of physical activity appear somewhat mixed (Brinsley, Girard, Smout, & Davison, 2021). Illustrative in this is the stance of this journal, Mental Health & Physical Activity (MENPA), which has so far adopted a policy of not considering manuscripts on yoga and other such practices because of the challenges of separating out the effects of physical activity (email communication with editor Professor Adrian Taylor, 18.4.2020). In this commentary, we argue that a) yoga, and other similar practices, deserve to be considered as forms of physical activity, and in particular in relation to mental health, b) complexity is a challenge but not a reason to disregard these practices, and this challenge is not unsurmountable, and c) complexity is not absent from other physical activity contexts when it comes to mental health. |
Keywords | Physical activity; Yoga; Tai chi; Conscious dance; Mind-body; Mental health |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
420899. Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified | |
420699. Public health not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Health Research |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6x8v/mental-health-yoga-and-other-holistic-movement-practices-a-relationship-worth-investigating
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