Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown University, 1986. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2775. Abstract follows appendices. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-125).

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T15:02:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2178333 bytes, checksum: 979a231c6637e42d69936136ddf399c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Introduction: The starting point of our research object is a historical study of the view of the body, corporeality and spirituality through the Yoga tradition a documentary research correlated with changes in body perceptions expressed by the students of a Yoga class in the city of João Pessoa, between 2012 and 2013. Objective: Analyze the changing perceptions and spiritual body through the practice of Yoga - the awakening of spirituality, expressed by students in a class of Yoga, under an extension project. Methods: The methodological approach of this study includes a qualitative approach called descriptive and exploratory research, with the development of research tools adapted to the reality under study towards the social context of the subjects. We can consider that the great relevance of this Master Thesis is in combining a research of bibliographical character with field research, through the method of quasi-experimental research design, under a university extension program. In this sense, we can characterize our work also as an action-research. Analysis and Results: Within the total sample of questionnaires applied, 18 student questionnaires with minimum frequency were selected 70% by the end of the course. The selected students completed the questionnaires at two times during the Yoga course: in the beginning of the classes in October 2012 and at the end, in December 2012, with only one break, of almost three months 26 classes. After conducting a t-test for repeated measurements, no significant difference was verified in the pre and post-test means as a function of the scale factors (p>0.05). This result suggests that there has been no regression or progress in spiritual well-being (Bem Estar Espiritual BEE) in any of the factors of those practicing Hatha-Yoga during the period of the extension program. Conclusions: Thus, we can verify that the statements composing this ethnographic research corroborate for one of the initial objectives of the research, which is precisely to analyze the relationship between the theory and the practice of Yoga with the changes in spiritual and body perception the awakening of spirituality expressed by the students of a Yoga class in a university extension program (PROBEX). However, we believe that the great merit of our research is not exactly in the statistical results obtained from the BEE questionnaire, but in the very use of this questionnaire in a pioneer way with no previous publications, in an academic research about Yoga in Brazil. given these findings, we can associate the sense of body-corporeality of the human being to the physical posture signs of Yoga, through body and cognitive capturing of the practice, ideas and concepts reflected in concrete reality, such as the posture before the world, the people, personal and spiritual experiences, combining with the personal, community, environmental and transcendental factors of the BEE analysis. Keywords: Yoga, Hatha-Yoga, body, spirituality. / Introdução: O ponto de partida do nosso objeto de pesquisa é o estudo histórico da visão de corpo, corporeidade e espiritualidade através da tradição do Yoga pesquisa documental correlacionado com as mudanças de percepções corporais expressas pelos alunos de uma turma de Yoga no município de João Pessoa, entre os anos de 2012 e 2013. Objetivo: Analisar as mudanças de percepções espirituais e corporais através da prática do Yoga o despertar da espiritualidade, expressas pelos alunos de uma turma de Yoga, no âmbito de um projeto de extensão universitária (PROBEX). Métodos: O procedimento metodológico desta pesquisa inclui uma abordagem qualitativa denominada pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, com elaboração de instrumentos de pesquisa adequados à realidade em estudo orientado para o contexto social dos sujeitos. Podemos considerar que a grande relevância desta pesquisa de mestrado está em unir uma pesquisa de caráter bibliográfico à pesquisa de campo, através do método de delineamento de pesquisa quase-experimental, no âmbito de uma extensão universitária. Nesse sentido, podemos caracterizar nosso trabalho também como uma pesquisa-ação. Análise e Resultado: Dentro da amostra total de questionários aplicados, foram selecionados 18 questionários de alunos com frequência mínima 70% até o fim do curso. Os alunos selecionados responderam ao questionário em dois momentos do curso de Yoga: no início as aulas em Outubro de 2012 e no fim em Dezembro de 2012, com um intervalo apenas quase três meses 26 aulas. Após a realização de um teste t para medidas repetidas não foi verificado nenhuma diferença significativa nas médias do pré e pós-teste em função dos fatores da escala (p>0,05). Esse resultado sugere que não houve regressão, nem evolução no Bem Estar Espiritual (BEE) em nenhum dos fatores dos praticantes de Hatha-Yoga durante o período da extensão. Conclusões: Podemos verificar dessa forma, que os depoimentos componentes da pesquisa etnográfica corroboram para um dos objetivos iniciais da pesquisa, que seria justamente analisar a relação entre a teoria e prática do Yoga com as mudanças de percepções espirituais e corporais o despertar da espiritualidade expressas pelos alunos de uma turma de Yoga, no âmbito de um projeto de extensão universitária (PROBEX). No entanto, consideramos que o grande mérito de nossa pesquisa não está exatamente nos resultados estatísticos obtidos com a aplicação do questionário de BEE, mas sim na própria utilização deste questionário de forma pioneira sem publicações anteriores, em uma pesquisa de caráter acadêmico sobre Yoga no Brasil. Diante dessas conclusões, podemos associar o sentido de corpo-corporeidade do ser humano aos signos das posturas físicas do Yoga, através da captação corporal e cognitiva da prática, ideias e conceitos refletidos na realidade concreta, como a postura diante do mundo, das pessoas, vivências pessoais e espirituais, combinando com os fatores: Pessoal, comunitário, ambiental e transcendental da análise do BEE.

The objective of this study was to compare the acute heart rate variability responses to relaxation alone versus relaxation preceded by Hatha yoga. Twenty women and men (aged 18-50 years) participated in the study. Participants completed a yoga plus relaxation (YR) session and a relaxation only (R) session. The YR condition showed significant changes from baseline in HR (bpm, p < 0.001), RR (ms, p < 0.001), pNN50 (%, p = 0.009), LF (% p = 0.008) and HF (% p = 0.035). The R condition showed significant changes from baseline in HR (bpm, p < 0.001), RR (ms, p < 0.001), HF (ms2, p = 0.004), LF (%, p = 0.005), HF (%, p = 0.008) and LF/HF (%, p = 0.008). There were no significant differences between conditions for the changes from baseline for any of the variables. The results demonstrate that relaxation produces favorable changes in indices of heart rate variability whether alone or preceded by about of Hatha yoga. / by Nina Markil. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Onkologische Patienten sowie klinische Forscher zeigen zunehmendes Interesse an Yogainterventionen als komplementäres Therapieverfahren zur Behandlung psychischer und körperlicher Beschwerden. Kurzzeitige Effekte von Yogatherapien auf die häufig krebsassoziierten Symptome Angst, Depressivität und Fatigue wurden in zahlreichen Studien untersucht. Die Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen legen nahe, dass Tumorpatienten unmittelbar nach einer Yogaintervention eine Verbesserung der genannten Symptome erleben. Allerdings ist bisher unzureichend untersucht, ob ein Rückgang von Angst, Depressivität und Fatigue langfristig besteht. Ziel der Studie war es daher, nachhaltige Veränderungen von Angst, Depressivität und Fatigue bei Tumorpatienten im Rahmen einer achtwöchigen Yogaintervention zu untersuchen. Wir nahmen an, dass Angst, Depressivität und Fatigue sechs Monate nach einer Yogaintervention genauso niedrig wie unmittelbar nach der Intervention sind und sich signifikant von den Ausgangswerten vor der Intervention unterscheiden. Außerdem sollte untersucht werden, wie viele Teilnehmer die Yogapraxis nach einer Yogaintervention fortführen und ob sich dies auf die Zielparameter auswirkt. Durch eine klinische Studie im Prä-Post-Design wurden die Hypothesen geprüft. Dazu wurden Daten von 58 Teilnehmern mit unterschiedlichen Tumorerkrankungen vor, unmittelbar nach und sechs Monate nach einer achtwöchigen Gentle Hatha- Yogaintervention mittels standardisierter psychologischer Fragebögen gesammelt. Die Mehrheit der Studienteilnehmer war weiblich (90%) und wies anamnestisch eine Mammakarzinom-Erkrankung auf (55%). Die Ergebnisse legen nahe, dass Angst und Fatigue zwischen Interventionsende und sechs Monaten später leicht zunahmen, wohingegen depressive Symptome stabil blieben. Im Vergleich zu den Ausgangswerten vor der Intervention waren Angst, Depressivität und Fatigue sechs Monate nach Interventionsende signifikant reduziert. Ein halbes Jahr nach Beendigung der Yogaintervention gaben 69% der Teilnehmer an, weiterhin Yoga zu praktizieren. Befragungen zeigten, dass die Teilnehmer subjektiv von der Yogapraxis profitierten. Die fortgeführte Yogapraxis stand jedoch nicht mit der Ausprägung von Angst, Depressivität und Fatigue zum Follow-up-Zeitpunkt in Zusammenhang. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass Tumorpatienten langfristig von einer Verbesserung von Angst, Depressivität und Fatigue im Rahmen einer Yogatherapie profitieren könnten. Ein kausaler Zusammenhang zwischen Yogatherapie und der gefundenen Verbesserung sechs Monate nach Therapieende konnte jedoch durch die fehlende Kontrollbedingung nicht belegt werden. In Zukunft sollten große randomisierte kontrollierte Studien die vermutete Kausalität untersuchen. / Background: Symptoms of anxiety, depression and cancer-related fatigue are commonly associated with cancer. Cancer patients increasingly use complementary and alternative treatments, such as yoga, to cope with psychological and physical impairments. In the present work, long-term changes of anxiety, depression and fatigue in cancer are examined six month after a yoga intervention. Method: We used an observational design based on a randomized controlled study in cancer patients with mixed diagnoses to evaluate long-term changes of symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue six month after the end of yoga therapy. We measured anxiety symptoms with the General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) and fatigue with the European Organization for Research and Treatment in Cancer Fatigue Scale (EORTC- QLQ-FA13). The yoga therapy was delivered in weekly sessions of 60 minutes each for 8 weeks. The exercises provided contained both body and breathing exercises as well as meditations. Results: A total of 58 patients participated in the study. Six month after the end of yoga therapy, symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue were significantly reduced compared to baseline. However, symptoms of anxiety and fatigue slightly increased during the follow-up period, whereas symptoms of depression remained stable. Conclusion: Our results are promising and support the integration of yoga interventions in supportive cancer treatment concepts, but should be confirmed by randomized controlled trials. Long-term effects of yoga therapy on cancer patients should be the subject of further research.

The intent of this research was to determine if participation in regularly offered Hatha Yoga or Effective Interpersonal Relationship Development classes for the duration of a university quarter (ten weeks) could produce a change in self-concept.Self-concept was defined as the total collection of attitudes, judgments and values which an individual holds with respect to behavior, ability, body, and worth as a person; i.e.self-perception and self-evaluation. Specifically, self-concept was defined as that entity which is measured by the self-report of the discrepancy between perceived self and ideal self using the Index of Adjustment and Values.Data for the study were collected from 215 female students enrolled in a mid-western university who volunteered to participate and who completed the self-concept measure (Bills Index of Adjustment and Values) at the beginning and end of the quarter. There were 54 female students in 3 Yoga classes, 53 in 3 Effective Interpersonal Relationship Development classes and 53 in 4 comparison classes (randomly selected algebra classes). Experimental treatment consisted of material which was normally taught in the classes. Information such as age, quarter in school and other subjects taken was collected with a demographic survey.A second group of 55 female students in 3 Hatha Yoga classes taught the following year completed the pretest and posttest self-concept measures, and also answered a Student Opinion Questionnaire.Analysis of variance of the pretest data across all classes and groups indicated no significant differences, providing an assumption of equivalence of the groups. Repeated measures analysis of variance showed a significant difference on the self-concept measure between the pretest and posttest data (p =.015). The test for simple main effects indicated that only the Hatha Yoga group contributed significantly (p =.01) to the results.Individual group repeated measure analyses indicated significant change in self-concept for the Hatha Yoga group (p =.006) but not for the Effective Interpersonal Relationship Development group (p =.08), although there was a tendency toward a positive self-concept change, or for the comparison group (p =.36). A significant difference between the pretest and posttest also found for the second Hatha Yoga group (p =.043). The majority of students who answered the Student Opinion Questionnaire felt that participation in the Hatha Yoga class had helped them become more self-aware, to feel better about themselves and to solve personal and/or physical problems.

There are many books on Yoga as it has become a fascinating subject of study for many scholars of Yoga. It is an interesting field of study for many scholars. There are many types of Yoga, however, in this thesis only Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga will be considered in detail, Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga will always remain interested in their attempts to give certain physical and mental characteristics to the physical body by certain types of physical exercises and to the mental structure by different types of mental exercises. These physical and mental exercises will develop the process of concentration of mind, the object of which when properly focused, will lead to the attainment of Self-Realization.

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Lau, Hoi Lam. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 271-289). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

Ten selected yoga movements were successful applied in Gestalt Therapy to promote adolescent girls' awareness. The girls were between seventeen and eighteen years old. A review of the existing literature exercises indicated the value of meditation, breathing exercises, and relaxation exercises in the Gestalt therapeutic process. Hatha yoga however, offers a variety of movements that can be extracted and used as a resource for the promotion of awareness in the Gestalt therapeutic process. A case study method where research was only used as a tool to gain better insights concerning the use of yoga movements was followed. The study results indicated that awareness of the body, posture; muscles tension, the self, and the environment were promoted. After yoga movements were used as introduction to the session, the social experience of the group discussion afterwards seemed to have been positive. This form of awareness creation can contribute to adolescent girls' process of become aware in Gestalt Therapy. / Social Work / (M. Ed.)Play Therapy)

Ten selected yoga movements were successful applied in Gestalt Therapy to promote adolescent girls' awareness. The girls were between seventeen and eighteen years old. A review of the existing literature exercises indicated the value of meditation, breathing exercises, and relaxation exercises in the Gestalt therapeutic process. Hatha yoga however, offers a variety of movements that can be extracted and used as a resource for the promotion of awareness in the Gestalt therapeutic process. A case study method where research was only used as a tool to gain better insights concerning the use of yoga movements was followed. The study results indicated that awareness of the body, posture; muscles tension, the self, and the environment were promoted. After yoga movements were used as introduction to the session, the social experience of the group discussion afterwards seemed to have been positive. This form of awareness creation can contribute to adolescent girls' process of become aware in Gestalt Therapy. / Social Work / (M. Ed.)Play Therapy)