Open AccessDesigning, validation and feasibility of a yoga-based intervention for elderly
Author(s) -
VR Hariprasad,
Shivarama Varambally,
P T Varambally,
Jagadisha Thirthalli,
I V Basavaraddi,
Bangalore N. Gangadhar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.116302
Subject(s) - meditation , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , cognition , medicine , hatha yoga , physical therapy , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , philosophy , theology
Ageing is an unavoidable facet of life. Yogic practices have been reported to promote healthy aging. Previous studies have used either yoga therapy interventions derived from a particular school of yoga or have tested specific yogic practices like meditation.