Open AccessElements of yogic practice: Perceptions of students in healthcare programs
Author(s) -
Christiane Brems,
Dharmakaya Colgan,
Heather Freeman,
Jillian Freitas,
Lauren Justice,
Margaret Shean,
Kari Sulenes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.183710
Subject(s) - perception , medical education , psychology , health care , computer science , human–computer interaction , medicine , neuroscience , political science , law
The practice of yoga has a long history as an integrated lifestyle science. Those who have practiced yoga in its full form (including all eight traditional aspects) find that it touches almost every aspect of their inter- and intra-personal lives. Despite this rich history, the West has adopted limited aspects of yoga practice. When understood narrowly as a physical fitness practice, healthful benefits of yoga may be lost, possibly promoting body-consciousness and injury instead.