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Assess changes in quality of life and in sense of coherence (SOC), after an intervention involving a self-development course using mind-body medicine (MBM) activities.
A questionnaire study using a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument, the SWEDQUAL, with 13 subscales and scores ranging from 0 to 100, combined with the SOC-13 scale, hea...
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... study reported here is an experimental, prospective, case-control study of a compound intervention (the course). The study group (SG) was recruited through an invitation during a personal visit to the training centre at the very start of all seven courses over a 1-year period ( Fig. 1). In all, 50 men and 57 women agreed to participate. The mean age of participants of the SG was 42.1 years, with no gender ...
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... control group (CG) represented people who had attended the same course 1-3 years previously (Fig. 1). The main reason for including CG in this study was to avoid the bias of the course attendant subpopulation, which has been clearly shown in a comparison of entry data and data on the general Swedish population [5]. Among those individuals who had previously taken the course and eli- gible to participate in this study, we chose 126 ...
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... of the SG on arrival at the centre, before the start of the course. The members of the CG were sent the same questionnaires by mail at the same time. Both the SG and CG were sent the follow-up questionnaire by mail 6 months later. A response time within 8.5 months was achieved by 94% of SG and 82% of the CG. For logistic and dropout data, see Fig. ...
Citations
... Described in the ancient Raja Yoga, the seven chakras are the main energy centres of the body-a complex network of energy channels. 5,6 They are supposed to hold the spiritual nervous system and are responsible for the harmony that exists between the physical body, mind and spirit. The medical background of these seven chakras is related to the seven important neural plexuses in the human body. ...
Music has had a distinguished position in human history; both as an art form and a medium for healing. Traditional Indian music has its roots in ancient scriptures of Vedas, which coincidently also form a basis of practice of Indian medicine. The Veena holds a revered place as an ancient plucked stringed instrument used in southern Indian classical music. The unique structure of the Veena has evoked descriptions and comparisons to the human body in various forms. We explore the resemblance of the Veena to human anatomy and provide a neurological correlation from a radiologist's perspective. Natl Med J India 2023;36: 36: 36: 36: 36:114-16
... Mind-body therapies refer to a set of complementary practices intended a School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Central Florida, Orlando b to increase physical and psychological well-being, including yoga, meditation, and relaxation techniques (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2020). Such practices have documented potential to improve aspects of quality of life (QoL) in healthy adults and those with chronic medical conditions, including poststroke aphasia (Fernros et al., 2008;Woodyard, 2011). Aphasia is reported to be a significant predictor of reduced QoL after stroke (Lee et al., 2015); in fact, research suggests that reduced QoL occurs at higher rates in people with aphasia (PWA) compared with stroke survivors without aphasia (Hilari, 2011;Spaccavento et al., 2014). ...
Purpose
Recently, the literature has witnessed a surging interest regarding the use of mind–body approaches with people who have aphasia, generating a plethora of possible outcome measures. During this same time, a core outcome set for aphasia has been recommended. The purpose of this clinical focus article is to give our survivor, co-survivor, and clinician stakeholder coauthors a platform to share their personal narrative regarding their yoga journey, with the goal of identifying primary outcome domains central to capturing the impact of yoga on the recovery process for people with poststroke aphasia. Ultimately, we hope this clinical focus article helps clinicians understand how yoga might benefit their patients and draws attention to potential outcome measures, while also highlighting the important fact that traditional aphasia assessments do not capture the improvements stakeholders pinpoint as crucial to the essence of mind–body interventions.
Method
This clinical focus article summarizes the case reports of Terri's and Chase's poststroke yoga journeys using the power of personal narrative and an adapted photovoice method. Additional stakeholders share in this storytelling process, using a variety of narrative tools. As this story is unveiled, several patient-identified outcome domains are highlighted as essential to document the impact of yoga on survivors.
Results
Terri's and Chase's yoga journeys revealed the multifaceted impact of yoga on five domains: (a) feelings of wholeness and “zen,” (b) increased attentional capacity for language tasks, (c) increased verbal fluency, (d) decreased pain, and (e) relationship mutuality.
Conclusion
Team Yoga realized that the practice of yoga—whether as a stand-alone practice or integrated into therapy sessions—fosters feelings of wholeness or “zen,” which likely correlates with decreased pain with a simultaneous increase in resilience and flexibility of coping strategies to manage the host of chronic poststroke challenges.
Supplemental Material
https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.17003464
... Serta bukti-bukti empiris yang melaporkan efek menguntungkan dari meditasi mindfulness terhadap sejumlah program psikoterapi (Hölzel et al., 2019). Hasil penelitian Fernros dkk (2019) menunjukkan intervensi dengan praktik mindfulness memiliki efek positif yang kuat pada kualitas hidup yang berhubungan dengan kesehatan, terutama dalam hal kesehatan emosional; penurunan stress dan intervensi kesehatan (Fernros et al., 2019;Hölzel et al., 2019); meningkatkan wellbeing (Ruedy & Schweitzer, 2011); serta meningkatkan kepuasan kerja dan kesehatan mental di tempat kerja (Auten & Fritz, 2018). ...
ABSTRAKPerkembangan industri 4.0 telah mendorong perubahan pembagian kerja antara manusia dan mesin. Pekerjaan manusia, pada satu sisi, telah sangat terbantukan dengan perangkat pintar dan sistem informatika (digital) yang semakin canggih. Di sisi lain peran perangkat pintar dan sistem digitalisasi telah memenjarakan waktu dan pikiran kita dengan cara membentuk kita sebagai individu yang bertindak cepat dan otomatis – yang mengarah kepada tindakan tanpa kesadaran (mindless). Tulisan ini mengajak individu untuk mengenal dan mengetahui pentingnya praktik perhatian, dan keadaan kesadaran (mindfulness). Berlatih mindfulness akan memberikan keterampilan dan disiplin yang dapat membantu membangun kapasitas sebagai pengambil keputusan yang bertanggung jawab. Dengan melakukan overview dari berbagai literature, tulisan ini akan mengeksplorasi mindfulness yang berasal dari Timur serta penerapan yang banyak dikembangkan di Barat.Kata kunci: Meditasi, mindfulness, era digital.
... Participants who received MBHE experienced an increase in their awareness, acceptance and self-regulation, and ultimately achieved values and resilience in suffering from mental pain that was shown through compassion [2,23]. Similar studies showed improvements in their mental and bodily well-being as they reached their goals of health promotion and QOL [30]. ...
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of mindfulness practice on health behaviors and quality of life (QOL) among hypertensive patients.
Design/methodology/approach
A quasi-experimental research was designed by before, after and a follow-up phase (i.e. on the 0th, 6th and 12th weeks). Two primary health care units (PCU) were selected as control and experiment groups. Samples included patients 35–59 years old who had been diagnosed with stage I hypertension. Both groups received treatment according to standard hypertension guidelines. The experimental group was added as a drill for the purpose of a mindfulness-based health education (MBHE) practice that would emphasize behavior skills (in diet, exercise and mental function) and instill a feeling of adaptation to everyday life.
Findings
The total mean score of the prevention and promotional hypertension behaviors (PPHB), QOL, perceived in mindfulness (MF) and self-efficacy (SE) in the experiment group showed a significant statistical difference when compared to the control group in the 6th week in PPHB and SE ( p <0.001), QOL and MF ( p =0.001). Similar results were found in the 12th week in PPHB, QOL, SE ( p <0.001) and MF ( p =0.023), respectively.
Research limitations/implications
However, finished implementation in experiment group, during the follow-up phase on the 12th week, ten participants in the control group were excluded (Figure 1). It may be no active intervention or as usual in the control group. Thus, the authors controlled missing data using intention-to-treat analysis comparison and the data distribution was successfully tested by a normality plot before the use of statistical data. Based on the results of this study, the following recommendations can be made: patients should practice in mindfulness in lifestyle modification continued for intensive skill practice over the long term in order to promote sustainability in behavior and in QOL.
Practical implications
Mindfulness trainer should drill and faith in the value of mindfulness corporation owner with patients learning all of the times; and for health practitioner, it should add MBHE for patients.
Social implications
Education institution should add mindfulness in educational programs all of graduates.
Originality/value
The mindfulness practice-based health education training should be in counterpart with modern medicine in order to promote sound health behaviors and an improved QOL for stage I hypertensive patients and to forestall cardiovascular and blood-pressure diseases.
... Several studies have shown positive effects of mind body interventions (MBIs) in improving patients' overall well-being and quality of life (Fernros, Furhoff, & Wändell, 2008;Pradhan et al., 2007;Wahbeh, Elsas, & Oken, 2008), reducing their psychological distress (Maddux, Daukantaité, & Tellhed, 2018;Pradhan et al., 2007;M. R. Tolahunase, Sagar, Faiq, & Dada, 2018) and decreasing their pain inten-sity . ...
Background:
Recovery of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) depends on several physical and psychological factors, besides pharmacological treatment. Co-morbid depression adversely affects the outcome in RA. Usual medical therapies have a limited scope and fail to cure the psychological component of the disease. With advanced therapeutic options, achieving a state of remission has become the treatment goal, yoga based mind body intervention (MBI) may provide a holistic approach in its treatment dimension. Hence, MBIs are the need of hour as majority of diseases have a psychosomatic component.
Objective:
To explore the effect of Yoga based MBI on disease specific inflammatory markers and depression severity in active RA patients on routine disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) therapy.
Methods:
A total of 72 RA patients were randomized into 2 groups: yoga group (yoga with DMARDs) and control group (DMARDs only). Blood samples were collected pre and post intervention for primary outcome measurements of systemic biomarkers. Disease activity score 28, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28ESR) and health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQ-DI) were used to assess disease activity and functional status respectively at pre and post intervention time-points. Secondary outcome, depression severity, was assessed by Beck Depression Inventory II scale (BDI-II) at 2 weekly intervals during 8 weeks of the study interventional plan.
Results:
After 8 weeks of yoga based MBI, there was significant decrease in the severity of RA as seen by reduction in levels of various systemic inflammatory markers as well as in DAS28ESR (p-value <0.0001; effect size = 0.210) and HAQ-DI (p-value 0.001; effect size = 0.159). Also, yoga group experienced a statistically significant time dependent step-wise decline in depression symptoms over the period of 8 weeks as compared to control group (p-value <0.0001; effect size = 0.5). Regression analysis showed greater reduction in the scores of BDI-II with DAS28ESR (R2 = 0.426; p < 0.0001) and HAQ-DI (R2 = 0.236; p = 0.003) in yoga group.
Conclusions:
Yoga, a mind body intervention re-established immunological tolerance by aiding remission at molecular and cellular level along with significant reduction in depression. Thus in this severe autoimmune inflammatory arthritis with a major psychosomatic component, yoga can be used as a complementary/adjunct therapy.
... De los alumnos, que se enfrentan a un futuro competitivo e incierto; pero también de los profesores, que deben estar preparados para ofrecer un tipo de «conocimiento» que no les fue ofrecido a ellos en su etapa universitaria. La incorporación de procesos de aprendizaje experienciales, basados en el conocimiento enactivo y que ponen el foco en el concepto de embodiment Fernros et al., 2008;Wengrower, 2008), contribuye a generar este autoconocimiento. Incrementar la conciencia corporal permite a la persona tomar conciencia de sus fortalezas y debilidades, de su nivel de bienestar y de los mecanismos de interacción que mantiene con otras personas Alexander et al., 2015). ...
El máster en Danza Movimiento Terapia (DMT) de la Universidad Autónoma de
Barcelona (UAB) está de cumpleaños y, para celebrar este decimoquinto aniversario,
como no podía ser de otro modo, nos hemos puesto en movimiento. Nos movilizamos,
nos emocionamos y tratamos de entonar con un mundo que avanza a una
velocidad de vértigo. El dibujo de estos tiempos nos muestra oleadas inmensas de
refugiados, ataques terroristas inéditos, elecciones sorprendentes que chocan con
antiguas certezas y una enorme confusión entre quienes sí parecen tener un espacio
propio pero se sienten permanentemente amenazados.
En medio de esta vorágine, alumnos y docentes de medio mundo encuentran
razones suficientes para encontrarse cada mes en Barcelona alimentando una formación
empeñada en cambiar la forma de mirarse a uno mismo, de mirar al otro e
incluso de mirar el mundo. Y nuestra comunidad sigue creciendo, haciendo posible
celebrar este decimoquinto aniversario, en una ocasión increíble para reencontrarnos,
movernos juntos, conmovernos, reflexionar y compartir experiencias, de esas
que pueden aportar un granito de arena a esa balanza por momentos tan descompensada
hacia «el otro lado».
¿Y por qué no dejar una huella escrita de la esencia de eso que nos va a mover
en Barcelona durante tres días? Dicho y hecho: este libro impreso será la huella física
de una coreografía abierta que nos permitirá, a lo largo de tres días, disfrutar de
diferentes espacios de movimiento y reflexión.
Empezamos estableciendo el encuadre... conmuévete y mueve el mundo.
Christine Caldwell, quien ha dirigido durante mucho tiempo la formación de DMT
en Boulder (Colorado), nos desafía proponiendo una reflexión sobre la profesión
desde una perspectiva crítica y comprometida. Habla de las necesidades de un
mundo que precisa tanto de nuestra gracia como de nuestro coraje; este último, en
ocasiones, capaz de convertirse en arenilla molesta en los zapatos de aquellos que
tratan de mover el mundo en otra dirección. Busca en nuestras raíces como danza
movimiento terapeutas (dmt) y propone estrategias que deberían guiarnos en
nuestro trabajo, centradas siempre en intervenir dentro del actual panorama
geopolítico.
Continuamos con intervenciones en DMT y Helen Payne, pionera y visionaria
de la DMT en Gran Bretaña, introduce un trabajo en marcha en su país, en el que
los síntomas inexplicables desde el punto de vista médico encuentran alivio a través de la DMT. Sonia Malaquías, alumna de la cuarta promoción del máster en
DMT de la UAB y dmt en Portugal, profundiza en uno de los aspectos de la intervención
y presenta el contacto, más que como una herramienta para la DMT,
como algo intrínseco a la relación terapéutica y fuente de información muy valiosa
en nuestra labor. Dos alumnas de la sexta promoción, Isabel Álvarez y Patricia
de Tord, nos hablan del grounding (enraizamiento) y hacen un análisis detallado
del modo de utilizarlo y de los consecuentes beneficios con grupos de mujeres que
han sufrido cáncer de mama.
La siguiente parada en este camino es la DMT y la migración, donde Rebekka
Dietrich-Hartwell, dmt que actualmente realiza su doctorado en la universidad
Drexel de Filadelfia, y Sabine Koch, docente e investigadora, nos presentan la DMT
como un hogar temporal, capaz de servir de puente para los refugiados que llegan a
un país extranjero, y afirman que, si es posible construir un espacio de seguridad y
encontrar un significado, será posible forjar una identidad. Laia Jorba, docente en la
Universidad de Naropa (Colorado), nos habla con más detalle sobre la cuestión
identitaria, incluyendo su propia experiencia encarnada y reflexionando en torno a
un trabajo que cada vez supone mayor interacción en la diversidad. En esta sociedad
cambiante, nos invita a autoexplorar eso que se mueve en relación con el encuentro
con un otro diferente, que además se convierte en reflejo para la construcción
de nuestra propia identidad. Nos invita a movernos entre lo conocido y los
límites. Susana García, alumna de la sexta promoción del máster en DMT en la UAB,
ha evidenciado la idoneidad de ofrecer un espacio de DMT a emigrantes y nos presenta
aquí su experiencia como dmt en Glasgow. Expone los beneficios que un trabajo
psicoterapéutico, centrado en el cuerpo y grupal, aporta a un colectivo diverso,
capaz de encontrar en el movimiento un lenguaje común, poderoso e inclusivo.
Para finalizar, esta publicación cierra el círculo con la DMT y la prevención,
donde M. Elena García, docente de este máster, empieza reflexionando en torno al
movimiento auténtico como experiencia de conexión con el otro, que fomenta la
aceptación, pero también como acción que puede contribuir a la creación de un
mundo abierto a la diferencia y mucho más compasivo. Laura Martínez, formada
en DMT por la quinta promoción del máster, nos presenta una experiencia de cuidado
de cuidadores a través de la DMT, que se nos revela como una opción muy
válida en lo que al cuidado de equipos profesionales se refiere. Toda una oportunidad
para trabajar en la promoción de un desempeño profesional saludable y, como
consecuencia, una oportunidad para mejorar la calidad de la asistencia a los colectivos
en situación de vulnerabilidad con los que esos trabajadores interaccionan.
Manuel Carmona y Rosa María Rodríguez, docentes en la Universidad Europea de
Madrid, y esta última, además, alumna de la segunda promoción del máster y colaboradora
del mismo en la actualidad, centran sus esfuerzos en el colectivo docente dentro del ámbito universitario y proponen reconectar con un cuerpo a veces olvidado.
Todo ello en busca de una nueva educación donde las fronteras mente-cuerpo
puedan difuminarse. Y, finalmente, Aurora Leal, docente del máster en DMT en
la UAB y Heidrun Panhofer, directora de este máster, nos invitan a reflexionar sobre
la idea del no reconocimiento a través de una experiencia donde las distintas
formas de expresión, que encuentran en el cuerpo el nexo de unión, permiten abarcar
a la persona en toda su complejidad.
Y ahora sí, tras este breve resumen, os invitamos a sumergiros en todas y cada
una de las propuestas de los autores, dispuestos a conmoverse y a empezar a mover
el mundo.
https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/poncom/2018/222304/JornadesDMT15_a2018.pdf
... De los alumnos, que se enfrentan a un futuro competitivo e incierto; pero también de los profesores, que deben estar preparados para ofrecer un tipo de «conocimiento» que no les fue ofrecido a ellos en su etapa universitaria. La incorporación de procesos de aprendizaje experienciales, basados en el conocimiento enactivo y que ponen el foco en el concepto de embodiment (Varela, Thompson y Rosch, 1991;Fernros et al., 2008;Wengrower, 2008), contribuye a generar este autoconocimiento. Incrementar la conciencia corporal permite a la persona tomar conciencia de sus fortalezas y debilidades, de su nivel de bienestar y de los mecanismos de interacción que mantiene con otras personas Alexander et al., 2015). ...
La palabra frontera se remonta al siglo xii y etimológicamente significa línea que
señala los límites de los estados, pero también se emplea como espacio intermedio
que sirve de paso entre dos estados colindantes. Los autores de este texto se sienten,
así, que caminan entre dos o más estados, en este caso entre formas de hacer
muy distintas en las instituciones de educación superior, desde las aceptadas por
bien conocidas, que todos empleamos todos los días, hasta las que permanecen sin
explorar.
Pero, además, hay otra acepción para la palabra frontera, y es la de fachada, en
la que siempre hay puertas. Frente a la idea de puertas expuestas a los intrusos y
que hay que defender, a nosotros nos gusta pensar en puertas que permiten el intercambio
entre distintas posiciones, ideas, conocimientos, titulaciones. Puertas
sin puerta, puertas en las que comienza el proceso de acogida a partir del cual todo
lo demás, el estimulante proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, tiene lugar.
Nuestra trayectoria sostiene este lugar de «espacio intermedio», de «apertura
», de «búsqueda», de «movimiento», de «acogida», de «re-conocimiento». Somos
una docente e investigadora doctora en Ciencias Físicas, que fue en su momento
también bailarina profesional y que vive empeñada en introducir la Danza Movimiento
Terapia (DMT), el cuerpo y sus manifestaciones no verbales en entornos
educativos creando espacios de aprendizaje y desarrollo más saludables; y un investigador
reconocido en el ámbito de los alimentos, licenciado en Ciencias Químicas
y doctor en Ciencia e Ingeniería Agraria, que no cree en la jerarquía docente-
alumno y que explora nuevos modos de sembrar en los estudiantes el virtuoso y
difícil camino de la búsqueda de la sabiduría. Ambos queremos compartir un viaje
en el que se desgranan las distintas etapas por las que hemos pasado hasta el momento
actual, y la situación en relación con la investigación en la educación superior
y la introducción de recursos corporales, en particular de DMT, desde los primeros
talleres formativos para profesores hasta la creación de proyectos de
investigación de mayor complejidad, en los cuales se involucra a profesionales de
áreas de conocimiento muy diversas.
... SEPTEMBER -OCTOBER 2016 VOL. CVII NO.5 ...
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of Mindfulness Meditation on the Quality of Life (QOL) of alcoholics. A quantitative experimental evaluative approach was adapted and pre-experimental research design (one group pre-test – post-test design) was used. The sample consisting of 30 alcoholics in the selected de-addiction centre chosen by purposive sampling technique. Tools used were baseline proforma, QOL and Mindfulness Meditation skills rating scales. The data were analysed using paired ‘t’ test, ANOVA for repeated measures, Karl Pearson co-relation co-efficient and chi-square. The study revealed that mean post-test QOL score (101.57±13.7) was greater than the mean pre-test QOL score (121.70±10.02). There was a significant difference between the preintervention and post-intervention QOL scores (t 29=8.718; p<0.05) . The mean of 15th day of Mindfulness Meditation Skill score (68.13±4.0) was greater than the mean of 5th day (55.53±7.06) and 10th day (60.80±4.7) scores. There was a significant difference between the three different days of assessment (F=89.80, p<0.05). This indicates that the skill in Mindfulness Meditation increases when the number of days of practice progresses. There was a moderate positive correlation between post-interventional QOL and 15th day Mindfulness Meditation skill level (r=0.57). This indicates that there is a significant relation between post-intervention QOL score and 15th day Mindfulness Meditation Skill scores. There was no association between pre-intervention QOL and selected baseline characteristics. The result showed that Mindfulness Meditation had a statistically significant positive effect on the QOL of the alcoholics.
... TBI creates a perceived mind-body disconnect for many individuals[19]. A study by Fernros and Furnhoff (2008) analyzed HRQOL changes following one week of mind-body activities and found significant improvements in the subsets of general health perception, and emotional well-being[20]. Therefore, interventions focused on connecting the mind and body may improve the emotional domain of HRQOL and should be further studied for individuals with TBI in conjunction with emotional regulation. Participants with stroke, another neuropathology, reported an increased sense of connection and specifically noted improvements in psychological, physical and emotional domains following a yoga intervention[21]. ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in emotional regulation and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following a yoga intervention for three participants with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yoga was utilized as a modality to improve HRQOL and emotional regulation. Methods: A mixed method design was used to analyze changes in emotional regulation and HRQOL. Participants completed an eight-week yoga intervention and assessments were completed before and after the intervention. Outcome measures included the Difficulty in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS) and Quality of Life after Brain Injury Scale (QOLIBRI, both are reliable and valid after TBI. The Change in score (percent change) were calculated for data from both assessments. Semi-structured interviews were completed, data were transcribed, and qualitative data were analyzed with a focus on emotional regulation and HRQOL. Results: On average, the three participants had a 16% improvement in DERS scores and 6% improvement in QOLIBRI scores following the yoga intervention. Analysis of the qualitative data indicate that participants identified improvements related to emotional regulation in the mind-body connection, peaceful and calm feelings, concentration and focus, and self-control. In relation to HRQOL participants noted social changes, physical changes leading to life changes, confidence to do things and self-development. Conclusion: Yoga is a potential intervention to address emotional regulation and HRQOL for individuals with chronic TBI. Emotional regulation and HRQOL are two important factors affected post-TBI that through this study were impacted by yoga as a focused mind-body intervention.
... TBI creates a perceived mind-body disconnect for many individuals[19]. A study by Fernros and Furnhoff (2008) analyzed HRQOL changes following one week of mind-body activities and found significant improvements in the subsets of general health perception, and emotional well-being[20]. Therefore, interventions focused on connecting the mind and body may improve the emotional domain of HRQOL and should be further studied for individuals with TBI in conjunction with emotional regulation. Participants with stroke, another neuropathology, reported an increased sense of connection and specifically noted improvements in psychological, physical and emotional domains following a yoga intervention[21]. ...
