Yoga and loss: an autoethnographical exploration of grief, mind, and body

Fiona J. Stirling

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The author explores her experience of yoga as a therapeutic tool in recovering from the impact of losing a close friend to suicide. The benefits of yoga include improved emotional self-regulation, a more positive relationship with self, and the emergence of a new personal physical reality. An autoethnographical approach permits a necessarily ambiguous and messy in-depth exploration of yoga as a resource for well-being. Nevertheless, it is hoped that it will serve as a means of promoting further study into the role of cultural resources, particularly body-based practices, as means of coming to terms with traumatic loss.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-291
Number of pages13
JournalIllness
Volume24
Issue number2
Early online date22 Jul 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2016

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Stirling, Fiona J. / Yoga and loss : an autoethnographical exploration of grief, mind, and body. In: Illness. 2016 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 279-291.
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Stirling, FJ 2016, 'Yoga and loss: an autoethnographical exploration of grief, mind, and body', Illness, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 279-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054137316659396

Yoga and loss : an autoethnographical exploration of grief, mind, and body. / Stirling, Fiona J.

In: Illness, Vol. 24, No. 2, 01.10.2016, p. 279-291.

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Stirling FJ. Yoga and loss: an autoethnographical exploration of grief, mind, and body. Illness. 2016 Oct 1;24(2):279-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054137316659396

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