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| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | British Journal of Guidance and Counselling |
| Early online date | 8 May 2018 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 8 May 2018 |
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Yoga as an adjunct to trauma-focused counselling for survivors of sexual violence : a qualitative study. / Stevens, Kathryn; McLeod, Julia.
In: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 08.05.2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Yoga as an adjunct to trauma-focused counselling for survivors of sexual violence
T2 - a qualitative study
AU - Stevens, Kathryn
AU - McLeod, Julia
PY - 2018/5/8
Y1 - 2018/5/8
N2 - Although evidence exists for the therapeutic effectiveness of yoga for people with a range of mental health difficulties, further research is necessary to determine its contribution to recovery from sexual violence. This study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the experience of a group-based Forrest yoga programme for woman recovering from experiences of sexual violence. The main themes to emerge were: the importance of being in a group; yoga as a means of facilitating personal learning and change; yoga as an on-going resource for living. These findings indicate that women recovering from rape and sexual abuse may experience yoga as a potentially valuable adjunct to counselling.
AB - Although evidence exists for the therapeutic effectiveness of yoga for people with a range of mental health difficulties, further research is necessary to determine its contribution to recovery from sexual violence. This study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the experience of a group-based Forrest yoga programme for woman recovering from experiences of sexual violence. The main themes to emerge were: the importance of being in a group; yoga as a means of facilitating personal learning and change; yoga as an on-going resource for living. These findings indicate that women recovering from rape and sexual abuse may experience yoga as a potentially valuable adjunct to counselling.
U2 - 10.1080/03069885.2018.1472368
DO - 10.1080/03069885.2018.1472368
M3 - Article
JO - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
JF - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
SN - 0306-9885
ER -