Yoga as an adjunct to trauma-focused counselling for survivors of sexual violence: a qualitative study

Kathryn Stevens; Julia McLeod

doi:10.1080/03069885.2018.1472368

Yoga as an adjunct to trauma-focused counselling for survivors of sexual violence: a qualitative study

Kathryn Stevens^*, Julia McLeod

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	682-697
Number of pages	16
Journal	British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
Volume	47
Issue number	6
Early online date	8 May 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2018.1472368
Publication status	Published - 2 Nov 2019

Keywords

Adjunctive
Counselling
Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Pluralistic practice
Sexual violence
Social capital
Trauma
Yoga

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