RT Article
T1 Mindfulness and Levels of Stress: A Comparison of Beginner and Advanced Hatha Yoga Practitioners
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 50
IS 4
SP 931
OP 941
A1 Brisbon, Nicholas M.
A1 Lowery, Glenn A.
A2 Lowery, Glenn A.
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1668808137
AB The present study was designed to examine mindfulness and stress levels in beginner and advanced practitioners of Hatha Yoga. Participants (N = 52) were recruited through Hatha Yoga schools local to western Massachusetts. Beginner practitioners (n = 24) were designated as those with under 5 years (M = 3.33) experience and advanced practitioners (n = 28) as those with over 5 years (M = 14.53) experience in Hatha Yoga. The participants completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS; Brown and Ryan 2003) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Cohen et al. 1983) directly preceding a regularly scheduled Hatha Yoga class. Based on two independent-samples t-tests, advanced participants scored significantly higher in mindfulness levels (P < .05) and significantly lower in stress levels (P < .05) when compared to beginner participants. Additionally, a significant negative correlation (r = -.45, P = .00) was found between mindfulness and stress levels. No significant correlations were found between experience levels and mindfulness and stress levels. Hatha Yoga may be an effective technique for enhancing mindfulness and decreasing stress levels in practitioners.
K1 Attention
K1 Awareness
K1 Hatha Yoga
K1 Meditation
K1 Mindfulness
K1 Stress
K1 Yoga
DO 10.1007/s10943-009-9305-3