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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition.
  • Current treatments for PTSD have limitations.
  • Yoga is being explored as a potential intervention for mental health conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of an 8-session Kundalini Yoga (KY) intervention on PTSD symptoms and overall wellbeing.
  • To compare KY intervention with a waitlist control group.

Main Methods:

  • Pilot randomized control trial (RCT).
  • 80 participants with current PTSD symptoms.
  • Intervention group received 8 sessions of KY; control group was waitlisted.

Main Results:

  • Both groups showed changes in PTSD symptomology.
  • Yoga participants demonstrated greater improvements in sleep, positive affect, perceived stress, anxiety, and resilience.
  • Between-groups effect sizes were small to moderate (0.09-0.25).

Conclusions:

  • Kundalini Yoga (KY) may be an effective adjunctive or alternative intervention for PTSD.
  • Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms of yoga for mental and physical health in psychiatric conditions.