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Eating disorders, embodiment, and yoga: a conceptual overview
Iris Perey1, Catherine Cook-Cottone2
1Chair of Sport and Health Management, Technical University of Munich , Munich, Germany.
Eating Disorders
|September 23, 2020
Summary
Yoga may help prevent and treat eating disorders by fostering positive embodiment, improving body image, and enhancing overall well-being. This practice cultivates a stronger mind-body connection, crucial for recovery.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Clinical Nutrition
Background:
- Disordered eating and its impact on mental health.
- The emerging role of yoga in psychological interventions.
- The concept of embodiment and its connection to body image.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the relationship between yoga, embodiment, and disordered eating.
- To provide a conceptual overview of disordered eating, embodiment, and yoga.
- To examine yoga's potential as a therapeutic tool for eating disorders.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and conceptual analysis.
- Overview of major eating disorders and current treatments.
- Discussion of the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of embodiment.
- Exploration of yoga's origins, principles, and modern applications.
Main Results:
- Early research suggests yoga is effective in preventing and treating eating disorders.
- Yoga may improve symptoms by cultivating positive embodiment.
- This practice can facilitate a shift towards positive body image and well-being.
Conclusions:
- Yoga shows promise as an intervention for disordered eating.
- Cultivating positive embodiment through yoga is a key mechanism for therapeutic benefit.
- Further research is warranted to fully understand yoga's role in eating disorder recovery.
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