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  • Psychology
  • Public Health

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  • Yoga practice is associated with numerous physical and mental health benefits.
  • The underlying mechanisms of yoga's positive effects are not fully understood.
  • Qualitative data is needed to explore real-life experiences of yoga practitioners.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the benefits and mechanisms of yoga practice.
  • To develop a model explaining how yoga impacts individuals.
  • To gather qualitative data from a large-scale UK yoga survey.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods, cross-sectional online survey of 2434 UK yoga practitioners.
  • Thematic analysis of qualitative data from open-ended survey questions.
  • Development of a practice-based model informed by the Khalsa logic model of yoga.

Main Results:

  • Diverse yoga practices and contextual factors contribute to benefits.
  • Key mechanisms include improved physical strength, flexibility, stress regulation, resilience, equanimity, mind-body awareness, and spiritual growth.
  • These mechanisms lead to enhanced global health functioning, particularly in physical and mental well-being.

Conclusions:

  • A new population-practice-based model effectively explains "real life" yoga experiences.
  • Findings offer valuable information for yoga instructors, therapists, and intervention designers.
  • Identified key yoga mechanisms provide direction for future research.