School-based yoga for managing stress and anxiety.
Smith, B. H., Esat, G., & Kanojia, A. (2020). School-based yoga for managing stress and anxiety. In C. Maykel & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Applying psychology in the schools. Promoting mind–body health in schools: Interventions for mental health professionals (p. 201–216). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000157-014
Abstract:
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a Consistent with increased research support for the benefits of yoga, there has been considerable growth in yoga's popularity among school-aged children in the United States. This chapter examines school-based yoga with a specific focus on its effects on stress and anxiety. It summarizes research on the benefits of yoga from the standpoint of positive psychology and ecological systems theory. From this theoretical base, the chapter presents yoga as an intervention that fits within a three-tiered system of service delivery that could work efficiently in contemporary schools. Finally, the chapter gives examples of promising practices and special considerations for school-based yoga designed to address problems related to stress and anxiety for the general population of students, as well as special populations. There is good theoretical and empirical support for the mind–body benefits of yoga for managing stress, reducing anxiety, and improving well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
