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Describes a Hatha Yoga physical fitness program designed to meet developmental needs of visually impaired students. Program emphasizes body image and spatial/movement concepts, proper posture and relaxation techniques. Includes teaching suggestions, instructions and photographs for 12 beginning exercises.

This paper undertakes the problem of perceiving and feeling the body in the process of acquiring the identity of a hatha-yoga practitioner. The process of becoming a "yogi" is connected with the practice of the work on the body and defining these practices, specific perception of the body, and feeling the body. Becoming a hatha-yoga practitioner is a process. I describe phases of this process in the paper: 1) The initial phase—constructing motives and first steps; 2) The phase of a fuller recognition of psychophysical effects and ascribing to them appropriate meanings; 3) The phase of a fuller recog­nition of spiritual aspects of hatha-yoga (quasi-religion). The relations between the mind and the body get complicated at the moment of meaningful engagement in yoga practice and defining body practice as mental practice, as well as spiritual. The work on the body can change the "Western" perspective of defining the body as a material element of human existence (the Cartesian vision) to a vision of treating the body as a spiritualized substance (the vision of Eastern philosophy). Such a change is not always possible if we hold on to the guidelines of other religions as own (e.g., the Catholic religion). Changes in the body and psyche have to be in such a situation defined differently, and also there have to be certain language descriptions of these changes (often acquiring guidelines of set languages formulas) in order to combine the statements of conventional religion with a new spiritual experience.

O Hatha Yoga consiste em posturas psicofísicas junto com o controle da respiração de uma maneira consciente, e parece promover vários benefícios físicos e psíquicos. Objetivo: avaliar o efeito de uma intervenção de 16 semanas com Hatha Yoga nos níveis de ansiedade e depressão em estudantes universitários. Métodos: Participaram deste estudo 17 indivíduos, com média de idade de 26,2 (±5,08) anos. Foi realizada uma intervenção de 16 semanas, duas vezes por semana com duração de 75 minutos. Uma anamnese foi aplicada e a Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e Depressão foi utilizada para a avaliação dos sintomas pré e pós-intervenção. Resultados: Houve melhora nos níveis de ansiedade (p<0,001) e depressão (p=0,008) quando comparados os escores antes e após 16 semanas de intervenção com Hatha Yoga. Ao final da intervenção, o nível de ansiedade reduziu nas turmas de manhã e noite (p<0,02), mas os níveis de depressão reduziram apenas para a turma da manhã (p=0,050). Conclusão: A intervenção com Hatha Yoga foi eficaz na redução dos níveis de ansiedade e depressão em estudantes universitários.

Background: The elderly have several health problems including decreased physical and mental functions of the elderly including decreased sleep quality. Sleep quality is important for the quality of human life. Sleep quality is one of the conditions in which the individual sleeps and can increase the feeling of freshness and fitness when awakened from sleep. Poor sleep quality can interfere with daily activities in the elderly. Hatha Yoga is a low impact aerobic exercise that can be given to the elderly to improve sleep quality. Objective: To determine the effect of giving hatha yoga exercise on improving sleep quality in the elderly. The research method used a quasi-experimental research design with One Group Pre-test-Post-test Design with 30 elderly respondents in Karangkates Village. Respondents were elderly who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The instrument in this study used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire. Giving Hatha Yoga Exercise intervention 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Research Results: Based on the analysis test using the Wilxocon test, the p-value of 0.000 <0.05 was obtained, then H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted, which means that there is an effect of hatha yoga exercise on improving sleep quality in the elderly in Karangkates Village. Conclusion: There is an effect of giving hatha yoga exercise on improving sleep quality in the elderly in Karangkates Village.

Artykuł podejmuje problem postrzegania i odczuwania ciała w praktyce nabywania tożsamości praktykującego hatha-jogę. Proces stawania się praktykującym jest związany z praktykami pracy nad ciałem i ich definiowaniem oraz określonym postrzeganiem ciała i odczuć z niego płynących. W tekście opisuję fazy tego procesu: 1. faza wstępna – konstruowanie motywów i pierwsze kroki; 2. faza pełniejszego rozpoznawania efektów psychofizycznych i przypisywania im odpowiednich znaczeń; 3. faza pełniejszego rozpoznawania duchowych aspektów hatha-jogi (quasi-religia). Relacje umysłu i ciała komplikują się w momencie znaczącego zaangażowania się w praktykę jogi i zdefiniowania praktyk cielesnych jako zarówno umysłowych, jak i duchowych. Praca nad ciałem może zmienić zachodnią perspektywę definiowania ciała jako elementu materialnego ludzkiej egzystencji (wizja kartezjańska) w wizję traktowania go jako substancji uduchowionej (wizja filozofii wschodniej), co jednak nie zawsze jest możliwe, jeśli przyjmuje się założenia innych religii (np. katolickiej). Zmiany w ciele i psychice trzeba wtedy inaczej zdefiniować i – by pogodzić założenia religii konwencjonalnej z nowymi doświadczeniami duchowymi – muszą pojawić się ich określone objaśnienia językowe (często przyjmujące schemat stałych formuł językowych).

Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most common personality disorders among persons with substance use disorders (SUDs) and is characterized by severe clinical symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate if the effect of dialectical behavior therapy for substance use disorders (DBT-S) inpatient treatment on psychopathological symptom load in patients suffering from both BPD and SUD can be augmented by weekly 60-min "Trauma Informed Hatha Yoga" sessions. Materials and Methods: Thirty-nine patients suffering from comorbid BPD and SUD were consecutively in time included in this quasi-experimental pilot study (first intervention then control group). In the intervention group, weekly Trauma Informed Hatha Yoga sessions were added to standard DBT-S for 8 weeks. The participants of the control group received standard DBT-S. All participants completed several self-report questionnaires to assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, symptoms of BPD, and their subjective stress perception at three points in time during the study course. Results: A repeated measures analysis of variance with patients' psychopharmacological medication as covariate revealed a significant main effect of time for each of the psychometric scales (State and Trait Anxiety Inventory subscale for state anxiety [STAI-S] p = 0.001, Beck Depression Inventory [BDI] p < 0.001; Borderline Symptom List 23 [BSL] p = 0.036) indicating that the psychopathological symptom load of the patients was significantly lower at the end of the DBT-S therapy compared to the beginning in both study groups. Moreover, there was a significant interaction effect of group*time on the psychometric scales STAI-T (subscale for trait anxiety) sum score (p = 0.010) and the sum score of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (p = 0.043). This was expressed by the fact that the participants of the intervention group showed a significant reduction of the STAI-T sum score as well as the sum score of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), while the control group did not. Due to the exploratory nature of this study, correction for multiple testing was omitted. Conclusion: Although they are very preliminary, our results suggest that practicing Trauma Informed Hatha Yoga on a regular basis in addition to DBT-S inpatient treatment seems to reduce the level of trait anxiety and perceived stress significantly more than DBT-S inpatient treatment alone. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of Trauma Informed Hatha Yoga in reducing trait anxiety and perceived stress in patients suffering from SUD und BPD must be tested in large randomized controlled trials.

Spilt Milk Yoga draws on spiritual teachings and practices from a range of disciplines and applies them to motherhood. By connecting mothers to the value of their journey, this guidebook allows mothers to tap into their own growing wisdom. For all the mothers thinking 'I can't stop to meditate, there's too much to do!' artist and educator Cathryn Monro introduces a variety of topics for self-reflection: How do I make motherhood work for me? Is an ordinary life good enough? Work and worth-what is success? By approaching motherhood consciously, mothers can find a place of greater love, ease, tolerance, understanding, and joy

Ein interessantes und erhellendes Buch - aber nicht nur über Yoga. Dederer, Anfang 30, Teilzeitjournalistin und Rezensentin aus Seattle, gerade Mutter geworden, probiert es - gestresst lebend zwischen Stillen, Biolebensmitteln, Holzspielzeug und Tragetüchern, Krabbelgruppen und Erziehungskursen - mit Yoga. Sie besucht Kurse in trendigen Studios oder staubigen Räumen, mit Teilnehmern und Yoga-Gurus aller Art, lernt von Asthanga-Yoga bis Vinayasa-Yoga verschiedene Stile kennen und beschliesst nach Jahren, Yoga nicht als Weltanschauung, sondern als momentanen Genuss für Körper und Geist zu schätzen - auch Dank vieler Lehrer. Doch es geht nicht nur um Yoga - es ist ein wunderbar geistreiches und humorvolles Buch über eine Generation von "vielarmigen" Frauen, die versuchen, immer alles richtig zu machen und Ehe, Beruf, Kinder und Selbstverwirklichung gleichzeitig zu bewältigen. Viele Frauen auch hier werden sich wiedererkennen. Insofern steht es bei Yoga, wo es locker 3 Ratgeber ersetzt, zwar richtig, aber eben nicht ganz. Einen anderen Insider-Blick lieferte K. Rübesamen (ID-G 40/10). (2)

This article discusses the concept of rajas in the Hathayoga corpus and compares it with material in Ayurveda and Daoism. Rajas is the red blood of menstruation, female sexual fluid, and one aspect of a gendered binary with bindu or semen. In texts deriving from a male celibate context, rajas occurs within male practitioners without the interaction of a woman. In some paradigms of the yogic body, bindu is drawn upwards and preserved alongside rajas using the technique of vajrolimudra, conferring success (siddhi) and immortality (amrta). Women appear infrequently in Hatha texts, but those who preserve their rajas are said to be yoginis. Rajas in Ayurveda functions in embryology as a vital essence, thus explaining its power in Hathayoga. Daoist materials are more detailed and cohesive than Hatha, and female inner alchemy (Nüdan) describes a practice of voluntary amenorrhea, 'slaying the crimson dragon'—the halting of menstruation. The Daoist model enables an interpretation of the scant Hatha sources to suggest that yoginis who preserve their rajas potentially halt their periods.

"A humorous and gentle approach to becoming a new mom, with space to breathe, do yoga, and be "good enough," even if it's only through a one-minute yoga pose at a time. In ten humorous, practical, and compassion-filled chapters, yoga instructor Alison Rogers and co-author Erin White forge a new path through contemporary motherhood with their collection of gentle and generous suggestions for beginning and deepening a home yoga practice for new mothers; their treasury of authentic and honest stories of motherhood; and their original tools and metrics to synthesize their key messages. Organized around the first year of a baby's life and focusing on the keystones of a yoga class--but taking only one minute from a busy mom's schedule for a given exercise--readers go from a warm-up through the art of balancing and building core strength to the deep and rejuvenating rest of savasana, chapter by chapter. Through the sometimes awkwardly funny stories and "we've been there too" insights, the authors offer mothers a singular message: Your wellbeing matters as much as your baby's. Each chapter ends with a one-minute yoga pose, which can be done in a sequence (listed at the end of the book), to create a relaxing and balancing support for the incredibly demanding first year with a baby and to help mothers know that they are "good enough.""--

A multi-purpose reference work which should become an indispensable companion for anybody who comes into touch with Hinduism. Includes a dictionary of Sanskrit and vernacular terms; a glossary of terms and concepts; and a survey of the historical development of Hinduism.