MEDIATORS BETWEEN YOGA PRACTICE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING Mindfulness, Body Awareness and Satisfaction with Body Image **
March 30, 2016 B. Tihanyi, Petra Böőr, L. Emanuelsen et al.
Body awareness, satisfaction with body image, and mindfulness mediate the link between regular yoga practice and psychological well-being. In a cross-sectional questionnaire study of 203 healthy adults (183 females, mean age 36.8 years) practicing yoga at an advanced level, body awareness, body image dissatisfaction, and mindfulness each correlated significantly with weekly yoga frequency and with well-being. Regression analysis showed that body image dissatisfaction and body awareness remained connected to well-being after controlling for practice frequency, mindfulness, gender, and age.