Divergent understandings of stress and effects of yoga and breath practice on body and emotion: A cross-cultural comparative study
SSM - Mental Health June 13, 2026 Paul Dallaghan, Praseeda Menon, Monica Isgut et al.
Popular practice of yoga has spread worldwide, alongside fitness, health, and contemplative pursuits. Concurrently, mental distress and disorders are major contributors to the burden of non-communicable diseases. Practices of yoga-meditation are widely touted and often pursued as antidotes for stress. A qualitative mixed methods study incorporating freelisting and cultural consensus analysis...