Mindfulness mediates depressive symptom improvement during heated yoga: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
medRxiv July 10, 2026 Daniel Copeland, Naoise Mac Giollabhui, Louisa G Sylvia et al. preprint
Background: Despite growing evidence that lifestyle interventions reduce depressive symptoms, the psychological mechanisms underlying these effects remain poorly understood. This study examined whether mindfulness and rumination mediate the antidepressant effects of heated yoga (HY), a multicomponent intervention combining physical activity, attentional training, and thermoregulatory stress....