Nico Steckhan

2 papers in the library · publishing 2022

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Stress Reduction by Yoga versus Mindfulness Training in Adults Suffering from Distress: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial including Qualitative Interviews (RELAX Study).

Journal of Clinical Medicine September 26, 2022 Jan Moritz Fischer, Farid-Ihab Kandil, Christian S Kessler et al.

Distress is a growing public health concern. In this three-armed randomized controlled trial, n = 102 adults with elevated stress levels and stress-related symptoms were randomly assigned to (1) “integrative” yoga classes which combined physical exercises, mindfulness training, and ethical/philosophical aspects of traditional yoga; to (2) Iyengar yoga classes which entailed primarily physical...

DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195680 Full text Meditation Mindfulness Iyengar yoga Mixed methods +1

Mental and Behavioural Responses to Bahá'í Fasting: Looking behind the Scenes of a Religiously Motivated Intermittent Fast Using a Mixed Methods Approach.

Nutrients February 28, 2022 Raphaela M Ring, Clemens Eisenmann, Farid I Kandil et al.

Background/objective: Historically, fasting has been practiced not only for medical but also for religious reasons. Bahá'ís follow an annual religious intermittent dry fast of 19 days. We inquired into motivation behind and subjective health impacts of Bahá'í fasting. Methods: A convergent parallel mixed methods design was embedded in a clinical single arm observational study. Semi-structured...

DOI: 10.3390/nu14051038 Full text Mindfulness Humans Fasting Motivation +8