Katherine L Morgan-Lowes

Mindfulness and avoidance mediate the relationship between yoga practice and anxiety.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine October 2018 Marina Boni, Robert Schütze, Robert T Kane et al.

There is accumulating evidence that yoga and mindfulness meditation can alleviate symptoms of anxiety, although the mechanisms by which this occurs remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between yoga practice and self-reported anxiety as well as the potential mediating roles of mindfulness and emotional avoidance. Using a cross-sectional design, 367...