Body Awareness and Yoga Training
Perceptual and Motor Skills December 1, 1994 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1994.79.3.1103 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 36 |
| Population | Yoga-trained group and a control group |
| Intervention | Hatha yoga |
| Keywords | Hatha yoga Physical therapy |
| Citations | 88 |
| Key findings | The yoga-trained group had significantly better body awareness than the control group. |
Abstract
This study was done to investigate whether the practice of hatha yoga enhances the awareness of the normal, nonemotive bodily processes. A yoga-trained group of 17 and a control group of 19 were administered the Body Awareness Questionnaire. Analysis showed that the yoga-trained group had a significantly better body awareness than the control group.