Effect of ‘Exercise Without Movement’ yoga method on mindfulness, anxiety and depression
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
2016/11//
Pages:
136 - 141
Sources ID:
65271
Collection:
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Depression
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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ObjectiveTo analyze the effect of the 'Exercise Without Movement' (E.W.M) yoga method on mindfulness and on the improvement of anxiety and depression symptoms.
Methods
A quasi-experimental study examined the effect of one month E.W.M. intervention among 38 participants who were enrolled voluntarily to both groups, study (n = 16) and control (n = 22). Five participants dropped out during the study.
The State Mindfulness Scale (SMS) was used to measure mindfulness. The Anxiety Inventory Beck (BAI) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) were used to measure the anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively, before and after the intervention.
Results
Study group showed both a statistically significant increase in mindfulness and decrease in anxiety and depression symptoms, compared with the control group.
Conclusions
The E.W.M. has been useful in the development of mindfulness and in the treatment of anxiety and depression symptoms and may represent a new method in the mindfulness-based therapeutic application.