Vinayasa Yoga and Mood

Lifespan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Affect; Stress, Psychological

Treatments: Behavioral: Vinyasa yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01719328

R21AT003669-01S1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the immediate and cumulative effects of yoga on stress and mood among young adult college students attending an 8-week program in Vinyasa yoga.

Full description

Traditional vigorous aerobic exercises (TAE), such as running and bicycling have been shown to improve mood and relieve stress. Yoga is an ancient physical and mental practice that as a form of exercise may share properties of TAE and in turn offer similar mood and stress effects. However, scientifically rigorous studies examining the psychological effects of yoga and published in peer-reviewed Western journals are rare. The aim of this research was to establish preliminary evidence for the acute effects of vinyasa yoga on mood and stress among young adults.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult ages 18 or older
• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 1 patient group

Vinyasa yoga

Experimental group

Description:

Group administered 60 minute vinyasa yoga classes delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Vinyasa yoga