(1) Vincent Valente, 5050 Santa Monica Ave. #13, San Diego, CA, 92107;(2) Childrens Outpatient Psychiatry, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct., San Diego, CA 92128, USA;(3) Department of Counseling and School Psychology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Abstract:
This study explored the impact of a regular practice of yoga in the personal and professional lives of psychotherapists. Six licensed psychotherapists were interviewed about their perceptions regarding the influence of their yoga training on their personal and professional lives. These effects were then categorized into common patterns that emerged as four themes addressing professional growth and the self care of the therapist. These themes are: internal/self awareness, balance, acceptance of self and others, and yoga as a way of life.
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s Outpatient Psychiatry, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct., San Diego, CA 92128, USA;(3) Department of Counseling and School Psychology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182, USA