Yin yoga and mindfulness: a five week randomized controlled study evaluating the effects of the YOMI program on stress and worry |
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Authors: | Frida Hylander Maria Johansson Daiva Daukantaitė Kai Ruggeri |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Swedenfrida.hylander@gmail.com;3. Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;4. Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK |
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Abstract: | Background and objectives: The YOMI program is a psychoeducational training and physical practice-based program that bridges knowledge from evidence-based psychotherapy with the practice of mindfulness and yin yoga. It consists of 10 content-specific sessions and does not include home assignments. The primary purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of the five-week YOMI program on perceived stress, worry and mindfulness in a non-clinical sample.Design and method: In this randomized controlled trial participants were assigned to two groups. Group 1 participated in the five-week intervention twice a week while Group 2 was assigned to a waiting-list condition and participated in the intervention after Group 1. All measures were administered through self-report questionnaires, conducted via a web-based program.Results and conclusions: The results of the study indicated significant effects of the YOMI program on decreasing stress and worry, and increasing mindfulness. Notably these changes were still present at five-week follow up. Consistent with the hypotheses, results suggested that the YOMI program established a group setting where individuals learned to use tools and methods to facilitate better self-directed practice. The study shows moderate to large effect sizes. |
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Keywords: | YOMI yoga mindfulness acceptance psychology stress worry PSS PSWQ FFMQ |
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