Yoga: An Ancient Occupational Therapy?

Mailoo, Venthan J.

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“…Yoga is a holistic mind-body intervention that addresses the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social needs of the individual (Mailoo, 2005). Recently, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (2016) has acknowledged yoga as a complementary integrative therapy (CIT) that can prepare and enhance participation and engagement in occupations.…”

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Perceived Impact and Experience of Long-Term Yoga Involvement for People With Chronic Pain

Rose

Schmid

Andrews

et al. 2019

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived impact and experience of longterm involvement in a community-based group yoga class for people with chronic pain. Eleven participants, who previously completed an 8-week yoga intervention and continued attending yoga at a community pain clinic for 2 years, took part in the study. A mixed methods approach was employed. Two-year follow-ups of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) were collected and compared to baseline COPM scores to measure change in perceived occupational performance and satisfaction. Individual qualitative interviews were conducted to explore participants' perceived impact and experience of long-term yoga involvement. COPM data were analyzed using Wilcoxon sign ranked non-parametric tests and qualitative interviews were analyzed using an inductive approach. COPM performance and satisfaction scores significantly improved between baseline and follow up after 2 years of yoga. Three main themes emerged from the qualitative interviews: 1) Occupational shift from "living" to "existing," 2) The change process is "progressive," and 3) Yoga is "a positive thing I do in my life." Long-term involvement in community-based group yoga may improve and sustain occupational health and well-being. Therefore, occupational therapists may consider yoga as a tool to promote occupational health in people with chronic pain. enjoy the journey. To Dr. Jennifer Portz, for offering insights and critical feedback throughout the process. To my husband, Nick, for steadily believing in me and comforting me during the difficult moments. To Ally Andrews, my yoga research companion, for the many hours she spent coding my interviews and for sharing the struggles and accomplishments of this thesis student experience with me. I would also like to thank my friends and family for understanding the magnitude of this project and loving me through the stressful and celebratory times. Most especially, my warmest thanks to the participants at the Pain Clinic, who shared their inspirational stories and expanded my understanding of life with pain. iv DEDICATION Lastly, I would like to dedicate this thesis to the people in my life who have shown me and continue to show me the power and magic of yoga. To honor these individuals, their initials were used as the pseudonyms for the participants in this study.

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Perceived Impact and Experience of Long-Term Yoga Involvement for People With Chronic Pain

Rose

Schmid

Andrews

et al. 2019

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Yoga is a holistic mind-body approach that addresses the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social needs of the individual (Mailoo, 2005). Recently, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (2016) acknowledged yoga as a complementary integrative therapy (CIT) that can prepare and enhance participation and engagement in occupations.…”

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Participant-perceived occupational outcomes after two years of yoga for chronic pain

Rose

Atler

Portz

et al. 2021

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction The study aim was to investigate the perceived impact and experience of long-term involvement in community-based group yoga for people with chronic pain. Methods Eleven participants, who previously completed an 8-week yoga intervention and continued attending yoga at a community pain clinic for 2 years, participated in the study. A mixed-methods approach was employed. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure data were collected during the 8-week yoga study (baseline) and after 2 years of yoga (follow-up). Baseline and follow-up Canadian Occupational Performance Measure data were compared to measure change in perceived occupational performance and satisfaction. Individual qualitative interviews were conducted to explore participants’ perceived impact and experience of long-term yoga involvement. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure data were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and qualitative interviews were analyzed using an inductive approach. Findings Canadian Occupational Performance Measure scores significantly improved between baseline and follow-up. Three main themes emerged from qualitative interviews: (a) Occupational shift from “existing” to “living,” (b) The change process is “progressive,” and (c) Yoga is “a positive thing I do in my life.” Conclusion Long-term involvement in community-based group yoga may improve and sustain occupational performance and satisfaction. Occupational therapists may consider yoga as a tool to promote occupational gains in people with chronic pain.

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“…Yoga is the main occupational therapyrelevant ayurvedic intervention. Mailoo (2005) provided a very brief introduction to yoga but Grieve (2006) suggested that if components of yoga are used without a proper understanding of their context, their value might be significantly diminished. One could compare this to a person with no knowledge of haemo-dynamics using a sphygmomanometer on a patient and then giving advice on salt consumption.…”

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The Ayurvedic Model of Human Occupation

Mailoo

2007

Asian J OT

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Ayurveda is an Eastern system of medicine that has been practised for over 5000 years. The relationship between occupations and health is a fundamental aspect of the ayurvedic health model. It could contribute a strong spiritual element to modern occupational therapy practice and may be more culturally appropriate for people with strong Hindu/Buddhist beliefs than modern occupational therapy models. The aim of this paper is therefore to introduce the ayurvedic model to occupational therapists that are unfamiliar with it. It describes assumptions underlying the ayurvedic model and related frames of reference that are relevant to occupational therapy. Yoga is the main occupational therapy intervention advocated by the model. The branches of yoga are described. Other traditional interventions are summarised but not described in detail. Sanskrit terminology has mostly been removed and concepts have been simplified for the ease of a general readership.

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Yoga: An Ancient Occupational Therapy?

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Perceived Impact and Experience of Long-Term Yoga Involvement for People With Chronic Pain

Perceived Impact and Experience of Long-Term Yoga Involvement for People With Chronic Pain

Participant-perceived occupational outcomes after two years of yoga for chronic pain

The Ayurvedic Model of Human Occupation

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