YOGA and self-regulation in management of essential arterial hypertension and associated emotional symptomatology: A randomized controlled trial

Roche, Laura Tolbaños; Barrachina, María Teresa Miró; Fernández, Ignacio Ibáñez; Montesinos, Moisés Betancort

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.09.012

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“…The development of this skill set of decentering, arising through mindfulness-based interventions, is related to a decrease in subjective emotional reactions and amelioration of distress disorders (King and Fresco, 2019 ). A previous study by the first author of the current study, demonstrated improvement in decentering after yoga practice, along with significant improvements in interoceptive awareness (measured by MAIA), emotional symptomatology (anxiety, distress, depression symptoms, and perceived stress), and perception of happiness and satisfaction with life in a group of Spanish hypertensive patients, who followed a yoga intervention, compared with a control group (Tolbaños Roche et al, 2017 ).…”

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“…Gard et al (2014), based on evidence reviewed from various studies, in which yoga aided and promoted self-regulation across cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and autonomic domains, proposed a model for the self-regulatory mechanisms of yoga in wellbeing. Previous research by the first author of the current study also explored the role of yoga on self-regulation, showing that practicing yoga had a beneficial effect on physiological, emotional, and cognitive self-regulation in patients who suffered from essential arterial hypertension (Tolbaños Roche et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 94%

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Applying the S-ART Framework to Yoga: Exploring the Self-Regulatory Action of Yoga Practice in Two Culturally Diverse Samples

Tolbaños-Roche

Menon

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Mindfulness practices form the core of numerous therapeutic programs and interventions for stress reduction and the treatment of different health conditions related to stress and life habits. Ways and means to regulate oneself effectively also form the foundation of the path of yoga in the accomplishment of holistic health and well-being. The self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) model can be considered as an overarching neurobiological framework to explain the self-regulatory mechanisms of well-being present in mindfulness-based practices. The current study, by connecting and applying the S-ART framework to the self-regulatory mechanisms in yoga and generating related hypotheses, provides a theory-led explanation of the action of yoga practices, which is sparse in the literature. Testing the S-ART model in yoga in two culturally diverse samples, assessing the model-mapped psychological mechanisms of action, and exploring the influence of perseverance in yoga practice are the original contributions of this study. The study sample comprised 362 yoga practitioners and non-practitioners (197 Indian and 165 Spanish), who completed four tests of psychological variables indicative of the aforementioned three S-ART abilities. These tests were Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), Experiences Questionnaire-Decentering (EQ-D) subscale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Relational Compassion Scale (RCS). The results indicated significantly better self-awareness and self-regulatory abilities in yoga practitioners (Indian and Spanish in a combination) than non-practitioners, reflected in higher levels of interoceptive awareness and decentering abilities. Moreover, perseverance in yoga practice acted as a significant predictor of self-awareness and self-regulation in practitioners. An analysis of each cultural sample revealed some differences. Yoga practice and perseverance in it acted as a significant predictor of interoceptive awareness and decentering in Indian practitioners having more than 1 year of sustained yoga practice, but for the Spanish participants, physical exercise and frequency of yoga practice acted as better predictors of interoceptive awareness and decentering in comparison to yoga practice and perseverance in it. The obtained results suggested that the S-ART model provided preliminary but promising evidence for the self-regulatory mechanisms of action in yoga practice within a culturally diverse sample of yoga practitioners. This study also widens the scope of generating further hypotheses using the S-ART theoretical framework for testing the self-regulatory mechanisms of action in yoga practice.

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Applying the S-ART Framework to Yoga: Exploring the Self-Regulatory Action of Yoga Practice in Two Culturally Diverse Samples

Tolbaños-Roche

Menon

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…The aforementioned results suggest that integrative exercise has promise in improving one’s interoceptive awareness, specifically across the self-regulation domain. The efficacy of integrative exercise in improving one’s interoceptive self-regulation is supported by work with hypertension patients (Tolbaños Roche et al, 2017) and chronic pain patients (Roberts et al, 2022). Overall, our results show that integrative exercise interventions show promise in increasing multiple domains of interoceptive awareness.…”

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Interoceptive interventions for posttraumatic stress: A systematic review of treatment and interoception outcomes.

Putica,

Argus,

Khanna

et al. 2024

Traumatology

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“…Numerous studies have shown yoga for mind-body development and as an effective self-care skill for emotional regulation (22)(23)(24) . The researchers suggest that the mechanism behind these observations may be ascribed to yoga practices that affect the autonomic nervous system (25) , which leads to balance and regulate the functioning of sympathetic-parasympathetic nervous system; therefore, the abnormal flow of bioenergy may further be reduced and corrected.…”

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Effects of Yama and Niyama on body energy systems: Evidence from Electro Photonic Imaging – A randomised controlled trial

Xu¹,

Kumar²,

Srinivasan³

2021

IJST

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Background/Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of yogic practices of Yama and Niyama on changes in energy in the body and organs related to emotions in young adults. Methods/Statistical analysis:The present study was a randomised control trial. A total of 100 young healthy adults with 71 males and 29 females randomly allocated to study the effects of Yama and Niyama for 12 weeks. The control group was arranged to take a regular course for 45 minutes which was the same time duration as the Yama-Niyama intervention. Assessments included were energy and health status in the person, and energy and entropy levels in the five major organs related to emotions using Bio-Well device. Findings: The optimal energy stability was observed in Yama-Niyama group after the intervention compared to the control group. Energy level variables of the human energy field, health status, energy reserve, heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney values in Yama-Niyama group showed a statistical difference (p<0.001) after the intervention compared to the control group. The entropy level of five emotion-related organs for betweengroup comparison showed no significant differences after the intervention. In the within-group comparison, the results of Yama-Niyama group showed a significant reduction in physical energy level from hyperactive to normal range after the intervention compared to baseline, whereas the control group showed a significant decrease and out of normal range. The optimal energy stability in Yama-Niyama group indicating an improvement in physical function. Novelty : The current study provides preliminary evidence that Yama and Niyama intervention improved the regulation of subtle energy in the body and might balance vital energy in meridians to further promote physiological wellbeing.

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YOGA and self-regulation in management of essential arterial hypertension and associated emotional symptomatology: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 14 publications

References 51 publications

Applying the S-ART Framework to Yoga: Exploring the Self-Regulatory Action of Yoga Practice in Two Culturally Diverse Samples

Applying the S-ART Framework to Yoga: Exploring the Self-Regulatory Action of Yoga Practice in Two Culturally Diverse Samples

Interoceptive interventions for posttraumatic stress: A systematic review of treatment and interoception outcomes.

Effects of Yama and Niyama on body energy systems: Evidence from Electro Photonic Imaging – A randomised controlled trial

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