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Do Exercise and Yoga Improve the Quality of Life?
Published in Mehwish Iqbal, Complementary and Alternative Medicinal Approaches for Enhancing Immunity, 2023
Clinical and experimental research shows that yoga decreases stress (Chong et al., 2011). Recent literature about the effects of yoga on stress documented that around 25 out of 35 articles documented a considerable drop in levels of anxiety after the intervention of yoga (Li & Goldsmith, 2012). Psychological mechanisms that have been advised as methods by means of which yoga mitigates stress involve a rise in constructive attitudes towards stress (Malathi & Damodaran, 1999; Taylor, 2003; Woodyard, 2011), mindfulness (Brown & Ryan, 2003; Chiesa & Serretti, 2009; Evans et al., 2015), coping mechanisms (Heilbronn, 1992; Rizzolo et al., 2011; Kinser et al., 2013), calmness (Brown & Gerbarg, 2005b; Sherman et al., 2013), compassion (Braun et al., 2012), self-awareness (Arora & Bhattacharjee, 2008), spirituality (Evans et al., 2011; Moadel et al., 2007) and appraisal of control (Bonura, 2008). Numerous researchers propose that mindfulness is a strong association between reducing stress and practising yoga (Dunn, 2008). The literature is growing regarding the prospective mediating effects of the endocrine and inflammatory reactions, the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (Riley & Park, 2015).
Promoting comfort and sleep
Published in Nicola Neale, Joanne Sale, Developing Practical Nursing Skills, 2022
Dion-Nist et al. (2020) suggest that nurses can use touch in a variety of ways. This could be procedural and part of instrumental care, e.g. hydration, elimination and hygiene. Conversely, touch can also support psychosocial care, e.g. respect and dignity, and relational care, empathy and compassion, e.g. hand-holding. Touch can also be combined with assessment and monitoring of a person’s condition; for example, if Bill was in distress, the nurses looking after him could observe his breathing while holding his hand, to comfort him. In Bundgaard and Nielsen’s (2011) study, nurses described how, while holding the person’s hands, they were monitoring responses. For example, they could feel anxiety or calmness.
Entering the Woods at the Darkest Place—Experiential Engagement
Published in Brian C. Miller, Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress, 2021
Traci Brimhall (2018) quotes her young son’s wisdom about how this energy dynamic operates. She described asking her four-year-old son what his favorite part of living was. She reported that his answer—surprisingly—was crying. When she asked him to explain, he said it was because it felt so good to stop when he was happy again. That is cognitive breathing embodied: opening to the sadness because it clears the way to happiness. Opening the door to anxiety because it clears the way for calmness. Opening the door to fear because it clears the way for feelings of well-being.
Perspectives of Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Interventions Among Women with Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study
Published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 2023
Eva Nowakowski-Sims, Stephen Ferrante
Meditation, a mindfulness practice, can stimulate mental awareness and emotional calmness. During meditation, the parasympathetic nervous system is activated introducing a relaxation response. In the relaxation response state, individuals evoke a quiet body and calm mind with concomitant physiological effects opposite to the stress response (Chang et al., 2010). Using meditation as an adjunct intervention for SUD involves teaching residents to “respond” to situations that may trigger use or rumination through present moment focus rather than acting or reacting in a habitual manner (Witkiewitz & Bowen, 2010). Bowen et al. (2009) found that participants who used a meditation-focused intervention had significantly fewer days of drug use as well as significant reductions in craving months after completion of treatment. Witkiewitz et al. (2013) investigated the effect of a meditation focused intervention compared to relapse prevention standard treatment among women offenders in residential substance use treatment and found the meditation group showed significantly fewer days of drug use compared to individuals assigned to relapse prevention.
Parental Perspectives of Occupational Therapy in an Equine Environment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published in Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 2020
Dorothy Kalmbach, Wendy Wood, B. Caitlin Peters
All five parents attributed the intervention with helping to improve their child’s (a) occupational performance in targeted goal areas; (b) social interaction skills and more frequent positive social interactions; and (c) overall calmness as suggested by decreased levels of hyperactivity or irritability, and fewer acts of violence, tantrums, or meltdowns. Most parents explicitly attributed particular positive changes in their child’s or family’s everyday lives to one or more particular elements or qualities of the intervention. Numbers of such linkages varied across the parents. Although some commonalities were evident, these linkages also varied owing to each child’s distinctive experiences of the intervention and challenges or opportunities in the home or community. In addition, parents attributed positive changes in their child’s everyday life to the intervention in only very general terms; that is, without drawing linkages to any of its characteristics or elements. Furthermore, some parents believed that other factors, beyond the intervention, had also helped their children improve in various ways.
Perspectives and Insights from Vietnamese American Mental Health Professionals on How to Culturally Tailor a Vietnamese Dementia Caregiving Program
Published in Clinical Gerontologist, 2018
Van Ta Park, Khue Nguyen, Yvonne Tran, Gwen Yeo, Quyen Tiet, Joyce Suen, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Finally, the authors conclude from the information obtained that CBT-based programs such as this one hold promise for teaching skills useful to caregivers in helping to mitigate their stress. For example, incorporating methods to encourage deep breathing facilitates calmness, which in turn can lead to better handling of stressful situations. Increasing effective communication in everyday exchanges between caregiver and care-recipient can reduce tensions between them and encourage interaction that is more positive. While CBT skill training is very helpful for reducing negative emotions (stress, depression) and for learning alternative ways to manage dysfunctional behaviors of the care recipient, it is important to note that CBT is not the “be all and end all” for this population. Certain culturally specific elements are also important to include in a successful program, such as spirituality and planned inclusion of additional family members beyond the primary caregiver (when feasible).