The feeling of being a social worker: Including yoga as an embodied practice in social work education

Social Work Education

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 650-662

  Mensinga, Jo ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body; Mindfulness; Reflective practice; Trauma; Visceral experience; Well being; Yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051718591     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2011.586562     Document Type: Article

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