Development of specific aspects of spirituality during a 6-month intensive yoga practice

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Büssing, Arndt ^a   Hedtstück, Anemone ^a   Khalsa, Sat Bir S ^b   Ostermann, Thomas ^a   Heusser, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRISTIAN; CONSCIOUSNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAINING; YOGA;

EID: 84864953112     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/981523     Document Type: Article

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