Body-selves and health-related narratives in modern yoga and meditation methods

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 278-300

  Leledaki, Aspasia ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capitalism; communicative; disciplined; frank; neoliberal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900792723     PISSN: 2159676X     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2012.712994     Document Type: Article

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