Potential self-regulatory mechanisms of yoga for psychological health

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue SEP, 2014, Pages 1-20

  Gard, Tim ^a,b,c   Noggle, Jessica J ^d,e   Park, Crystal L ^f   Vago, David R ^d,e   Wilson, Angela ^g  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^g Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Executive control; Self regulation; Stress; Top down; Viscerosomatic; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASANA; AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; DHARANA; DHYANA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDITATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRANAYAMA; PRATYAHARA; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SAMADHI; SELF CONTROL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERAPY EFFECT; YOGA;

EID: 84933678889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00770     Document Type: Article

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