Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 15 Oct 2012
YogaHome: Teaching and Research Challenges in a Yoga Program with Homeless Adults
YogaHome: Teaching and Research Challenges in a Yoga Program with Homeless Adults
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YogaHome is a therapeutic yoga program for homeless women. Developing and refining YogaHome provided a unique opportunity to explore the process of teaching yoga to women faced with the physical and emotional stress of living in a homeless shelter. Unique teaching and research challenges are presented and recommendations for future programs are discussed.
Keywords: Yoga; homelessness; depression; anxiety
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