Session

Body, Mind, Spirit

Qualitative Analysis of Change on Mental Health

Stigma

1

Mind

“I’m an A-type personality” (i.e. faster and stronger response to stressors)

“I cannot just relax and let it be”

Spirit

“the class was not very satisfying for me”

Mind

Slight change in disturbance of negative moods from beginning to end of practice

Body ? Mind

Initial attending to body/mind

Diversified self-concept

Demonstrated no stigmatic attitudes

“I would definitely tell a friend that I am doing yoga for my depression”

2

Body

“if you don’t feel the stretch, you don’t feel the relaxation”

relaxation considered as a physical concept

Mind

“I feel frustrated, it is difficult [to overcome depression]”

“to make change I need ‘motivation, determination, and hard work’”

Spirit

“I will do anything to have a more joyful, relaxed life”

Body ? Mind

Improved understanding of interconnected relationship of body-mind

Spirit

Increased enjoyment of and satisfaction in yoga practice

Discovery of a way to achieve self-fulfillment

Discovery of a potential way to actively eliminate stigma via yoga practice

3

Body

“after experiencing the stretching I learn a bit how to relax”

“focusing on my body helps to make my mind and body to relax”

noted improvement in sleep quality

Mind

“I am quite unable to contain my emotion”

“I will try to take a breath when I feel this [highly emotionally reaction] again”

Spirit

“I feel great”

Body ? Mind

Continual strengthened understanding of interconnected-ness of body-mind

An improved sense of self-efficacy as a possible means of eliminating a stigmatic attitude