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Mind–Body Medicine and the Art of Self-Care: Teaching Mindfulness to Counseling Students Through Yoga, Meditation, and Qigong
✍ Scribed by Marc B. Schure; John Christopher; Suzanne Christopher
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 524 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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✦ Synopsis
A 4‐year qualitative study examined the influence of teaching hatha yoga, meditation, and qigong to counseling graduate students. Participants in the 15‐week, 3‐credit mindfulness‐based stress reduction course reported positive physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and interpersonal changes and substantial effects on their counseling skills and therapeutic relationships. Students expressed different preferences for and experiences with the 3 mindfulness practices. Most students reported intentions of integrating mindfulness practices into their future profession.