Enriching Group Counseling Through Integrating Yoga Concepts and Practices

Integrating practices from yoga with group counseling offers many creative paths of therapeutic learning. While yoga emphasizes the increased sense of connection with the self, group counseling emphasizes the increased sense of authenticity in relationship with oneself and with others. Common aims o...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of creativity in mental health 2010-01, Vol.5 (1), p.3-14
Main Authors: Rybak, Christopher, Deuskar, Megha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indian
American Indians
Case Studies
Concept Formation
Consciousness
Counseling
Counseling Psychology
Counseling Techniques
creative energy
creativity
Educational Practices
Graduate Students
Group Counseling
Group Therapy
group work
healing practices
Health Related Fitness
Indian
Mental Health
mindfulness
Native American
Native American Medicine Wheel
Play Therapy
Suffering
Therapeutic Recreation
Training
Yoga
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Integrating practices from yoga with group counseling offers many creative paths of therapeutic learning. While yoga emphasizes the increased sense of connection with the self, group counseling emphasizes the increased sense of authenticity in relationship with oneself and with others. Common aims of both yoga and counseling are liberation from suffering through greater awareness and increased integration. Greater clarity of living and deeper sense of relation can lead to more positive behaviors and reduced negative consequences. Examples are offered regarding the use of yoga principles in various types of groups, including a Native American healing group for adults with significant physical afflictions and for Indian psychology graduate students in training.
ISSN:1540-1383
1540-1391
DOI:10.1080/15401381003626782