Pranayama Meditation (Yoga Breathing) for Stress Relief: Is It Beneficial for Teachers?

Autor/inn/en	Hepburn, Stevie-Jae; McMahon, Mary
Titel	Pranayama Meditation (Yoga Breathing) for Stress Relief: Is It Beneficial for Teachers?
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (2017) 9, S.142-159, Artikel 9 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Stress Management; Relaxation Training; Metacognition; Mixed Methods Research; Case Studies; Pretests Posttests; Journal Writing; Structured Interviews; Physical Activities; Anxiety; Teachers; Questionnaires; Program Effectiveness; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Teacher Burnout; Coping; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Entspannungstraining; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Angst; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Burnout-syndrom; Burnout; Teacher; Teachers; Burnout-Syndrom; Bewältigung; Australien
Abstract	The effects of stress can have a significant impact on an individual's personal life, relationship with colleagues, job satisfaction and career prospects. If unmanaged, stress can be the trigger that drives talented, motivated teachers out of our classrooms and into other professions. Yoga and meditation have been prescribed as a form of complementary alternative medicine for the treatment of stress, anxiety and depression. The current exploratory, mixed-methods case study aimed to determine if the participants in a five-week pranayama meditation (yoga breathing) course experienced a degree of stress relief. The course included one 60-minute weekly meditation class focusing on breath awareness. The Perceived Stress Scale was administered pre and post-course, weekly journal reflections were recorded, and a structured interview was completed at the conclusion of the course. Findings indicated that the participants experienced a decrease in their perceived level of stress. Participants reported benefits in both their professional and personal lives. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01