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Yoga ameliorates performance anxiety and mood disturbance in young professional musicians.

Khalsa, Sat Bir S., Shorter, Stephanie M., Cope, Stephen, Wyshak, Grace, Sklar, Elyse·2009·Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
DOI 10.1007/s10484-009-9103-4
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Yoga and meditation can alleviate stress, anxiety, mood disturbance, and musculoskeletal problems, and can enhance cognitive and physical performance. Professional musicians experience high levels of stress, performance anxiety, and debilitating performance-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs). The goal of this controlled study was to evaluate the benefits of yoga and meditation for musicians. Young adult professional musicians who volunteered to participate in a 2-month program of yoga and meditation were randomized to a yoga lifestyle intervention group (n = 15) or to a group practicing yoga and meditation only (n = 15). Additional musicians were recruited to a no-practice control group (n = 15). Both yoga groups attended three Kripalu Yoga or meditation classes each week. The yoga lifestyle group also experienced weekly group practice and discussion sessions as part of their more immersive treatment. All participants completed baseline and end-program self-report questionnaires that evaluated music performance anxiety, mood, PRMDs, perceived stress, and sleep quality; many participants later completed a 1-year followup assessment using the same questionnaires. Both yoga groups showed a trend towards less music performance anxiety and significantly less general anxiety/tension, depression, and anger at end-program relative to controls, but showed no changes in PRMDs, stress, or sleep. Similar results in the two yoga groups, despite psychosocial differences in their interventions, suggest that the yoga and meditation techniques themselves may have mediated the improvements. Our results suggest that yoga and meditation techniques can reduce performance anxiety and mood disturbance in young professional musicians.

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Authors
Khalsa, S. B. S., Shorter, S. M., Cope, S., Wyshak, G., & Sklar, E.
Affiliations
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Wayne State University (US)
Corresponding author
Khalsa, Sat Bir S.
ORCID
Khalsa, Sat Bir S.
Venue
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2009-08-06
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
279-289
ISSN
  • 0363-3586 (ISSN-L)
  • 1090-0586
  • 1573-3270
DOI
10.1007/s10484-009-9103-4
OpenAlex
W2014138084
Cited by
156
References
60
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FWCI
11.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Musicians’ Health and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Keywords
yoga, meditation, performance anxiety, mood disturbance, professional musicians, performance-related musculoskeletal disorders, perceived stress, sleep quality, lifestyle intervention, depression, anger
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, Depression, Female, Humans, Life Style, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep, Stress, Psychological, Yoga, Treatment Outcome, Meditation

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