A preliminary investigation into the effect of yoga practice on mindfulness and flow in elite youth swimmers
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Research has indicated positive effects of mindfulness training as a performance-based intervention and of yoga on mindfulness. This study examined the effects of a 10-week yoga intervention on mindfulness and dispositional flow of elite youth swimmers using a mixed methods design. No significant changes in mindfulness and dispositional flow were identified. Qualitative data suggested that the 10-week yoga intervention had a positive impact on a range of physiological, cognitive, and performance parameters that included elements of mindfulness and flow. Methodological considerations for future research are discussed.
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The integration of mindfulness and acceptance exercises into sport-specific situations may be a further way to help athletes assimilate them more readily within ecological training and performance contexts.
“The integration of mindfulness and acceptance exercises into sportspecific situations may be a further way to help athletes assimilate them more readily within ecological training and performance contexts (Briegel-Jones, Knowles, Eubank, Giannoulatos, & Elliot, 2013; Scott-Hamilton, Schutte, & Brown, 2016).”
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- Authors
- Briegel-Jones, R. M. H., Knowles, Z., Eubank, M. R., Giannoulatos, K., & Elliot, D.
- Affiliations
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
- Yoga Inspiration
- Amateur Swimming Association
- Venue
- The Sport Psychologist
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2013-12
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 349-359
- ISSN
- 0888-4781 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-2793
- OpenAlex
- W2128019718
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 6.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Sport Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
- Keywords
- yoga, mindfulness, flow, young swimmers, elite athletes, mindfulness training, sport psychology intervention
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