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Becoming connected: the lived experience of yoga participation after stroke

Garrett, Robyne, Immink, Maarten A., Hillier, Susan·2011·Disability and Rehabilitation
DOI 10.3109/09638288.2011.573058
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Purpose To investigate the personal experiences and perceived outcomes of a yoga programme for stroke survivors. Method This article reports on a preliminary study using qualitative methods to investigate the personal experiences and perceived outcomes of a yoga programme. Nine individuals who had experienced stroke were interviewed following a 10-week yoga programme involving movement, breathing and meditation practices. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to determine meanings attached to yoga participation as well as perceptions of outcomes. Results Interpretative themes evolving from the data were organised around a bio-psychosocial model of health benefits from yoga. Emergent themes from the analysis included: greater sensation; feeling calmer and becoming connected. These themes respectively revealed perceived physical improvements in terms of strength, range of movement or walking ability, an improved sense of calmness and the possibility for reconnecting and accepting a different body. Conclusion The study has generated original findings that suggest that from the perspective of people who have had a stroke yoga participation can provide a number of meaningful physical, psychological and social benefits and support the rationale for incorporating yoga and meditation-based practices into rehabilitation programmes.

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  • The Garrett et al. (2011) study did not allow conclusions to be drawn specifically about meditation or about people with aphasia, because it included people with stroke who did not always have aphasia.

    “this study did not enable conclusions to be drawn specifically related to meditation or to people with aphasia since people with stroke were included in this study, who not always presented with aphasia.”

    From “Giving yourself some breathing room…”: an exploration of group meditation for people with aphasia (2021) · cites this paper as Garrett, Maarten, Immink, and Hillier (2011)

  • Garrett et al. (2011) reported positive physical and psychosocial outcomes following a 10-week yoga programme that embedded a small meditation component at the end of the yoga session.

    “In the context of yoga, Garrett, Maarten, Immink, and Hillier (2011) have reported outcomes for people after stroke more generally where a small meditation component was embedded at the end of the yoga session.”

    From “Giving yourself some breathing room…”: an exploration of group meditation for people with aphasia (2021) · cites this paper as Garrett, Maarten, Immink, and Hillier (2011)

  • Garrett et al.'s (2011) study on the lived experience with yoga after stroke also highlighted the theme of individual variability in learning meditation.

    “Interestingly, Garrett et al.'s (2011) study on the lived experience with yoga after stroke, where the last element of the 10 week yoga training included a meditative component, also highlighted this theme despite their study being carried out over a shorter period of meditation training compared to our study.”

    From “Giving yourself some breathing room…”: an exploration of group meditation for people with aphasia (2021) · cites this paper as Garrett et al., 2011

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Authors
Garrett, R., Immink, M. A., & Hillier, S.
Affiliations
University of South Australia (AU)
Corresponding author
Garrett, Robyne
ORCID
Venue
Disability and Rehabilitation
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2011-01
Volume
33
Issue
25-26
Pages
2404-2415
ISSN
  • 0963-8288 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-5165
DOI
10.3109/09638288.2011.573058
OpenAlex
W2078927743
Cited by
86
References
68
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Disability and Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Stroke Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
yoga, stroke, stroke survivors, lived experience, biopsychosocial model, meditation, rehabilitation, body acceptance, social connectedness, physical recovery
MeSH terms
Stroke Rehabilitation, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Yoga, Stroke

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