Body Awareness, Eating Attitudes, and Spiritual Beliefs of Women Practicing Yoga
- 25 June 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Eating Disorders
- Vol. 17 (4), 273-292
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10640260902991111
Abstract
This research evaluated attitudes about body image and eating in women practicing postural yoga. Study 1 described scores from questionnaires on variables related to body awareness, intuitive eating, spirituality, and reasons for practicing. Scores were favorable on all measures with significant correlations (p < .01) among all main variables except between spiritual readiness and intuitive eating, and between BMI and both body awareness and spiritual readiness. Reasons for practicing did not affect scores. Study 2 evaluated interviews in a sub-sample. Qualitative data reported improvements in body satisfaction and disordered eating due in part to yoga and its associated spirituality.Keywords
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