ELVIRA PEREZ VALLEJOS elvira.perez@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Digital Technology For Mental Health
Kundalini yoga as mutual recovery: a feasibility study including children in care and their carers
Perez, Elvira; Ball, Mark; Brown, Poppy; Crepaz-Keay, David; Haslam-Jones, Emily; Crawford, Paul
Authors
Mark Ball
Poppy Brown
David Crepaz-Keay
Emily Haslam-Jones
PAUL CRAWFORD paul.crawford@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Health Humanities
Abstract
This is a mixed-methods feasibility study to test whether incorporating a 20-week Kundalini yoga program into a children’s home community improves wellbeing outcomes. Feasibility was assessed through recruitment and retention rates as well as participants’ self-report perceptions on social inclusion, mental health, wellbeing and semi-structured interviews on the benefits of the study. Mutual recovery entailed that children in care (CiC), youth practitioners, and management participated together in the kundalini yoga sessions. The study initially enrolled 100% of CIC and 97% (29/30) of eligible staff. Attendance was low with an average rate of four sessions per participant (Std. D 3.7, range 0-13). All the participants reported that the study was personally meaningful and experienced both individual (e.g., feeling more relaxed) and social benefits (e.g., feeling more open and positive). Pre- and post- yoga questionnaires did not show any significant effects. Low attendance was associated with the challenges faced by the children’s workforce (e.g., high levels of stress, low status, profile, and pay) and insufficient consultation and early involvement of stakeholders on the study implementation process. This study has generated a number of valuable guiding principles and recommendations that might underpin the development of any future intervention for CIC and staff working in children’s homes.
Citation
Perez, E., Ball, M., Brown, P., Crepaz-Keay, D., Haslam-Jones, E., & Crawford, P. (2016). Kundalini yoga as mutual recovery: a feasibility study including children in care and their carers. Journal of Children's Services, 11(4), 261-282. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-11-2015-0034
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 7, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 8, 2016 |
Publication Date | Dec 8, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Jun 22, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 8, 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Children's Services |
Print ISSN | 1746-6660 |
Electronic ISSN | 2042-8677 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 261-282 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-11-2015-0034 |
Keywords | Children in care (CiC), mental health, social inclusion, wellbeing, mutual recovery, mutuality, creative practices, Kundalini yoga. |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/836162 |
Publisher URL | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JCS-11-2015-0034 |
Contract Date | Jun 22, 2016 |
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