Kundalini yoga as a support therapy for cancer patients
Kröneck, Mia (2016)
Kröneck, Mia
Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016121320146
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016121320146
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This study was designed to describe cancer patient’s experience of kundalini yoga and its effect on their internal coping resources. The intention of this study is to put forward kundalini yoga as a support therapy for cancer patients for improving their wellbeing during active cancer treatment.
This is a descriptive study. An academic literature review was conducted for cancer, cancer treatment, internal coping resources and yoga as therapy topics. Four voluntary female cancer patients (N= 4) participated in this study who took part in a six-week kundalini yoga course and were individually interviewed using semi-structured interviews after the yoga course. The interview outcomes were analysed using a content analysis method.
This study found that the experience of cancer and its treatment has a clear effect on the patient’s internal coping resources during active treatment. It confirmed that cancer diagnosis was received with a shock triggering an internal process that caused feelings of fear, panic and anxiousness. It also found that self-healing tools such as kundalini yoga can have a positive impact on the patient’s wellbeing during this time. In particular, this study highlighted the benefits of kundalini yoga improving patient’s wellbeing through enhancing their sleep, mood and vitality, reducing anxiety and depression, and bringing a better connection to themselves through feelings of peacefulness and self-acceptance.
This study shows that kundalini yoga is an effective intervention tool for reducing unwanted side-effects from cancer treatment, which drain a patient’s internal coping resources.
This is a descriptive study. An academic literature review was conducted for cancer, cancer treatment, internal coping resources and yoga as therapy topics. Four voluntary female cancer patients (N= 4) participated in this study who took part in a six-week kundalini yoga course and were individually interviewed using semi-structured interviews after the yoga course. The interview outcomes were analysed using a content analysis method.
This study found that the experience of cancer and its treatment has a clear effect on the patient’s internal coping resources during active treatment. It confirmed that cancer diagnosis was received with a shock triggering an internal process that caused feelings of fear, panic and anxiousness. It also found that self-healing tools such as kundalini yoga can have a positive impact on the patient’s wellbeing during this time. In particular, this study highlighted the benefits of kundalini yoga improving patient’s wellbeing through enhancing their sleep, mood and vitality, reducing anxiety and depression, and bringing a better connection to themselves through feelings of peacefulness and self-acceptance.
This study shows that kundalini yoga is an effective intervention tool for reducing unwanted side-effects from cancer treatment, which drain a patient’s internal coping resources.