This eight-week study examined the feasibility of offering weekly classes in Integrative Restoration(iRest), a form of mindfulness meditation, to military combat veterans at a community mental health agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. Participants were 16 male combat veterans (15 Vietnam War and 1 Iraq War) of mixed ethnicity, aged 41 to 66 years, suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The 11 participants who completed the study reported reduced rage, anxiety, and emotional reactivity, and increased feelings of relaxation,peace, self-awareness, and self-efficacy, despite challenges with mental focus, intrusive memories, and other concerns. All participants reported they would have attended ongoing iRest classes at the agency approximately once per week.
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November 09 2011
Transforming Trauma: A Qualitative Feasibility Study of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra on Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
L. Stankovic
L. Stankovic
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John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
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Int J Yoga Therap (2011) 21 (1): 23–37.
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L. Stankovic; Transforming Trauma: A Qualitative Feasibility Study of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra on Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Int J Yoga Therap 1 October 2011; 21 (1): 23–37. doi: https://doi.org/10.17761/ijyt.21.1.v823454h5v57n160
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