Counseling Patients on Yoga With Cultural Humility to Improve Health Equity

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Abstract

Over the past two decades, the number of research articles investigating yoga for health has increased substantially. This interest in yoga is mirrored in the general public, with reports of yoga engagement growing at a greater rate. Health providers remain hesitant to discuss yoga with patients due to perceptions of inadequate information or experience to appropriately counsel patients. There is a discrepancy between the general population's utilization of yoga and the rigor of current literature. As more robust research emerges about yoga for health, mental health clinicians can prepare to discuss yoga with patients. This paper reviews types of yoga practices, an overview of current literature on yoga for mental health, and cultural factors to consider to promote health equity.

Continuing Education Information

1 CE Credit, Instructional Level: Intermediate

1 Contact Hour (New York Board of Psychology)

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the core components of yoga and their potential mental and physical health benefits, including integration with evidence-based psychotherapy treatments.
  2. Identify barriers to yoga access for patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds and describe how cultural humility and the ADDRESSING model can support clinicians in addressing these barriers.
  3. Assess how trauma-sensitive yoga (TSY) can be used in therapeutic settings, particularly for individuals with PTSD, and the importance of collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams in recommending yoga as part of integrated treatment.

Disclosures: No conflicts of interest to disclose. Generative AI was not used in the development or content.

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Wasson et al.

Rachel S. Wasson, PhD, CYT, TCYMT, (she/her) is a Clinical Health Psychology Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her clinical and research interests include mindfulness, yoga, trauma, and chronic pain.

Kelsey M. Dietrich, MA, RYT, TCTSY‑F, (she/her) is a PhD student in Clinical Health Psychology at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Her clinical and research interests include traumasensitive yoga, mind-body interventions, trauma, and chronic disease.

Vrinda Munjal, MB, BCh, BAO, (she/her) is a Family Medicine Resident at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her clinical and research interests include primary care, primary prevention screenings, and Women’s Health topics such as menopause, contraception, and prenatal care.

Audrey A. Potts, MB, BCh, BAO, (she/her) is a Family Medicine Resident at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her clinical and research interests include sports medicine, procedures, musculoskeletal ultrasound, care for athletes in marginalized communities, LGBTQIA2S+ health.

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