Eating Disorder Hope India: QUESTION & ANSWER: YOGA IN THE TREATMENT OF DISORDERED EATING AND BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE

Friday, September 2, 2011

QUESTION & ANSWER: YOGA IN THE TREATMENT OF DISORDERED EATING AND BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE

How can the Practice of Yoga be Helpful in
Recovery from an Eating Disorder?

ROBIN BOUDETTE
Princeton University, Princeton, and Four Winds Yoga Studio, Penningtion, New Jersey, USA

The ancient Indian practice of yoga has enjoyed a surge of popularity in the
last several years, supported by an increasing awareness of the indisputable
link between a person’s overall physical and mental health and the inner
peace and well being that yoga is designed to achieve.

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It seems that Yoga can be beneficial to the recovery of Eating Disorders. Do you know of other activities that can give the same advantages?

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