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Evaluation of a Residential Kundalini Yoga Lifestyle Pilot Program for Addiction in India

2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/15332640802081968

1533-2659

Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Hargopal K. Khalsa, Mukta K. Khalsa,

Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Abstract Previously reported substance abuse interventions incorporating meditation and spiritual approaches are believed to provide their benefit through modulation of both psychological and pyschosocial factors. A 90-day residential group pilot treatment program for substance abuse that incorporated a comprehensive array of yoga, meditation, spiritual and mind-body techniques was conducted in Amritsar, India. Subjects showed improvements on a number of psychological self-report questionnaires including the Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale and the Quality of Recovery Index. Application of comprehensive spiritual lifestyle interventions may prove effective in treating substance abuse, particularly in populations receptive to such approaches.