A health sciences library promotes wellness with free yoga

BACKGROUND: Yoga is a popular physical exercise activity with mental health benefits. Public and academic libraries have offered free yoga as their primary movement-based program. CASE PRESENTATION: In an attempt to bolster wellness and connect to the health sciences community, an academic health sc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Casucci, Tallie, Baluchi, Donna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical Library Association 2019
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Case Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6300236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598652
http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.475
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Yoga is a popular physical exercise activity with mental health benefits. Public and academic libraries have offered free yoga as their primary movement-based program. CASE PRESENTATION: In an attempt to bolster wellness and connect to the health sciences community, an academic health sciences library offered free yoga as a ten-week trial series in summer 2016. At the end of the trial series, weekly attendance and online feedback data determined that this series should continue. CONCLUSIONS: Yoga provides health professionals and students with a welcomed midday break from a stressful work environment. Additionally, by partnering with yoga instructor trainee programs, the financial burden is low for the library.

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