Overview

A six week study of weekly RISE-based yoga versus no yoga on the well being, stress, mood, and sleep quality of resident physicians.

Department

Department of Medicine

Collaborators

Julia Loewenthal
Sat Bir Khalsa
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Status/Stage of Development

Pilot

Measurement

Specific Aim 1: Assess the acceptability and feasibility of the yoga program through measuring participation and conducting standardized interviews with a subset of yoga participants.
Specific Aim 2: Evaluate the effect of the yoga program on resident physicians' stress, burnout, resilience, mindfulness, mood, depression, anxiety, and sleep quality using quantitative self-report measures.
Specific Aim 3: Examine whether outcome measures were perceived as relevant to the participants' work environment and were not burdensome as to the length and content of the program.