LE3 .A278 2011

2011

Sumarah, John

Acadia University

Master of Education

Masters

Counselling

Education

The contributions of yoga to counsellor practice and development were explored through an eight-week yoga course with students in Acadia University’s Master of Education, Counselling program. Within a phenomenological framework, data was collected from a series of surveys, focus groups, and in-depth interviews, and the personal reflections of the researcher. This exploration of the contribution of yoga to counselling education revealed a call to holistic practice characterized by three interrelated aspects: the form and structure of practice, present-centered experience, and the fruits of the practice experienced by the participants, both personally and in their work as counsellors. The personal reflections of the researcher were shared to complement those of the participants and further explore the phenomenon. This study was concluded by a discussion of the phenomenon and the implications of this research to counselling practice, counselling education and other health-related and helping professions.

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