"Making it okay": professionals in high-stress environments construct their understanding of the impact of a yoga-based retreat designed to build resilience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While there is growing evidence for resilience building programmes, to date research has not explored how professionals construct understanding of programme impact. RISE (resilience, integration, self-awareness, engagement), a 5-day yoga-based retreat programme, has been linked with positive wellness outcomes. This qualitative inquiry explores participants' reflection and experience 3 months after programme completion.

Methods

Through a grounded constructivist lens, in-depth semi-structured phone interviews were conducted with 17 adult professionals in high-stress work environments who attended RISE. Initial hand-coding informed codebook development for systematic coding using directed content analysis using sensitizing structuring.

Results

Two integrated perc

SUBMITTER: Reeves TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8925917 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature