title: Therapeutic processes in a Yoga Ashram.
abstract: Although communal and new religious groups are said to provide quasi-therapeutic experiences for relatively healthy individuals in our society, there is little information about how this occurs. This study examines the lifestyle and social structure of a yoga ashram and describes how they facilitate processes where residents learn to release and prevent stress in their lives.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D015013:Yoga