title: Barriers in the path of yoga practice: An online survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Clinical benefits of yoga have been well explored, but factors contributing to adherence to regular yoga practice are not well studied.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the factors influencing adherence to yoga practices on those participants who have completed 1-month Yoga Instructors' course from a yoga university.
  
  
  METHODS
  Online survey was conducted on participants who had finished 1-month Yoga Instructors' course at a yoga university.
  
  
  METHODS
  Online survey was conducted using Survey Monkey web portal with response rate of 42.5%. A total of 1355 participants were approached. Demographic items and a checklist of 21 items on a 5-point likert scale were prepared based on traditional yoga texts. A few items to assess modern lifestyle barriers were also included.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-sample proportion test with chi square statistics was used for analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Irregularity in lifestyle, family commitments, and occupational commitments are perceived as significant strong barriers. Dullness, excessive talking, strictly adhering to rules, laziness, physical and mental overexertion, fickleness and wandering of mind, unsteadiness of mind, procrastination, and oversleeping are considered as significant barriers of moderate nature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modern lifestyle is the major challenge for yoga practitioners to adhere to regular practice of yoga. To address this, attention is required in strengthening the lifestyle management and the spiritual dimension of yoga practice as the spiritual component seems to be side-tracked.
authors.affiliation: Division of Yoga and Management Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Hv
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dayananda
authors.affiliation: Division of Yoga and Management Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Judu V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Ilavarasu
authors.affiliation: Division of Yoga and Management Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.affiliation: Division of Yoga and Management Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Natesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Babu
keywords: Adherence; barriers; life style; obstacles; online survey; yoga practice