Development of a school-based mindful yoga and meditation intervention module for enhancing adolescents' emotion regulation and well-being.
Journal of education and health promotion January 1, 2025 K Jobin, Lena Ashok, Manjula Munivenkatappa et al.
A tailored Mindful Yoga and Meditation (MYM) module for adolescents was developed and tested. In Phase I, interviews and focus groups with 21 stakeholders and 8 group discussions identified needs and barriers; content validity was confirmed by 9 experts. Phase II piloted the module with 18 high school students in Karnataka, India. After the intervention, participants showed significant reductions in psychological distress and emotional suppression, alongside improvements in mindfulness, emotion regulation, and well-being. The module appears feasible as a school-based intervention to support adolescent emotional regulation and well-being through activity-based mindfulness and yoga.