The use of yoga practice as a means of increasing emotional self-regulation of women

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the use of yoga as a method of improving people's mental health, which has significantly decreased as a result of the pandemic and in the process of developing uncertainty and transformation of public life. The purpose of the study was to study the influence of yoga on the emotional self-regulation of women. The study involved 28 women, at the average age of 37.4, with different experience in yoga. To assess the development of emotional self-regulation, the method «Emotional Intelligence» (Lyusin D. V.) was used. The results of the study revealed significant differences between the development of indicators of emotional intelligence, such as understanding emotions, emotion management and expression control, depending on the duration of yoga classes. Increasing the emotional self-regulation of people who are engaged in yoga and who are under the influence of yoga requires further research. The research may be related to the role of yoga classes in improving the quality of life of those engaged.