Effectiveness of yoga-based mindfulness in reducing anxious women's rumination

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of yoga-based mindfulness in reducing anxious women's rumination. The present method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design,  with a control group. In this research, the statistical population included all women who referred to sports clubs in Kermanshah for enrollment in yoga classes. After completing the Beck anxiety inventory and rumination responses by eligible women in the study company based on entry and exit criteria, 30 were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group consisted of 16 sessions of 75 minutes (weekly 2 sessions) under yoga exercises. The data were collected by Beck Anxiety Inventory (1999) and Nolen-Hoeksema (1991) rumination responses questionnaire. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical methods using SPSS-23 software. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in rumination. According to the results, it can be said that yoga is an effective approach to reducing rumination.