Profile of Australian Yoga Providers: Results from the Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI) Workforce Survey.

Maddela, S; Frawley, J; Adams, J; Steel, A; Sibbritt, D

Profile of Australian Yoga Providers: Results from the Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI) Workforce Survey.

Maddela, S Frawley, J

Adams, J

Steel, A

Sibbritt, D

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Publisher:: International Association of Yoga Therapists
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Int J Yoga Therap, 2023, 33, (2023), pp. Article-10
Issue Date:: 2023-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Maddela, S
dc.contributor.author	Frawley, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6037-0140
dc.contributor.author	Adams, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-5717
dc.contributor.author	Steel, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-9444
dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3561-9447
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-17T00:15:56Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-17T00:15:56Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-01
dc.identifier.citation	Int J Yoga Therap, 2023, 33, (2023), pp. Article-10
dc.identifier.issn	1531-2054
dc.identifier.issn	2168-5835
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dc.description.abstract	Yoga is becoming increasingly popular in Western countries, particularly for maintaining health and managing chronic noncommunicable diseases. Yoga providers, including yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and healthcare workers using yoga in clinical practice, are vital in facilitating group and personalized yoga sessions. This article aims to meet an unmet need to profile the sociodemographic and practice characteristics of yoga providers in Australia. A workforce survey was distributed electronically to yoga providers throughout Australia via the Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI). The yoga providers' sociodemographic and practice characteristics, professional qualifications, and practice interests reported in the survey were analyzed. The study reveals a predominantly female, middle-aged, and tertiary-educated workforce. The yoga providers considered themselves group educators offering complementary and integrative health services. Typically, they had worked part-time as a solo provider for more than 10 years since acquiring their first yoga qualification. This study represents the first exploration of the Australian yoga provider workforce on a national level. It suggests that some Australian yoga providers are highly qualified professionals integrating with healthcare modalities in education and practice. The landscape of yoga providers in Australia needs further investigation.
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dc.language	eng
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dc.subject	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject.classification	4207 Sports science and exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Yoga
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Meditation
dc.subject.mesh	Delivery of Health Care
dc.subject.mesh	Workforce
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Meditation
dc.subject.mesh	Yoga
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Delivery of Health Care
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Workforce
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Yoga
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Meditation
dc.subject.mesh	Delivery of Health Care
dc.subject.mesh	Workforce
dc.title	Profile of Australian Yoga Providers: Results from the Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI) Workforce Survey.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	33
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ARCCIM - Australian Research Centre in Complementary & Integrative Medicine
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Abstract:

Yoga is becoming increasingly popular in Western countries, particularly for maintaining health and managing chronic noncommunicable diseases. Yoga providers, including yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and healthcare workers using yoga in clinical practice, are vital in facilitating group and personalized yoga sessions. This article aims to meet an unmet need to profile the sociodemographic and practice characteristics of yoga providers in Australia. A workforce survey was distributed electronically to yoga providers throughout Australia via the Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI). The yoga providers' sociodemographic and practice characteristics, professional qualifications, and practice interests reported in the survey were analyzed. The study reveals a predominantly female, middle-aged, and tertiary-educated workforce. The yoga providers considered themselves group educators offering complementary and integrative health services. Typically, they had worked part-time as a solo provider for more than 10 years since acquiring their first yoga qualification. This study represents the first exploration of the Australian yoga provider workforce on a national level. It suggests that some Australian yoga providers are highly qualified professionals integrating with healthcare modalities in education and practice. The landscape of yoga providers in Australia needs further investigation.

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