The Effects of Emotional Exposure on State Anxiety

For YogaFit Vinyasa Flow (referred to as YogaFit in this manuscript)\], participants followed, via digital versatile disc, a standardized YogaFit format choreographed by an American Council of Exercise Certified and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). YogaFit was performed in the same laboratory setting and lasted 30 min. YogaFit is a westernized version of yoga that does not use Sanskrit terms (Shaw 2009). Breath was an integral part of every movement with specific breath rates for each phase of the session. The objective was to move the body with intention and purpose and be present in the body.

Participants completed 30 min of quiet rest