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Kaehkoenen, S. & Da Silva, R. (2023). Stretching the peace: The role of Kundalini yoga in the lives of young people in Alexandra, South Africa. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. N/A

S. S. Kahkonen and R. B. Silva,  "Stretching the peace: The role of Kundalini yoga in the lives of young people in Alexandra, South Africa", in Journal of Humanistic Psychology, vol. N/A, 2023

@article{kahkonen2023_1722098626860,
	author = "Kaehkoenen, S. and Da Silva, R.",
	title = "Stretching the peace: The role of Kundalini yoga in the lives of young people in Alexandra, South Africa",
	journal = "Journal of Humanistic Psychology",
	year = "2023",
	volume = "N/A",
	number = "",
	doi = "10.1177/00221678231152636",
	url = "https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00221678231152636"
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Stretching the peace: The role of Kundalini yoga in the lives of young people in Alexandra, South Africa
T2  - Journal of Humanistic Psychology
VL  - N/A
AU  - Kaehkoenen, S.
AU  - Da Silva, R.
PY  - 2023
SN  - 0022-1678
DO  - 10.1177/00221678231152636
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00221678231152636
AB  - The purpose of this exploratory study is to underline the importance of
a humanistic approach to peace studies against a scenario characterized
by the failings and weaknesses of the liberal peacebuilding agenda. To do
so, we employ a transrational peace research framework to investigate
whether Kundalini yoga can be used as a peacebuilding tool by analyzing its
role in the lives of young people living in an Alexandra township, in South
Africa. We conducted semistructured interviews with yoga instructors,
surveyed yogis online, and analyzed three annual reports of Yoga4Alex,
an organization that provides young people in Alexandra with tools for a
better life through Kundalini yoga (and other programs). The main findings
of this study demonstrate that practicing Kundalini yoga plays a vital role
in the yogis’ lives in Alexandra, creating a space where peace can grow.
Many respondents consider that yoga creates a community that offers them
support and mental well-being. Moreover, yoga practice helps to develop
tools they can use for personal transformation, contributing to the creation
of a new identity and offering a nonviolent alternative for everyday life. This
study provides reflections for both research and practice.
ER  -