Appendix. Flow diagram and Practice Program

Screening

N=78

Enrolled

N = 46

Dropped out Completed

N = 10 N = 36

Week 1 Week 2 Week 4 Week 5

N = 5 N = 1 N = 1 N = 3

Overview of weekly yoga schedule

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

Short Short Meditation Short-Meditation Neck Movement Swaying Palm Tree Pose Salutation to the Sun (Surya (Greeva Sanchalana) (Tiryaka ) Namaskara) 3 stages: Prayer Palm Tree Pose Wrist Bending Pose (Pranamasana), (Tadasana) (Manibandha Naman) Raised Arms Pose (Hast Hand clenching Shoulder Rotation Utthanasana), Hand to Foot (Mushtika Bandhana) (Skandha Chakara) Pose (Padahastana) Wrist Bending Neck Movement 1 Knee Bending (Janu (Manibandha Naman) (Greeva Sanchalana) Naman) Cat Pose Moon Pose Wrist Bending (Marjariasana) (Shashankasana) (Manibandha Naman) Elbow Bending (Kehuni Ankle Bending (Kehuni Naman) Naman) (Goold Naman) Shoulder Rotation Toe Bending Cobra Pose (Skandha Chakara) (Padanguli Naman) () Palm Tree Neck Movement Ankle Bending Pose (Greeva Sanchalana) (Goold Naman) (Tadasana) Moon Pose (Shashankasana) Abdominal Breathing Waist Rotating Pose Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) Yoga Nidra (Kati ) Palm Tree Pose (Tadasana) The psychic breath Warrior Pose ( ) () Yoga Nidra Alternate Nostril Breathing ( Shodhana Pranayama stage 1) Yoga Nidra

Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Short Meditation Short Meditation Short Meditation Salutation to the Sun One-legged Tree Locked Hand Raising Pose (Surya Namaskara) 4 Pose(Vrksasana) ( Hasta stages: Prayer Pose Salutation to the Sun (Surya Utthanasana) (Pranamasana), Raised Namaskara) all 12 stages Salutation to the Sun (Surya Arms Pose (Hast Prayer Pose (Pranamasana), Namaskara) all 12 stages Utthanasana), Hand to Raised Arms Pose (Hast Ankle Bending Foot Pose (Padahastana), Utthanasana), (Goold Naman) Equestrian Pose (Ashwa Hand to Foot Pose Hand Clenching Sanchalanasana) (Padahastana), (Mushtika Bandhana) Wrist Bending Equestrian Pose (Ashwa Locust Pose (Manibandha Naman) Sanchalanasana), (Ardha Shalabhasana) Shoulder Rotation Mountain Pose (Parvatasana), Ankle Bending (Skandha Chakara) Salute with 8 Parts of Points (Goold Naman) Knee Bending (), Knee Bending (Janu (Janu Naman) Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), Naman) Boat Rowing Pose Mountain Pose (Parvatasana), Twisting Cobra (Nauka Sanchalanasana) Equestrian Pose (Ashwa (Tiryaka Bhujangasana) Moon Pose Sanchalanasana), Cat Pose (Shashankasana) Hand to Foot Pose (Marjariasana) Cat Pose (Padahastana), Alternate Nostril Breathing (Marjariasana) Raised Arms Pose (Hasta (Nadi Shodhana Pranayama Alternate Nostril Breathing Utthanasana), stage 2) (Nadi Shodhana Prayer Pose (Pranamasana), Yoga Nidra Pranayama stage 2) Twisting Cobra(Tiryaka One-legged Tree Pose Bhujangasana), (Vrksasana) Ankle Bending(Goold Warrior Pose Naman), (Virabhadrasana) Shoulder Rotation(Skandha The psychic breath (Ujjayi Chakara), Pranayama) Moon Pose(Shashankasana), Yoga Nidra Cat Pose(Marjariasana), Leg Lock Pose(Supta Pawanmuktasana), Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama), Yoga Nidra