ABSTRACT The impact of yoga on body image and embodiment has been a recent area of focus in the field of body image and eating disorders. This paper comprises a theoretical discussion of how the practice of yoga can lead to positive ways of inhabiting the body, specifically through the lens of the Developmental Theory of Embodiment. Yoga may enhance the overall experience of embodiment, by having a positive impact on each of its five dimensions: body connection and comfort, agency and functionality, attuned self-care, subjective immersion (resisting objectification), and experience and expression of desires. The article therefore describes examples of teacher-related practices during yoga that can enhance each of these dimensions. Further, yoga teachers can consider the varied protective physical and social factors delineated by the Developmental Theory of Embodiment to facilitate positive embodiment. Future research should explicitly integrate embodiment theory with yoga interventions, as well as measures that assess both possible mechanisms of change and positive ways of living in the body.

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瑜伽和化身的体验：可能的联系的讨论

摘要 瑜伽对身体意象和体现的影响一直是最近身体意象和饮食失调领域的关注领域。本文包括关于瑜伽练习如何导致居住在身体的积极方式的理论讨论，特别是通过体现发展理论的视角。瑜伽可以通过对其五个维度中的每一个产生积极影响来增强具体化的整体体验：身体连接和舒适度、能动性和功能性、协调的自我护理、主观沉浸（抵抗客观化）以及体验和欲望的表达。因此，本文描述了瑜伽过程中与教师相关的练习的例子，这些练习可以增强这些维度中的每一个。更多，瑜伽老师可以考虑体现发展理论描述的各种保护性身体和社会因素，以促进积极的体现。未来的研究应该明确地将具身理论与瑜伽干预相结合，以及评估可能的变化机制和积极的身体生活方式的措施。