Biography
Dr Elvira Perez Vallejos is an Associate Professor in Digital Technology and Mental Health at the University of Nottingham (UK). She is interested in designing and evaluating new and engaging interventions aiming to improve mental, spiritual and physical well-being among the most vulnerable members of society. She has studied the effects of yoga among children and young people in care as well as their carers with the view to promote ‘mutual recovery’. Mutual recovery promotes wellbeing and mental health not only among those people that suffer mental distress but also among their formal and informal carers including healthcare professionals, friends and loved ones. Creative practices as mutual recovery is also an emerging movement within Health Humanities that responds to the need for a more compassionate and humane healthcare system.
Elvira is an accredited yoga teacher and recently has delivered several flamenco-yoga workshops fusing a secular version of Kundalini Yoga with flamenco-like movements and music. This type of embodied interventions are more suitable for those who want to improve their mental, spiritual and physical well-being as well as for those individuals that have high levels of anxiety or trauma as it gives hooks for the mind, keeping the practitioner occupied with following the rhythms of the practice. Flamenco-yoga merges traditional dancing movements with uplifting music facilitating a calm and relaxed state of mind and body, whilst stimulating the ‘feel good’ brain chemistry. This combination improves the practitioners relationships (e.g., sense of connection to others and self), promoting compassionate thinking and focus. Practiced regularly over an extended period of time these changes in perception integrate and affect the practitioners approach to life in positive and profound ways.
Research Interest
Dr. Elvira is interested in designing and evaluating new and engaging interventions aiming to improve mental, spiritual and physical well-being among the most vulnerable members of society.
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Annual Congress on Yoga and Meditation
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Annual Congress on Yoga and Meditation | Webinar, November 26-27, 2020
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Annual Congress on Yoga and Meditation | Webinar, November 26-27, 2020
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2020 Market Analysis of Annual Congress on Yoga and Meditation Conference
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Marija Maksin
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Aref Abu-Rabia
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6th Global Conference on Physiotherapy, Physical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, October 23-24, 2020
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Considering fascia to inform treatment
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Alison Slater
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There is no such thing as a simple ankle sprain
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Faraz Sethi
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Sport, disability and social integration
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Gabriella Fizzotti
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Evaluation of efficacy and efficiency in implementing Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis (KAFO) as a functionally assistive indoor ambulatory device for motor complete thoracic level (T10 âT12) spinal cord injury in males
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Gamage Nuwani
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Rina Pandya
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ACL grafts compliance during time: Influence of early solicitations on the final stiffness of the graft after surgery
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Determination of immediate impact of exercises on plasma glucose values of type 2 dm patients
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Wickramarachchi WAM
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Comparative effect of mat pilates and egoscue exercises in asymptomatic subjects with lumbar hyper-lordosis - A randomized controlled trial
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Aarti Welling
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Comparison of brueggerâs exercise with elastic resistance band and deep cervical flexor training with pressure biofeedback unit in asymptomatic subjects with forward head posture: A randomized controlled trial
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Peeyoosha Gurudut
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Breast cancer knowledge in nuns of belagavi city - An observational study
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Varsha S Huddar
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Effects of cupping therapy
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Amir Hariti
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Effects of physical therapy with multilevel upper airway exercise for moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea- A preliminary randomized controlled trial
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Hsin-Yu Lin
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Capacity building for geriatric rehabilitation in middle income countries: Identifying problems and planning ahead
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Sanjay Eapen Samuel
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The Inclusion of Yoga with Traditional Drug Addiction Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
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Kathleen Lawson, Casey J Mace Firebaugh and Brandon Eggleston
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The effectiveness of physiotherapy modality combining with exercise towards reducing pain among elderly with knee osteoarthritis in Malang, Indonesia
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Rakhmad Rosadi
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Sociodemographic profile and social support for post stroke depression in Peshawar: A hospital based cross sectional study
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Ashfaq Amad
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Recovering from catastrophic injury: A patientâs journey through the healthcare system and a new model for continued rehabilitative care
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Chris Leeuw
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Yoga Therapy for Mental and Physical Health
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Piper Abbott
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7th Global Conference on Physiotherapy, Physical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, February 10-11, 2021
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David PR Catela*, Cristiana IA Merce, Ana PL T Seabra and Marco AC Branco
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Psychological and Social Determinants of Yoga Practice: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
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Brandon Eggleston and Casey Mace Firebaugh
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Migraine Syndrome in Ayurveda
Commentary: J Yoga Pract Ther 2018, 1:1
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Jaisri M Lambert
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Creative Practices as Mutual Recovery: Flamenco-Yoga
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Elvira Perez Vallejos, Emily Haslam-Jones and Diane Pickard
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Mindfulness Practices among Rural College Students in the US: Perceptions and Barriers
Research Article: J Yoga Pract Ther 2018, 1:1
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Donna Wang, Leslie Temme and Mary Freeman
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Yoga Nidra to Release Emotional Pain
Commentary: J Yoga Pract Ther 2018, 1:1
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