This study considers the meanings of bodily practice in yoga. Previous studies about yoga and health have overlooked the relationship between the philosophy and practice of yoga, and discussed them separately. This paper examines, from a sociological perspective, the linkages between yogic philosophy, bodily practice, and health. My analysis of teacher-student interactions within yoga teaching practices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, based on my participatory research in 2017, drew two main findings. First, because consciousness is the most important element of the yoga practice, the yogic bodily practice encompasses multiple meanings, ranging from biological to cognitive dimensions. Second, teachers’ verbal instructions foster students’ awareness of their bodily capability enhanced through yoga. Theories of bodily techniques will offer a useful analytical framework for subsequent examination of the autonomic health construction.

Genetic testing helps inform people about their genetic information. Previous studies have primarily shown that individuals with genetic risk feel a sense of responsibility as well as guilt. However, the experiences of people who state that genetic risk is not a “big problem” have not been fully explored. This paper, by using or through the lens of N. Luhmann’s concepts of risk and danger, aims to present an alternative understanding of the implications of genetic risk by analyzing the narratives of those who do not consider genetic risk to be a major concern. The results showed that the meaning of risk differed for those who say that genetic risk was not a “big problem” and those who said it was a “big problem,” and that the two differed in the role of the carrier and the responsibility for the child. At the same time, it implied that there was a gap in the problematization of the illness between the two.

Diabetic patients must strictly control their blood sugar levels through self-monitoring by using a logbook or other means. Rather than trying to evaluate the effect of self-monitoring, this study aimed at thoroughly describing the patients’ experience of using a logbook, including what they murmured when they made entries and their interview responses. I phenomenologically analyzed the data and described the experience. Four patients participated in the study that consisted of keeping records and doing unstructured interviews. Ms. A kept her logbook as usual and sent her comments via LINE^®. Mr. B created his own logbook to record his comments and blood sugar levels. Mr. C kept his logbook as usual, but did not record his murmured thoughts. Frequently seeing her doctor, Ms. D didn’t keep a logbook or record what she murmured. In their experience of using a logbook, they found it to be useful in daily living. In providing care for diabetic patients, the diabetes logbook can be useful for communication.

In 2020, the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008, a law which regulates fertility treatments in Victoria, Australia, was amended to remove requirements asking the woman and her partner to have criminal records and child protection order checks before undergoing treatment. Either having such records would lead to the application of “presumption against treatment,” and they were likely to be refused treatment. Victoria was the only jurisdiction with such requirements for about 10 years. This paper aims to examine debates on the establishment, interpretation, application, and removal of this regulation from the perspective of government of the family. Through analysis of the logic that justified its implementation as well as the reviews of the cases that presumption against treatment applied, this paper reveals an ever-expanding network of technologies of power governing the family.

The present study aimed to provide an overview of the content of LGBT studies to date with a focus on the kind of people and relationships LGBT people perceive as “family” based on review articles about nursing studies on LGBT people and their families. A search of PubMed, MEDLINE, and CINAHL was conducted, the 10 resulting papers were classified by theme, and knowledge about family nursing characteristics of each theme was gathered. The themes of the 10 papers were sorted into “nursing for lesbian and gay couples to start a family,” “nursing for the mental health of transgender youth and their families,” “nursing for LGBT cancer survivors and their families,” and “end-of-life care for LGBT people and their families.” It is difficult to truly understand LGBT people and their families within the framework of “typical families” where monogamy and cisgender people are the mainstream. Further nursing education and research that includes the topic of LGBT people and their families are needed to implement LGBT-friendly nursing practice.