TraumaSensitive Yoga in Therapy, David Emerson
TraumaSensitive Yoga in Therapy, David Emerson
List: $12.99 | Sale: $9.10
Club: $6.49

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy
Bringing the Body into Treatment

Author: David Emerson, Jennifer West, PhD

Narrator: Daniel Henning

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2020


Synopsis

When treating a client who has suffered from interpersonal trauma—whether chronic childhood abuse or domestic violence, for example—talk therapy isn't always the most effective course. For these individuals, the trauma and its effects are so entrenched, so complex, that reducing their experience to a set of symptoms or suggesting a change in cognitive frame or behavioral pattern ignores a very basic but critical player: the body.

In cases of complex trauma, mental health professionals largely agree that the body itself contains and manifests much of the suffering—self hatred, shame, and fear. Take, for example, a woman who experienced years of childhood sexual abuse and, though very successful in her professional life, has periods of not being able to feel her limbs, sensing an overall disconnection from her very physical being. Reorienting clients to their bodies and building their "body sense" can be the very key to unlocking their pain and building a path toward healing.

Based on research studies conducted at the renowned Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, this book presents the successful intervention known as Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TSY), an evidence-based program for traumatized clients that helps them to reconnect to their bodies in a safe, deliberate way.


About David Emerson

David Emerson, an accomplished yoga instructor, lecturer, and trainer, is founder of the Black Lotus Yoga Project, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to teaching yoga to individuals with PTSD. He is also coordinator of the yoga services program at the Trauma Center of the Justice Resource Institute in Brookline, Massachusetts, and serves as the lead trainer in a number of yoga retreats and workshops at Kripalu, among other venues.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 01, 2017

I've had more than my share of life-changing books recently, and this is the one that started the recent healing spree. It's meant for clinicians and yoga instructors who have patients with complex trauma. (complex trauma is a subdivision of PTSD, but therapists cannot get paid for that diagnosis; o......more

Goodreads review by Josie on April 03, 2019

This book is part of the reading for the TCTSY (Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga) training, the only yoga intervention that has made the distinction of being evidence-based for reducing trauma symptoms. I recommend any yogis and therapists who are interested in helping their clients with Trauma do......more

Goodreads review by Kim on December 18, 2018

Great book to begin introducing yoga into a trauma sensitive therapy practice. This book provides a framework and explores issues to be aware of. The pictures that go along with the poses are also clear. I would highly recommend this book to any clinician looking for new ways to help clients access......more

Goodreads review by Raychel on July 27, 2019

this is a great book for therapists and yoga teachers alike. what i like most about it is that therapists who use it don't have to have any knowledge of yoga. the book explains everything very clearly. it's a short but incredibly informative book and i feel confident applying its concepts after read......more

Goodreads review by Annie on August 21, 2024

I really enjoyed this accessible intro to Trauma-Sensitive Yoga which offered scripts of how to guide clients through the exercises. I particularly appreciated learning more about interoception and Emerson’s rationale for the word choices in TSY (e.g. “form” instead of “pose”) to eliminate directive......more