

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
Categories: Nonfiction, Health & Fitness, Psychology, Psychotherapy
Synopsis
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.