Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy Bringing the Body Into Treatment

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 behavioural 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 programme for traumatised clients that helps them to reconnect to their bodies in a safe, deliberate way.

ISBN:	9780393709506
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Imprint:	W.W. Norton and Company
Published date:	16 Feb 2015
DEWEY:	616.85210642
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xxix, 196
Weight:	452g
Height:	224mm
Width:	151mm
Spine width:	24mm

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