Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Audiobook5 hours
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy: Bringing the Body into Treatment
Written by David Emerson and Jennifer West, PhD
Narrated by Daniel Henning
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
About this audiobook
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.
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.
Related to Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy
Related audiobooks
Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Toolbox for Therapists: 47 Practices to Calm Balance, and Restore the Nervous System Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTrauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mind-Body Stress Reset: Somatic Practices to Reduce Overwhelm and Increase Well-Being Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Heal the Body, Heal the Mind: A Somatic Approach to Moving Beyond Trauma Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology: Interventions to Enhance Embodiment in Trauma Treatment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Who You Were Before Trauma: The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Body Awareness Workbook for Trauma: Release Trauma from Your Body, Find Emotional Balance, and Connect with Your Inner Wisdom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Attachment-Focused EMDR: Healing Relational Trauma Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Heal Your PTSD: Dynamic Strategies That Work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control & Becoming Whole Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician's Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Simple Self-Care for Therapists: Restorative Practices to Weave Through Your Workday Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHealing Ourselves Whole: An Interactive Guide to Release Pain and Trauma by Utilizing the Wisdom of the Body Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Yoga Nidra: The Art of Transformational Sleep Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Falling Up: 9 Ways to Transform Trauma into Triumph Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOutsmart Your Pain: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Help You Leave Chronic Pain Behind Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Anxiety Healer's Guide: Coping Strategies and Mindfulness Techniques to Calm the Mind and Body Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Psychology For You
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How To Win Friends And Influence People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 48 Laws of Power Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You’re Not the Only One F*cking Up: Breaking the Endless Cycle of Dating Mistakes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Starts with Self-Compassion: A Practical Road Map Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Land of Delusion: Out on the edge with the crackpots and conspiracy-mongers remaking our shared reality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Writing into the Wound: Understanding trauma, truth, and language Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed For You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Banish Your Inner Critic: Silence the Voice of Self-Doubt to Unleash Your Creativity and Do Your Best Work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Memory Craft: Improve Your Memory with the Most Powerful Methods in History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related podcast episodes
Therapeutic Yoga For Trauma Recovery With Dr. Arielle Schwartz 0% found this document useful145: Attachment, Meditation, Yoga & Compassion In Trauma Therapy: With Deirdre Fay 0% found this document useful159: Understanding Polyvagal Theory: An Interview With Deb Dana 100% found this document usefulTias Little On Practice as the Path (#126) 0% found this document usefulSomatic exercises, trauma, nerves & polyvagal theory with Petra Borzynski 0% found this document usefulStephen Porges on Polyvagal Theory (#106) 100% found this document useful213: Challenging Perceptions Of Dissociation: With Christine Forner 100% found this document usefulHealing Trauma 100% found this document usefulStephen Porges On Trauma & Polyvagal Theory (#139) 0% found this document usefulTranscending Trauma With Dr. Frank Anderson 0% found this document usefulTU93: Polyvagal Theory in Action – The Practice of Body Regulation With Dr Stephen Porges: Polyvagal Theory is about the biology of opening our hearts. Cool, huh? StephenPorges breaks down the science of stress and trauma, and teaches us how to use the brain to connect. 100% found this document usefulAnxiety from a Somatic Lens With Ilene Smith 0% found this document useful152: Wisdom, Attachment + Love In Trauma Therapy: An Interview With Susan Pease Banitt 0% found this document usefulTias Little on the Subtle Body (#67) 100% found this document useful
Related articles
The Role Of Yoga In Healing Trauma NPRArticle
The Role Of Yoga In Healing Trauma
Jun 2, 2017
Missy Hart grew up in Redwood City, Calif. — in gangs, on the street, in the foster care system and in institutions. "Where I'm from," the 26-year-old says, "you're constantly in alert mode, like fight or flight." But at age 13, when she was incarcer
3 min readReiki-Infused Yoga OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Reiki-Infused Yoga
May 19, 2022
3 min readHow Weight Lifting Helped One Writer Work Through Her PTSD NPRArticle
How Weight Lifting Helped One Writer Work Through Her PTSD
May 21, 2021
6 min readTHE ART OF mindfulness Longevity MagazineArticle
THE ART OF mindfulness
Jul 28, 2019
5 min readYoga for Trauma OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Yoga for Trauma
Mar 30, 2023
2 min readYoga Therapy For Chronic Pain OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Yoga Therapy For Chronic Pain
Jan 28, 2022
4 min readBecoming A Menopause Yoga Teacher OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Becoming A Menopause Yoga Teacher
May 1, 2023
2 min readSwitch On Your Body’s Natural Healing Powers With Yoga Therapy WellBeingArticle
Switch On Your Body’s Natural Healing Powers With Yoga Therapy
Nov 4, 2020
2 min readSelf-care As A Means Of Improving Mental Health: What Is It, What Does It Entail? Sunday IndependentArticle
Self-care As A Means Of Improving Mental Health: What Is It, What Does It Entail?
Apr 16, 2023
2 min readSelf-care As A Means Of Improving Mental Health: What Is It, What Does It Entail? Sunday TribuneArticle
Self-care As A Means Of Improving Mental Health: What Is It, What Does It Entail?
Apr 16, 2023
2 min readSelf-care As A Means Of Improving Mental Health: What Is It, What Does It Entail? Isolezwe nGesonto SundayArticle
Self-care As A Means Of Improving Mental Health: What Is It, What Does It Entail?
Apr 16, 2023
2 min readMenopause Yoga OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Menopause Yoga
Mar 30, 2023
1 min read5 Yoga ways Can Help With Stress OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
5 Yoga ways Can Help With Stress
Nov 17, 2022
4 min readHappy New Yoga! OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Happy New Yoga!
Dec 30, 2021
6 min readYoga Therapy For motor Neurone Disease OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Yoga Therapy For motor Neurone Disease
Dec 29, 2022
2 min readLiving The Teachings — Understanding Yoga’s Everyday Spiritual Meanings OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Living The Teachings — Understanding Yoga’s Everyday Spiritual Meanings
Aug 18, 2022
2 min readPTSD RECOIL OFFGRIDArticle
PTSD
Apr 13, 2021
4 min readLook At Sleep In A New Light In The MomentArticle
Look At Sleep In A New Light
Jun 23, 2020
3 min readA New Podcast Examines The Perils Of Intense Meditation NPRArticle
A New Podcast Examines The Perils Of Intense Meditation
Mar 31, 2024
7 min readYoga For Men’s Mental Health OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Yoga For Men’s Mental Health
Sep 24, 2021
5 min readFinding A New Path… Top SanteArticle
Finding A New Path…
Jan 19, 2024
6 min readMINDFULNESS is Medicine Longevity MagazineArticle
MINDFULNESS is Medicine
Nov 24, 2019
5 min readYin Yoga for Emotion Regulation OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Yin Yoga for Emotion Regulation
May 29, 2023
4 min readDon't Worry, Be Happy OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Oct 26, 2023
Kids have stress in their lives — and not much less than adults do. Try to see the world through their eyes and you will understand. There is a strong connection between our body and our mind; all our mental and emotional tensions express themselves
2 min readYoga In Schools OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Yoga In Schools
Aug 20, 2021
2 min readSeeking pleasure TO SUBDUE PAIN Planet MindfulArticle
Seeking pleasure TO SUBDUE PAIN
Jul 30, 2020
3 min readYoga, Ageing And The Menopause OM Yoga & LifestyleArticle
Yoga, Ageing And The Menopause
Oct 22, 2021
5 min readBringing Healing Back To Healthcare The Art of HealingArticle
Bringing Healing Back To Healthcare
Aug 31, 2018
6 min readEliminate Back Pain and Other Ailments By Eliminating Fear & Stress Best Self MagazineArticle
Eliminate Back Pain and Other Ailments By Eliminating Fear & Stress
Jan 28, 2018
3 min readA Safe Home After Trauma The Art of HealingArticle
A Safe Home After Trauma
May 31, 2021
5 min read
Reviews for Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
1 rating0 reviews