Trauma Yoga

Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery bridges the path of healing between the psyche and the body by walking you through the sacred practice of yoga so you can release the burdens of trauma from your body and mind. Grounded within the principles of polyvagal theory, affective neuroscience, and trauma-informed care, this book will help you gain a better understanding of how our brains and bodies respond to stress and trauma and offer a self-led healing journey toward feeling more empowered, grounded, clearheaded, inspired, and at ease.

A trauma-informed approach to healing body and mind: an evidence-based yoga program for survivors, clinicians, and yoga teachers Research-backed and trauma-informed, this book introduces a yoga program that helps readers heal from the cognitive, emotional, and physiological symptoms of PTSD...

Among the various treatments for trauma, trauma-informed yoga stands out, rooted in an ancient practice, offering a safe, compassionate, and empowering path to recovery. This book, authored by a seasoned yoga practitioner, serves as a compassionate guide towards empowered healing, resilience, and personal growth.

Although many forms of trauma treatment rely solely on talk therapy as a means of healing, we cannot "talk out" every issue related to trauma. Indeed, trauma is stored in the body and the brain and must be treated as such. Designed with both mental health clinicians and clients in mind, Trauma-Informed Yoga offers forty-seven short, simple practices that regulate the autonomic nervous system, calm the racing mind, and center those of us living chaotic twenty-first century lives.

A practical, hands-on, experienced-based guide from a military veteran turned yoga teacher Brendon Abram combines his first-hand experience with PTSD in the field and years of teaching to offer this practical guide to bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to both clinical and studio settings. Drawing...

Your body is your first healer. It already carries the wisdom to restore balance, release trauma, and return you to a life of calm presence. The Somatic Exercise Solution is your roadmap back to that inner sanctuary. In this transformational audiobook, you’ll discover 42 gentle, science-backed somatic techniques designed to calm anxiety, support trauma recovery, and tone the vagus nerve, all in just ten minutes a day. No experience, flexibility, or equipment required. All you need is your breath, your awareness, and a willingness to begin.

Reclaim your body: Trauma can leave you feeling disconnected from your physical self. Somatic Yoga teaches you to reconnect with your body in a safe, supportive way. You'll learn to listen to its signals and move in ways that feel good, not forced. Release trapped emotions: Trauma often gets stored in your body as tension. Somatic Yoga uses gentle movements and breathwork to help you release this trapped energy, leading to a sense of emotional freedom.

Presenting ways in which Restorative Yoga can contribute to healing emotional wounds, this book invites yoga teachers, therapists and practitioners to consider the psychological impact of ethnic and race-based stress and trauma. It aids in the process of uncovering, examining, and healing one's...

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.

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault provides a comprehensive overview of how to offer yoga to survivors of sexual assault in a safe, effective, evidence-based, and healing way. Zahabiyah A. Yamasaki, founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga, draws on the framework of trauma-informed care and trauma-informed yoga program development and curriculum, while also weaving in personal narrative and inspiring survivor stories.

Yoga for Trauma Recovery outlines best practices for the growing body of professionals trained in both yoga and psychotherapy and addresses the theoretical foundations that tie the two fields. Uniting recent developments in our understanding of neuroscience and trauma recovery with ancient tenets of yoga philosophy and practice, this foundational text is a must-listen for those interested in the healing capacities of each modality. Listeners will come away from the book with a strong sense of how to apply theory, philosophy, and research to real-life complexities.

This book was written during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. For the first time in many of our lifetimes, the entire world is fighting an unseen enemy, and the biggest losers are Americans. Why? Why are Americans suffering and dying at more than double the percentage of other countries? The answers can probably be found in your refrigerator or pantry.

Integrative tools for healing the traumatized mind and body Combines cutting-edge Western cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and ancient Eastern wisdom to heal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Teaches Kundalini yoga practices specifically designed to reset parts of the brain and...

This audiobook is your must-listen, comprehensive guide to heal your life and live a healthy and beautiful life. This book will guide you on your journey of awakening and discovery. You will explore Kundalini yoga practices and you will gain knowledge and understanding of your chakras energy system and how they impact your life. You will learn exercises, postures, and meditations to evolve your consciousness and intuition, just waiting to be accessed through awakening. You will also learn how to awaken your third eye to unlock psychic abilities!

The vagus nerve connects your throat to your facial muscles and extends from your brain stem to your intestines and stomach. Peak emotional and physical well-being is directly correlated to a healthy vagus nerve, leading to alleviation of the negative effects of PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

When we leave the task of trauma resolution to mental processes alone we risk leaving out half the equation toward the solution of post traumatic growth. In the body, holds all of the same resistances, propensities, expectation-seeking, and abandonment of sensation. Thankfully, when centering one’s mental focus on the body, we can track our responses in a new way that creates a new determination of how we will live our lives off of the yoga mat.

Everything happens for a reason. Soon after the initial trauma has subsided, the universe provides a golden opportunity to hear the language of light within to grow, heal, and become a stronger, wiser, and healthier person. In a unique journey of self-discovery, Hazel Rose leads others through her traumatic experiences while growing up in a small island community in North Queensland and later as she encountered tragedy, accidents, a family breakdown, domestic violence, drugs and alcohol, rape, confrontations with the law, and repeated violent relationships.