Trauma-Focused Yoga Classes for Youth

The term trauma-sensitive yoga was coined by David Emerson, E-RYT, to describe the use of yoga as an adjunctive treatment within a clinical context. The practice aims to help clients regain comfort in their bodies, counteract rumination, and improve self-regulation.

Ongoing studies confirm that yoga and meditation are proven complementary tools to aid trauma survivors in healing, and support a more lasting recovery. A study conducted by the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute found that a regular trauma-sensitive yoga practice reduced the participants symptoms of PTSD by 30%

According to influential researcher and psychiatrist Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, victims can have difficulty finding meaning in life beyond their trauma experience, saying that For real change to take place, the body needs to learn that the danger has passed and to live in the reality of the present

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