Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body

Type

Book

Authors

David Emerson

Elizabeth Hopper

ISBN 10

1556439695

ISBN 13

9781556439698

Tags

Alternative Medicine, Yoga, Anxiety Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Neuropsychology, Pathologies, Reference

Description

With this book, authors David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper argue that traditional treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) fails to recognize the physiological elements of PTSD and present trauma-sensitive yoga as a viable treatment for physiological symptoms of trauma. The authors see trauma-sensitive yoga as a means for survivors to listen to, understand, and regain control over their own bodies. This book recounts the history of PTSD treatment and gives an overview of the symptoms of trauma; summarizes the history of yoga and styles of yoga as practiced in the West; describes the main themes and qualities of trauma-sensitive yoga; and provides guides for practicing trauma-sensitive yoga geared towards trauma survivors, clinicians, and yoga instructors.

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