Embodied Healing
Survivor and Facilitator Voices from the Practice of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
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- USD 16.99
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- USD 16.99
Descripción editorial
First-hand essays of embodied healing from the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at Justice Resource Institute: challenges, triumphs, and healing strategies for trauma-sensitive therapists and yoga teachers. All editor proceeds from Embodied Healing will fund direct access to Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY).
This collection of essays explores the applications of TCTSY--Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga--as a powerful evidence-based modality to help clients heal in the aftermath of trauma. Written by a range of contributors including yoga facilitators, survivors, and therapists, the first-hand accounts in Healing with Trauma-Sensitive Yoga examine real-life situations and provide guidance on how to act, react, and respond to trauma on the mat. Each essay centers the voices, wisdom, and experiences of survivors and practitioners who work directly with trauma-sensitive embodiment therapies.
From navigating issues of touch and consent to avoiding triggers, practitioners and readers will learn how to support survivors of trauma as they reintegrate their bodies and reclaim their lives. Organized into sections based on principles of trauma-sensitive yoga--experiencing the present moment, making choices, taking effective action, and creating rhythms--the 12 essays are for yoga teachers, therapists, survivors, and mental health professionals and trauma healers.
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Psychotherapist Turner collects 20 revealing essays about trauma-centered trauma-sensitive yoga (TCTSY) in this discerning anthology. She explains that this "body-based" technique allows survivors of trauma to "create conditions for processing and holding experiences of trauma without talking about it." Unfortunately, the book presupposes readers understand TCTSY, and the discipline's "five pillars" ("invitational language, present-moment experiences, choice-making, shared authentic experience, and non-coercion") are only briefly sketched out toward the end. Each essay is written by or about a practitioner of TCTSY, and the authors come from a variety of circumstances and treatment settings. In "Authenticity in Vulnerability," Elizabeth Ringler-Jayanthan explores the mental health needs of refugees who are dealing with cultural displacement. In "Inside Out," Cynthia Cameron explains how TCTSY aided her recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Unfortunately, while diverse examples of students' healing processes are presented, the lack of a clear explanation of the discipline as a whole precludes newcomers from fully grasping the advice. These discursive essays will mostly be useful to those already familiar with the practice.
