| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword by David Emerson; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I -- West: Psychotraumatology; 1. The Event; Differentiation of the term "trauma"; 2. The Impact; Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Complex post-traumatic stress disorder, attachment trauma, and developmental trauma; Dissociation; 3. Why Doesn't It Stop When It's Over?; The hierarchy of information processing; How can traumatic experiences be integrated?; How do we reach the subcortical brain structures?; Polyvagal Theory; Top down versus bottom up |
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The inner world of the body-The sixth sense; 4. What to Do?; Stabilization or exposure therapy?; First develop a good relationship; The third space; Part II -- East: Connecting Body and Mind; 5. Yoga Is More than Asanas; History and principles; Paths to liberation; The Eightfold Path of Raja yoga; 6. "Work-In"-Hatha Yoga; 7. The Tools of a Yogi; Asana; Pranayama; Mindfulness; Part III -- West Studies East: Research; 8. Yoga Helps!; Yoga influences neurotransmitters; Does yoga help trauma clients?; Does yoga replace trauma therapy?; 9. Which Components of Yoga Are Effective?; The rhythm does it |
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The breath does it; Asanas or pranayama?; Mindfulness as an effect factor; Summary and conclusions; Part IV -- How Does Yoga Become Part of Trauma Therapy?; 10. The Method; Basic requirements for trauma therapy; Principles for a body-oriented approach; 11. Possible Practice Settings; Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in a group setting; Trauma-Sensitive Yoga at the beginning and/or end of a therapy session; Planning and developing a yoga program; Incorporating Trauma-Sensitive Yoga into the trauma therapy; Planning the therapy; 12. Guidance for Instructors; Tone of voice; Pace and timing of speech |
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Processing of instructions; Staying in contact; Keeping the focus on the body; Emphasis on choices and freedom in decision-making; Corrections; The language of empowerment; Wavelike instruction and breaks; Relationships and mirroring; Interoceptive language; Part V -- Practice; 13. Asanas; Seated poses; Standing poses; 14. Pranayama; Pranayama in anatomical terms; Pranayama in practical terms; Goals of breath control; Pranayama practice; How I introduce working with Pranamaya; Pranayama exercises; 15. Mindfulness; Effective factors; Goals of mindfulness practice; Being non-judgmental |
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What does non-mindfulness actually look like? Part VI -- Achieving Therapeutic Goals with Trauma-Sensitive Yoga; 16. Overview of Therapy Goals and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga; 17. Psychoeducation; 18. Practice and Case Examples; Building resources; Affect regulation and control; Learning to differentiate; Flexibility in posture and movement; Impulses and interrupted defensive movement; Relaxation; Exposure and habituation in body-oriented therapy; A relationship of equals; Dissociation and flashback-Here-and-now experiences; Changing concepts of the self-Empowerment and self-esteem; Reducing states of tension in the body; Concluding thoughts |
| Summary |
Trauma-sensitive yoga is a body-based intervention for treating emotional responses to trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. This book explains why yoga is a useful approach for trauma therapy and shows how to use this method in one-to-one and group settings. It also includes useful examples of non-triggering asanas and breathing exercises |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-294) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF (Proquest Ebook Central, viewed November 28, 2018) |
| Subject |
Psychic trauma -- Physical therapy
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Yoga -- Therapeutic use.
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- therapy
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Yoga -- psychology
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Yoga -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Grimm, Christine M., translator.
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| ISBN |
0857013017 |
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9780857013019 |
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