Bibliograph

Overcoming trauma through yoga, reclaiming your body, David Emerson, Elizabeth Hopper ; forewords by Peter A. Levine and Stephen Cope ; introduction by Bessel A. van der Kolk

Type

Label

Overcoming trauma through yoga, reclaiming your body, David Emerson, Elizabeth Hopper ; forewords by Peter A. Levine and Stephen Cope ; introduction by Bessel A. van der Kolk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Overcoming trauma through yoga

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

774594088

Responsibility statement

David Emerson, Elizabeth Hopper ; forewords by Peter A. Levine and Stephen Cope ; introduction by Bessel A. van der Kolk

Sub title

reclaiming your body

Table Of Contents

Reclaiming your body -- Traumatic stress -- A brief history of traumatic stress and trauma treatment -- Historical views on mental health symptoms -- Link between traumatic events and symptoms -- Veterans and traumatic stress -- Expansion of the application of the PTSD diagnosis -- Modern-day treatment models for post-traumatic stress -- Complex trauma and the limitations of available treatment models -- More recent treatments -- The future of trauma treatment -- Trauma and the survival response -- The impact of trauma -- Yoga as trauma treatment -- Yoga -- The origins of yoga -- Yoga in the West -- Trauma-sensitive yoga -- The need for trauma-sensitive yoga -- Key themes of trauma-sensitive yoga -- Experiencing the present moment -- Making choices -- Taking effective action -- Creating rhythms -- For survivors -- Developing a trauma-sensitive yoga practice -- An at-home practice -- For clinicians -- Integrating yoga-based practices into the therapy office -- Matching interventions to goals -- Creating present-moment focus -- Developing mindfulness skills -- Building curiosity and developing tolerance for experiencing sensation -- Changing relationship with the body -- Centering -- Grounding -- Building affect-regulation skills -- Breathing practices and affect regulation -- Practicing choice -- Integrating aspects of experience -- Increasing confidence -- Building connection to others -- Addressing challenges in introducing yoga-based strategies into the therapy office -- For yoga teachers -- Building a trauma-sensitive yoga class -- Language -- Assists -- Teacher qualities -- Environment -- Exercises -- Responding to triggered reactions in a yoga class -- Conclusions

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