by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 26, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Meditation, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Michelle A. Thielen One morning in 2009 while watching television, I heard a story about 5-year-old girls who “serviced” up to 20 men a day. I was horrified at this news and ended up on the floor weeping into the afternoon. This was the day that turned my world...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 29, 2024 | Addiction & Recovery, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day And the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) designates September as Recovery Month Addiction and substance use problems stem from a number of causes. Read on to learn how the...
by Deb McDermott | May 16, 2024 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga therapists understand that trauma is stored in the body and that healing trauma therefore necessitates working with the body, especially the nervous system. Yoga therapy uniquely supports the development of somatic awareness—that is, awareness of our physical...
by Deb McDermott | Apr 25, 2024 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Deborah King Part of my yoga therapy practice is supporting survivors of intimate partner violence. Anyone who has experienced abuse is a survivor—whether they are still in the relationship or have had the privilege to get out. In abusive relationships, the nervous...
by Deb McDermott | Dec 15, 2023 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Karen Schwartz Our understanding of trauma has developed—and changed—significantly in the past 20 years, and so has our understanding of how to help people suffering from trauma. The concept of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first included in the...
