Teaching trauma-sensitive yoga: a practical guide

by Abram, Brendon

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Title Statements

Full title :Teaching trauma-sensitive yoga : a practical guide / Brendon Abram ; foreword by Mark Stephens afterword by Margaret A. Howard, MFA, LCSW.

Summary

"A practical, hands-on, experienced-based guide for teaching trauma-sensitive yoga Canadian Forces veteran turned yoga teacher Brendon Abram combines his first-hand experience with PTSD in the field and years of teaching to offer this practical guide to bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to both clinical and studio settings. Drawing on his work with military veterans, first responders, and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, Abram emphasizes the importance of respecting the uniqueness of every individual, and demonstrates how to use the foundational principles of yoga to create a safe experience. He explains that basic principles of yoga bring power to the practice and that breath, mindful movement, focused awareness, and acceptance of present moment experience form the foundation of any yoga offering, including trauma-sensitive yoga. He describes approaches to trauma sensitive yoga for both the clinical population and the general population in a studio setting, and delineates the differences between the two"--

"Drawing on his work with military veterans, first responders, and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, Abram emphasizes the importance of respecting the uniqueness of every individual, and demonstrates how to use the foundational principles of yoga to create a safe experience"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):North Atlantic Books
Place of Publication:Berkeley, California
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 120 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781623172244, 1623172241
oclc:on1006802548
LC Classification:RA781.7
Dewey Decimal:613.7/046076

Trauma is a fact of life -- Understanding trauma -- Yoga and trauma -- Trauma-sensitive yoga -- TSY for general population -- TSY for the clinical population -- Choosing a TSY offering -- Teaching your first class.

Subjects

Education -- Physical Education Hatha yoga -- Étude et enseignement Hatha yoga -- Study and teaching HEALTH & FITNESS -- Yoga PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- the… Yoga Yoga -- Therapeutic use Yōga (Japanese painting styles)