Trauma-sensitive yoga

Trauma-sensitive yoga is yoga as exercise, adapted from 2002 onwards for work with individuals affected by psychological trauma.[1][2] Its goal is to help trauma survivors to develop a greater sense of mind-body connection,[3] to ease their physiological experiences of trauma,[3] to gain a greater sense of ownership over their bodies,[2] and to augment their overall well-being.[3] However, a 2019 systematic review found that the studies to date were not sufficiently robustly designed to provide strong evidence of yoga's effectiveness as a therapy; it called for further research.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Emerson 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Nolan, C. R. (2016). "Bending without breaking: a narrative review of trauma-sensitive yoga for women with PTSD". Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 24: 32–40. doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.05.006. PMID 27502798.
  3. ^ a b c Spinazzola, J.; Rhodes, A. M.; Emerson, D.; Earle, E.; Monroe, K. (2011). "Application of yoga in residential treatment of traumatized youth". Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. 17 (6): 431–444. doi:10.1177/1078390311418359. PMID 21868714. S2CID 2219421.
  4. ^ Nguyen-Feng, Viann N.; Clark, Cari J.; Butler, Mary E. (August 2019). "Yoga as an intervention for psychological symptoms following trauma: A systematic review and quantitative synthesis". Psychological Services. 16 (3). American Psychological Association: 513–523. doi:10.1037/ser0000191. ISSN 1939-148X. PMID 29620390. S2CID 4607801.