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Yoga for Survivors with Deirdre Fay

January 2, 2013 by ssradmin

Yoga teacher and therapist Deirdre Fay talks about her experience of discovering her own trauma history through yoga, which softened her defenses to the point that her body began to relive previously forgotten memories of trauma. She narrates the journey of using yoga to navigate PTSD and how she advocates for and supports survivors now.

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Filed Under: Emotions, Mental Health Tagged With: advocacy, body memory, childhood trauma, healing, internal family systems, meditation, PTSD, survivors, Trauma, Yoga, yoga for depression, yoga for PTSD, yoga for sexual abuse, Yoga therapy

Yoga for Trauma Survivors with Dave Emerson

December 19, 2012 by ssradmin

This episode with Safe Space Radio features yoga teacher and author Dave Emerson, who co-wrote Overcoming Trauma through Yoga about the development of “trauma-sensitive yoga.” Dave discusses how trauma is held in the body, and can be addressed through the body, often in conjunction with talk therapy.

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Filed Under: Emotions, Mental Health Tagged With: body memory, meditation, Therapy, Trauma, trauma sensitive yoga, yoga for trauma, Yoga therapy

Yoga Therapy with Michael Lee

December 12, 2012 by ssradmin

This episode of Safe Space Radio features the founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Michael Lee, talking about how yoga therapy can help people to heal lifelong wounds and bring balance to patterns that hold them back in life. Michael suggests that when we experience emotional tension associated with difficult life events, we also experience …read more »

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Filed Under: Emotions, Mental Health Tagged With: body memory, meditation, phoenix rising, PTSD, trauma in the body, yoga for trauma, Yoga therapy

Yoga for Depression with Amy Weintraub

December 5, 2012 by ssradmin

Yoga teacher and author Amy Weintraub talks about her own experience of depression and how yoga helped her with depression on all levels—biologically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Amy also leads listeners through several breathing exercises to help give energy, reduce anxiety and lift mood. You can learn more about her work at www.yogafordepression.com

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Filed Under: Emotions, Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, depression, pranayama, Yoga, yoga for depression, Yoga therapy

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