Trauma Centre Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
Trauma Centre Trauma-Sensitive Yoga works in conjunction with conventional clinical therapies to support healing by gently assisting survivors to reconnect with their bodies in a safe supportive environment. This unique yoga therapy supports the body to feel safe, strong and comfortable and teaches people how to recognise and modulate arousal that is felt in the body. TC-TSY brings the body into treatment complementing conventional talk therapies and can support healing and recovery by:
- Soothing the bodies alarm system
- Learning ways to calm down and self regulate
- Presenting opportunities for present moment experiences and cultivating positive emotions
- Increasing spatial awareness and body attunement
- Practicing making choices and presenting opportunities to take effective action
- Reduce activation of the sympathetic nervous system, muscle tension and blood pressure.
This is a 6 week group program and is designed to support participants who are engaged in therapy currently.
Group Classes
This class takes a limited amount of participants and all students must pre book prior to the commencement of the course. Classes are 60 minutes for group sessions and are held online livestream, all classes are recorded and will be made available if missed. Please contact us hello@therafoundation.net to discuss your suitability for the group sessions.
Individual Sessions
Trauma Sensitive Yoga is also available on a one to one basis and are 50 minutes for individual sessions. Sessions are hosted online. Please contact us hello@therafoundation.net to discuss your suitability for individual sessions.
Class & Course Schedule
The next 6 week Trauma-Sensitive Yoga course will commence on 17th June 2023 Please note that this course will now be offered online. Recording will be made available for any missed classes. For bookings please see the link below.
https://www.therafoundation.net/therapeutic-yoga/trauma-sensitive-yoga
For individual one to one sessions book via https://www.therafoundation.net/ for more information.
Trauma Centre Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an empirically validated, adjunctive clinical treatment for complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD. Developed at the Trauma Centre in Brookline, Massachusetts, TCTSY has foundations in Trauma Theory, Attachment Theory, and Neuroscience as well as deep roots in Yoga.
TCTSY Timeline
- Began in 2003
- 2009 Received first grant given by National Institute of Health to study yoga for trauma
- 2014 published results in peer-reviewed, psychiatric journal
- 2017 Listed by SAMHSA as an evidence-based practice
Key Research Findings
- 10-weeks of TCTSY reduced PTSD symptoms 33% in women, 18-59 years old, with childhood physical and sexual abuse.
- Two months post treatment, 52% of the women no longer qualified for PTSD diagnosis.
- 20-weeks of TCTSY reduced PTSD symptoms 45% in women, 18-59 years old, with childhood physical and sexual abuse.
- 20-weeks of TCTSY significantly reduced dissociative symptomatology.
For more information, please visit www.traumasensitiveyoga.com
