Trauma Sensitive Yoga is an empirically validated treatment for complex trauma. Women who have experienced sexual trauma in childhood are rarely comfortable in their own bodies. It is often a battle to stay present to achieve the tasks of daily living.
Survivors may experience their bodies as constricted, unsafe, or in pain. Disconnection from the body has been our only defense. Ignoring the feelings raging in the body becomes a survival mechanism and the only way to keep moving through life. But this is only half living. Reconnecting to the body is vital to the experiences of joy and pleasure.
Trauma Sensitive Yoga allows for the experience of presence, grounding, and perceiving the body in a positive way. Yoga is an opportunity to become aware of the disconnection between mind and body; to develop the ability to remain present with the body and find peace in that space.
From the experts:
Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga: http://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/
Yoga information from the Younique Foundation: http://youniquefoundation.org/yoga-way-find-healing-trauma-survivors/