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Dr Kathie Overeem
Can Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Reduce PTSD Symptoms as Effectively as Traditional Therapies?
Researchers in Atlanta compared Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TC-TSY) to cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for treatment of post...
Our Felt Body Sense- Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Sensations, Emotions, & Well-Being
Most of our trauma-sensitive yoga sessions include psychoeducation to help you understand why we use specific methods in trauma-sensitive...
How Yoga Can Support Mental Health; The Mind Body Connection
In this video I explain some of the psychology and neuroscience behind yoga’s ability to create a stronger mind-body connection and how...
How Does Trauma Sensitive Yoga Work? The Neuroscience Behind this Mind-body Treatment.
In this video I talk about some of the neuroscience behind Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY). There is a lot of contemporary...
Why language choice in yoga is important for mental health
The benefits for yogic practices for mental health and well-being are becoming increasingly realised. Central to mind-body practices,...
Turning your attention inwards, better the devil you know than the devil you don't?
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first...
Post Traumatic Growth and Yoga
Most of us have heard of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the detrimental long-term impact of trauma. However, there is another,...
How meditation can reduce negative thoughts
There is an ever growing body of research demonstrating how meditation can improve psychological health. For example, meditation can...
How the mind fluctuates during meditation
A team of researchers in Atlanta examined fluctuations in mind states during a focused attention style of meditation practice. They found...
Why yoga postures can feel emotional?
Emotions can be felt in the body. This is well illustrated by common sayings such as: “I had a horrible sinking feeling in the pit of my...
How we can use physical yoga for mental health
The health of the body and mind are undoubtedly linked, practicing yoga postures is one way to increase mental well-being.