Trauma-informed Yoga for Pain Management: A Practical Manual for Simple Stretching, Gentle Strengthening,...

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Yael Calhoun

Trauma-informed Yoga for Pain Management

A Practical Manual for Simple Stretching, Gentle Strengthening, and Mindful Breathing

Yael Calhoun

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Singing Dragon
21 November 2024

Pain & pain management; Complementary medicine; Exercise & workout books

This ground-breaking book offers a trauma-informed guide for everyone seeking guidance on body-based strategies for pain management. Centred around principles of building a sense of safety, supporting empowerment, and maintaining simplicity, this book takes an evidence-based approach offering clear and inclusive programs of practice. Trauma-Informed Yoga for Pain Management first explores the complex science of pain, including the Polyvagal Theory and the science of breathing. It also explores why simple stretching, gentle strengthening, and mindful breathing are effective tools for pain management. The book then presents clear ways in which to make any program trauma-informed. The final section commands half of the book and provides many easy-to-use practices, ranging from two to ninety minutes. These trauma-informed practices are designed for anyone seeking to manage pain through stretching, strengthening, and breathwork. Supplemental materials are included to support any program: handouts, audio recordings, and many other materials. This pioneering and practical guide meets people where they are, setting everyone up for success as they learn pain management strategies and ways to heal.

By: Yael Calhoun
Imprint: Singing Dragon
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 228mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781839978005
ISBN 10: 1839978007
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yael Calhoun, MA, MS, E-RYT is an long-time educator and author with a background in teaching yoga as a tool to address trauma, stress, pain, special needs, and compassion fatigue. She is a writer and series editor of over 20 books and training manuals. In 2007, she cofounded GreenTREE Yoga, a non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing the benefits of yoga to underserved populations and to those who serve them. Yael started the trauma-informed yoga program at the Salt Lake City Veterans Adminstration in 2010, which then expanded to pain management. The programs for refugees have been translated into six languages. She has presented nationally including at the United Nations Global Summit and the Trauma Resiliency Council. Yael runs continuing education training and workshops for yoga teachers and clinicians. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Reviews for Trauma-informed Yoga for Pain Management: A Practical Manual for Simple Stretching, Gentle Strengthening, and Mindful Breathing

Based on my 24 years of experience providing yoga practices for those with chronic physiological pain and complex psychological disturbances, it's clear that Yael Calhoun's approach to trauma-informed yoga has connected all the dots for working with pain management in this all-encompassing manual. It is thoroughly educational on the subject matter, evidence-based, and provides excellent guidance for leading easy-to-perform and effective practices. -- James Fox, Founding Director of the Prison Yoga Project Here's a thorough and totally practical mind-body guide for pain management. It is informed by years of teaching trauma-informed yoga to veterans, refugees, incarcerated people, and the health care professionals working with clients among these diverse populations. I hope this book is as widely read by yoga teachers and front-line therapists helping guide trauma survivors to wholeness as it deserves to be. -- Rob Schware, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Give Back Yoga Foundation.