Trauma-informed Yoga Therapy for Supporting Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and New Immigrants

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Unlock the secrets to creating a trauma-informed yoga program for supporting asylum seekers, refugees and new immigrants in this accessible, practical guide.Asylum seekers, refugees and new immigrants often suffer with mental health concerns such as posttraumatic stress disorder, due to trauma experienced before, during, and after fleeing their country of origin. Yoga therapy is a holistic and compassionate tool that can help these populations regulate these trauma symptoms. This book is a brilliant, accessible introduction to applying trauma-informed yoga therapy in this setting, with useful insights and shared experience from a yoga therapist who has worked in the frontline for over 5 years.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-21
Mått152 x 228 x 22 mm
Vikt200 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor128
FörlagJessica Kingsley Publishers
MedarbetareLee,Michael
ISBN9781805013556

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Gina M. Barrett is a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy trauma-informed yoga therapist with over 20 years' experience. She founded and directed a non-profit, Casa de Paz SLV, that provides trauma-informed yoga for asylum seekers, refugees and new immigrants.In 2022, Gina received the internationally recognized SEVA (service) award by the International Association of Yoga Therapists for her work with trauma-informed yoga for asylum seekers, refugees and new immigrants at the Texas/Mexico Border. She lives in Colorado, USA.

This book is a beautiful teaching guide for those wanting to support the healing journey that asylum seekers, refugees, and new immigrants experience as they settle into their new life. The authors have brilliantly partnered both the fundamentals of trauma informed Yoga Therapy and business principles for creating a non-profit or program into one read. They have simplified what may seem to be teaching challenges into an opportunity for many to grow their yoga network. Be inspired with this groundbreaking work in yoga. Let service (Seva) pave the path forward with safety, acceptance and compassion for those reclaiming their life in a newfound community.