What’s it like to feel unsafe in your own body? Trauma survivors—there are an estimated 5 million people suffering from PTSD in the U.S. alone—know all too well. Conventional wisdom says to treat this widespread problem with talk therapy, but in their timely book, Overcoming Trauma through Yoga, authors David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper argue that there must also be some body-based “doing” in order to heal—a process that yoga is ideally able to promote.
Emerson, director of yoga services, and Hopper, associate director of training at the renowned Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, bring years of experience to this book. Written for the general public as well as therapists and yoga teachers, Overcoming Trauma through Yoga features simple mindfulness, breathing, and yoga exercises as a way to cultivate patience, tolerance, and an increased awareness of self. Successful case histories, illustrated poses, and customized plans for working with different populations including military veterans, teenagers, and adults help make this book a potential lifesaver for trauma survivors.
Want to learn more?
The authors will be offering several public lectures and book signings in the coming months. And be sure to check out the Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga Facebook page for updates.
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April 23
Presentation and book signing with David Emerson:
Mystic Yoga Shala (In collaboration with Bank Square Books)
Quiambaug Cove Campus
107 Wilcox Rd. Suite 109
Stonington, CT 06378
2pm-3:30pm
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May 3
Presentation and book signing with David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper:
The Harvard Coop Bookstore (Barnes & Noble)
1400 Massachusetts Avenue
18 Palmer Street
Cambridge, MA 02238
7pm-8pm
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May 5
Presentation and book signing with David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper:
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
7pm
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May 24
Presentation and book signing with David Emerson:
California Institute of Integral Studies
Namaste Hall
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
6pm-8pm
Open to the public.
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May 26
Presentation and book signing with David Emerson:
Loyola Marymount University (Main Campus)
Theological Studies Village, University Hall
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
7:30pm
Open to the public.
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May 28
Presentation and book signing with David Emerson:
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement
245 South Main Street
Venice, CA 90291
2:15pm-3:45pm
Open to the public.
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To learn more about Overcoming Trauma through Yoga, check out the exclusive book trailer!
