Why your company needs to be trauma-informed – 11 business benefits you cannot ignore By Esther van der Sande I met Matthew, a senior company executive, at a conference. When he asked what I do, I said I help organizations to develop a trauma-informed workplace culture. His expression was quizzical, so I explained that [...]
The recent randomized controlled trial stands as the largest and most robust evaluation thus far for the TCTSY model. Since 2002, this approach has been actively employed and researched, consistently exhibiting positive outcomes for those affected by trauma. Additionally, TCTSY contributes to a modern mental health movement, spotlighting the body's involvement in healing from psychological trauma and severe PTSD—especially beneficial for cases where verbal therapies may have limited impact.
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Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an evidence-based yoga program designed for trauma survivors. The 20-hour TCTSY training teaches mental health professionals and yoga teachers how to create a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering space for trauma survivors to practice yoga. TCTSY emphasizes invitational language, choice-making, interoception, empowerment, and trauma-informed modifications.
A local facilitator, who's practised alongside renowned psychiatrist Bressel van der Kolk ("The Body Keeps the Score"), shares how breath and gentle movement can help us process trauma in ways that the spoken word cannot. by Jamie Korf When I experienced the worst thing that’s ever happened to me, I took it out in the gym. [...]
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It's all about what's called somatic experiencing. No matter what happened (or when), experiencing trauma can have lasting effects that interfere with your daily life. And while healing can help ease lingering symptoms (typically the result of post-traumatic stress disorder) the remedy is not one-size-fits-all. Some trauma survivors might find success with cognitive behavioral therapy, whereas [...]
By Bronwen Firth Esther van der Sande is a somatic neuro-psychotherapist (MA), yoga and trauma therapist, TCTSY-facilitator, and a faculty member at the Centre for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI Boston and trainer & supervisor of the Certification Program of TCTSY. As a faculty member of the Yoga Therapy Institute, Esther teaches the ‘Trauma-Informed [...]
To the so many white people who practise yoga, please don’t stop, but please do take a moment to look outside of yourself and understand how the history of yoga practice in the United States is intimately linked to some of the larger forces of white supremacy. The origins of yoga can be traced [...]
by Sophia Hengelbrok Esther van der Sande is the director of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Nederland, somatic psychotherapist, EMDR clinician and a qualified yoga (500+ hrs), mindfulness teacher and practitioner. She guides her clients through their challenges, enabling them to emerge from the other side feeling renewed, strong, and ready to face the world on their own terms once again. [...]