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Techniques a yoga teacher should avoid teaching in a class with students who have pre-disposed sexual related trauma

Introduction Yoga practice has shown to be an effective interventional tool to help emotionally regulate our emotions and alleviate symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from traumatic experiences (Clarke et al., 2014). Sexual related trauma can present as PTSD due an intimate act of penetration or touch, causing them to feel emotionally, cognitively and physically dysregulated (Hutchinson, 2015; Spindler, n.d). Practicing yoga h

Nov 26, 202512 min read