NieuwsBrief September 2023
Trauma-Geïnformeerde Trainingen: We zijn verheugd om je uit te nodigen voor onze aankomende reeks trainingen die niet alleen kennis en diepgang zullen bieden, maar ook je professionele reis zullen verrijken
TCTSY for Professionals: Helping Trauma Survivors Reconnect with Their Bodies
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 Meditation on Trauma Sensitive Yoga
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. [...]
FAQ Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Foundational Training
frequently-asked questions (FAQ) voor trauma-sensitive yoga 20uur foundational training online en in-person / op locatie
How Trauma-Informed Yoga Can Help Survivors Heal
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 [...]
In conversation with… Esther van der Sande talks about her vision for a trauma-informed world
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 [...]
Yoga and the Roots of Cultural Appropriation
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 [...]
What is Trauma-Sensitive Yoga? An Interview with Esther van der Sande
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. [...]