Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
Overview of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) TCTSY is the first yoga-based empirically validated, clinical intervention for complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). TCTSY has foundations in trauma theory, attachment theory, neuroscience, and hatha yoga, with an emphasis on body-based yoga forms and breathing practices. Developed originally at the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts by Dave Emerson and others, Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is now a program of Center for Trauma and Embodiment at Justice Resource Institute. Notable milestones of the TCTSY program and its results include: 2009: awarded the first National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study yoga for trauma 2014: TCTSY original study on published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2017: became the first dedicated yoga program to qualify for listing in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) database published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 2021: validated as an effective adjunct treatment for complex trauma and PTSD after a five-year randomized clinical trial (RCT) in a study involving women veterans and military sexual trauma-related PTSD. In comparison with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), often seen as the gold standard in therapy treatments, TCTSY yielded quicker symptom improvement, higher participant retention, and an equally sustained effect. Study: Yoga vs CPT for PSTD
Cancellation Policy
For classes at Quiet Mind Studio, please book online at https://www.quietmindstudio.com/class-schedule and note the cancellation policy. Drop-in students are welcome if the class isn't full. For all other regular yoga classes, there is no cancellation fee, and drop-ins are welcome if the class isn't full. For private yoga classes, please keep in mind that a scheduled private class is a commitment of time and resources. All private class sessions are paid in advance at the time of booking. To cancel a private session, I require clients to give at least 48 hours notice in advance of the originally scheduled private class session. For private sessions that are not canceled or rescheduled at least 48 hours in advance, the cancellation fee is 50% of the prepaid private class fee, and the remaining 50% will be refunded to the client.