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Podcast: The Trauma Therapist
Episode: Episode 186: David Emerson
Description: Dave is the Founder and Director of Yoga Services for the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute (http://www.traumacenter.org/clients/yoga_svcs.php) in Brookline Massachusetts, where he coined the term trauma-sensitive yoga. David was responsible for curriculum development, supervision and oversight of the yoga intervention component of the first of its kind, NIH funded study, conducted by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk to assess the utility and feasibility of yoga for adults with treatment-resistant PTSD. Dave has developed, conducted, and supervised TSY groups for rape crisis centers, domestic violence programs, residential programs for youth, military bases...