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Trauma Lives in Our Bodies
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) study documented that early traumatic events can largely contribute to poor physical and mental health outcomes into adulthood. Interestingly, all adverse childhood experiences include experiences within relationship.
Ahimsa in Therapy
Ahimsa, or non-harming, has been described as the ethical foundation of yoga therapy: “The deepest expression of ahimsa is to completely accept our students exactly as they are, as whole humans in the context of their lives, as they are without judgement. It is our ethical duty as Yoga therapists to convey to our students that there is nothing wrong with them” (Simpson, 2008).