Introduction
This month we are focusing our trauma-Informed teaching training with important knowledge of how trauma affects the body and physical health. It is important for us to recognize the impact trauma has on how the body functions, and how it can begin to heal. Michelle shares with us the impact Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have on adult health. Erin takes time to walk us through the Polyvagal System and how extended time spent in the fight, flight, or freeze state impacts our health. We also explore how mindfulness, yoga, martial arts, and other activities can help move the body into a state of social engagement to increase social, emotional, psychological, and physical health.
Polyvagal Theory (Erin Johnson)
The Polyvagal Theory, Explained (17 min)
Trauma - Healing (16 min)
ACEs & Adult Health (Michelle Deeg-Davis)
Bessell van der Kolk: Overcome Trauma With Yoga (6 min)
Read
The Body Keeps the Score by
A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children.
Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain's wiring--specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. Based on Dr. van der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy--and a way to reclaim lives.
Call Number: Main Stacks RC552.P67 V358 2014
