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Why the Military Uses Yoga to Treat PTSD, plus more

"When most people think about the military, a calm yoga room is probably the last thing that comes to mind. But with veteran unemployment, substance abuse, and suicide rates due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the rise, the U.S. Armed Forces are using yoga to do what conventional drugs and therapy cannot...."

http://greatist.com/fitness/military-uses-yoga-cure-ptsd-121712/#

See also:

Yoga & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: An Interview with Bessel van der Kolk (Founder and Medical Director of the Trauma Center at JRI. Dr. van der Kolk is an internationally recognized leader in the field of psychological trauma.)

http://www.traumacenter.org/clients/MagInside.Su09.p12-13.pdf

 

Please see Overcoming Trauma through Yoga (w/ Intro by Bessel van der Kolk) in the book section. There's a link to a review which contains an interesting podcast interview with the author, Dave Emerson, Director of Yoga Services at the Trauma Center at JRI.

 

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