David Emerson

David Emerson, E-RYT, is coauthor of the book Overcoming Trauma through Yoga, an accomplished yoga instructor, and founder of the Black Lotus Yoga Project, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to teaching yoga to individuals with PTSD. As coordinator of the yoga services program at the Trauma Center of the Justice Resource Institute in Brookline, Massachusetts, he was responsible for the implementation, supervision, and oversight of the yoga intervention component of two recent pilot studies conducted by Bessel van der Kolk to assess the utility and feasibility of yoga instruction for traumatized adults with PTSD. They have since received the first grant ever given by the National Institutes of Health to conduct a three-year study looking into the effects of yoga on women with chronic, complex trauma.

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• Book Review: Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body