Developed at the Justice Resource Institute's (JRI) Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is a program of the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at Justice Resource Institute.

TCTSY is an empirically validated, clinical intervention for complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). TCTSY is the only evidence-based Trauma Sensitive Yoga practice used as an adjunctive to psychotherapy for treatment of complex trauma.

The TCTSY program qualified for inclusion in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) database published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

TCTSY was founded on three Underpinnings:
Attachment Theory
Neuroscience
Trauma Theory & Research

...and five Core Elements:
Non-Coercion
Choice-Making
Invitational Language
Interoception
Shared Authentic Experience

*Offerings of TCTSY through Stillness and Strength Yoga are not intended to be a replacement for mental health services; moreso adjunct/in addition to/supportive of current mental health services and/or chosen support teams

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​For more TCTSY information, please visit the following links:

Center for Trauma and Embodiment at Justice Resource Institute (JRI)

Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY)

TCTSY Research and Studies

Link to contact Kristen about TCTSY-specific interest/information:
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TCTSY Interest Form

General Contact form for consultation, community presentations, or trainings:

Send Kristen a Note
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"No intervention that takes power away from the survivor can possibly foster her recovery, no matter how much it appears to be in her immediate best interest" 

~Judith Herman, M.D., Trauma and Recovery
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