title: Application of yoga in residential treatment of traumatized youth.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute has adapted a form of Hatha yoga into a trauma-sensitive adjunctive component of intervention for use with complexly traumatized individuals exhibiting chronic affective and somatic dysregulation and associated behavioral, functioning, and health complaints.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article explores the use of yoga with traumatized youth (aged 12-21 years) in residential treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of the literature on the somatic impact of trauma exposure provides a rationale for the use of yoga with this population and highlights an emerging evidence base in support of this practice. Case vignettes illustrate the integration of structured, gentle yoga practices into residential programming for youth with severe emotional and behavioral problems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anecdotal data and clinical observation underscore the promise of yoga as a viable approach to build self-regulatory capacity of traumatized youth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future directions in the development and evaluation of trauma-informed yoga practices for youth are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, Inc., Brookline, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spinazzola
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Earle
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monroe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D012114:Residential Treatment; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D015013:Yoga / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult