Supporting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Yoga and Mindfulness
Supporting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Yoga and Mindfulness
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2025-06
Authors
Bakker, Linda
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Abstract
This capstone project presents an investigation into the therapeutic properties of yoga and mindfulness as an adjunctive therapy for children who have experienced trauma. Yoga and mindfulness were found to be effective interventions in the treatment of trauma that can be adopted and effective with children. However, risks and limitations are noted as using yoga and mindfulness should be assessed on an individual basis and as adjunctive treatments. A discussion of the research is used to outline the motivation for and creation of a six-week long yoga and mindfulness-based therapy group for this population. Further research could be beneficial in standardizing yoga and mindfulness as interventions for trauma with children for future practice for Clinical Counsellors.
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trauma , yoga , mindfulness
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States , openAccess