We present a neurophysiologic model to explain how yoga breathing could have these effects.
This article describes two programs shown to ameliorate anxiety, depression, insomnia, hyperarousal and re-experiencing (flashbacks) in survivors of war, terrorism, and natural disasters. Experience from the 2001 World Trade Center attacks and December 2004 tsunami show these programs can help patients of all ages, with minimal risk. Yoga-based trauma relief programs are a cost-effective way to rapidly relieve posttraumatic stress symptoms and depression in populations affected by disasters. That’s why 17 teachers trained in a disaster-specific yoga breathing intervention traveled South just days after the storm. Hurricane Katrina survivors need help rebuilding their mental health as well as their homes and lives.
Stress-reducing programs relieve trauma symptoms, perhaps by stimulating the vagus nerve.Īssistant professor in clinical psychiatry, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NYĪssociate professor in clinical psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians, New York, NY Yoga: A breath of relief for Hurricane Katrina refugees 10 / October 2005 Current Psychiatry Online
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