Helfgott Research Institute, National University of Natural Medicine, 049 SW Porter Street, Portland, OR, 97201, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA; Living Yoga (Board of Directors: SAA, JS, Staff: LE, LDB, Volunteer: KH), 5100 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 360, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Eval Program Plann. 2021 Oct;88:101946. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.101946. Epub 2021 Apr 20.
Trauma is highly prevalent among vulnerable populations, including those who are incarcerated, in treatment for substance use, or seeking mental health services. Trauma-informed yoga seeks to create a safer yoga practice for individuals with a trauma history and may improve emotional and physical wellbeing. Thus, we conducted an evaluation of a trauma-informed yoga program to gain insight into participant experiences.
Trauma-informed yoga classes were led by trained volunteers and held in three sectors that work with vulnerable populations: corrections and reentry, substance use treatment and recovery, and community and mental health. Data were collected via anonymous survey using a retrospective pre-post design. The survey instrument captured reasons for student participation and perceived effects of yoga on emotional and physical wellbeing.
Students were motivated to participate in yoga classes by expectations of physical, mental, and spiritual benefit. Students reported perceived improvements in emotional and physical wellbeing and greater use of self-regulation skills after starting yoga.
Our findings suggest trauma-informed yoga is perceived as beneficial by vulnerable individuals, especially those in the correctional system or recovering from substance use. Our results support the value of offering trauma-informed yoga in institutionalized and community settings. Improvements in emotional and physical wellbeing warrant formal study.
易受创伤的人群中，创伤发生率很高，包括被监禁者、接受药物滥用治疗者或寻求精神健康服务者。创伤知情瑜伽旨在为有创伤史的个体创造更安全的瑜伽练习方式，并可能改善情绪和身体健康。因此，我们对一项创伤知情瑜伽计划进行了评估，以深入了解参与者的体验。
受过培训的志愿者领导创伤知情瑜伽课程，并在三个面向弱势群体的领域开展工作：惩教和重新融入社会、药物使用治疗和康复以及社区和精神健康。使用回顾性前后设计，通过匿名调查收集数据。调查工具收集了学生参与的原因以及瑜伽对情绪和身体健康的感知影响。
学生期望从身体、精神和精神方面受益，从而有动力参加瑜伽课程。学生报告说，在开始瑜伽后，他们的情绪和身体健康状况得到了改善，并且更能运用自我调节技巧。
我们的发现表明，创伤知情瑜伽被弱势群体（尤其是那些在惩教系统中或正在康复的人）视为有益。我们的结果支持在机构和社区环境中提供创伤知情瑜伽的价值。情绪和身体健康的改善值得进一步研究。
