David A. Emerson

Experience

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  Black Lotus Yoga Project, Inc

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2012

  President and Founder

  A 501c3 non-profit dedicated to teaching yoga to people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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  Justice Resource Institute

  Nov 2006 - Apr 2018

  Director, Yoga Services, The Trauma Center at JRI

  Created a yoga program for the treatment of complex trauma. Our team received the first grant ever given by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the United States to study the utility and feasibility of yoga instruction with traumatized adults with PTSD. Designed and implemented an international training program.

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  North Atlantic Books

  Dec 2010 - now

  Co-author, Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga

  Co-author of book, published in April 2011 by North Atlantic Books.

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  W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

  Oct 2014 - now

  Author, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy: Bringing the Body into Treatment

  Author of book published by W. W. Norton in February 2015, intended for clinicians working with traumatized people but accessible to anyone interested in learning a new, empirically supported approach to understanding and treating complex trauma.

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  Center for Trauma and Embodiment (CFTE)

  Apr 2018 - now

  Co-Founder and Co-Director, The Center for Trauma and Embodiment

  Experiences of psychological trauma profoundly change our relationship to our body. The Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI is dedicated to researching, developing and training providers in effective, trauma-informed practices that help survivors safely re-connect to their body so that they may engage more fully with their life.