David A. Emerson

David A. Emerson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-Director and Co-founder of the Center for Trauma and Embodiment

  • Education

    • Yoga Alliance

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      Certification Yoga

      2008 Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance2005 Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      1990 - 1991
      Bachelor of Arts English Literature

      English, with an emphasis on 19th century American literature

  • Experience

    • 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)

    • 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.

    • North Atlantic Books

      Dec 2010 - now
      Co-author, Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga

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

    • 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.

    • 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.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • E-RYT 200 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher)

      Yoga Alliance
      Oct 2003