Mindfulness and yoga as treatment for PTSD a contribution from Josephine Norrbo of Sweden, who qualified for our 500 hour Certification in July 2017

This essay will present a brief overview on some experiences on treating PTSD (post- traumatic stress disorder) with mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY). To start with I will give a summary on what trauma and PTSD is, then explore MBSR and TSY as treatment for PTSD and then finally compare MBSR with TSY.