With the right, trauma-sensitive approach, yoga therapy can help heal individuals with Complex Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). This book presents an integrative model of yoga therapy for the treatment of complex trauma, which results from repeated or prolonged traumatic events. The model focuses on five key elements, with panchamaya kosha at the center: · Panchamaya Kosha - the ancient yoga therapy system · The Gunas - the yogic and Ayurvedic concept that there are three universal qualities of rajas, tamas, and sattva · Fundamental Movements - a modern somatic psychology concept that aligns with both Panchamaya Kosha and Attachment Theory · Phase-Based Treatment - a trauma-informed approach to clinical care · Community Care and Self-Care - we hold the value that yoga professionals must take care of themselves to be good caregivers to others Yoga Therapy for Complex Trauma covers three distinct age groups - children, adolescents, and adults - and offers an evidence-informed approach to providing yoga specifically for CPTSD. Michelle Fury and Ayala Homossany have crafted an essential, experience-driven guide to yoga therapy for complex trauma for all age groups, including children and adolescents. Drawing on years of hands-on work with clients, they provide accessible, trauma-sensitive tools that yoga professionals can immediately use to support healing. A must-read for anyone in the field. -- Jonathan Rosenthal, MD, Neurologist, Yoga Student, Host of the Neuroscience and Yoga Conference Written with warmth, depth, and fierce clarity, this book is a gift to yoga therapists. It creates a thoughtful lens for understanding complex trauma, grounded in experience and story. Brave, beautiful, and absolutely essential. -- Rachel Krentzman PT, C-IAYT, CHT, Physiotherapist, Yoga Therapist & Psychotherapist This is a book I wish I had read before I started my yoga therapy practice, because most yoga therapists will eventually encounter students with complex trauma, but few have the training to recognize these symptoms, much less to address them. Paradoxically, however, most yoga therapists will best appreciate the insights from this book only after they have experiences with this with their own students. Hence recommended for both new and experienced yoga therapists, especially those who want to learn from and work with psycho-therapists. -- John Kepner, Emeritus Executive Director, International Association of Yoga Therapists A clear, compassionate resource for clinicians and yoga therapists. Fury and Homossany offer an integrative, trauma-informed framework that supports regulation, embodiment, and healing across the lifespan. -- Shawnee Thornton Hardy, C-IAYT, SEP, Author of Yoga Therapy for Children & Teens with Complex Needs and Asanas for Autism and Special Needs I have spent my career researching the best available treatments for Complex PTSD which includes the integration somatic therapies and therapeutic yoga held within a supportive therapeutic relationship. Michelle Fury and Ayala Homossany have masterfully brought these fields together in Yoga for Complex Trauma with a depth of understanding of CPTSD while providing practical tools along with case examples. This is an invaluable resource that helps us to bridge the mental health field with ancient yogic and ayurvedic wisdom traditions. These approaches radically and meaningfully change how we address the repercussions of chronic traumatic stress. This book is so deeply needing in our current world. -- Arielle Schwartz, PhD, author of The Complex PTSD Treatment Manual, The Complex PTSD Workbook, and Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery How yoga therapy can be used to alleviate the symptoms of complex trauma. Michelle Fury caught the yoga bug in 1992. It had such an impact on her life that she started saying, "Yoga is my therapy." Several yoga certifications and a Masters Degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy later, Michelle is now a yoga therapist at Children's Hospital Colorado. She holds her Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) status through the State of Colorado. She has a specialty in trauma therapy, as well as extensive training and experience using mindfulness-based therapy models such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has been involved in several yoga research projects. Her work with children in the field of yoga therapy as a psychotherapeutic intervention has been featured in a number of local and national publications including Yoga Journal, the Wall Street Journal, and Social Work Today. She wrote a feature article for the Spring 2013 issue of Yoga Therapy Today. Ayala Homossany is a yoga therapist, educator, and co-author of Yoga Therapy for Complex Trauma: Working with Child, Adolescent, and Adult Clients (Singing Dragon, 2025). With over two decades of experience, she specialises in trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness for children, adolescents, families, and e