Integrating Yoga and Play Therapy: The Mind-Body Approach for Healing Adverse Childhood Experiences

by Michelle Pliske, Lindsey Balboa

Overview

This book presents the foundational knowledge to ethically and knowledgably integrate yoga into play therapy practice with children and families and create life-long change.

The mind-body connection that underpins the approach taken by the authors helps children to integrate adverse experiences and find new meanings associated with the past, and allows healing to begin. The book covers infant toddler mental health, theories of attachment, learning and development, neurobiology and the pervasive effects of developmental adversity or trauma on a child. It offers adaptations with special populations including group work and family systems work, and provides next steps for future professional growth in this area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785928123
Publisher:	Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date:	07/18/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Michelle M. Pliske is a US social work academic based at the Firefly Institute, Oregon, and a counselor specializing in play therapy and yoga.

Lindsay E. Balboa is a child and family therapist and program administrator at the Firefly Institute.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: Rationale behind the book and how we came to develop a yoga and play paradigm; 1. A primer on child development, play and expressive arts therapies; 2. The mind body connection: Yoga and play to address adverse experiences for children; 3. Non-directive and directive yoga and play therapy: Case examples: Kelly, Anna and Emily; 4. Yoga and play can happen in every setting: Group and family systems; 5. Concluding Thoughts: Self-care and future research; Further Reading; About the Authors; References; Index

Editorial Reviews

This book is an inspiring and compelling body of work, a resource for anyone working with children and families. It is an honor to see Michelle and Lindsay apply their Imagination Yoga training; leveraging yoga and storytelling to help children and families find new mind-body connections.

Jessica McClintic & Jamie Dix