Introduction

As yoga studios have blossomed throughout the world, the term “trauma-informed” has nudged its way into article titles, nonprofit mission statements, and agency task forces. Important conversations about how to apply TIY are now happening in conference rooms, courts, and in makeshift yoga spaces in schools, jails, and disaster relief settings. As researchers and practitioners in the fields of yoga and trauma recovery continue to understand yoga’s healing components in more detail, we all can make increasingly well-informed choices. This chapter outlines the author’s experience of witnessing these two fields come together to create the young field of trauma-informed yoga.