I recently came upon an article from the Yoga Journal about using yoga to treat Post traumatic stress syndrome. Healing Life's Traumas. Years ago I had the opportunity to experience Bessel Van der Kolk talk about his trauma research at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (JBFCS).  At the time, in the early nineties, I was working in the Bronx with children and families struggling with abuse and domestic violence.  It was a very difficult time for me, as I was exposed to so much of other peoples' trauma, and I hadn't really dealt enough with my own difficult past. I was vicariously traumatized from doing this work.  Fortunately I found yoga for myself, and ultimately decided to integrate this work into my private practice with some of my clients.