Yoga Therapy for Complex Trauma: Working with Child, Adolescent, and Adult Clients - Softcover

Fury, Michelle; Homossany, Ayala

Softcover

ISBN 10: 180501403X ISBN 13: 9781805014034

Publisher: Singing Dragon, 2025

Synopsis

How yoga therapy can be used to alleviate the symptoms of complex trauma.

About this title

About the Authors

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 educators.

Ayala holds a Yoga Therapy Diploma from The Minded Institute, where she also serves as a supervisor. She is a Senior Yoga Teacher Trainer accredited by BWY and Yoga Alliance US, with additional studies in restorative yoga, somatic movement, and mindfulness practices. Her work is grounded in extensive training with the Himalayan Institute, as well as with leaders in anxiety, depression, and self-compassion.

Her long-standing practice in London schools, studios, and community centres has seen her develop and deliver targeted interventions for children and teens facing trauma, bullying, ADHD, and ASD. She is known for creating emotionally safe spaces through invitational language, self-regulation tools, and creative engagement.

Ayala is the author and co-creator of the award-winning Enchanted Wonders A-Z Yoga Cards and founder of Empowering Children Through Yoga & Creativity, a respected training programme that blends therapeutic principles with imaginative practice.

She lives in London with her husband, where they've raised three sons who continue to inspire her journey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Singing Dragon
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 180501403X
• ISBN 13: 9781805014034
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320