MANTRA MeAsuring the beNefits of TRAuma-sensitive yoga for survivors of sexual violence)

• A/Professor Laura Tarzia

  Project Leader

  laura.tarzia@unimelb.edu.au
  +61 3 9035 8604

Project Details

Sexual violence is globally prevalent and associated with poor mental health, particularly post-traumatic stress. Despite this, effective therapeutic treatments to promote recovery are limited. This project will examine the benefits of trauma-sensitive yoga for survivors of sexual violence and explore how and why it works. We will generate new knowledge about the potential of yoga as a therapeutic intervention and challenge current paradigms for addressing sexual violence in Australia.

Researchers

Research Team

Prof Laura Tarzia (UoM) (Chief Investigator)

Dr Elizabeth McLindon (Study Coordinator)

Prof Kelsey Hegarty (UoM)

A/Prof Sat Bir Khalsa (Harvard University, USA)

Prof Lorna O’Doherty (Coventry University, UK)

Prof Bessel van der Kolk (Boston University, USA)

Dr Patricia Cullen (UNSW)

Associate Investigators

Ms Billie Atherstone (Kundalini House)

Prof Lisa Gold (Deakin University)

A/Prof Patty Chondros (UoM)

Prof Jayashri Kulkarni (Monash University)

Dr Grace McKeon (UNSW)

Ms Konstancja Densley (UoM)

Funding

This project is funded by an NHMRC Ideas Grant