Shama,

I really liked the abdominal therapy program. This offers some very different tools in dealing with the whole person. For someone into yoga therapy this is great. I have had the emotional release happen in a Thai session. They happen in yoga also. I have never known for sure what triggers them but it makes sense that many emotions are stored in the gut areas. I tend to carry problems there also. Those who have been sexually abused do for sure. We recently had an older yoga student who had been sexually abused in her youth. She came to class regularly but had many breakdowns in class. Unfortuantly she didn't talk it through with the right person and ended up committing suicide. It was a hard one to deal with. Her husband was a prominent attorney here and she had two loving daughters. She was just unable to cope with or deal with whatever abuse was in her past. We are not counselors and this is an extreme instance but in most instances, an emotional release is a good thing. I am fine with triggering such a reaction in those needing such a release. Phoenix Rising yoga therapy works in this idea, that our body speaks our mind or carries our emotions. As you move the client through a sequence of postures, you are attempting to trigger emotional responses and encouraging them to process and move through them. My background has been in therapy and some counseling training so have had an interest in the Phoenix Rising program. It also incorporates Thai massage techniques in the session. Anyway, I   am looking forward to this being part of my tool kit.