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Trauma-Informed Yoga

 

The main objectives of Trauma-Informed Yoga is to help patients feel comfortable in their bodies, to learn self-regulation skills, and to improve their ability to direct attention away from ruminative thought processes. Patients will be invited to explore slow, gentle yoga movements in a relaxed and safe environment.  

If you have tried a regular, public yoga class and felt uncomfortable, please consider trying Trauma-Informed Yoga.  Research has shown that Trauma-Informed Yoga has many evidence-based benefits for those who have experienced trauma.

I understand that patients who are working through trauma have specific needs, so I completed a 200 hr. Yoga teacher training with Yoga Medicine and a 300 hr. certification on Trauma-Sensitive Yoga with The Trauma Center. I work hard on keeping up with my commitment to offer trauma-informed programming and interventions for my clients.

During counseling sessions and overall clinical treatment when using Trauma-Informed Yoga (with patient's consent) as an adjunct technique, patients are in control over what they are doing with their body at all times and the therapist is there to provide safe, professional guidance to help facilitate healing.

Trauma-Informed Yoga is designed specifically for patients who have experienced trauma. Trauma-Informed Yoga is adaptive, and works to meet the individualized needs of each student, and no yoga experience is necessary. 

How Trauma-Informed Yoga is different than other types of yoga classes?

  •  No physical hands-on adjustments.

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga include optional chair yoga  to safely engage the body and activate healthy sensory responses.  

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga helps to manage the symptoms of anxiety, acute stress, PTSD and increases the capacity for healing, well-being, and health.

  • Attention will be paid to the potential for feelings of vulnerability in certain yoga postures.  

  • Therapist continually offer options, allowing patient to practice making empowered choices, opting in or out of any portion of the class at any time.

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga offers patients the opportunity to rebuild a connection with oneself and to help them feel safe in their bodies again.