Traumatic experiences can often leave us with bewilderment in our relationship with our bodies.

 

We might feel things that don’t make sense or seem out of our control.

 

We might be completely numb and shut down, we might feel intense sensations of fear or panic that don’t seem to fit the situation.

 

When we have experienced an overwhelm of some kind in our emotions and bodies, we can tend to feel disconnected, stuck and powerless.

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Trauma-Informed Yoga can help us to reconnect with our bodies in a safe way allowing us to get “unstuck” and gain a sense of agency and regulation.

 

In a Trauma-Informed Yoga class, every pose is an invitation (not a command) and an exploration for you to learn about your own nervous system. The focus is on how it feels to your body to meet a pose or a practice, not on fitting yourself into the “right shape”.

 

In this environment you can discover what best helps you feel safe, supported and able to feel things that may be difficult to feel. Feeling is healing and learning to do this in a mindful and supported fashion will help you build true, flexible resilience in your life.