Trauma Sensitive Yoga & Wellness

10/09/2026

Good news! You don't have to be "good" at yoga to practice TCTSY! You don't have to be flexible. You don't have to enjoy working out. TCTSY isn't any of these things.

TCTSY is an evidence based intervention for complex, treatment-resistant PTSD that can restore functioning to parts of the brain that have been eroded or shut down as a result of trauma.

Feel free to visit my website to learn more! Link in bio. 🔗

10/09/2026

Good news! You don't have to be "good" at yoga to practice TCTSY! You don't have to be flexible. You don't have to enjoy working out. TCTSY isn't any of these things.

TCTSY is an evidence based intervention for complex, treatment-resistant PTSD that can restore functioning to parts of the brain that have been eroded or shut down as a result of trauma.

Feel free to visit my website to learn more! Link in bio. 🔗

10/01/2026

In October's Gentle Yoga Class, we’ll be studying our last Niyama, Ishvara Pranidhana, or, Surrender.

Surrender refers to surrendering all experiences (good and bad), limited ego, and fruits of the practice. This is to allow ourselves to receive the practice, and then let it go. It invites us to start each practice with a clean slate, to release expectations, and to stay open. If one practice felt inspiring, rejuvenating, or fulfilling, we receive it, and let it go. If another practice felt vulnerable, emotional, or tender, we receive it, and let it go. Surrender means to not go into each session expecting it to feel any certain way, or for it to have any certain effect. It’s to surrender our ego, so that we are always learning, always growing. Surrender is to let the practice be as it is, not the way we think it should be, or might want it to be. It’s trusting that the practice will serve us as it will, in its own time, in its own way. We do the practice, and surrender to the results.

It also has a spiritual connotation in that it is surrender to that which is beyond name and form. However, I personally don’t think it matters what one puts their trust in, only that one has trust.

In September, we practiced Svadyaya, self-study. We discussed how this self does not refer to roles, values, or identities regarding who we are. Self-study isn’t an identification with our physical, emotional, or mental layers, but rather a curiosity about who and what is aware of these layers, roles, and values.

Surrender is a doorway to awareness itself.

What is Gentle Yoga? Each monthly series we practice a different breathing technique, movement sequence (physical postures/asana), and meditation or relaxation technique. This is a beginner-friendly, trauma-informed series that focuses on grounding and centering in the body. This practice uses th...

09/24/2026

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga invites people to notice their physical sensations, such as the sensation in the backs of their legs when they lean forward.

This practice strengthens our ability to notice and make meaning from these sensations. On the mat, we learn how far is enough, when it's best to challenge ourselves, and when it's best to change, modify, or make our way out of a shape. We learn what feels useful, supportive, beneficial -- and, the inverse of that.

This practice has broad implications beyond the mat.

We become more self aware. We notice when we're feeling stressed, angry, or frustrated -- and, we learn how to care for those feelings.

The awareness is key. Not only do we learn when we're feeling out of balance and how to get back to homeostasis, but we learn how to communicate this to the people around us. We learn how to have boundaries so that we can better care for ourselves and others.

This is why this practice is so important for both the survivors of complex trauma and the people who never had the opportunity to learn these skills.

❤️‍🩹 When we're talking about complex trauma, we're talking about relationship. This is one powerful way that we can heal trauma *and* relationship.

09/24/2026

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga invites people to notice their physical sensations, such as the sensation in the backs of their legs when they lean forward.

This practice strengthens our ability to notice and make meaning from these sensations. On the mat, we learn how far is enough, when it's best to challenge ourselves, and when it's best to change, modify, or make our way out of a shape. We learn what feels useful, supportive, beneficial -- and, the inverse of that.

This practice has broad implications beyond the mat.

We become more self aware. We notice when we're feeling stressed, angry, or frustrated -- and, we learn how to care for those feelings.

The awareness is key. Not only do we learn when we're feeling out of balance and how to get back to homeostasis, but we learn how to communicate this to the people around us. We learn how to have boundaries so that we can better care for ourselves and others.

This is why this practice is so important for both the survivors of complex trauma and the people who never had the opportunity to learn these skills.

❤️‍🩹 When we're talking about complex trauma, we're talking about relationship. This is one powerful way that we can heal trauma *and* relationship.

09/15/2026

Yoga offers tools for the constellating of healing.

1.) Notice - We have choice in this. We decide when and how it is right for us to be with our experience as it is. Being with it is not to fix or change it. It is to understand it, to feel it. What's underneath this?

2.) Acknowledge - This is an invitation to shift. Intentional movement. Still not in a way to fix or change it, as if there's something wrong with it. But to let it transform us, to grow, or to move.

3.) Welcome - Welcoming all parts of ourselves as we are. Not rejecting, avoiding, numbing, or denying. Inviting. With an open heart. There is a sense of well-being in this (sattva).

When we explore these elements, something takes form (constellates). It is different for everyone.

We often need a lot of support. Our bodies have to realize that we can get unstuck, regain mobility, and move forward.

09/15/2026

Yoga offers tools for the constellating of healing.

1.) Notice - We have choice in this. We decide when and how it is right for us to be with our experience as it is. Being with it is not to fix or change it. It is to understand it, to feel it. What's underneath this?

2.) Acknowledge - This is an invitation to shift. Intentional movement. Still not in a way to fix or change it, as if there's something wrong with it. But to let it transform us, to grow, or to move.

3.) Welcome - Welcoming all parts of ourselves as we are. Not rejecting, avoiding, numbing, or denying. Inviting. With an open heart. There is a sense of well-being in this (sattva).

When we explore these elements, something takes form (constellates). It is different for everyone.

We often need a lot of support. Our bodies have to realize that we can get unstuck, regain mobility, and move forward.

08/31/2026

In our Gentle Yoga Class, we’re working with the 4th Niyama (personal observance), Svadyaya. Svadyaya is a study of oneself. Not just an intellectual study, but a gentle, warm, and heartfelt journey into the self – who we are and why we do what we do. It’s a catalyst for personal and spiritual growth. It provides us with an opportunity to break free from old patterns or limiting beliefs, connect more deeply with our inner wisdom and sense of inner peace, and offer more meaning and purpose into our life. Who do we want to be and what kind of life do we want to live? It’s an invitation to turn inward to answer these questions, rather than go through life disconnected and distracted.

08/31/2026

In our Gentle Yoga Class, we’re working with the 4th Niyama (personal observance), Svadyaya. Svadyaya is a study of oneself. Not just an intellectual study, but a gentle, warm, and heartfelt journey into the self – who we are and why we do what we do. It’s a catalyst for personal and spiritual growth. It provides us with an opportunity to break free from old patterns or limiting beliefs, connect more deeply with our inner wisdom and sense of inner peace, and offer more meaning and purpose into our life. Who do we want to be and what kind of life do we want to live? It’s an invitation to turn inward to answer these questions, rather than go through life disconnected and distracted.

08/24/2026