05/20/2026
This year marks an anniversary for me!
This year marks 10 years of teaching trauma informed yoga in an inpatient psychiatric hospital.
What started as rolling yoga mats down hospital hallways slowly became one of the most meaningful parts of my work.
Over the years I’ve watched patients learn how to breathe through panic, reconnect to their bodies after trauma, soften hypervigilance, cry during stillness, laugh during movement and use yoga as a tool to feel safe.
Yoga in mental health spaces has never been about flexibility to me. Ever.
It has always been about presence. Regulation. Safety. Choice. Having a concept of your presence and body.
This work deeply shaped the therapist I became and also shaped the book I’ve been writing these past few years.
As the book gets closer to release, I find myself reflecting on how much these patients, experiences, and moments influenced my understanding of healing. I include so many patient stories, many inspired by individuals I worked with here.
Adults, adolescents, children, so many different people, stories, and experiences over the last decade.
Ten years later, I still don’t take that trust for granted.
I am truly grateful for the people who trusted me enough to practice alongside them all these years.
