Integrative Life Therapy LLC, Anne Esguerra c-IAYT

05/29/2026

The Yamas & Niyamas have always been guiding principles of trauma informed community care.

Yoga is one of many sacred practices cherry picked by the west, watered down for the sake of capitalism & morphed to perpetuate patriarchal oppression.

When we dive deeper into these principles, we uncover the essence of this practice that can never be removed.

Let’s take a look together!
Join Anne & Jennie for Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training
June 6th & 7th

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05/13/2026

Hey y’all 👋🏽 it’s Anne! It’s been a minute since I’ve introduced myself. Thanks for following & for coming along on this bizarre media journey we share.

Lately, I’ve been sharing some of the collaborations & workshops happening out in the community here’s a little bit about what else I do.

Did you know you could join me for cardio dance?
✨Mondays BODY LANGUAGE at 5:45PM

* drop in / community scholarships available too

It’s really no secret that I LOVE to dance!!!
Body language is space for expression, for remembering, for being goofy & sensual, for having no idea & moving anyway, for exploring the possibility of feeling in complete connection with ourselves. It’s a place to express ourselves in whatever way we’re showing up.

Dance doesn’t have to be complicated or choreographed (though that’s fun too!)❤️
If you know me from yoga classes, I bring that same level of permission & curiosity to dance.

Come by, try it out. If this community is new to you, there is truly something for everybody here. The crew of teachers, facilitators & co-workers at ECC are incredible humans ✨

05/08/2026

TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
in Portland, Maine
🗓️ JUNE 6th & 7th
⏰ 9am - 6pm

$385 *payment plans available
18hrs CEUs - Yoga Alliance

This Training is for:
200-500+ hr Yoga Instructors & Yoga Therapists looking to integrate trauma informed principles into their teaching
Social Workers, Counselors, Therapists with deep yoga knowledge looking for more information on trauma & embodiment

We’ll deep dive into yoga, embodiment, somatics, ethics, teaching techniques and the neurobiology of trauma in the body.

This 2 day/weekend training time includes:
Trauma-Informed Yoga & Embodiment Practices
Lecture, discussion & practicum times
Ample space for connection & breaks

Your Facilitators:
Jennie Ferrare , Owner, E-RYT 500, BA Psychology & a Master of Social work student.
Anne Esguerra, founder, c-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy certified Group Facilitator & Life Mentor.
Jennie & Anne have a combined total 20+ years of lived experience working in Trauma-Informed Yoga, offering their sessions & practices across Maine’s communities of recovery, assault survivors, elders, veterans, those affected by the carcel system along with their collaborative work with .

📍Arcana, 81 Market street in Portland, Maine.

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04/13/2026

What do you think seagull’s saying?
🤣🤷🏻‍♀️

04/03/2026

Creative Practice: Tone & Rhythm | layers & repetition🎶

Remembering for a moment when you played with sound…maybe it’s right now, or last week or you when you were younger. You hummed or sang or just went “mehhhhh!” 🗣️
You clapped your hands 👏
As you remember, notice how your body responds.
Sound is expression. Vibration moves energy & sensation. When we play in this way, we listen on a whole other level, we engage from a place that doesn’t have to explain.
Let’s make some ugly, beautiful noise together!

What to expect:
▫️To move your voice: play with sound, tones, hums & how playing with shapes shifts how sound is expressed
▫️To move your body: clap your hands, pat your legs, to drum & tap
▫️We’ll combine the sounds we create exploring layers & volume, how rhythms interact and how it feels to move vibrations through the whole body

This is for you if:
▫️You love music and haven’t had a space to just play!
▫️Karaoke doesn’t give enough room to just express with your voice
▫️Performing isn’t your thing, but you miss singing with others

Bring:
▫️A small hand drum or shaker, drum sticks, chop sticks or a mason jar with rice or dry beans.
▫️Feel free to get creative if you want & you’re welcome to just bring yourself!

😂this is possibly the most annoying reel I’ve ever made 🤷🏻‍♀️

03/29/2026

AWAKEN: a somatic practice
The melt has begun for the world around us & it’s likely that you are feeling it too!
Emerging at a time like now with what’s happening in the world around us might not feel like something you want to do OR maybe you feel this sense of RUSHING forward rather than wiggling out of the frosty cave.
The practice of emergence leans into re-awakening with our personal soma (the living, felt body), inhabiting the space where primal movement already knows the way, the direction, the movement, the breath.

What to expect::
We’ll explore practice seated or lying down on the floor
Slow, exploratory movement like lengthening, stretching, wiggling, rocking, rolling
The use of props to support sensation & release
Wear comfortable clothing that will support your freedom of movement

This is for you if you’re:
Finding ways to show up amidst the world chaos happening
Looking for tools to tone your nervous system when anxious or activated
Looking to (re)connect with your intuition & self guidance more frequently
In need of space to just BE!

Bring:
You! And anything that brings you ease or comfort: journals, cozy layers, water/tea
Any props or blankets; we do have these available in the space for you to use (mats, blankets, bolsters, blocks)
Curiosity & an openness to play

No prior experience is needed. Sign up link in BIO

03/27/2026

One of the hardest truths I can tell folks right now is
“This likely isn’t gonna be about relaxing right now…maybe not for a while”

I share this with clients & students looking for relief. But I am not built to shield anyone from this system that’s continuously revealing layer after layer of tactics of harm as what feels like 1/sec.

What I am here for is to share ways we move through this together. Ways to metabolize bit by bit of this f*ckin sh*tstorm right now. Because if there is anything my ancestors have showed me, it is
“WE GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER! ISANG BAGSAK”

So you can count on me to not sugar coat sh*t 💯

We get through this together ✊🏽
We are Kapwa people 🫶🏽💓

Slide 1 - trad med tea bag quote
Slide 2 - Wild Turkey fam
Slide 3 - snow roll…even the car needs to roll one
Slide 4 - flat banana on side walk

02/23/2026

I feel challenged to even find the words to describe this moment in time.
Even my practice has felt elusive, disgruntled & demanding in an avoidant, (diss)associated kind of way.

So here comes a way…a way to practice together, a way to allow the change to inhabit the spaces within us, a way to integrate this level of change from a deep sense of knowing self because of practicing with self (and in turn one another).

This practice co-facilitated & inspired into action with , .with.jess & myself. This is an intentionally small curated group with 5 spots left if you’d like to join us.

DM me for the registration link.

We get through this together ✊🏽
We are Kapwa people 🫶🏽✨

With love & appreciation,
Anne

01/30/2026

REMINDER:

Online chair yoga classes are ALWAYS FREE - TUES/THURS/FRI
In person WED 9am Scarborough community center ALWAYS FREE

Videos accessible ALWAYS

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DM me for additional support

We get through this together 🫶🏽
We are KAPWA people ❤️💪🏽💞

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01/25/2026

Please check out this resource, share with your neighbors & friends. Know that you can always DM for support.

We get through this together.
We are Kapwa people 🫶🏽💪🏽

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