Trauma-Informed Yoga in Alabama

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Trauma Informed Yoga might be for you if:

  • You want to increase body awareness in a safe and controlled way.

  • You want to feel physically, emotionally, and psychologically safe again.

  • Your nervous system is dysregulated and you often feel disconnected from your body and surroundings.

  • You want to take back control of your life and feel empowered.

Trauma-Informed Yoga is well supported by research……

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga has been found to be beneficial for active duty military service members struggling with PTSD and depression.

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga was found to reduce symptoms in women struggling with PTSD as a result of enduring intimate-partner violence.

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga was found to be helpful for women with PTSD who have been participating in treatment but weren’t making significant progress.

Trauma-Informed Yoga can help you……

  • Increase confidence and courage

  • Decrease feelings of depression, stress, and anxiety

  • Decrease symptoms of PTSD

  • Strengthen self-esteem

  • Improve trust in yourself and others

  • Establish boundaries and learn to be assertive

  • Learn positive coping skills, including strengthening inner resources

  • Learn self-care strategies

  • Increase awareness of needs, mindfulness skills, and resiliency

“It’s great to be able to put your feelings into words and feeling that somebody understands your suffering is enormously comforting. But it doesn’t make your body know that you are safe. The real method is resetting your physiology”

-Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD

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FAQs about Trauma-Informed Yoga

  • Yoga originated in India over 5,000 years ago and consists of mindful movement, meditation, and breathing exercises.

    Although Yoga is rooted in ancient Hindu philosophy, Yoga is not tied to any specific religious practice.

    Yoga was first recorded using one of the oldest human languages, Sanskrit. This language is not commonly spoken today outside of yoga and Hindu philosophy.

    Yoga means “to join” or “to yoke” in Sanskrit. Yoga aims to join the body, mind, and spirit.

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga emphasizes the importance of understanding trauma and its prevalance.

    Trauma-Informed Yoga incorporates mindfulness, meditation, breathing techniques, and yoga postures specifically designed to help regulate your nervous system and assist you in your healing journey.

  • I often incorporate trauma-informed yoga methods into your regular sessions as needed.

  • Yoga has many physical health benefits. Yoga can hep to lower blood pressure, increase flexibility, increase muscle tone and strength, and increase energy! Yoga can contribute to weight loss and even help improve immune system functioning.

  • Yoga can help boost your mood and provide clarity, help improve sleep, and increase self-esteem and confidence.

    Research demonstrates that yoga is more helpful in healing trauma than some forms of talk therapy.