About Therapeutic
Yoga for Trauma

Therapeutic yoga is tremendously effective, in part because of how yoga interacts with your vagus nerve. Your yoga practice helps you to become increasingly flexible…not just of the physical body but in your nervous system. This will help you become skilled at switching between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system with greater ease and choice.

Research has shown tremendous benefits of yoga for increased vagal tone, stress reduction, and trauma recovery.

You can learn how to regulate the functioning of your vagus nerve with techniques such as altering the rhythm of your breath, practicing mindful body awareness, and exploring physical yoga postures to create greater choice about your level of arousal or activation. You can also gently stimulate the vagus nerve with yoga postures that open across your chest, throat, and belly.

Key principles of class:

• You are your own best teacher
• Listen to the cues you receive from your body, mind, and breath about the state of your nervous system
• Honor your body, your pace, and let your breath be your guide
• Each posture is an opportunity to explore
• There is nothing to perfect and no goal to achieve
• Follow your instincts and make the practice a unique expression of you
• Have fun and let yourself find your inner joy
• Stop and rest as often as you would like
• Let this practice nourish your body, mind, and soul