An Introduction

My work as a yoga therapist is informed by my background as a trauma therapist and my understanding of how trauma and chronic stress affect the nervous system. While insight and meaning-making are important, healing often requires approaches that engage the body and support regulation at a physiological level.

Yoga therapy and trauma-informed yoga are offered within this practice as supportive, body-based modalities that emphasize awareness, choice, and nervous system stability. These approaches do not focus on revisiting traumatic memories, but instead support clients in developing a felt sense of safety, embodiment, and self-regulation.

My path toward yoga therapy emerged through both personal practice and clinical experience, leading me to pursue advanced training in trauma-informed yoga and yoga therapy. These modalities now inform my work with clients and are offered as optional adjuncts to psychotherapy, as well as through group classes and therapeutic programs.

Yoga Therapy and Trauma-Informed Yoga

My yoga work is grounded in a trauma-informed, therapeutic approach that supports nervous system regulation, embodied awareness, and choice. Yoga is offered as a clinical and experiential practice rather than a performance-based one, and is accessible to a wide range of bodies and abilities.

I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). My training includes trauma-informed yoga, yoga therapy, and somatic-based practices designed to support individuals working with stress, trauma, anxiety, chronic tension, and recovery. These approaches emphasize safety, pacing, and internal awareness, allowing students to engage in ways that feel supportive and empowering.

My additional training includes trauma-informed yoga through Transcending Sexual Trauma Through Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, children’s yoga, Warriors at Ease, myofascial release, restorative yoga, and advanced yoga wall practices. I am also trained in iRest Yoga Nidra, a contemporary adaptation of yoga nidra developed by Richard Miller, which has been shown to support stress reduction, improved sleep, and nervous system regulation.

The studio offers yoga wall classes for those seeking a supportive standing practice. Yoga wall work uses the wall and straps to provide stability, feedback, and support, allowing students to safely explore standing poses, backbends, and optional inversions. This approach can improve mobility, flexibility, strength, and proprioceptive awareness, particularly for students who benefit from additional external support.

In addition to yoga therapy, I am a certified provider of the Safe and Sound Protocol, an evidence-based auditory intervention designed to support nervous system regulation through filtered sound. This offering may be integrated into clinical or therapeutic work when appropriate.

I also operate a registered yoga school and offer 200-hour yoga teacher training, continuing education workshops, and professional training for yoga teachers and mental health professionals. These programs emphasize trauma-informed practice, clinical application, and embodied understanding.

For those interested in online options, I offer recorded trauma-informed yoga and yoga therapy practices through my YouTube channel, Insight Yoga Therapy, as well as a subscription-based on-demand library hosted on Vimeo. These platforms provide access to a range of classes designed to support regulation, grounding, and ongoing practice outside of the studio.

If you are interested in participating in trauma informed yoga practices through an online platform, you can access my YouTube Channel at: Insight Yoga Therapy . I also offer a subscription/membership for on-demand more recent classes on Vimeo. On this platform, students have unlimited access to most of the classes offered from my studio. https://insightyogatherapy2.vhx.tv/browse

Trauma-Informed Yoga Classes

Trauma-informed yoga is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes safety, choice, and present-moment awareness. This form of yoga was developed for use within clinical and healing contexts and is designed to support nervous system regulation rather than performance, catharsis, or emotional processing.

Unlike approaches that focus on revisiting traumatic memories, trauma-informed yoga does not aim to access or retell past experiences. Instead, the focus is on cultivating awareness of sensation, breath, and movement in a way that feels manageable and supportive. Students are invited to notice internal experience, explore choice, and build tolerance for bodily sensations at their own pace.

Trauma and chronic stress can affect the body’s ability to regulate, often leading to patterns of tension, disconnection, or heightened arousal even when danger is no longer present. Trauma-informed yoga supports the nervous system in gently restoring a sense of safety and stability. Over time, this can support improved self-regulation, reduced anxiety, increased body awareness, and a greater sense of agency.

This approach is influenced by research and clinical work in the field of trauma, including the work of David Emerson and colleagues at the Trauma Center, as well as ongoing research highlighting the benefits of mindfulness-based and body-centered practices for trauma, anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. Trauma-informed yoga is widely used as an adjunct to psychotherapy and other healing modalities.

Classes are offered in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment and are accessible to a wide range of bodies and abilities. Emphasis is placed on invitational language, options rather than directives, and respect for individual boundaries. Participants are always encouraged to listen to their own bodies and engage in ways that feel safe and appropriate for them.