Join Dr. Natalie Edmond for Yoga For Trauma. Trauma Sensitive Yoga has foundations in trauma theory, attachment theory, and neuroscience as automatically engage our animal defenses which are fight, flight, freeze, submit or attach to help us survive. If we experience repeated traumas there can be lasting effects on our body and arousal well as deep roots in yoga. At the moment of trauma our arousal system (sympathetic and parasympathetic) is impacted moving us into hyperarousal or hypoarousal. We are wired to system which makes yoga a healing modality to help address the body's memories of the trauma. The breath is the vehicle for helping to regulate our arousal system. Trauma sensitive yoga aims to cultivate awareness of the mind-body connection and build self-regulation skills to address the ways in which trauma is held in the body.
Pillars of trauma informed care that will be reviewed in the training:
-building awareness/mindfulness of mind-body connection and how trauma is held in the body
-understanding of polyvagal theory and its relationship to depression and anxiety
-teaching in a way that focuses on internal experience rather than expression of asana
-fostering curiosity, self-trust, and self-confidence
-development of safety
-promotion of healing relationships
-teaching of self-management and coping skills
-empowering choices in how one practices and moves one's body
-pacing of practice so one doesn't feel overwhelmed
-helping to safely connect to one's body
-identifying and changing somatic patterns
-learning somatic resources and focused breathing exercises
-understanding role of mindfulness
-self-inquiry work on how privilege, race, power and oppression can impact relationships
-promoting post-traumatic growth
SCHEDULE:
Fridays 6:30-8:30pm
Saturdays 12:30-7pm
Sundays 12:30-5pm
DATES
September 15 - ONLINE
September 16
September 17
Investment: $275
Note: Discounted pricing is available for those with financial hardship. Please email for assistance.
Nathalie Edmond is a licensed clinical psychologist and 500 hour trained yoga teacher. She owns a group practice in Ewing, NJ and is an antiracism consultant and facilitator. She specializes in integrating mind, body and spirit in the treatment of trauma and having embodied dialogues. She sees racial justice as a spiritual practice and sees her dharma as being working towards collective liberation and helping people thrive. She has been trained in a variety of yoga traditions, somatic based and mindfulness based therapies. She believes that we hold our lived experiences in our body and our nervous system and we have to include bottom up approaches on our healing journey.