Weekly Trauma-Informed Yoga Class
You may have heard the phrase trauma informed and wondered what it looks like in practice.
In this class, it means something simple: you have real choice.
Trauma often involves a loss of agency. Here, movement is offered through invitation rather than instruction.
You notice what your body is communicating and choose what feels right for you in that moment.
The Details
Wednesdays 7:30 - 8:30 PM ET
Sliding Scale: $5 - $35
***No Class on July 8th***
What Makes This Different
In trauma-informed yoga we are training something deeper and more profound than just your muscles and joints. We are moving through a practice of rebuilding neural pathways that trauma has disrupted to re-connect body and mind.
Our goal isn't the yoga shapes themselves. They are the instruments through which we can explore our human experience and the richness of information that is always alive in our body moment to moment. The practice focuses on choice making and exploring the sensations and information coming from your body in your own way. You get to make choices about your experiences every step of the way.
When trauma impacts your ability to sense what's happening in your body (interoception), it affects everything. Identifying what you need, decision-making, understanding your emotions, trusting yourself.
We use movement as opportunities to practice noticing sensations. The focus is entirely on your internal experience, not on doing it "right." Together, we rebuild your capacity to sense what's happening within you and learn to trust those signals again.
A trauma-informed yoga class may look similar to other yoga classes from the outside, but the experience can feel different. The focus is not on performing poses, but on noticing what is happening in your body as you move and having space to respond to that experience in your own way. You don't need any prior experience with yoga, just willingness to move at your own pace and stay connected to what you're noticing.
You'll be invited, not instructed
Rather than being told what to do with your body, you’ll hear language like:
“If you'd like, you might explore…”
“You might choose to stay here, or try…”
"One possibility is to notice…”
This language is intentional. It supports you in staying connected to your own internal experience, rather than relying only on external direction.
Choice is part of the practice
What you choose to do in response to what you notice shapes the practice itself. You are not just moving through poses. You are actively participating in how you respond to what you feel. You may notice sensations, shifts in breathing, or changes in energy. The practice is not just in noticing these signals, but in how — or if — you respond.
This might look like opting out of an invited movement, moving at a different pace than the facilitator, or choosing different movements entirely. Each of these choices is an active way of working with your body, rather than overriding it.
There is space between movements
There is intentional space between movements. It gives you time to notice what is happening in your body as it changes, rather than moving continuously from one position to another. As you move, you may notice sensations like stretch, warmth, contact, or shifts in your breathing or energy. These are part of your experience, and you have room to decide how you want to respond.
Progress is measured differently
In this practice, progress is not measured by how a pose looks or how long you can hold it. It’s reflected in your ability to notice what is happening in your body and make choices in response to that. This might look like recognizing when you’ve had enough and choosing to come out, or noticing something doesn’t feel right and adjusting. These are meaningful shifts. They reflect a growing ability to stay connected to your experience and respond to it in real time.
