Yoga for Self-Regulation
Yoga is NOT just about the postures (asanas). In fact, the postures are used as a practice to prepare the mind to come into…
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Yoga for Trauma & PTSD
RESEARCH PROVES THAT YOGA IS AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR PTSD In a study by van der Kolk and others (2013) 64 women with treatment…
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Yoga and Trauma
Yoga changes physiology and is great for mental health, including trauma. There are now many scientific articles proving the efficacy of yoga for different…
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Yoga and Trauma
For me yoga is a form of self-care. When I am on the yoga mat, I slow down. I re-connect to my body and…
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How to start building self-trust
Self-trust has helped me a lot when building resilience. Like being in a relationship with anyone, building trust with yourself, especially if you have…
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Tips For Building Resilience
Resilience is “the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress” and can be developed…
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Connect with Your Ancestral Strengths
When we look back at our ancestors, we can often find surprising, hidden strengths and things that connect us to our history. I often…
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Trauma Informed Perspective
Being ‘trauma informed’ is being called for in more and more spaces as society recognises the prevalence of PTSD. In any given year 8…
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Post Traumatic GROWTH (PTG)
Have you had a traumatic experience, which was painful and hard, and at the same time been aware of your inner self growing, or…
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Our “innate capacity to triumph over trauma” – Peter Levine
Humans have been working with trauma for eons. We have always been coping with wars, genocides, death, illness, and natural disaster. Overcoming these things…
