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Trauma Yoga
-Trauma, according to the American Psychological Association, is an emotional response to a terrible event like a life threatening accident or attack, long term abuse, or a natural disaster. Shock and denial are typical immediate reactions to traumatic events. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships, and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.
Trauma Yoga
Any traumatic event, like the ones mentioned above, or any traumatic situation, such as long term emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, can create psychological trauma when the event or effect of the situation overwhelms our ability to cope. Such overwhelm can result in a variety of responses including disconnection from our bodies and a sense of remaining stuck in the events of the past. While these feelings are normal, trauma survivors may have difficulty moving on with their lives. In response to trauma, our body often remembers what our mind may be trying to forget. The practice of yoga has been shown to help heal this kind of mind/body disconnection.
Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY) provides an opportunity for us to be in the present moment by bringing awareness to our breath and to the physical sensations of being here now. Through the practice of moving and breathing with awareness, we create a system for reconnecting with ourselves in the present moment. Blossom House currently offers Trauma Sensitive Yoga in both private sessions and small-group classes.
The main objectives in trauma sensitive yoga are for us to use yoga forms as opportunities to notice what we feel in our bodies and to practice making choices about what to do with our bodies. No experience necessary and we strive to make the classes accessible to everybody regardless of physical ability.
Trauma-sensitive yoga is a way for us to safely experiment with having a body. Through yoga we can experiment with:
- • -Breathing
- • -Moving
- • -Strengthening
- • -Stretching
- • -Resting
Our classes are set up so that students are in control over what they are doing with their body at all times and the facilitator is there to provide safe, professional guidance helping students focus on particular dynamics (what muscles they are using, what it feels like to have their feet on the ground, what it feels like to breathe, etc.).
Specialties
- Medication Assisted Psychotherapy
- Wellness
- Medication Management
- Child-Play Therapy
- Group Therapy
- qEEG Brain Mapping
- Evidenced Based & Trauma Therapy
- Neuro/Biofeedback
Office Hours
- Weekdays:
- 8:00am – 7:00pm
- Saturday:
- Appointment Only
- Sunday:
- Appointment Only