What is Trauma Informed Yoga Teaching?

07/05/21 • 24 min

Trigger warning: discussion of trauma. In this episode, Alex explains what trauma informed yoga teaching is. It seems like an overwhelmingly big word, but in reality, everyone CAN be a trauma informed yoga teacher, and everyone SHOULD be a trauma informed yoga teacher. One in four participants in a yoga class is likely to have survived trauma, and we have no idea who they may be in our classes. They may have experienced sexual assault, physical assault, abuse as a child, or even complex trauma such as narcisstic abuse survivors. Major trauma aside, in reality, everyone carries some level of stress, sadness and grief within them. As trauma-informed yoga teachers, we can make sure we create a safe space for all yoga students. In this episode, Alex explains some of the key aspects of trauma-informed or trauma-sensitive teaching. If this episode interests you, Alex will be teaching an indepth lecture on this subject as part of her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Module 4 - the Heart Chakra. Her next training starts next week - head to https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/yoga-teacher-training to book your spot!
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Sober Yoga Girl - What is Trauma Informed Yoga Teaching?

Transcript

Intro
Welcome to the Sober Yoga Girl podcast with Alex McRobs, international yoga teacher and sober coach. I broke up with booze for good in 2019 and now I'm here to help others do the same. You're not alone and a sober life can be fun and fulfilling. Let me show you how.
Hi, everyone, welcome back to another episode of "Sober Yoga Girl". You know, I began recording this episode and I realized that I didn't say something really important at the beginning, which is that this episode is ab