Yoga to Transform Trauma is a confidential class for anyone directly or vicariously affected by any kind of trauma. This session will include a safe space for sharing (if desired), meditation, journaling, and trauma-informed movement practice, which is inclusive to all bodies.

Trauma has many faces and touches millions of lives. From living through a global pandemic, childhood abuse, grief, car accidents, medical procedures, academic challenges, and violence, it doesn’t discriminate based on your background. Trauma can happen directly to an individual, but there is also vicarious trauma that affects an individual’s loved ones. The effects can be lifelong and dramatic. 

Trauma separates us from our bodies, our true selves, and from others. The wisdom and practice of yoga have the transformative ability to reconnect us to ourselves, our bodies, and the world around us. Trauma-informed yoga invites participants to be in connection with themself, as the focus is placed on individual body parts and sensations are brought to the front, all while keeping awareness on the pace of each person's breath. Trauma-informed means that the class is filled with choices and assurances, allowing participants to feel control and autonomy over their bodies. We stress that there is never one right way to do a pose; the focus is on the sensation of a pose rather than what it looks like. As a trauma survivor herself, Kim will lovingly guide the circle through practices as part of the recovery process.