Somatic Therapies

Therapeutic Root Activation (TRAc) and Trauma

In today's studio yoga environment, it is difficult to know a client's trauma history. Commonly used yoga postures, cues, or language may unintentionally cause a student to be triggered, thus potentially leading them to never try yoga again. Current trends and movement practices around embodiment and somatics are equally inept in guiding and

facilitating the correct transference

and processea, often simply leaving

it as 'felt sense'We as yoga teachers

and practitioners know the value of

yoga in reducing stress and anxiety

- and causing student's anxiety and

stress during the yoga practice can 

be avoided byimplementing tools

learned during this session.

Participants will leave feeling

more actualised, including

an increased level of understanding

on how to better connect with

themselves, no matter their own

trauma history.

Learning outcomes

1. Basic understanding of how trauma

affects the human body 2. Best Practices

to utilize with clients who may have

trauma in their past: cues, language, postures to avoid, props to offer, classroom setup, etc. 3. Basic level of observing an individual who has been triggered during a yoga class.