Yin Yoga A spacious and slow style of yoga predominantly sitting on the floor. Shapes are relaxed into for 3-5 minutes allowing this traction to work into the deeper connective tissues/fascia.

Yin is a practice of allowing. There is enough “pushing” or yang aspect and competition with ourselves and others to fit into particular molds elsewhere in our lives - this is considered to be the masculine principle in each of us.

In these Yin yoga practices I guide you to balance this by connecting with more feminine aspects of yielding and receptivity. Being OK with exactly where your body’s capabilities are today. From this place – connecting with your breath to create a sense of calm and spaciousness.

Thursday’s || 9am || Buddhist Centre, Napier

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Pregnancy Yoga A beautiful practice blending some strengthening standing shapes with cooling restorative and yin-like practices to help prepare and connect with your journey of pregnancy. Finished off with a deeply relaxing yoga nidra journey.

I offer this yoga privately by request, and in blocks, a couple of times a year. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested in some pre-natal yoga.

The main objective of Trauma Centre - Trauma Sensitive Yoga is to use gentle yoga forms and movement to help you notice what you feel in your body. The practice can help you regain a sense of control, connection and ownership over your body through making choices about how to move based upon what you feel.

What to expect from (TC-TSY)

Offering many choices / variations around differing shapes and forms through invitational language.

Creating a safe, supportive and compassionate environment.

Catering for all abilities with regular use of a chair and/or a yoga mat in each class

No physical adjustments or assists

Client paced - participants are encouraged to move at their own pace through their unique process of integration.

This is a practice of once again befriending your body. There need not be any sharing of content or trauma stories if you choose to participatie particularly in a group setting. For those engaging in TCTSY on a 1:1 basis, sessions are 25 mins in duration. With sharing of your experience entirely up to you.

TCTSY is based on the work of Dr Bessel van der Kolk and David Emerson from the Trauma Centre in Boston, USA. It is widIly researched through randomised clinical trials as the “gold standard” in treatment of resistant PTSD. TCTSY is not affiliated with any religion.

Potential Outcomes

• Improved affect regulation (noticing when you are getting triggered and having tools to regulate responses)

• Befriending your body

• Heightened breath awareness

• Learning to recognise choices in relation to your body and develop the ability to take effective action based on these choices

• Cultivation of presence by being able to notice your body in this moment

*You may have access to funding through ACC sensitive claims if you have experienced sexual trauma.

For further information and research on the efficacy of TCTSY feel free to check this out