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What is Trauma-Informed Yoga & Why Does it Matter for Everyone?

Trauma-informed classes and content reject a one-size-fits-all approach. A trauma-informed yoga teacher gives classes that support choice, consent, and agency. This means various options will be given and students will be guided to explore accessing greater internal safety. Read on to find out more about how this looks in practice and why trauma-informed Yoga can benefit everyone in class, regardless of if they have a trauma history or not.

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5 considerations before Booking a Yoga Retreat

Yoga Retreats can offer the chance to get away from the day-to-day, deepen your Yoga practice, connect to new people, and explore a new place. There are all types of Yoga retreats out there ranging in price from budget to luxury. The type you choose will depend on your own intention for going on a Yoga holiday, what you hope to get out of it, and practical aspects like dates, location and price. We’ve put together 5 considerations before booking a Yoga retreat to help you book with confidence, whatever kind of trip you want to go on!

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Reflections on Embodied Living & Dying.

I wrote this short piece in 2020, after my grandma died. She had spent months in a carehome where we weren’t allowed to see her or visit her until she was already dying and unconscious. The following words were my way of honouring the process of dying as a witness. I feel this is connected deeply to Yoga, for many reasons, one of which being that Yoga philosophy teaches us the impermanent nature of life.

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