Trauma Informed and Responsive Yoga Teaching: A Universal Practice

This resource guides yoga teachers through the essentials of creating a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive practice. It explains why this approach is needed and includes a wide range of sequences and practices. It also provides guidance on communication, yoga teacher self-care, and cultivating a trusting and safe relationship with clients. This essential manual meets the increasing need for yoga teachers to be trauma-informed and trauma-responsive, and aware of how poses, breathwork, and meditation can impact the body. In detailing all aspects of trauma as it relates to yoga teaching, this guide lays a strong foundation in fostering trust and building authentic connections with students safely and confidently.Yoga teachers will benefit from a number of yoga practices for self-regulation, self-determination, and agency, as well as guidance on polyvagal theory, communication, setting boundaries, and yoga teacher self-care. It also includes a de-escalation protocol for in-session trauma responses and how to cultivate a trauma-informed teaching environment.Written by an internationally renowned author duo, this is a universal resource for yoga teachers looking to empower themselves and their clients from all demographics and in all settings.