TIY is an opportunity to take a general yoga class from a trauma-informed perspective with a trauma-informed yoga facilitator. These sessions are intended to help those impacted by adversity to establish a sense of safety and predictability in the world and take control of what happens to their bodies. 

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TIY - TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA

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These sessions include breathing, moving, strengthening, stretching and resting like other yoga classes but also can be defined by:
 

• small groups with people not too close together

• no prior yoga experience needed

• no talking between participants necessary

• no touch without being asked

• no partner work

• no compliments & criticisms

• no tight 'yoga' clothing

• instructor understands the triggering/dissociative potential of yoga props/language

• instruction is invitational

• emphasis is placed on individual’s choice-making and taking control of what happens to their bodies.

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A TIY FACILITATOR WILL:
 

• be informed about triggers, flashbacks, dissociative states & overwhelming emotions

• make space for you to step out of any practice and any class

• attend to dynamics of safety, especially as they might effect trauma survivors

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TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA CLASS IS NOT:

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• TIY classes are not therapy

• participants will not be asked to share their trauma histories or to process their memories

• TIY classes draw from TC-TSY methods, research and approach only and are not a substitute for adjunctive therapy within clinical care.

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These classes are trauma informed classes. As such, we understand that the content may be triggering. We encourage students to take any necessary steps in their self-care.