Trauma Informed Yoga Q+A 

I just wanted to say that your videos have completely changed my life the past few months. Nothing else has EVER worked. Total transformation, and I can’t thank you enough.

I just found your videos, thank you so much. As a veteran, mother, grandmother, native American Indian yoga instructor, this will really help with those that I teach as we all seem to have trauma in our lives. Especially native American women, and men. I just watched this one and will now spend the rest of the day sorting through your videos.

I have been on a deep deep healing journey for 2 years now to recover from a lot of childhood pain that I needed to push down at the time, until, unfortunatley as an adult I was physically breaking under the weight of panic, depression, anxiety, SI, SH etc. I have always been deeply drawn to yoga, especially as something greater than a physical practice, but it has never felt "right"and my body has never felt connected doing traditional yoga. I am profoundly disconnected from my body. I just did your hips: realeasing stored trauma practice, and WOW. I honestly don't even know how to describe the experience, other than eye opening and drawing me closer to an internal voice and self that I thought was long gone and buried. Thank you for these videos, I am sure they will become part of my daily routine. Abundant blessings

Dear Hannah I am 48 and just crashing and burning a little, took a mental health leave to try to figure things out. Your videos are going to be a help for sure. Thank you for your desire to reach those in need of help. I had no idea of the changes in mental health practices, I kind of gave up awhile ago and never believed someone like me who couldn't sit for 5 minutes could EVER do all this. Relieved to start a believable journey.

I'm currently becoming a trauma informed yoga teacher (and maybe therapist) because of my own trauma. Thank you so much for sharing with us and doing the work

Thanks for this, doing your videos almost everyday, dealing with dissociation (DPDR) symptoms on a daily basis. This was very helpful to hear all this stuff and to know you have recovered from trauma yourself. Hopefully I can reach that level as well one day myself! Thanks Hannah

Hi Hannah I have been struggling with cptsd for years and have tried yoga before but always found it very triggering and had pretty much given up on the whole thing. I just came across your videos a couple of days ago and it was a completely different experience than anything I’ve ever tried before. The fact that it was ok to choose and that I was in control confused me at first and made me cry. Could it really be true that I was allowed to have a say in what was happening to me? After crying with relief to be in a safe space where nothing bad or unexpected would happen and where I had some control, I completed a whole class, and I felt like I finally found a place to feel safe and cared for. I cannot Thank you enough Hannah. I wrote my therapist today and sent him a link to your channel

Please keep up your work. It is much needed.

Heard of yoga in Therapy. Never at any point did l think it would work so wonderfully.Much needed thank you. Am a survivor.❤❤

My heart is so full and grateful for finding you! Your serenity is contagious. 💖

I’ve been doing the sessions before bed, mainly for my extremely tight hips that I’ve had for over 2 years now. Keep up this wonderful content

Hannah, im addicted to your healing videos . thank you so much for helping me.

First time I heard about yoga that was focused on trauma recovery was in therapy. But I haven't been able to find too many classes in my area, so your videos have been a lot of help. They do wonders in getting me out of my own head and helping me become more grounded and present. Tysm queen, I've learned so much!

I feel very relieved and relaxed when practicing with your voice and video,thank you

You are just so lovely! I have been teaching for 13 years and have been drawn to trauma and the mind for a while. I am planning to start yoga therapy training this year and now have the opportunity to teach in a women's treatment facility and diving into self study for now I found you. I am in love with your style and am learning so much. Thank you for sharing your light with others🌈🌞🙏

Dear Hannah, I just happened upon your videos while looking for something else. I have CPTSD and also PTSD and I am really looking forward to trying trauma informed yoga. Had never heard of it. You seem so sane and smart and grounded. I look forward to trying more of your videos. ❤

I just stumbled across your Channel and did the hip opener class. It was fantastic. My hips are so tight and lower back and thighs etc etc my go-to has always been Yin Yoga but this is better in that I did have choice to move more to however I wanted and whatever felt better. I have never heard of trauma-informed yoga before but I love it. Thank you❤

this was my second video with you and I am loving it so far, thank you

Thank for your research and sharing your TIY experience. As a survivor, therapist and ryt 200, it all makes sence. LOVE your language. Thank you! Namaste 🙏🏻 Om Shanti 💙

This was so informative and interesting. I really like yin yoga, but this could be what I also have been looking for. Subscribed, and will be checking out more of your content🌱😊

Hey Hannah. Im experimenting with being completely free to do whatever feels right during a class. It's SO nice hearing that. However, a challenge has come up: When i'm staying longer or doing other poses and you're moving on to new chapters and options, it can feel like i'm loosing connection when what you're saying doesnt apply anymore and is completely different from what im doing. Almost like im not in the class anymore. Too far off. It's somehow important to feel you're talking to me, and to follow to some extent, even following "not to follow". Still on the same page. Experiencing a safe space, being guided, free but still supported and "held". Coming back each chapter can help maintaining the connection, but my body might feel like doing something else or i might be in the middle of some processing, and then it can feel interrupting when you're moving on to new "chapters". Or i've been on my own for a while and in the middle of some deep stuff, and hearing you talking about something else can feel uncomfortable like disconnection and abandonment. I still feel the need to check in what's going on, to stay on the course, see if it applies or not, but even this can interrupt. So a conflict arises in following my process or staying connected. Both are important. Being free to make my own choices is healing, but being disconnected from the class also affects the sense of security and support. I know i can do my thing for as long as i want/need and just come back when it's time while still being connected, or just follow more if i want. Still not easy. Maybe not rely too much in the outer support, maybe it's about expectations, maybe don't go too deep into trauma, it's still just a yoga class, over internet.. idk.. you have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks for your classes and radience.

Hello Haana, im from Peru, i just found your channel, i have been dealing for 4 years contractures and other symptons of disorder of anxiety also take antidepresant and clonazepam, i will try to find healing :)

I havent started trauma informed yoga yet, but thx for this video.

Thank you for doing all of these videos!

Literally just found your channel, this is exactly what I need ❤️

Thanks so much , you are speaking my story ❤

This made me so excited to try TIY!

Hi Hannah, I am writing a paper on Trauma-informed yoga for graduate school and doing some preliminary research. Thank you for citing two of the academic papers in your video. I was wondering if you would be available to talk about your knowledge, where you received your training, and how these methods were developed. Thanks!

Yes, this is the channel I was looking for!! Would you go in deeper on trauma stored in hips?

I found your videos a few weeks ago and I finally started watching your video. I've had a traumatic childhood and I find myself shutting down every time my body feels there's a threat. Can you suggest where to start?

thank you thank you thank you so very much! ❤

This is amazing!!!! Thank you!

How do you release stuck trauma in your gut area that keeps you constipated?

Thanks for the information

I like this approach. More like old skool Hatha, before it landed in the gyms. Interesting tattoo on your left inner forearm.

She's beautiful. Thank you for doing this type of yoga.

Thank you for the knowledge 🥰

Hello! I found your channel through a post on a forum I belong to (Yin Yoga Network on FaceBook). I am so thrilled I found you. Great content! My questions are, where did you get certified as a TIY teacher? Do you recommend in person over online (I live in Connecticut, in the US). For the right experience I am willing to travel depending on the time commitment. I became a certified yoga teacher in 2020 and I would love this type of yoga to be my primary focus. Do you have any plans to do any YTT? Thank you!

How long has she been doing yoga? She is very good at it.

Thank you ❤

Thank you 💖✨🙏

Thankyou so.much ❤

Hi Hannah. Thank you so much for your content. I also wanted to ask what kind of therapy you’ve engaged in for your cptsd? Anything somatic?

Thanks Hannah great video! Was wondering can you build interoception from normal yoga classes?

Wat is de diferens from Somatic yoga?

Hello Hannah! I am trying to access your longer practices from Germany, but the link above does not work. I remember you used to run an online subscription based platform with longer practices, but I cannot find it now. Does it still exist? Thank you for the good work, you are helping immensely.

I am addicted to the feeling of tightening up or curling up on the couch and playing video games for hours. Along with the feeling of contraction I also get a kind of drug like painkiller effect. It feels like I have a steady stream of opiates or something similar and its very pleasant but destructive to my life otherwise. After doing this for a long time my face and body are very hard and painful when I move and I feel very lethargic. What do you recommend to break this cycle?

Hii...can you please make a video of trauma informed yoga for neck stiffness...when ever I have acidity my neck becomes tight and it is generally stiff...and with eye movements also I notice a pain in neck ....please help with this

Does it help with scholiosis ?