Online Trauma Sensitive Yoga Classes
Welcome to my online trauma sensitive yoga classes.
Yoga provides an opportunity for you to explore mindfulness as we focus our attention completely in our body in the present moment - linking mindful movement to a very natural rhythmic breath, cultivating a sense of presence and embodiment.
This offering has been developed to provide you with a selection of classes to practice anywhere at anytime. The classes are different lengths and some will be more active or restorative - depending on how you’re feeling and how much time you have to practice. All classes are taught in a trauma sensitive way, which means that there will be a lot of options offered, so you can choose the action that feels right for you.
I believe in making trauma sensitive yoga as accessible as I can. I offer a 7 day free trial when you sign up to a monthly plan which you can cancel at any time.
Please feel free to email me with your feedback, questions or any requests for future practices. I will add to this collection regularly. Sonia x
Setting up your home practice
Having the right space to practice can really set the tone for your whole experience of practicing yoga at home. Some really quick tips on how to set up a home yoga practice.
3 mins
A quick practice
Perfect if you only have a short amount to time to practice. We will target all the spots that we tend to hold tension in our body as we move through our day.
29 mins
Rest and digest
Decompress from your day with this slow moving flow. We stay close to the ground the whole time and invite in a conscious breath practice to guide us into a feeling of rest.
36 mins
Unravel - Yoga for anxiety
We focus on our “hot spots”, or the parts of our body that we tend to hold our tension, whilst using our breath to help shift anxious energy through the body.
53 mins
A wall practice
We use a wall space as a grounding and stable support to rest into with some longer held poses to cultivate stillness. No yoga mat required, just a wall and maybe a pillow for your head.
30 mins
Shifting stagnancy & creating space (with a guided meditation)
A brief practice to reset your body and mind. Includes an 8 minute guided meditation practice – noticing the difference between tension and relaxation.
25 min practice / 8 min guided meditation
A brief, grounded practice
Sometimes we don’t have much energy to give. This brief practice will help us connect to our breath, feel into our body, hopefully leaving us feeling more revitalised at the end.
17 mins
A complimentary TSY class
A brief introduction to the trauma sensitive yoga practice. You’ll be guided through gentle moving yoga poses inviting you to notice what you feel in your body.
21 mins
Rise and shine
A warming practice to feel into the strength of your body and the natural rhythm of your breath. Can help to build energy if you feel a little flat or shake off energy if you feel anxious.
51 mins
Connect to breath - A yin practice
A very slow and grounding practice. In yin, we hold poses for slightly longer, but use a breath meditation to help keep us anchored in the here and now.
30 mins
Out of bed, into your body
A brief practice to cultivate a feeling of connection and embodiment. It can be done first thing before you start your day or at anytime you need to drop in and reconnect.
22 mins
Alternate nostril breathing
A guided breath meditation practice. Focused breathing can help us to anchor our attention and draw our awareness into the present moment.
6 mins
Slow & steady
A slow moving class that focuses on the alignment of the practice. Will suit those who are new to the practice of yoga or would like to focus on noticing the body in space.
35 mins
Awaken to sensation
A moving flow linking mindful movement to breath as we focus our awareness entirely in the body. We pay attention to sensation as it rises, peaks and falls away.
54 mins
An upper body practice
Focusing a little more specifically on the upper body including the spine, shoulders, and neck - the areas we tend to hold our tension when we feel stressed or anxious.
38 mins
Mindful movement
A slow moving flow where we link conscious mindful movement to a very slow rhythmic breath to cultivate a sense of presence and embodiment.
57 mins
Deep stillness - A yin practice
A slow practice where we hold poses for slightly longer but use “anchors” of the breath, the ground and sensation to guide us through the experience of stillness.
36 mins
A yin practice for the hips & legs
The yin practice is a class of slow, long holds. Physiologically - the focus area of this practice will be the hips and the big muscular groups of the legs.
45 mins
My ‘Go-To’ Full Body Practice
A full body focus - one of my favourite classes to teach in person. Lots of modifications so you can add in poses or keep it super simple and close to the ground.
33 mins
“The beauty of trauma-sensitive yoga is that no one is there to talk about their experience of trauma. There is a shared energy - a bond and an understanding that everyone is in the room because they may have had a similar experience. We are there to breathe together and move together as a community, and it’s a powerful things to share this connection.”