Welcome to Our Yoga
Our Yoga is a space cultivated by me that provides trauma-focused yoga therapy. Our Yoga is a donation-based service. The reason I've created Our Yoga is that I want to cultivate a space that is open, honest and most importantly accessible. Mainstream yoga as it stands in my view is not accessible to so many populations who are in desperate need of a practice that would support their healing as they navigate all the forms of oppression they experience every day. Mainstream yoga is centred around able-bodied (predominantly white) gender-binary audiences that are typically from middle-upper class backgrounds.
In my view this is unjust. Joining the growing movement of folks who are demanding change, Our Yoga is my contribution towards making yoga accessible for everyone in society.
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Open, Honest & Accessible.
Integrative Approach. Let’s Move & Talk
My work in trauma-focused yoga therapy is informed by the wider work I do in mental health as a facilitator and consultant. As a result, my approach in trauma-focused yoga is one that aims to support you from a functional lens as we navigate understanding and exploring your life experiences. Experiences that are ultimately inclusive of the vast emotions and feelings you would have navigated in your life.
With that being said, I recognise that sometimes the language can be too ‘heavy’ when it comes to trauma, all of which can serve as a barrier. This is why my sessions are called ‘Let’s Move & Talk’.
The aim of my sessions is for us to take a journey together from a place of love that respects your present, explores your past and honours your future.
My Journey With Yoga.
After having practised yoga for 3 years I decided to take a leap of faith and start my journey in getting qualified as a guide because I wanted to be able to use yoga as a tool to help people in my communities and wider society.
Due to the community-based work I do, I was fortunate enough to be provided with a full scholarship with Awakening Yoga Academy for their 200 Hour Foundations Teacher Training. Once I was qualified in my teacher training I supplemented this with Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method℠ Teacher Training and Certification Program.
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Trauma-Focused Yoga Information Guide
Where can I find more information?
There is a lot of information that comes with trauma-focused yoga, as a result, I’ve created an information guide that you can download below.
The information guide serves as an introductory document that aims to answer any initial questions you may have.
Outside of that, please use the contact form below to get in touch and I will answer any further questions you may have.