TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA.
Good Folk Yoga is pleased to offer support for survivors living with cPTSD, PTSD, anxiety, depression and chronic stress through trauma informed yoga and movement classes.
What is Trauma Informed Yoga?
Trauma informed yoga and movement acknowledge the neurological impacts of trauma (physical, psychological, emotional, complex), and the high instances of survivors experiencing a disconnection from their physical bodies. This approach is people-centred and explorative. The focus is on what is felt, noticing the sensations, and learning to make choices that begin to rebuild trust between body and mind.
Over time, trauma informed yoga and movement classes, can help survivors:
• regulate their nervous system
• reduce and better manage anxiety
• improve body awareness and tolerance for physical sensations
• increase psychological flexibility.
Classes will be facilitated by Kathy Taylor, founder of Exhale and Be and Every Felt Sense https://www.everyfeltsense.com.au/ an online platform offering trauma aware and trauma informed practices for individuals, business and industry. Kathy has lived/living experience of complex post-traumatic stress disorder/response and her mission is to normalise trauma informed frameworks being integral to yoga and movement.
What is Kathy’s experience and qualifications?
• Lived/living experience: complex post-traumatic stress disorder/response
Nominee City of Greater Geelong 2024 Women in Community Life Award for Education
Created and delivers an in person 20-hour introduction to trauma informed yoga and movement facilitation course
• Facilitates trauma informed yoga for participants of Bravo Allied Health
Facilitated trauma informed yoga classes at the SAFV Centre throughout 2023
• Bachelor of psychology majoring in developmental psychology
• Bachelor of economics majoring in international economics
• 200-hour yoga teacher training (Hatha and mindfulness)
• 100-hour Yin yoga and variable anatomy teacher training
• In-person two-day (16 hour) workshop with Bessel van der Kolk; author of ‘The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma’
• 20-hour Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) foundational workshop with Edwina Kempe; Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, trauma sensitive yoga facilitator, trainer and counsellor
30-hour embodied trauma informed yoga practice and facilitation/trauma informed yoga foundations with Mei Lai Swan; Director Yoga for Humankind
• 30-day ‘Belonging in Your Body - Embodiment and Self-Care Program’ with Mei Lai Swan; Director Yoga for Humankind.
4-class series introduction to trauma sensitive yoga with Sarah Ball Yoga Counselling
20 years in banking and finance, becoming a manager at the age of 24
• Personal trainer since 2007
• Certificates 3 and 4 in fitness, first aid and CPR
• Olympic lifting, power lifting, strength and conditioning, pre- and post-natal, advanced kettlebells, TRX
Classes:
At Good Folk Yoga we offer a weekly Trauma Informed Yoga class;
Trauma Informed Yoga - Thursday 12pm – 1pm
Where: Good Folk Yoga, 138 Myers Street, Geelong, Victoria
Cost: Two tier pricing (pay what you can, no questions asked);
$28 or $5 per Casual Class
(class numbers will be capped at 10 people)
Booking instructions:
Pre booking is required. This can be done either on the Mindbody app or directly through the Good Folk Yoga website. Select which Thursday Trauma Informed Yoga class you would like to book, then:
**Please ensure you cancel your spot via the same avenue as you booked if you can no longer attend (booking cancellations will not be accepted via social media)
Website bookings:
Visit www.goodfolkyoga.com.au/timetable, select the Trauma Informed Yoga class you would like to book. Create yourself a Mindbody login if you haven’t already got one.
Mindbody app bookings:
Download the Mindbody app from your phone’s app store. Search for Good Folk Yoga and select the ‘Schedule’ button. Scroll through to the Thursday Trauma Informed Yoga class you would like to book and reserve your spot.
Please contact Kathy Taylor with any queries you may have (other than booking);
Mobile: 0407 911 788
Email: ktaylor1@bigpond.com
Please contact Good Folk Yoga for any booking queries you may have;
Mobile: 0406 037 793
Email: hello@goodfolkyoga.com.au