We are going into our sixth year providing yoga teacher training programs in NC and beyond. Our programs are trauma-informed meaning that we teach soon-to-be teachers to understand that this is a people-focused practice. We don't subscribe to a certain methodology, but instead, one that recognizes actual humans in the room who have likely experienced some type of trauma in their lives. We believe in training yoga teachers in scope of practice, reminding them that they are not therapists...

It's been a while since I've written. I've been navigating some heavy shit! It's time we start to talk about the number of relapses that this pandemic has caused. Old traumas have been stirred up as the gound has been pulled out from underneath people and the result has been for many people to go back to the friend they have known the longest. For some who have ACE that led to addiction, that 'friend' has shown up for them, but unfortunately that friend doesn't live up to its name. I know...

I heard a story this week that sent sensation to my heart. It was the story of a woman of color and her child. They were at a hospital, I'm unsure the specifics of where or why. One of the nurses, a white woman, had an interaction with the child and then complimented the child on their appearance, strength and intelligence. The mother proceeded to hide her child behind her back and said, "oh no my child is none of that." On the surface, as a white woman, I thought, "Ahh, that is kind of the...