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The Role of Trauma-Informed Yoga
Combining Movement and Clinical Expertise for Deep Recovery
I provide a therapeutic space where movement and clinical expertise meet. My goal is to help you process unresolved experiences by addressing the physical ways trauma shows up in your body. We go beyond traditional talk therapy to help your body finally find a sense of rest and restoration.
Connecting Therapy and Physical Practice
Trauma-Informed Yoga
Trauma-Informed Yoga Is the combination of yoga techniques and psychotherapy-teaching the brain and body to work in harmony.
- Involves stretching certain parts of the body and relaxing other parts.
- Asanas bring suppleness, alertness to the mind, soothes the nervous system and glands, relaxes the brain and maintains a balance between the physical, physiology, and emotions.
- Teaches how to control the effect of the brain (mind, intellect-thoughts, experience, and imagination) on the body.
- Energy from the brain is diffused to various parts of the body in the form of vital, healing energy.
Yoga teaches the brain to be calm and passive, to accept and subdue pain, not fight it. The energy otherwise dissipated in coping with stress and pain is diverted to healing. – Iyengar, 2008
Yoga and Trauma “Our conscious desire for relief at any cost and our unconscious fear of re-traumatization tend to gang up on and repress the part of us that knows the truth and wants to know it in full awareness.” Jack Engler, p. 18, 2006
How Embodied Healing Works
Connecting your mind and body for lasting recovery
I use Trauma-Informed Yoga to provide a supportive, clear path for you to get back in touch with your physical self. It goes beyond what we can achieve through talk therapy alone by tapping into your body's own ability to settle the nervous system and find emotional balance again.
Syncing Mind and Body
I will help you bring your thoughts and movements into sync. This helps you take back control over how your memories and stress show up in your body.
Settling Your Nervous System
We use specific yoga poses to quiet your mind and calm your body. This helps you find a state of calm alertness that works to undo the physical toll of chronic stress.
Restoring Internal Balance
My approach focuses on the link between what you feel in your body and how you react emotionally. By balancing these two, we help your body recover its natural strength and energy.
Moving with Confidence
By learning when to stretch and when to let go, you start to move with a sense of purpose again. You will learn to listen to your body in a safe, supportive space.
Healing for your whole self
Connecting mental health with physical strength through movement
I believe that real recovery has to involve your whole self. Through trauma-informed yoga, I help you move past just talking about your experiences and start addressing how your body holds onto them. By combining physical movement with psychological insight, we will work together to calm your nervous system and bring a sense of safety and balance back to your daily life.
Our Location
Embodied Psychotherapy, PLLC
Start the Journey to Embodied Healing
Finding the right support—whether for personal growth or professional development—is a courageous and essential step. To ensure you receive the most relevant information and to help Dr. Latifses prepare for your conversation, please select your inquiry type below.
For Potential Clients: Dr. Latifses provides a complimentary 10-minute introductory phone call to discuss your needs and ensure her trauma-informed, somatic approach is the right fit for your healing journey.
For Professionals & Media: Clinical consultation for therapists, students, and media representatives is available at a rate of $200 per hour. Please provide a brief summary of your case or project needs to coordinate scheduling.
