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Our Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TSY) Program supports those who have survived trauma and are seeking yoga practices as an adjunctive to clinical or therapeutic treatment. Our TSY program is delivered online by facilitators who are trained in the empirically-validated Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) method.
What is Trauma-Sensitive Yoga?
Trauma-sensitive yoga looks and feels quite different to regular yoga. This is because it is grounded in five key principles:
Choice - participants have the autonomy to choose how they move their bodies and engage with the practices.
Interoception - sessions are characterised by an emphasis on function over form; i.e. noticing sensations in our bodies and being guided by what we notice (as opposed to adhering to strict and/or generalist yoga alignment cues).
Shared authentic experience - the facilitator practices along with participants to create a safe enough space for movement, breath and exploration. We are all learning together.
Non-coercion - the facilitator acknowledges that each participant is the expert of their own experience. Our facilitators use invitational language, practice cultural humility, acknowledge and work towards minimising any teacher/student power dynamics, and focus on the accessibility of the practice.
Present-moment experience - throughout the session, there are opportunities to practice being present with our bodies, sensations, emotions and breath. If this becomes too much at any point, we return to anchors and resources that stabilise and contain.
Our Approach to TSY
Our approach to program design and facilitation is strengths-based, trauma-informed, mental health aware and gender and culture responsive. The structure and content of our programs is informed by research and education regarding the intersection between these frameworks and somatic, mindfulness and yoga-based practices. We are a proudly LGBTQIA+ affirming organisation and our sessions are inclusive of all bodies and all needs.
Participants in our program receive additional support through pre-recorded video content and a digital handbook of yoga and somatic resources to use at home.
Where is the program delivered?
Online, via Zoom.
How much does it cost to attend?
Tier 1: Unwaged/Underemployed: $195.00
Tier 2: Concession/Students: $225.00
Tier 3: Waged: $285.00
Further subsidised rates available for those experiencing financial hardship.
Can I use my NDIS Plan?
Yes, depending on your plan. Get in touch with us directly to discuss, or have a chat with your case manager or allied health support worker to confirm.
About Your Facilitator
Isy (she/they) was born on sacred and unceded Boonwurrung country and now lives on Woiworung country. She is a practicing artist, advocate for social justice, and senior facilitator of somatics, meditation and yoga. Isy is also currently studying her Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Through her work, Isy enjoys exploring embodiment and the ways in which mindfulness and movement practices can cultivate connection, compassion, exploration and ease. She is passionate about the therapeutic potential of somatic practices for regulation, embodied curiosity and supported integration.
As a queer woman with lived experiences of mental ill-health and trauma, Isy is a passionate advocate for inclusivity and accessibility in communities. With specialisation in trauma-informed yoga as a TCTSY-F, as well as experience working with diverse participant groups, she understands how unique each individual’s wellbeing practice can be in any given moment.
FAQs and Screening
Once receiving your EOI Form (below), we will be in touch with an Intake Form. You are welcome to fill in as much or as little as you would like. The Intake Form (or phone call if you would prefer) is part of our screening process and can be a useful tool in determining how we can best support you throughout the course.
To read through some common FAQs regarding our online Trauma Sensitive Yoga Program, please click here.