Yoga to Reconnect
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen” - Rumi
A therapeutic somatic based practice, where you will be invited to explore bodily sensations as you move through shapes. Focusing on reconnecting with or building on your felt sense, the practice supports being in the present moment and offers choice on how you take part. Increasing and decreasing intensity and sensation will be explored in the body. Guided by trauma informed research this practice creates a space to reconnect with your somatic self. Open to all. No previous yoga experience necessary, wheelchair accessible.
Sessions are limited to 8 spaces.
About your facilitator:
Rebecca is a certified trauma informed yoga facilitator. Please see the About Me page for details of training and background.
Details:
Thursday 6-7 p.m.
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton, BN1 8XR
Click here for information on how to get there.
Pre-booking required, get in touch to reserve a space.
Cost:
First session free subject to availability.
£10 per session after that or book 6 consecutive weeks for £55.
If finances are a concern please do get in touch to discuss your individual situation.
Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga
“No intervention that takes power away from the survivor can possibly foster her recovery, no matter how much it appears to be in her own best interests.” - Judith Herman -
TCTSY is an evidence based yoga therapy to support survivors of complex/relational trauma. Originally developed by David Emerson and Jenn Turner at the Centre for Trauma and Embodiment at the Justice Resource Institute.
Research is increasingly showing the body as a critical way to help people in their recovery with trauma. During this practice you are invited to explore physical forms to practice noticing sensations (interoception or the ability to notice what is happening in your body) and make informed choices for you based on your somatic experiences within the context of a safe relational experience.
By focusing on the felt sense, TCTSY can support people to restore their connection of mind and body and nurture a sense of agency that is compromised as a result of trauma. TCTSY has shown promising benefits for many including survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and childhood abuse, at risk-young people and war veterans. Please see Research & Resources for further information.
TCTSY is underpinned by attachment theory, neuroscience, and trauma theory and borrows from the Hatha yoga tradition. The TCTSY program qualified for inclusion in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) database published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
For more information and FAQ about TCTSY please click here, alternatively feel free to contact me by phone or email for an informal chat.
Rebecca currently offers TCTSY on a 1:1 basis. Sessions cost £65 and a sliding scale is also offered if finances are a concern. Please contact me to discuss your individual situation.
Perinatal Support
Rebecca is a certified perinatal yoga facilitator. She holds a doctorate in parental mental health and children’s social and emotional wellbeing and has worked with expectant parents and parents. Specialist interests include working with parents who experience substance misuse difficulties, mental health and those who experienced developmental/relational trauma.
Sessions are developed alongside parents to best meet their needs. Techniques used may include TCTSY, SE techniques, psycho-education, attachment practices, hypnobirthing and couples birth and parenting preparation sessions.
Please see the About Me page for details of training and background.
Rebecca works in a 1:1 capacity with private sessions starting at £50. Rebecca offers a sliding scale payment option; please get in touch to discuss your needs further.
Rebecca is open to working collaboratively with organisations and services offering perinatal mental health support needs; please get in touch if you wish to explore this further.
Therapeutic Somatic Strategies
Somatic Experiencing (SE™) is a body-oriented therapeutic approach for healing trauma and other stress disorders. developed by Dr Peter Levine it is based on a multidisciplinary intersection of physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics.
SE does not focus on talking about or re-living trauma. SE works at the physiological level where traumatic activation is held in the body. Dr Levine found that by processing the body and guiding the discharge of stored energy in the body perhaps homeostasis of the nervous system could occur and symptoms may be resolved.
SE works in the present moment and focuses on the sensations, body memories and resources occurring in the here and now. SE tracks the bodily “felt sense,” to allow highly aroused survival energies to be safely experienced and gradually discharged leading to completion and self-regulation of the nervous system. Sensations such as warmth, trembling, expansion and contraction, softening and tightening are experienced. This helps people “renegotiate” and move towards healing rather than relive or re-enact trauma.
As part of her training with SOS International she engages with individual and group supervision as to the quality and ethics of her practice.
Rebecca is currently in her second year training and offers SE techniques in a 1:1 capacity on a reduced rate sliding scale beginning at £40 - £55. These sessions are offered in person. Please feel free to contact me for an informal chat and to discuss your individual needs.