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Guru and his followers: risks of power abuse in yoga world

Somatic Experiencing, Yoga and Trauma

Being present with the sensations in our body might sound simple and obvious. Nevertheless, many of us are (re)learning this skill after...

On Gratitude

Even though I did not grow up in the country where Thanksgiving is celebrated and my first encounters with this holidays were from the...

Blending Yoga and Aromatherapy

Essential oils are potent gifts of nature which have been in use for thousands of years. With more and more people looking to natural...

VICARIOUS TRAUMA AND TCTSY

Vicarious trauma, also known as secondary trauma, can be described as indirect exposure to a traumatic event through first-hand account...

Your Life - Your Yoga

As I am reflecting on my experiences of yoga teacher and facilitator in the past few years, I am feeling stronger and clearer than ever...

Finding our trauma-sensitive voice in current yoga pop-culture

“I raise up my voice - not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” – Malala Yousafzai How to find our stand as...

Trauma-sensitive yoga as a tool of recovery

“Recovery can take place only within the context of relationship; it cannot occur in isolation.” – Judith Herman The concept of...

Power dynamics and trauma: seen from the yoga mat

"The first principle of recovery is empowerment to the survivor. She must be the author and arbiter of her own recovery. Others may offer...

Guru and his followers: risks of power abuse in yoga world

“The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.” – Edmund Burke Since the time thousands years ago when yoga discipline started to...

Power dynamics in teaching yoga - diving in

“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ” –...