Hello & Welcome

I am so glad you are here.

This mini-course is designed to give you simple tools that will help you use your body and breath to (1) center, (2) find a sense of inner stability and (3) re-source yourself during times of heightened stress or demand.

The practices are designed for everyone and anyone. There is no need for previous experience in yoga, mindfulness or meditation. But if you do have a regular practice you'll likely be able to dive into these offerings seamlessly.

These practices are not intended as meditations nor deep spiritual practice. They are short, simple and allow you to access the ability of your physical body, including the breath, to help you "regulate". Our bodies, our psyches--in fact everything about us-- is designed to heal and maintain homeostasis (balance). Here, we are looking at ways that facilitate that natural process.

Fear, stress, nervousness-- all are normal and healthy responses to threat and stress. Again: It is normal to feel them. We get into trouble when we get stuck in them. Hopefully these tools can support you to move through these feelings and towards finding more space for yourself.

Once you get the hang of these tools, you can practice them anywhere & anytime (well almost....you'll need a quiet place to lie down for the breathing & unwinding, and Yoga Nidra!).

Some guidelines for practicing:

• All are audio recordings. Make sure the volume is set just right for you to be able to follow comfortably.
• Choose a place and setting where you will have enough room around you. To check this: stretch your arms out to the sides and twist side to side. You should have enough room so as not to hit anything or anyone.
• You can do these at your desk (except for the breathing relaxation practice), on your bed, outdoors. Make sure you feel relatively at ease, and are in a place with ventilation and clean air.
• Turn off your phone & any other gadgets for the duration of the practice (unless you are, of course, using them to listen!)
• Use these regularly, even when you are not stressed or triggered. Think of them as a fire drill and a way to create a new baseline.
• Practice, practice, practice....repetition reinforces the new pathways being made in your nervous system and deepens cell memory.

All of these practices draw on the work of Somatic Experiencing and the body of Yoga Vidya as taught by the Bihar School of Yoga...and my own personal experience of studying & using them to help support myself & others through times of challenge. It is with deep respect for these schools, the visionaries behind them, and my teacher, that I share these with you.

May they bring you the experience of the Joy and Resilience that are your birthright.

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With Love

Yogatara