What to Expect in a Trauma-Informed Yoga for Beginners Class
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What to Expect in a Trauma-Informed Yoga for Beginners Class

If the idea of yoga makes you feel excited and self-conscious, curious and overwhelmed, welcome! You’re not alone, so many people have a very similar experience.

Maybe you’ve never stepped on a mat because you weren’t sure your body, your anxiety, or your trauma history could actually feel safe in that space.

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What is Trauma Informed Yoga?
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What is Trauma Informed Yoga?

Rather than focusing on perfect poses or performance, it centers choice, consent, and body awareness, creating a space where you’re invited to move at your own pace, stay connected to what feels safe, and rebuild trust in your body over time.

It’s not about “fixing” anything. It’s about offering your body the care, attunement, and autonomy it may not have had before.

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The Cycle of Love Bombing, Breadcrumbing and Trauma Bonding
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The Cycle of Love Bombing, Breadcrumbing and Trauma Bonding

You know that kind of relationship that feels electric at first?

The one that sweeps you up, makes you feel chosen, alive, like maybe this time, finally, you’ve found something real?

But then, almost without warning, it shifts.

The warmth cools.

The attention fades.

And, you’re left holding the thread, trying to make sense of what just happened.

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What I Thought Healing Would Be (Thanks, Maladaptive Perfectionism)
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What I Thought Healing Would Be (Thanks, Maladaptive Perfectionism)

Let’s be real: maladaptive perfectionism is like that mother-in-law who shows up uninvited and starts reorganizing your kitchen.

At first, it seems helpful. Motivating, even. You tell yourself, “Well… she means well.”

But next thing you know, everything’s in a “better” place… and you can’t find a damn thing anymore.

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Binge Restrict Cycle: Types of Restriction in Binge Eating Recovery
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Binge Restrict Cycle: Types of Restriction in Binge Eating Recovery

When starting the *very* hard work of normalizing your relationship with food, being curious about how restriction is playing a role in your eating behaviors is one of the most helpful places to start.

Most people don’t equate restriction with all of the eating disorders, but the truth is that restriction is at the foundation of disordered eating, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and orthorexia (along with many other things!).

In the Dieter’s Rebellion Group for women struggling with food and body image, we take a hard look at cycles of behavior around food. And, for most people once they get curious about their own cycle, it’s relatively predictable. Restriction of some sort eventually leads to the “problem” behavior of binge eating.

Let’s flip things on their head for a moment. Let’s shift the lens of the problem off of bingeing. Let’s get curious about how restriction is contributing to your own cyclical behavior around food and your body.

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Signs of Safety to Look for in Trauma Recovery
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Signs of Safety to Look for in Trauma Recovery

There are moments in recovery from trauma and eating disorders that are easy to miss.

You might feel your shoulders drop after a hard conversation. Or find yourself breathing through a grocery store line instead of dissociating. Or realize you’re actually tasting your food.

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