Join us on this International Women’s Day for a 90 minute Trauma-Informed Yoga practice! This workshop will include guided visualizations, somatic experiencing cues, safety and containment meditations, opportunities for journaling, grounding and a gentle Yin RAstore style sequence. Practitioners are encouraged to bring any comfort items that might fit on their mat including but not limited to  journal and pen, pillow, blanket, plushie, noiseless fidgets, crystals or other grounding totems. The class will be guided by soothing instrumental music, dim (but never all the way dark) lighting, and scentless (as much as possible) environment. Practitioners can bring their own mat or rent one from the studio if needed for a small fee. This practice will close with an extended savasana for practitioners to drop into deep meditation in this safe and supportive space.

Teacher Bio:

Alejandra began practicing yoga in 2014 to help manage stress related to graduate school and fell in love with the practice right away. In 2015 Alejandra entered into the field of Marriage and Family Therapy; she specializes in working with trauma informed care and is passionate about supporting clients in healing their relationships with their bodies. In 2017 Alejandra completed 200 hour yoga teacher training to deepen her practice and to safely utilize yoga with her clients. In 2018 she completed a Trauma Informed Yoga teacher training to continue to refine her practice. Alejandra enjoys vigorous classes like Vinyasa, as well as deeply meditative practices such as Yin Yoga. With her background as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Alejandra has also received training in meditation practices and enjoys bringing that into her work with yoga students and her clients. Alejandra identifies as a life-long learner and is passionate about the practice of Svadhyaya, or self-study. Alejandra is also a graduate degree professor and enjoys sharing her passion for body based interventions with her students in academia.