In recent years, trauma-informed yoga has quietly become one of the most compassionate and supportive practices for people moving through grief, stress, and emotional pain. As a trauma-informed yoga teacher with over a decade of experience — and specialized training in trauma-informed and somatic approaches since 2023, deeply influenced by the work of Dr. Peter Levine and other pioneers in trauma research — I have witnessed how powerful this work can be when offered with care, safety, and...

Crossing the Threshold: The Fire Horse Year and the Movement of What Is Ready to Emerge There are moments in life when change does not arrive loudly, but unmistakably. Something shifts beneath the surface. What once felt stable begins to loosen. What once felt tolerable no longer fits. And quietly, almost without announcement, we find ourselves standing at the edge of a threshold. This is the space many of us are inhabiting now. As we transition into the Year of the Fire Horse, it’s worth...

Releasing the Old, Rooting Into What’s Next As we arrive at the end of 2025, many of us are taking a collective exhale. If you’re anything like me—and like so many students I’ve connected with this year—it’s been intense. For some, it’s felt clarifying. For others, exhausting. For many, both at once. If you’re feeling a mix of relief, tenderness, grief, and quiet hope as the year closes, please know this: you’re not alone. The Winter Solstice , the longest night of the year, arrives as a...