Healing Through Movement: Zabie Yamasaki's Journey with Trauma-Informed Yoga
Episode Overview
Zabie Yamasaki, Founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma Through Yoga, offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors, consultation for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabie's trauma-informed yoga program is implemented at over 40 college campuses and trauma agencies, including prestigious universities like Yale and Stanford. Trauma-informed yoga prioritizes safety, trust, choice, and control for each student, supporting survivors in managing psychosomatic symptoms and enhancing overall wellbeing and resilience. The conversation delves into the challenges and triumphs of offering trauma-informed yoga, the importance of holistic healing and community support for survivors, and the empowering impact of Zabie's work. Listeners will gain valuable insights into trauma-informed yoga, its impact on survivors, and the inspiring dedication of Zabie Yamasaki in supporting individuals on their healing journeys.
Trauma-informed yoga is essentially an evidence-based modality and an empowering yoga practice that prioritizes the lived experience and healing of each and every student. Safety, trust, choice, and control are some of the core components of what make up the practice. Trauma-informed yoga can support survivors with managing a variety of the psychosomatic symptoms and enhance their overall health, wellbeing, and resilience.
Ever wondered how yoga can be a lifeline for those healing from sexual trauma? In this episode of the Sun & Moon Sober Living Podcast, host Mary Tilson sits down with Zabie Yamasaki, the inspiring founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga. Zabie shares her profound insights into how trauma-informed yoga can support survivors on their healing journeys.
With a background in Psychology and Social Behavior, and Higher Education Administration, Zabie has crafted a unique approach that’s now implemented in over 40 college campuses and trauma agencies, including top-tier universities like Yale and Stanford. This conversation dives deep into the essence of trauma, the necessity of a somatic approach to healing, and the transformative power of yoga. Zabie’s dedication to training yoga instructors and mental health professionals has touched countless lives, providing tools and resources that empower survivors.
Tune in to hear about the challenges she’s faced, the victories she’s celebrated, and the soulful activism that drives her work. Whether you’re a survivor, a yoga teacher, or someone interested in holistic healing, this episode offers valuable perspectives on integrating body and mind in the recovery process.