Welcome back to the series. If you've been following along, you already know that we're building a foundational understanding of the nervous system, emotional & mental health, yin yoga, and how they all connect. Today’s episode is a special one because I want to invite you to take the next step.

In today’s blogpost, I’m sharing something really special: a deep dive into three upcoming experiences that I truly believe can change the way you relate to your practice, your teaching, and your everyday life.

I’m going to walk you through why trauma awareness is not just a nice addition to your yoga practice or teaching, but a critical skill in today’s world. Whether you’re a yoga teacher or a practitioner, this is for you.

If something in you feels drawn to deepen this work, I’ll be sharing details about my free 3-day Trauma Awareness webinar series and my upcoming 100HR Trauma-Informed Yin Yoga Teacher Training in Thailand. I’m also excited to announce that the self-paced online version of my course will launch very soon. These offerings are where we bring all this knowledge into embodied practice. It’s an invitation to reflect on how we hold emotions, how we teach, how we support others, and most importantly, how we support ourselves.

So whether you’re a yoga teacher, a space-holder, or someone moving through your own emotional healing, this conversation is for you.

But first, let’s talk about the why.

Why Trauma Awareness Is Not Optional Anymore?

We are living in a time when almost everyone carries some imprint of unprocessed stress, emotional overwhelm, or nervous system dysregulation. We are not broken. But we are wired for survival. And that wiring still runs the show in our modern everyday life in ways we may not even realize.

In yoga spaces, especially in yin yoga where stillness and introspection are so prominent, those survival states and unprocessed emotions often rise to the surface.

And this is where trauma awareness becomes vital because it can radically shift the healing potential of a class or personal practice.

Many of us came to yoga because we were seeking something deeper. Maybe it was a sense of peace, healing, relief from stress, or a way to come back to ourselves after difficult life experiences.

But what happens when yoga itself starts to feel like another space where we feel emotionally overwhelmed?

Maybe you’ve felt burned out from holding space for others.

Maybe you’ve been triggered in your own yoga practice or weren’t sure how to respond when a student or client of yours got triggered, because your basic training never prepared you for it.

This is what so many teachers and practitioners in the community are experiencing emotional exhaustion. Self-doubt. Disconnection. Or the feeling that there’s a whole emotional layer missing in how yoga is usually taught.

The truth is: emotional resilience, trauma-awareness, and understanding the nervous system aren’t extras or optional, they’re essential - especially if you work with people!

Here’s the truth:
Most yoga spaces were never built to meet trauma, and trauma doesn’t respond to “just relax.”

In a trauma-sensitive yoga, we don’t just focus on alignment and achievement. We focus on attunement: to nervous system states, emotional landscapes, and our needs. We understand that someone in a dysregulated nervous system state doesn’t need a deeper stretch or perfect alignment - they need nervous system regulation, safety, and choice.

This is the reason I created my free webinar series and my trauma-informed yin yoga course. Not just to teach techniques, but to offer a more emotionally intelligent way to practice, teach, and live.

Free 3-Day Trauma Awareness Webinar Series

Let’s talk about the upcoming Free 3-Day Webinar series called: Trauma, the Nervous System & Yin Yoga.

I invite you to join me for a gentle, educational journey into how trauma impacts the body, mind and soul and how yin yoga can support emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and embodied resilience.

Whether you're a yoga teacher, a yoga practitioner, or simply on your own journey of healing, this series is your invitation to slow down, reconnect, and deepen your understanding of the impact of trauma.

In this free video series, we cover the following topics:

Day 1: Understanding Trauma – we will learn about what trauma is, it’s impacts, signs of unprocessed trauma and what can we do about it

Day 2: Meet Your Nervous System – on our second day together we will dive deep into how the human nervous system operates, why it matters and how to recognize a dysregulated nervous system and support ourselves and others in regulating

Day 3: Regulate with Yin Yoga – will be a guided yin yoga practice linking meridians, emotions & nervous system states, so for this last day together you will need your yoga mat, as we are going to have a real life experience of what we have learned and how all the information I share manifests in a yoga class setting

The event takes place throughout 3 days 4-5-6 July and will take about 1 hour each day, starting at 4pm CET.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it live, I will share the recording after the event.

Why should you join?

• If you’re tired of the one-size-fits-all approach to yoga that bypasses emotions and your felt experience
  
• If you want to understand how to feel safe in your own body and help others do the same
  
• If you feel emotionally drained or overwhelmed after holding space for others or unsure how to support others when intense emotions arise
  
• If you would like to hold space for yourself or others in their healing journey, but afraid to say or do the wrong thing or absorb the pain of others
  
• If you are trying to manage your own stress, anxiety, or even burnout
  
• If you have done quite a bit of healing work, yet you still get hijacked by the common triggers of everyday life
  
• If you are looking for more self-regulation tools, emotional clarity, and confidence
  
• If you are curious about how yin yoga and meridian theory connect to your nervous system and emotional healing journey
  

This is for you!

This is more than just a webinar where we state the obvious - it’s an entry point into a new way of relating to your body, nervous system, emotions, and yin yoga practice. You’ll leave this webinar with a deeper understanding of yourself and others and tools you can start using right away.

I share the link to join this free event below.

100HR Trauma-Informed Yin Yoga & Chinese Meridians Teacher Training

For those who want to go deeper: join me in Thailand this August or December for the live course.

If this work speaks to you, if you realize that this is the missing layer in how you teach, practice, or hold space, then I’d love to invite you to my 100HR Trauma-Informed Yin Yoga & Chinese Meridians Teacher Training in Thailand.

In the previous episode I have covered in detail what to expect when joining this course, who it is designed for and why one should join, so here I will only give a quick overview. For more details feel free to go back to the previous video/post/episode.

It’s more than just a yoga teacher training.
It’s a deep dive into how to live, lead, and hold space with nervous system awareness.
To stop overriding your body and start working with it.
To create safety in stillness, choice in sensation, and clarity in emotional awareness.

This is a fully immersive certification experience - not just for yoga teachers, but for anyone seeking emotional balance, nervous system understanding, and a grounded way to support others.

Whether you’re a yoga teacher, therapist, space-holder, or someone navigating your own healing, this program will give you both tools and transformation and a deeper, richer understanding of yin yoga that includes the body, mind, emotions, and the energy system.

You’ll walk away with tools to:

• Read nervous system states in yourself and others
  
• Offer yin yoga as a trauma-informed practice
  
• Support emotional processing without absorbing other people’s suffering
  
• Guide yourself and others without bypassing the body’s inner wisdom
  
• Teach and practice from a place of presence, not perfection
  

Let me share you 3 reasons this TTC stands out:

1. It’s the most in-depth and comprehensive trauma-informed yin TTC on the market
While many courses are just surface-level, we go deep into the subtle body, emotions, meridians, and understanding the nervous system.

2. You’ll graduate as a ready to teach trauma informed yin yoga teacher
You'll learn how to regulate your own system and support others in doing the same. Many of my graduates begin teaching right away with confidence, even if they never thought they are going to step on the teaching path.

3. We focus on authenticity and personal transformation
This isn’t a cookie-cutter teacher training. You’ll learn to teach from YOUR voice, YOUR story, and YOUR strengths and gifts.

Bonus tools include aromatherapy, establishing therapeutic presence, and space holding practices to guide others gently and safely.

I will share the links to the upcoming course dates below and also my graduate reviews, so you can hear what they have to share about their experience.

And for those who want to learn at their own pace, I also have something.

Online Self-Paced 100HR Trauma-Informed Yin Yoga & Chinese Meridians Teacher Training

I have created my Online Self-Paced 100HR Trauma-Informed Yin Yoga & Chinese Meridians Teacher Training for those who:

• Are not able to travel or otherwise attend the live trainings
  
• Prefer to learn and integrate knowledge at their own pace from the comfort of their home
  

This version of my training gives you all the teachings, guidance, and practices of the live course in a more flexible format, to suit everyone’s lifestyle and learning style.

This is however not just another video course you do alone. This is a self-paced training with real-time support, ongoing mentorship, and a community of growth, reflection, and transformation, where you can connect with your fellow students on the same journey.

What Makes This Online Training Different?

It’s not just passive video learning.

You’ll receive of course in-depth video lessons, but the course goes far beyond that. The experience is dynamic, interactive, and designed to meet your nervous system’s capacity. You’ll get structured weekly guidance, self-paced modules, assignments, and integration practices to bring the content into your body and real-life teaching.

Weekly Live Mentoring & Q&A Calls

You’re not alone. Every week, you’ll have the chance to join me and your fellow students in a live Zoom session to ask questions, deepen your understanding, and explore the material in a way that feels supportive and embodied. If you can’t make it live, recordings will be shared, so you can always catch up. You will also have access to a video archive library with all past calls, no matter when you join the learning experience.

Assignments & Assessments for Integration

You’ll be invited to complete creative assignments that support your learning. These are not about perfection, they’re about becoming confident, embodied, and emotionally attuned in your approach to yin yoga and trauma-informed space holding.

Private Student Community & Accountability

You’ll be part of a private community, a safe and moderated space where you can share insights, ask questions, reflect on your process, and connect with others walking this path.

Trauma-Informed Learning Environment

This course is designed with nervous system awareness at its core. You’ll be invited to go at your own pace, take breaks, digest slowly, and practice in a way that honors your capacity emotionally, mentally, and physically.
The planned launch of this online course is the end of this year 2025, so I invite you to join the waitlist to stay up to date with the exact launch date and to be the first one to know about discount and scholarship opportunities.

I’m sharing the link to join the waitlist below.

Whether you join me live in Thailand, start with the free webinar, or begin learning online - this work will meet you where you are.

And if you’re feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to start , just join the webinar. It’s free. It’s accessible. And it’s the perfect first step.

And please remember:

You’re not too sensitive.
You’re not broken.
You’re not failing at yoga.

You’re a human with a brilliant, adaptive nervous system that’s trying to keep you safe.

When you learn to understand it, to speak its language, to listen without judgment - everything shifts.

Your practice becomes healing, not triggering.
Your teaching becomes nourishing, not depleting.
And your presence becomes a gift to yourself and everyone around you.

As a next step I invite you to:

Download my free eBook: Meridians & Emotions in Yin Yoga

Access my FREE Trauma Informed Yoga Foundations Webinar Series

Join my next live 100HR Trauma Informed Yin Yoga & Chinese Meridians Teacher Training in Thailand:

3-12 Aug 2025
14-23 Dec 2025
2-11 Mar 2026

Join the waitlist of my online self-paced 100HR Trauma Informed Yin Yoga & Chinese Meridians Teacher Training launching late 2025:

Check out what my previous graduates share about their experience:


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I hope to see you in the free webinar.
And if you feel called… maybe Thailand too.

With love,
Liz