Life is hard. In these challenging times of poly-crises and intense divisions, we cannot think or talk our way out of the impact of chronic or traumatic stress on the body and mind. We must come home to the body, which indeed keeps the score.

This 6 week class series will guide you through an experiential journey to support nervous system health, while learning to “listen” to your body to promote optimal mental and physical wellness. The practices offered weave together yoga’s wisdom, the neuroscience of the Polyvagal Theory and western neuropsychology, in particular, from the field of trauma recovery. The series will offer evidence based yogic practices for you to explore, that can help you navigate the daily rhythms of your nervous system and grow your capacity to find a sense of ease and well-being, even in the midst of the chaos of life and its uncertainty.

In this series you will have the opportunity to explore:

• grounding and orienting techniques to increase your capacity to be with stressful experiences

• tools to enhance body awareness and reset the nervous system:
        ~slow, meditative movement (asana), and
        ~conscious breath practices (pranayama)

• guided yoga nidra/iRest (meditation) to integrate your experience, promote a deep sense of relaxation and nourish an inner sanctuary of calm and well-being,welcoming yourself with kindness and curiosity, just as you are. Imagine that?!

About Janice:

Janice Sack-Ory is a Trauma Informed Certified Yoga Therapist, (C-IAYT), a Certified iRest Practitioner, and a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher, (C-MBSR), as well as a retired Nurse-Midwife. Her deepest understanding and knowing of stress and trauma and the power of the body mind connection for healing, comes from her own lived experience of traumatic stress and complex PTSD, and most importantly the experiential remembering of her own innate wholeness.