Read on to find out how Laurie used her many years' experience as a school teacher in the U.S. to find inspiration for her trauma informed yoga teaching.
Firstly, hats off to anyone who works to educate children and young people! There's a need for so much energy and quick-thinking in those spaces and let me tell you, Laurie has it in spades!
Not only that, but she's a hugely generous and compassionate person which made it easy to see how capable she was of bringing a grounding, calming presence into her classroom.
Meeting Laurie made me more convinced than before that yoga teachers are needed in every school and educational setting.
Following our learning on the science of trauma and yoga, Laurie got really interested in our Self Care & Boundaries module and recognised that what we were learning in the trauma informed space was highly relevant to her role as an educator in the American public school system.
When it came to bringing all her learning together to craft her own trauma informed pilot yoga program to take into her community, she realised she wanted to serve women taking care of others.
She designed her program with the idea to offer it to 5 people for free and to open it to other educators or women going through grief or health issues.
Because she didn't have a space available for her to offer it in-person and she wanted to prioritise people being able to take care of themselves at home, she designed it as a 10-week online course of 90 minute sessions.
Begin From Within is Laurie's offering which teaches students to take care of themselves so they can take care of others.
Her program combines elements of coaching, accountability and ritual with tools for integrating daily meditation, gratitude, celebration through art, forgiveness, yoga nidra and, of course, weekly trauma informed movement to release, rest and restore.
Laurie's program is yet another example of how generous and giving she is as a role model and guide for people and we can't wait to hear how it lands with those she touches.
Very best of luck to you, Laurie!
If you'd like to take your own inspirational journey in becoming trauma informed and applying your knowledge so you can teach, change lives and make impact with young adults, emergency workers, cancer survivors or whichever community whose causes you care for...
I'm running Becoming a Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher once next year - in June and July.
To sign up, email me using the button below: