Blog - Just Breathe

Sharing my thoughts, tools and research regarding how trauma affects us and why the tools and practices of yoga can help us heal.

Reparenting Yourself: A Guide to Healing Old Wounds

There's a version of you that still remembers what it felt like to need comfort and not get it. Thos...

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The Hidden Childhood Pattern That's Quietly Feeding Your Anxiety

Have you ever noticed how in some relationships you feel like yourself, things are easy and you’re n...

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Persistent Anxiety? What Unresolved Trauma Does to Your Nervous System

A key to understanding anxiety is understanding how and why it began. Often the anxiety we experienc...

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Fight or Flight: Understanding Your Nervous System to Ease Anxiety

You know that feeling when you're lying in bed at 2 AM, you're exhausted but you can't sleep? Your m...

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Anxiety as a Messenger: A Guide to Calming Your Nervous System

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point. Sometimes this anxiety is due to our current circumstanc...

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Yoga Therapy for Addiction Recovery: A Body-Based Approach to Healing and Lasting Change

Recovery isn’t just about stopping a behavior. It’s about healing what’s underneath: the pain, disco...

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Healing the Helpers: Somatic Support for Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving Professions

Mental health and addiction professionals dedicate their lives to supporting others who are struggli...

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Somatic Healing for Addiction: How Yoga Therapy Restores the Mind-Body Connection

"I've been doing the same things for years and now I'm doing something different– and it feels reall...

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