Yoga

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Restorative Yoga for Race-Based Traumatic Stress

Intermediate understanding
Movement not required
Potentially triggering
Racial stress and trauma are realities that impact people worldwide. But when race-based traumatic stress is unacknowledged it remains unhealed. Right now we are witnessing a global awakening to the pandemic of racial violence and its pernicious effects on all of us, not just people of color. This global awakening provides us with a healing opportunity. The ancient art of yoga, as a therapeutic self-care practice, is ideal for reducing the emotionally and psychologically harmful effects of ethnic and race-based traumatic stress. By calming and balancing the nervous system, learn how Restorative Yoga has the potential to support recovery from race-based traumatic stress, and lead to psychological well-being and post traumatic growth. Learning outcomes 1. Learn What Race-Based Traumatic Stress Is 2. Learn How it Differs From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 3. Learn How Restorative Yoga Can Help
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Guided Practices

  • 3 Restorative Poses

    2:31

  • Curiosity & Check-in

    2:33

  • Breathing - Long Exhales

    2:34

  • Allow

    2:35

  • Side Twist

    2:36

  • Legs up the Wall or Child’s Pose

    2:37

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Yoga

This session is free to watch
Presented by

Gail Parker

Gail Parker, Ph.D., C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, ACEP is the author of Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma.