With Elena Mamatas, SEP, TCTSY-F, RYT-500
6 Thursdays: 10:30-11:30am, July 31 - Sept 4.
Last chance to join this class is Thursday August 7.
Trauma sensitive yoga is a thoughtfully curated practice where you are invited to move, breathe, and connect to your body while moving through a gentle mat-based yoga practice.
Everything is always optional, and taking breaks, skipping things, and doing things your way is warmly welcome.
Although this practice is designed with trauma in mind, we don’t talk about trauma during these sessions. Rather, this space is all about exploring what it’s like to move, sense, and have agency over our bodies. You always get to be fully in control of your own practice (there are no hands on assists).
You do not need any previous yoga experience to take part, nor do you need to consider yourself flexible.
The specific modality we'll practice is called Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY). TCTSY is an evidence-based PTSD treatment designed especially for complex trauma.
Accessibility: Community Yoga and Wellness Center is a scent-free space located on the second floor, accessible by stairs. Questions about Community Yoga? Call 413-774-4700 or email info@community-yoga.com
Cost: $90-120 sliding scale.
MORE DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
https://www.embodiedtraumahealing.org/trauma-sensitive-yoga
About Elena Mamatas:
Body-based modalities like trauma sensitive yoga have the potential to powerfully support those of us who have experienced trauma. That has been the case in Elena Mamatas’ own life, and she has become deeply passionate about sharing these transformative tools with others. A certified Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator and a practitioner of Somatic Experiencing (SE), it is her great joy to create spaces where individuals are free to connect their bodies and harness their inner-power as fuel for their post-traumatic growth.
Elena first discovered yoga and meditation in college, and since then, she has been an avid practitioner and life-long student. She has coupled her yoga studies with years of intensive training in SE and TCTSY, and is continually amazed by the power of these practices to expand our capacity for vitality, joy, and resilience.
