Episode 169 Integrating Trauma-Informed Yoga & Story Work For Healing In Holistic Counseling: Interview With Jenna Little

Yoga in the Therapy Room: Strategies for Mental Health Therapists

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What is trauma-informed yoga? How can story work be a therapeutic tool for overcoming trauma and personal struggles?

MEET Jenna Little

Jenna Little is a Somatic Therapist, trauma-informed Yoga Teacher, and Registered Dietitian who has a passion for integrative and holistic healing. She blends many modalities for a unique embodied healing process that supports and empowers clients to come home to their bodies, souls, spirit, and story for healing, wholeness, and freedom. She works with individuals and offers several groups and yoga classes including her signature Yoga For Healing intensive. She finds meaning in raising her 3 daughters, running her business, and balancing her sacred work in the world.

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IN THIS PODCAST:

• What is Story Work? 3:00
• What is trauma-informed yoga? 6:45
• Integrating story work & other modalities 20:00
• What are the benefits of starting an online course? 21:10

What Is Story Work?

• How do yoga and story work interconnect?
• The importance of going back to the beginning of your story
• Psychodynamic therapy dynamic and somatic therapy
• Using movement as your storyteller

What Is Trauma-Informed Yoga

• The importance of giving your client autonomy
• What is invitational language?
• Finding a pace that allows you to stay connected with yourself
• Integrating yoga into clinical sessions
• Finding where your client is in their story

Integrating Story Work & Other Modalities

• Educating clients through psychoeducation
• What is the Window of Tolerance?
• The importance of skill building with clients
• Integrating nutrition with clients
• The impact of integrating multiple modalities in session

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