Resilient Embodiment Yoga Trauma-Sensitive Yoga & Embodiment Practices
Connecting Mind and Body
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Welcome to Resilient Embodiment Yoga
Welcome to Resilient Embodiment Yoga, home for holistic practices of health and wellness for the whole body - inside and out. Find out more about what I have to offer and begin your journey toward being a whole new you.
About Resilient Embodiment Yoga
Creating Mind-Body Connections
In our fast-paced culture where we are told to do more and be more, it is easy to become disconnected from our bodies and ourselves. At Resilient Embodiment Yoga, I offer evidence-based, holistic practices for health, well-being, and wholeness to assist you in becoming the whole connected person you want to be. Learn more about the practices I offer and begin your journey to wholeness today.
Resilient Embodiment
Being resilient means having the ability to face, overcome, and even become personally strengthened by the challenges and problems of life. Embodiment is the ability to be present and to notice the feelings and sensations in our body. Resilient Embodiment is finding the strength to face life's challenges by being in the present moment, noticing and becoming aware of our feelings and sensations, and learning to use the mind and the body together to enjoy a less stressful and more fulfilling life.
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
As a practitioner of yoga for many years, I have seen the ability of yoga to heal people emotionally and physically. Yoga means "union", or "to yoke", it is a way of uniting the mind and the body. Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an evidence-based adjunct therapy for treatment-resistant complex trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As a form of healing embodiment, TCTSY can help to restore the mind-body connections that may have been disrupted due to trauma. offering trauma survivors the possibility to feel at home in their bodies.
https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/about
As a certified Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY-F) I am happy to be able to offer this to individuals and groups. in person or online via the Zoom platform.
About Me
Hello, I'm Audrey McGee, the owner of Resilient Embodiment Yoga, LLC. A graduate of the University of Maine, I completed an Interdisciplinary Studies degree in Interdisciplinary Studies of Embodied Social Justice: Culture, Community, and Trauma. Embodied physical practices have helped me to be present in my own life, and I believe that everyone should be able to benefit from the healing these practices provide. When one person heals, the community heals, as the effects rippling out like rings on a pond.
Audrey is an RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance and has completed 300-hours of training as a Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator, (TCTSY-F) at the Center for Trauma and Embodiment. . https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/facilitators/#identity
A member of the Veteran's Yoga Project Teacher's Alliance, offering free yoga to Veteran's and their families.
My other practices include Tai Chi for Health and Balance, Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi, Five Element Qigong, and Mindfulness Meditation.
Classes
Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi
Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi
Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi
Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi is a combination of Tai Chi and Qigong that helps to build posture and balance, muscle tone, and a healthy range of movement without putting stress on the joints. The forms flow from one to another and invite us to do things like separate clouds, push waves, dance with rainbows, or touch the sea and look at the sky.
Location: Peter Alfond Center for Prevention & Healthy Living (Alfond Youth & Community Center) Waterville, ME
Date: The next class begins on January 2, Tuesday & Thursday 11am - 12am.
Registration:
https://www.mainegeneral.org/classes-events/detail/?eventId=eb717e52-5394-ee11-a85f-000d3a611ea2 or call (207) 872-4102
Now being offered at
School Street Yoga, Waterville, ME
Weekly Class on Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30.
Cost: $14 drop-in or $40 monthly SSY membership (unlimited classes).
Five Element Qigong
Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi
Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi
Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice that combines controlled breathing, gentle movement and meditation to promote good mental, physical and spiritual health. The many benefits, include improved balance, and increased autoimmune function. reduced stress levels. We will learn practices for the current seasons of Autumn and Winter, as well as learn the Eight Brocades.
Location: Peter Alfond Center for Prevention & Healthy Living (Alfond Youth & Community Center) Waterville, ME
Date: Session 1:
Jan 8 - Feb 12, 2024
Mondays
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (6 sessions)
Session 2:
Feb 19 - 25, 2024
Mondays
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (6 sessions)
Registration:
https://www.mainegeneral.org/classes-events/detail/?eventId=9ef3c09a-1593-ee11-a85f-000d3a611ea2 or call (207) 872-4102
School Street Yoga, Waterville, ME
Weekly Class on Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30
Cost: $14 drop-in or $40 monthly SSY membership (unlimited classes).
Mindful Movement
Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi
Mindful Movement
Mindful Flow combines gentle flow yoga, invigorating Qigong, and somatic movement to investigate mindfulness. Through the conscious movement of the body, we will learn to investigate the internal senses generated by the movements to better understand ourselves. Mindfulness is the ability to focus on the present moment and calmly accept thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations.
Not currently offered.
Family Qigong
TCTSY - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Mindful Movement
For ages 7+ and their favorite adult! An ancient Chinese movement practice introduced through animal poses in a gentle and fun way.
An NIH study showed that “practicing Qigong and Tai Chi has a physiologic impact on immune system functioning and inflammatory responses.” The Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong on Immune Responses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PMC
TCTSY - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
TCTSY - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
TCTSY - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an evidence-based, adjunctive therapy for survivors of complex trauma and treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Through the practice of yoga and yoga principles, it can help restore the mind-body connection that may have been disrupted due to trauma.
TCTSY classes are not open to the public in order to provide a safe and confidential environment for participants. Classes require an initial free consultation and are available in person or via Zoom.
If you are interested in trying TCTSY, book a free consultation with me to find out more information and to see if Trauma Sensitive Yoga is right for you at this time.
Promotions / Discounts
TCTSY - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
TCTSY - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
The Peter Alfond Prevention & Healthy Living Center (Waterville)
A 20% discount for Seniors (65+), Veterans, current MaineGeneral employees, and the 2nd member of a household that signs up for the same class. Classes are free for YMCA and Silver Sneakers members.
https://www.mainegeneral.org/classes-events/
School Street Yoga offers a $40 SSY membership.
Beginning February 1, 2023, enjoy unlimited classes with an SSY membership. Any classes I teach at School Street Yoga will be included in the membership. Membership can be canceled any month.
Weather Alerts
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MaineGeneral Prevention & Healthy Living Center Cancellation line:
207-861-5257 for classes in all locations. Cancellations will be posted 2 hours before class.
School Street - Check website
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What is Trauma Sensitive Yoga?
Life Out of Balance
Trauma is what happens when when a person experiences circumstances or events that are difficult for the mind and body to comprehend or integrate. It may be a one-time event or a series of ongoing events. Many survivors learn shut down or deny their body's signals and feelings as a coping mechanism to deal with what is happening. The memories and feelings get compartmentalized which causes a disruption in the mind-body connection. It then difficult for survivors to identify their feelings or the sensations in their body. This can have a disruptive and unbalancing effect on their daily life of the survivor who may become overwhelmed with emotion or become unable to experience sensation in their body, activated by seemingly unrelated events in the present moment.
Yoga for Healing Embodiment
Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga is an evidence-based, adjunctive therapy for survivors of complex trauma and treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Through the practice of yoga and yoga principles, it can help restore the mind-body connection that may have been disrupted due to trauma. As a form of healing embodiment, it can provide trauma survivors with a safe space to experience the feelings and sensations of their body, providing body autonomy and the ability to make choices about what is or is not right for them. TCTSY can give them the possibility of feeling at home in their own skin.
"The guiding principle of recovery is a restoring a sense of power and control to the survivor" - Judith Hermann
Who can benefit from TCTSY?
TCTSY is healing for adults and children, individually or in group settings. Evidence-proven to benefit individuals with treatment-resistant Complex Trauma and PTSD, it can also be of benefit to:
- Families in need of healing and reunification.
- Individuals in recovery from Substance Use Disorder at residential treatment facilities, in private groups, or individually. TCTSY programs qualified for inclusion in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) database published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
- Adults experiencing difficulties due to ACEs (Adult Childhood Experiences).
- Incarcerated individuals.
- Residents of Assisted-Living Centers.
- Individuals affected by Domestic/Family Violence.
- Survivors of sexual trauma.
- Veterans.
- First responders and medical care providers who are experiencing vicarious trauma and caregiver overload.
I offer Trauma-Sensitive Yoga to individuals or groups, in person or remotely via Zoom.
Oppression, Discrimination, and Marginalization
Individuals who have experienced or are experiencing oppression, discrimination, and marginalization; due to skin color, culture, or religion. gender, physical ability, age, socioeconomic status, or who for whatever reason are not accepted by the dominant culture in which they live, demonstrate signs and symptoms consistent with trauma. As a TCTSY Facilitator, I recognize trauma in all its forms and believe in treating all individuals with care and respect.