Program Overview

Embodied Movement Yoga for Kids (Weeks 1-4)

Based on Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga for Kids Practice (TCTSYK), this segment prioritizes choice over traditional yoga elements. Participants focus on choosing forms that resonate with them, fostering interconnectedness of body, thoughts, and actions.

Embodied Movement Dance (Weeks 5-6)

Building on the foundational yoga practice, this segment introduces dance movement with options for participants to choose from, emphasizing interoception and empowering participants to explore their bodies through flow-based movement to diverse musical options.

Embodied Movement Expression (Performing Arts) (Weeks 7-8)

In this segment, participants engage in shared authentic experiences, integrating yoga and dance into a performing arts context. They have the choice to express their artistic interpretations, promoting self-expression and empowerment.

Our Program Core Tenants

Safe Environment

Our Healing Arts Program creates a safe space for participants to reconnect with their bodies, fostering trust and providing predictability. Grounded in the Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga principles, our environment emphasizes invitational language, choice-making, interoception, shared authentic experience, and non-coercion.

Predictability

Predictable programming alleviates fear and anxiety, building trust among participants. Consistency in each session ensures a structured and secure environment.

Invitational Language

Our Language of Empowerment leads with simplicity and repetition, allowing participants to make choices and express themselves through movement without judgment or expectation.

Choice Making

Empowering participants through autonomy, this program encourages them to choose forms or movements that resonate with their individual journey, fostering recovery and self-reclamation.

Interoception

Participants are guided to notice internal sensations, actively choosing forms based on their feelings in the present moment, promoting empowerment through informed choices.

Shared Authentic Experience

Instructors and assistants actively participate in movements alongside participants, creating a partnership of power and a genuine sense of safety during sessions.

Non-coercion

By providing options and avoiding the imposition of movement, power dynamics shift in favor of participants, fostering collaboration and shared decision-making.