Finding Refuge within our Bodies: Caroline Pegram, LCSW, TCTSY-F

What skills does someone need to be “trauma informed?”

Trauma Informed skills can be measured two ways: 1) How we are communicating with our words and bodies 2) How we make decisions. Learn more about what it means to develop human centered communication to reflect our trauma informed paradigm shift. We wrote an e-book on and are creating a training on upskilling the we communicate to reflect trauma informed values: Get the e-book and get on the waitlist for the training at the link below: https://integrate-trauma-informed-network.teachable.com/p/human-centered-communicatio-for-the-nurturing-soul?fbclid=PAAaZtOIghgGyWh72uaa2bczUMb4NYnDo5w5Iu4VgYkWC-UBhOn5d327110Fs_aem_th_ARFZrOUmn3G_KcnvjpIWPQBq4AFrIBbk6XDD7SVSg-JQdZTY8DiSLfKCy4L_sSpwLDE

Finding Refuge within our Bodies: Caroline Pegram, LCSW, TCTSY-F

Caroline Pegram, LCSW, TCTSY-F joins us on our podcast this week as we settle into the wide array of emotions that we might be experiencing as we begin entering the holiday season in North America. Topics covered: -Defining the words "integration" -Educating on the somatics  -Caroline's story about tools they have used to heal from their own complex trauma -Approaching Trauma Release Exercises in a supportive container -Caroline offers a short trauma-informed somatics exercise Check out Caroline's upcoming in-person and online events at: www.topazhealing.com IG: @topaz.healing  You can access the episode transcript at the link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ysbJ6Gn1NfBiFLtXsL-TGUWjV8I8O3w8o7mqIgkP7w4/edit

Personal Reflections of Reiki for Trauma and Grief Care (Julie Johnson and Victoria Emanuela)

Julie Johnson, Founder  and Learning Experience Designer for Integrate Trauma-Informed Network (www.letsintegrate.org) and Victoria Emanuela, End of Life Doula and founder of Gentle Season (www.gentleseason.com),  share their insights on the personal experiences that helped birth their upcoming and soon to be launched self-pasted course (Reiki for Trauma and Grief Care). This course covers: -Personal stories of pitfalls with Reiki Professionals -Learning to find safety with Reiki again -Harm Vs. Intent in Trauma and Grief Work -Balancing Intuition vs. Critical Thinking with the T.H.I.N.K Acronym -Energetic consent between Energies -How Reiki can support Grief Care -How Reiki can support Trauma Healing -Details on our Self-Paced Course Reiki for Trauma and Grief Care You can get 20% off our course if your register at the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reiki-to-support-trauma-and-grief-care-course-pre-sale-tickets-305791519667

Cultivating Yin Energy with Gabrielle Harris

Gabrielle Harris joins our podcast this week, offering us an opportunity to explore ways we can cultivate yin energy in any part of our lives mind-body practitioners.  With the help of her books "The Language of Yin" and " The Inspired Yoga Teacher," Gabrielle invites us to become inspired through this concept of yin (softening/cooling) and yang (action/heat). In this podcast we discuss: * The background of Tao and yin and yang philosophy * How teaching or living from a Yin + Yang perspective can impact our teaching * Apply the teachings from the "Language of Yin" and "The Inspired Yoga Teacher" to our lives and practice. * Idea on ways to apply the teachings from the Inspired Yoga Teacher to a yoga class You can read more about Gabrielle Harris and her books at: https://gabrielleharrisyoga.com/

The Integration of Trauma and Nutrition

Jenna Little has a Masters Degree in Counseling, Nutrition and is an RYT 200.  In this episode Jenna discusses the 5 top reasons we cannot overlook how trauma can play a role in the world of eating disorder recovery (sometimes called eating responses).  When wellness professionals bring this lens into their worldview, it can drastically shift the way they support themselves and their clients. Jenna is hosting a 2 hour online workshop on Integrate Network (with recordings available) on January 9th called "Nourished Healers: The Intersection of Nutrition, Trauma and Healing." Sign up for the workshop on January 9th at the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nourished-healers-intersection-of-nutrition-trauma-and-healing-tickets-219852955107 You can read more about Jenna's work at: www.jennalittlewellness.com