Trauma Sensitive Yoga for Female Survivors in Person

Trauma Sensitive Yoga for Female Survivors is a free, gentle yoga class offered in person by YogaSong and Victim Services Inc. It is open to women who are survivors, and to anyone they know who would find this support relevant. The class is led by yoga teacher Rachel Allen and runs from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. It belongs to a series of trauma sensitive yoga classes for female survivors that is also offered on Zoom.

No yoga experience is needed. The room is meant to be accepting, and you are welcomed as you are.

What to Expect

This is a one-hour trauma sensitive yoga (TSY) class, kept gentle and unhurried. Choices and options are given throughout the practice, so you decide what works for your body on any given day. The focus is on tools and supports that help with nervous system integration, and on taking what you practice on the mat into everyday life.

About Rachel Allen

Rachel Allen is a Certified Music Practitioner, Sound Healer, Reiki Master and Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher who works from a trauma informed, social justice framework. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology and is based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, serving the greater Pittsburgh region and working with individuals and organizations virtually.

Her work merges music, yoga and community, with the aim of creating healthy, diverse and joyful communities. Her yoga classes are theme-based and draw together yogic philosophy, breathwork, asana, live music and meditation. She also leads community singing and sound healing, using chant, mantra and free movement, including some of her own compositions and pieces drawn from her years of group singing across cultures and from the Yogic tradition.

Before You Go

Pre-registration is required for everyone, including anyone you invite along. The location is secure and is shared privately with those who register, which helps keep the space safe for participants.

Come as you are. Because choices are offered throughout, you can move, rest or adapt the practice in whatever way feels right.