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Holy Yoga Trauma Sensitive Workshop

Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga Workshop

Training Manual

“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and

beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness,

humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with

one another.”

Colossians 3:12 (ESV)

Table of Contents

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Required Readings ...............................................................................................................3

About Heidi Vance ................................................................................................................3

Session 1 ...................................................................................................................... 4

A Story ..................................................................................................................................5

What is Trauma? ..................................................................................................................6

What is Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga? ..................................................................................9

Session 2 .................................................................................................................... 10

Trauma Assessment Tool ................................................................................................... 12

Common Types of Trauma ................................................................................................. 13

Why is trauma important to consider in Holy Yoga? ............................................................ 14

Why is Trauma-Sensitive Yoga important to consider in counseling? ................................. 14

Session 3 .................................................................................................................... 15

The Neurobiological Response to Trauma .......................................................................... 16

Session 4 .................................................................................................................... 18

How do we experience Trauma? ........................................................................................ 19

Body Memories and Triggers .............................................................................................. 19

Implicit and Explicit Memory ............................................................................................... 20

Fight, Flight or Freeze Response ........................................................................................ 20

Session 5 .................................................................................................................... 21

Touch and Trauma ............................................................................................................. 22

Our Body’s Survival Mechanisms ....................................................................................... 23

Session 6 .................................................................................................................... 24

What does the Bible say about dealing with trauma? .......................................................... 25

Finding Safety in a Holy Yoga class .................................................................................... 26

References .................................................................................................................. 27

Holy Yoga Trauma Sensitive Workshop

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Required Readings

Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body

by David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper

The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk - (Required for Module 2 students ONLY)

About Heidi Vance

Heidi was introduced to Christian yoga in 2005 by a mentor who suggested it as an avenue for

learning self-acceptance in the midst of her eating disorder recovery. Heidi quickly fell in love

with the practice that gave her the space to process her own traumas and manage the

emotions associated with them. She experienced freedom of choice in the various postures

and learned to listen to and honor her body. Holy Yoga became a place of refuge for her and

gave her the space to reconnect with her body as well as the Lord. Heidi went through the

Holy Yoga Instructor Training in 2011 and has been teaching Christ-centered yoga ever since.

Heidi also completed her Master’s in Professional Counseling from Ottawa University and

Phoenix Seminary in 2011. She specializes in Christian counseling and trauma therapy. Heidi

has worked with sexual trauma survivors in various roles since 2006. She has recognized the

incredible impact that trauma has on the body and believes that reconnecting and finding

safety in the body is an imperative part of the healing journey. Heidi practices professional

counseling in Gilbert, Arizona and offers trauma-sensitive yoga group therapy in her practice.

Session 1


Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV)

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon

you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Reading Assignment (Read Prior to Session 1)

Journal/Meditate on the Session 1 Scripture

Read Holy Yoga Instructor Training information that is in front of Session 1 in your

manual

Read Introduction and Chapter 1 of Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga

Read Chapters 1 and 2 of The Body Keeps the Score (required for Module 2 students

ONLY)

Session 1 Outline

Housekeeping

Scripture Study and Discussion: Rest in Him

Story and Discussion Questions

What is Trauma?

What is Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga?

Discuss Trauma Assessment Tool as Homework

At Home Study

Read the required readings outlined in Session 2

Journal 2-3 times this week reflecting on what you learned about trauma and how the

Lord may be inviting you to respond to this new information

Session 1

Session 1


A Story

Tom and Sam drive together to work each morning. They use the carpool lane in order to

minimize morning traffic. This particular morning, they are driving along their normal route

when they entered an intersection and Tom noticed a car quickly speeding toward them, the

driver looking at his phone, not paying attention to the red light he was about to run. Before

Tom could veer out of the way, the cars collide before spinning to a stop. The police came to

the scene as well as the ambulance. Thankfully, all passengers in both vehicles were without

serious injury. Tom, the driver of the vehicle, walked away mildly impacted emotionally and

physiologically. He remembers the accident, but it has not caused him any significant distress

other than he watches closely before entering an intersection as a precaution. Sam, on the

other hand, has experienced extreme distress simply upon entering a vehicle. In fact, he no

longer rides with Tom to work, but instead takes the city subway in order to avoid being on the

street. Sam’s life has changed considerably, as his daily functioning is only possible if it

involves activities that do not require getting into an automobile. He suffers from night terrors

where his mind replays the accident over and again. His lack of sleep is impacting his

performance at work and his relationship with his wife.

Questions to Consider:

Why does this happen?

How is it possible that Tom and Sam had such different experiences of the same

event?

What are specific examples that may have made the accident feel different to each of

them?

Has this ever happened to you? Examples?

Session 1


What is Trauma?

The definition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was recently revised in the newest

version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V), which is the American Psychological

Association’s manual to define the spectrum of all mental health disorders. It is important to

consider that many individuals may never receive a diagnosis of PTSD and yet, that is not a

determinant of how significant their trauma symptoms may be.

Criterion A: stressor

The person was exposed to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or

actual or threatened sexual violence, as follows: (one required)

1. Direct exposure.

2. Witnessing, in person.

3. Indirectly, by learning that a close relative or close friend was exposed to trauma. If

the event involved actual or threatened death, it must have been violent or

accidental.

4. Repeated or extreme indirect exposure to aversive details of the event(s), usually in

the course of professional duties (e.g., first responders, collecting body parts;

professionals repeatedly exposed to details of child abuse). This does not include

indirect non-professional exposure through electronic media, television, movies or

pictures.

Criterion B: intrusion symptoms

The traumatic event is persistently re-experienced in the following way(s): (one required)

1. Recurrent, involuntary and intrusive memories. Note: Children older than six may

express this symptom in repetitive play.

2. Traumatic nightmares. Note: Children may have frightening dreams without content

related to the trauma(s).

3. Dissociative reactions (e.g., flashbacks) that may occur on a continuum from brief

episodes to complete loss of consciousness. Note: Children may reenact the event in

play.

4. Intense or prolonged distress after exposure to traumatic reminders.

5. Marked physiologic reactivity after exposure to trauma-related stimuli.

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Criterion C: avoidance

Persistent effortful avoidance of distressing trauma-related stimuli after the event: (one

required)

1. Trauma-related thoughts or feelings.

2. Trauma-related external reminders (e.g., people, places, conversations, activities,

objects or situations).

Criterion D: negative alterations in cognitions and mood

Negative alterations in cognitions and mood that began or worsened after the traumatic event:

(two required)

1. Inability to recall key features of the traumatic event (usually dissociative amnesia; not

due to head injury, alcohol or drugs).

2. Persistent (and often distorted) negative beliefs and expectations about oneself or the

world (e.g., “I am bad,” “The world is completely dangerous”).

3. Persistent distorted blame of self or others for causing the traumatic event or for

resulting consequences.

4. Persistent negative trauma-related emotions (e.g., fear, horror, anger, guilt or shame).

5. Markedly diminished interest in (pre-traumatic) significant activities.

6. Feeling alienated from others (e.g., detachment or estrangement).

7. Constricted affect: persistent inability to experience positive emotions.

Criterion E: alterations in arousal and reactivity

Trauma-related alterations in arousal and reactivity that began or worsened after the traumatic

event: (two required)

1. Irritable or aggressive behavior

2. Self-destructive or reckless behavior

3. Hypervigilance

4. Exaggerated startle response

5. Problems in concentration

6. Sleep disturbance

Criterion F: duration

Persistence of symptoms (in Criteria B, C, D and E) for more than one month.

Criterion G: functional significance

Significant symptom-related distress or functional impairment (e.g., social, occupational).

Criterion H: exclusion

Disturbance is not due to medication, substance use or other illness.

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Specify if: with dissociative symptoms

In addition to meeting criteria for diagnosis, an individual experiences high levels of either of

the following in reaction to trauma-related stimuli:

Depersonalization: experience of being an outside observer of or detached from

oneself (e.g., feeling as if “this is not happening to me” or one were in a dream).

Derealization: experience of unreality, distance or distortion (e.g., “things are not real”).

Specify if: with delayed expression

Full diagnosis is not met until at least six months after the trauma(s), although onset of

symptoms may occur immediately.

(Retrieved from http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/dsm5_criteria_ptsd.asp)

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/dsm5_criteria_ptsd.asp

Session 1


What is Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga?

Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga is a Holy Yoga curriculum teaching survivors of trauma and/or

those who wish to help survivors of trauma to better cope with their symptoms. The purpose is

to help survivors reconnect to their breath, bodies and emotions in a safe and non-judgmental

environment. Through the use of worship music, meditation and scripture, students are taught

how the breath, mindfulness and movement can impact their healing journey. It is an

experience of the heart, mind and body as students learn to master listening to and integrating

all three God-given parts of the self.

Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga is NOT counseling, but instead a creative avenue for facilitating

an alternate mode of healing for survivors of trauma. It provides space for students to explore

their bodies and gain awareness into how their trauma may have impacted their bodies.

Students may also develop a greater sense of resilience for future traumas as they become

well-versed in healthy coping that fits their bodies.

Session 2


John 16:33 (NLV)

“I have told you these things so that you may have peace in Me. In the world you will have

much trouble. But take hope! I have power [to overcome] the world!”

Reading Assignment

Complete Trauma Assessment Tool for yourself


Read Chapter 2 of Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga

Read Chapter 3 of The Body Keeps the Score (required for Module 2 students ONLY)

Session 2 Outline

Scripture Study and Discussion: Peace in His Power

Review Trauma Assessment Tool

Common Types of Trauma

Why is trauma important to consider in Holy Yoga?

Why is Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga important to consider in counseling?

At Home Study


Journal 2-3 times this week to reflect on what you learned about your own trauma

history and how the Lord may be inviting you to respond to this self-awareness

Session 2

Session 2


Session 2


Trauma Assessment Tool What did you notice?

Was there anything that surprised you?

How has this inventory affirmed your experiences?

How might this inventory be helpful in teaching Trauma-Sensitive Holy Yoga?

Session 2


Common Types of Trauma

Combat Trauma (war, fighting)

Trauma of experiencing or witnessing a natural disaster (hurricane, typhoon, tornado, etc.)

Sexual Trauma (sexual abuse, assault, rape)

Trauma of experiencing or witnessing a threat of death (car accident, suicide, homicide)

Death of a loved one

First responders (police, counselors, firefighters, military, etc.) who hear trauma stories

Session 2


Why is trauma important to consider in Holy Yoga?

All of trauma has a surprise element to it and, therefore, a sense of powerlessness associated

with the experience. Those who experience trauma have developed a lack of safety in their

bodies and they are reminded of that powerlessness regularly whenever they experience a

trigger.

Yoga can also be so helpful for those who are working to regain safety in their own skin. It may

provide a redemptive experience for that individual to become acquainted with “healthy touch,”

which may be foreign to them. It may also be an avenue for building safety in the body and

being affirmed through their skin.

Yoga draws out emotion. Many postures are uncomfortable and vulnerable, and therefore

emotion may often surface when we open certain regions of the body. Allowing each survivor

to determine their level of depth by listening to and honoring their own body is critical for

healing.

Why is Trauma-Sensitive Yoga important to consider in counseling?

Talk Therapy offers survivors of trauma a safe space to verbally process and make sense of

the event. While this is an important element of healing, trauma happens in the body; therefore

healing must also happen in the body. Body work, originally stemming from Gestalt-type

therapies, is a crucial part of the journey for survivors.

Yoga gives them the opportunity to regain safety in their own skin, something that was

threatened at the time of the trauma, and perhaps continues to threaten through triggering.

Through yoga and body movement, they learn to pay attention to their bodily cues and create

a trusting and honoring relationship toward their bodies.

The body also carries much of our emotion. When we slow down to explore what the body

feels, it is helpful to pay attention to how our body carries our emotions. Once we identify the

emotion, we can choose how to express it and ask ourselves what we need in that emotion.

Session 3


Revelation 21:5 (ISV)

The one sitting on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new!” He said, “Write this:

these words are trustworthy and true.”

Reading Assignment


Read Chapter 4 of The Body Keeps the Score (required for Module 2 students ONLY)

Session 3 Outline

Scripture Study and Discussion: Redemption

The Neurobiological Response to Trauma

At Home Study


Journal 2-3 times this week to reflect on what you learned about how trauma impacts

the brain and what stuck out to you or surprised you the most. How might God be

inviting you to respond to this psychoeducation?

Session 3

Session 3


The Neurobiological Response to Trauma

The neurobiology of trauma gives us a better understanding of the effects that trauma has on

the body. The following are parts of the brain that research has demonstrated play a significant

role in trauma:

Frontal lobe: in charge of higher intellectual functioning such as controlling thoughts and

behaviors.

Cerebellum: receives sensory input from the body; the space in the brain responsible for life’s

most basic skills (i.e., what babies do from birth– suck, eat, sleep, breathe, pee/poop); also

determines movement such as posture, balance and coordination.

Thalamus: integrates sensations and transforms them into sensory experiences.

Prefrontal cortex: organizes/rationalizes things, not reactions.

Basal ganglia: movement part of the brain.

Hypothalamus: controls the Sympathetic Nervous System and Parasympathetic Nervous

System (determines Fight, Flight or Freeze Response); part of Limbic System.

Pituitary Gland: produces cortisol (“the stress hormone”).

Amygdala: in charge of emotional memory—both conscious and subconscious; part of Limbic

System.

Hippocampus: makes sense of the event and creates a timetable for the sequence of the

event; places the event accurately in the timeline of life; part of Limbic System.

Considering the brain’s functions in relation to trauma helps us better understand the effect

trauma may have on the brain and therefore the treatments that are appropriate for recovery.

Both the amygdala and the hippocampus must be developed fully and functioning adequately

in order for our brain to successfully process life’s experiences. More specifically, when we

endure stressful situations, the two need to work together correctly for both our

emotional/sensory memory (implicit) and the descriptive/semantic memory (explicit) to properly

encode the event. If there is a hindrance to this neurobiological function, it contributes to the

survivor’s experience of feeling “stuck” with this recurring memory.

When the body determines a state of stress, a hormone called cortisol is released through the

pituitary gland. Known as the “stress hormone,” cortisol has shown to have negative effects on

the body if secreted too often or for prolonged periods of time. Too much cortisol production

has been linked to the killing of brain cells and potential damage to the amygdala. Research

on the effects of cortisol has also determined that hippocampal activity may be minimized by

Session 3


an overproduction of the hormone cortisol. In turn, the body struggles to make sense of the

trauma, which leaves the trauma unprocessed in both the brain and the body.

Trauma’s process in the brain

1) Frontal Lobe shuts down

2) Limbic System takes over

Breaks down thalamus—causing sensations; also permits triggers to feel real in the

present rather than part of the past.

Hits amygdala—the part of brain that engages in triggering; “smoke detector” and

alert system that notifies you that something is wrong.

Moves to cerebellum (survival brain)—upsets even the most basic capacities so

survivors struggle to feed themselves healthfully, self-soothe, breathe properly or

sleep well.

Ultimately, trauma survivors learn to shut down their relationship with themselves and their

body as a mode for self-regulation. This is why yoga can be a wonderful tool to help them

safely redefine their relationship with their body.

What is required in the treatment of the body?

Calm the system by finding the optimal arousal zone/window of tolerance.

Regulate the body from the bottom up (body → brain).

Vagus nerve: runs into our throat, chest, heart, and when we have strong feelings, it is

expressed somewhere along the pathway of this nerve. 80% of fibers in vagus nerve run from

body to brain.

Session 4


Psalm 9:12 (NLV)

[The Lord] does not forget the cry of those who suffer.

Psalm 32:7 (NLV)

You are my hiding place. You keep me safe from trouble. All around me are your songs of

being made free.

Reading Assignment




ONLY)

Session 4 Outline

Scripture Study and Discussion: Being Seen by the Lord

How do we Experience Trauma?

Body Memories

Triggers

Implicit and Explicit Memory

Fight, Flight or Freeze Response

Discuss Journal Assignment for this week

At Home Study


Journal 2-3 times this week about non-threatening triggers that you experience

through the five senses

Session 4

Session 4


How do we experience Trauma?

Much like most of our memories, trauma is recorded through the five senses. When we have

an experience, our bodies build memory of the experience in order to encode it into our brains.

In yoga, we talk about muscle memory because, once our body practices specific poses and

experiences them several times, our muscles begin to remember what the experience was like

and is able to achieve the pose with greater success and less effort. These experiences may

also be called body memories.

Body Memories and Triggers

We create body memories in all of our experiences. We may not be aware of it, but our bodies

are always on and constantly picking up on the various cues and sensations we feel in every

situation. It is impossible to completely shut the body off to all of the sensations we feel

because one of the beautiful things about our bodies is that we are made in the image of God

and He created us to be ALIVE so that we can fully experience life!

Body memories are the way that the body physiologically recorded an experience. They are

what cause us to experience triggers. Triggers are sensations (sights, sounds, smells, tastes,

touches) that connect our brain to past experiences and memories. An example of a positive

trigger might be smelling brownies and being reminded of those favorite baked goods that

grandma used to bake every time you came to visit. An example of a negative trigger might be

hearing fireworks on the 4th of July and being reminded of being in combat in Afghanistan

when you saw several friends severely wounded. The important part about triggers is how we

respond to them. Our response is determined by how our brain recorded the trauma.

Session 4


Implicit and Explicit Memory

Research has shown that we have both implicit and explicit memory. Implicit memory is an

automatic, unconscious process that is primarily sensory and emotional. Explicit memory is a

conscious process that helps us to make sense of an event because it is verbal and

descriptive with a focus on semantics.

Fight, Flight or Freeze Response

Trauma studies have shown that traumatic memories are encoded into implicit memory,

however the explicit memory does not engage. This occurs because the body goes into “fight”,

“flight” or “freeze” mode in the midst of a traumatic event. Each of these three responses is

considered a “survival” tactic because it is the body’s way of preserving itself when faced with

an overwhelming experience. This is a gift from God because it helps protect us when we are

unable to process what we are experiencing. However, without the explicit memory engaged,

over time the individual is unable to make sense of the event. This is why a traumatic event

may continually resurface for an individual when they experience triggers from the event. This

can happen so severely that their body, in fact, believes it is back in the traumatic event and

responds as it did during the actual event.

Session 5


Psalm 91:4-6 (ESV)

He will cover you with His pinions and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a

shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror by night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the

pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

Reading Assignment




ONLY)

Session 5 Outline

Scripture Study and Discussion: Freedom from Fear

Touch and Trauma

The Central Nervous System

Our Body’s Survival Mechanisms

Numbness and Dissociation

Healing from Disconnection

At Home Study


Journal this week about an experience where you have noticed your body’s will for

survival helped you to get through a tough trial or season of hardship; meditate on how

the Lord was faithful to bring you through it

Session 5

Session 5


Touch and Trauma

Touch plays a significant role in the experience (or re-experience/triggering) of a trauma

because the sensation of touch has an impact on the Central Nervous System (CNS).

There are two parts of the CNS that each play a role in understanding trauma.

1. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is made up of two parts—the Sympathetic

Nervous System (SNS) and the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS). Normally, the SNS

and the PNS are set in order to function effectively in balance with one another. The SNS is

activated during positive and negative stress states and manifests through increased heart

rate, sweating, pupils dilating or pale skin color (Fight or Flight Reflex). The PNS is activated

during experiences of rest or relaxation and manifests through slower respiration, flushed skin

color and decreased blood pressure (Freeze Reflex). When the body experiences a trigger

through one of the five senses, the SNS and PNS become aware of how the body is

responding. The other part of the CNS is what carries out of the response.

2. The Somatic Nervous System (SomNS) is responsible for sending sensory information to

the CNS. The SomNS directs intentional movement executed through the contracting of

musculature in the body. The SomNS actually carries out the defensive response of the body

and chooses to act based on the sensory input they are processing. This means that even

though an individual is not in the trauma and is instead in a safe environment (i.e., your yoga

class), their body feels a similar sensation to when it was experiencing the trauma, and

therefore alerts the body to respond as if it were in the trauma (fight, flight or freeze) as a

protective measure.

Some important things to consider:

If you have a body that is not touched, you cannot have a body that feels safe.

If you have a body that is terrified of contact with another body, you cannot feel

satisfied or alive.

The feeling of being alive in your body determines the feeling of being alive in your

mind.

To truly overcome trauma, you need to be able to experience safe touch and the

pleasure of being with another creature.

Session 5


Our Body’s Survival Mechanisms

Questions to Consider

Have you ever had an experience that you never thought you would be able to

manage?

Have you ever looked back and reflected on some of your experiences and wondered

how you actually survived emotionally, spiritually, relationally or psychologically?

The Lord created the human body to survive through some rather tough experiences. He tells

us in John 16:33 that, as a believer, our lives will be accompanied by stress, sorrow and trials

of many kinds. However, with Him, we can experience peace, comfort and safety.

Our Creator designed the body with this amazing ability to find safety even in the most

stressful of situations. It is imperative that our students understand how healthy it is that they

found safety in their trauma. We need to affirm them—and teach them to affirm for

themselves—their body’s creative resourcefulness to get them to safety in the midst of trauma.

This will help facilitate their ability to begin building a relationship of trust with their body that

they did find safety, even if it meant they chose numbness or dissociation.

Numbness and Dissociation

Numbness is defined an emotional response to trauma that “involves the shutting down of all

feelings so that, instead of feeling pain, one simply feels nothing” (Tracy, 2005).

Dissociation is a more severe form of numbness. When an individual experiences dissociation,

they may find that they not only disconnect from emotions, but also from themselves. This may

include short-term memory loss and even amnesia in the most severe cases.

Healing from Disconnection

Pursuing a healing journey requires trauma survivors to reconnect to their emotions as well as

process how their body experiences being fully alive. Yoga has been shown to be such a

wonderful alternative treatment for trauma because of the way students are taught to engage

with their bodies—listening to and honoring their body’s needs. A trauma survivor may feel as

though they can only be safe in the numbness or dissociation, as that is what kept them safe

during the trauma. While it will be significant to affirm the function that this disconnection had

during their trauma, they must become convinced that living life connected is much fuller and

the way God created us to be. The timing of this process is specific to every survivor.

Session 6


Psalm 18:2 (NLV)

The Lord is my rock and my safe place and the One who takes me out of trouble. My God is

my rock, in whom I am safe. He is my safe-covering, my saving strength and my strong tower.

Reading Assignment



Session 6 Outline

Scripture Study and Discussion: A Safe Place

What the Bible says about Trauma

Safe Place Exercise

Practicing Presence

Session 6

Session 6


What does the Bible say about dealing with trauma?

Anxiety

1 Peter 5:7 (ESV) Cast all of your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

Fear

Psalm 34:4 (ESV) I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all of

my fears.

Psalm 23:1-6 (ESV) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down

in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me

in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of

death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Isaiah 41:10 (ESV) Fear not, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God;

I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Peace

Isaiah 54:10 (ESV) ‘For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my

steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be

removed,’ says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Empowerment

Micah 7:9 (NLV) He will bring me out to the light, and I will see His saving power.

Psalm 71:20 (NLV) You have shown me many troubles of all kinds. But You will make

me strong again. And You will bring me up again from deep in the earth.

Psalm 73:26 (NLV) My body and my heart may grow weak, but God is the strength of

my heart and all I need forever.

Redemption

Psalm 126:5-6 (NLV) Those who plant with tears will gather fruit with songs of joy. He

who goes out crying as he carries his bag of seed will return with songs of joy as he

brings much grain with him.

Hosea 10:12 (ESV) Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up

your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that He may come and rain

righteousness upon you.

Session 6


Out of Shame

Psalm 68:13 (NLV) When you lie down among the sheep, you are like the wings of a

dove covered with silver, and the end of its wings with shining gold.

Psalm 22:24 (NLV) For He has not turned away from the suffering of the one in pain or

trouble. He has not hidden His face from him. But He has heard his cry for help.

Isaiah 58:9 (NLV) “Then you will call, and the Lord will answer. You will cry, and He will

say ‘Here I am.’”

Finding Safety in a Holy Yoga class

Safe Place Exercise

Session 6


Practicing Presence

Session 6


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Disorders, (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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Tracy, S.R. (2005). Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse. Grand Rapids, MI:

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