Releasing the Psoas: Trauma-Focused Yoga Sequence

[@saracate420]

I am a trained Yoga teacher and I just completed this video. My CPTSD symptoms have been significantly dysregulating me. Thank you for your kind, gentle, safe, and caring offering. I found your voice to be very soothing and the verbal ques on point. Your intermixing of the Sanskrit was lovely for me as well being trained in Ashtanga. Thank you.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

That's beautiful. So glad you found it healing, Sara!

[@Dcb2886]

This woman is fierce with her compassion, a warrior with kindness. Grateful for your approach.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Thank you so much. Grateful for your presence here.

[@teamdrgayfield]

This video is incredible. I felt a physical release from the stretches and found myself crying tears from the “I deserve...” mantra she offered. She really was able to guide me through releasing something that needed to be let go. Wow.

[@rosemarypratt2931]

Thank you! I have been storing a lot of trauma in my body; I finally decided to do something about it. I appreciate people like you, helping me on my journey to release what's not serving me and integrate more fully.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Rosemary, thank you so much for writing. I am so grateful this practice was supportive to you!

[@nicolemccray8095]

Your practice and these comments are so touching. My former therapist who is also a trauma informed RYT introduced me to the mind body connection and helped me heal my chronic back pain permanently through CBT and asana. 3 years later, I no longer suffer from depression, anxiety attacks or chronic pain, and I just completed my 200hr YTT yesterday. I am putting it out into the universe that I will manifest attending your training in the near future. Thank you for using your gifts to help improve people’s quality of life. ❤️

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Maya thank you so much for sharing your journey and I'm so glad you found this practice supportive. Can't wait to have you in training! Namaste!@

[@alyssagomezstaby8936]

This was absolutely incredible. I may do this a few times just today. My body has been in so much pain and I knew it was connected to my trauma.

[@Storytellere519]

I would have never thought about doing a yoga routine several times a day. Thank you!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Alyssa, I'm so thrilled this sequence was healing for you!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

My pleasure, Latasha!

[@nicketaylor9344]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am so glad I found you & this practice. I have had frequent negative sensation in my PSOAS. I really appreciated your explanation on why trauma is held in this area. This makes so much sense. I enjoyed all of the postures & the reminder to breath through the discomfort & reduce negative self talk & offer the body to go deeper. I was able to do this. The explanation of shaky muscles, encouraged me to not see this as a negative & I loved the shaking actions too. I related to the mantra "I deserve" particularly "I deserve to feel my emotions". I was interested to learn that the body can take 10 mins to fully relax. I shall remember this at bedtime, as I recently experience anxiety at this time. Now I will tell myself this & not rush the feeling of relaxation, which can bring on the feeling of panic. I did pause for 10 mins & I began to think of certain times in my life & to release emotion & release myself of guilt & shame. Thank you for creating a safe space. I feel so much lighter & hope this continues in to my day. I wish you a good day & hope to practice with you again soon 😊 🙏

[@cydneyking7453]

This is 4 years old but why not lol I kept having hip and lower abdominal pain after my trauma. It was like all those muscles just couldn’t relax, almost like a low key constant spasm. I found this video, completed the sequence, and went “OH!!!” Coming back now cuz I’m feeling the same way once again, doing you’re own research about your PTSD recovery pays off people!

[@Bellarosa777]

I deserve health & happiness in Mind Body & Spirit. 🙏💕🙏Grateful for this restorative yoga session of release at the Sacral chakra. Namaste & Blessings ✨💜✨

[@spacemami7777]

I want to say thank you, with every part of me. After this session, my body shook and I was overcome with tears and such a powerful release... that I’ve been needing for such a long time. You are a gift and I truly resonate with your teaching. Even as I write this, I’m still sniffling HA HA! 🌿 Namaste.

[@NormalGirlize]

I hope you see this. I live with chronic pelvic pain and I could only do about 14 minutes of this today but when I stood up I felt better than I’ve felt in weeks. Thank you so much for all these sessions you do, I hope someday my body is well enough to finish this one ❤️

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Thank you for sharing this. I am so glad you felt better afterward. The goal doesn't even have to be to finish the sequence- the goal can simply be to feel better. Are you working with a pelvic floor specialist at all. They can be a God-send. Also, more often than not Pelvic Floor Pain resultant from trauma. Somatic trauma-therapy and yoga can help. I hope you'll revisit this practice. Namaste

[@NormalGirlize]

The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method I have been revisiting it I love it! I’ve been working with a pelvic specialist for years along with physical therapy and an obgyn but nothing has helped as much as this yoga has been helping! I’ve been doing it every morning 😊

[@Holypikemanz]

@@NormalGirlize I couldnt do yoga or physical therapy because previous injuries had lead to scar tissue which makes stretching very painful. You can get scar tissue even just from repetitive motions or sitting too long. After I did Graston technique/Astym/Gui sha, this yoga video has had me shaking (and releasing trauma) and getting a good tingle going.

[@ari_vhurgheels]

Grateful to you- I wept through this practice. Felt pain. Felt gratitude, compassion, relief. I ended the session and am now sitting softly with myself. I can’t remember the last time I felt like that as an adult. Thank you. Namaste 🙏🏻

[@cgill105]

Thank you Nityda Im 71 and have had trauma held in my left hip for 25 years Today I tried this sequence and I managed most poses I hope I might find release

[@Jullebratzia]

I got alot of childhood memories during this. But it feels nice afterwards :)

[@steviemichelle7271]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been practicing yoga since 2015. This was the first time I’ve done a yoga session that brought me to tears, not once, but TWICE! I was searching for something to even out my psoas muscles, and I was shocked when you touched on some very personal issues that I have been dealing with emotionally! I was not expecting this at all! I was searching for a physical exercise, and found myself in deep meditation instead. Several buttons were pressed throughout this video. I was so moved by your compassion. I even paused the video and set my timer for 10 minutes as you suggested (something that I’ve never done with any other yoga video, even when it was suggested), and I found myself lost in 10 solid minutes of the mantra “I deserve”, followed by various things that I didn’t think were issues, until they came out of my mouth during these 10 minutes! I’m subbed now, and sharing this with my best friend. I wish I had airpods, because the volume was very low...I just kept my ipad very close to my head, volume up, and focused...beautiful human being, compassionate and loving soul, 🙏🏻 namaste 🙏🏻

[@mckniglm]

Where has this been my whole life. This was the best thing I have ever done for trauma release. I was crying half-way through. Thank you!

[@yourauthenticitywitch]

The phrasing of "how do you want to show up in your body" is incredibly revolutionary for me.

[@CaliGem510]

So glad i found this!! I'm currently doing EMDR for cptsd and I just finished my 2nd session, so things are starting to get 'stirred up' quite a bit. I plan on incorporating this into my daily routine to help with the releasing. Thank you!

[@triciaolayinkaben-davies8723]

That was a much needed and powerful practice. I'm currently in a 300 ytt and it's been difficult bc I have been struggling with the asana part of yoga, pretty much avoiding the mat for the past few years. I've been working through balancing my sacral chakra and addressing the trauma held there so when you offered "i deserve" i experienced a major release. I'm carrying "i deserve to be here" and "i deserve to feel good in my body" with me, thank you so much 💚

[@robertmartin2394]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and light with us ❤

[@robertderoma6038]

This video has gotten me through my darkest days. Nothing short of life changing. Thank you, bless you

[@katiejackson3871]

The best trauma yoga I’ve EVER done, and I’ve done quite a lot!. Such deeply genuine compassion, deftly blending science, knowing and curiosity. I shall be sharing with all my tribe. Big thank you. Namaste 🤗

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

So glad to hear this. Thank you, Katie!

[@rodriguezsporesonig8193]

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[@Isabelmaryj]

Cried when you saluted my deserving being at the end there. Feel very grateful for this practice today 😊

[@MonicaYearwoodResilientForLife]

love your energy

[@EducatedVarangian]

One of the best sessions out there if you ask me.

[@MatrixMasteryUnlockWealth]

Amazing, I'm so grateful this video randomly came along! thank you

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

So glad you've found it supportive, Melissa!

[@rodriguezsporesonig8193]

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[@theprodigyhq9871]

This is straight ASMR. Love watching stuff I can try out and relax to I love the medical space and tried majoring in it before switching, and hearing these rambles are so soothing for me

[@paigeandrews1598]

Hi Nityda, I've done this particular video sequence before but I would like to do this with my girlfriend who is hard of hearing. At present the only auto captions available are in Spanish, could you please activate those in English please?

[@Hvantress]

This is my first real release that I think i've ever done....lol. But I got into a couple of bad car accidents and ended up with white spread CRPS That is very severe, and I have to be on palliative care. Unfortunately, I have bed-bound a lot since 2014 due to this and even worse after another accident in 2017... Just the first exercise, pulling my knees up and my leg being straight was so painful that it actually caused me to cry oddly. Because normally I'm very flexible. (I do happen to have Elders Daniel Syndrome... Recently, I have been having a lot of hip pain, but I've always had really bad TMJ and bad neck and shoulder pain ever since 2014. This was a very emotional process for me. I did not realize that I would cry as many times as I did. Even repeating the montra, "I deserve," was very emotional for me. I just wanna thank you for taking the time to show us and taking us through these steps. I look forward to more of your videos and healing myself through this journey. Ty . May God continue to bless and restore you.

[@melissahay328]

Wow! I am SHOCKED at how zen I felt after this session. I’m a big fan of yoga but haven’t practiced since 2020. I have a weak nervous system and seem to be plagued with trauma. Over the last few days I started learning more about somatic healing. I had no idea trauma sensitive yoga even existed until today when I was listening to an audio book on healing trauma. I looked it up and that’s when I came across this video. I gave it a go and felt so peaceful and calm after. I have not felt this way in a long long time. I will definitely practice this video again. From the bottom of my heart… thank you 🙏

[@lifelessonswithjo]

This was very intense certain poses almost brought me to tears. Child’s pose or wisdom pose is hard for me. My feet don’t easily fold down like that. However, I will continue working through the pain. Thanks!

[@robertderoma6038]

Same for me, I do it with my feet hanging off the couch, it helps!

[@carlajbayne3376]

wow ! wonderful stretch , i never knew until now how much tension i have been holding in this area. adding this to my self care plan ... THANKS

[@WhoAreWeAnyway2929]

Wow. Wowwwww. This opened up my hips like no other video I’ve tried before!! I feel so light! Thank you, looking forward to following more of your videos 😊♥️

[@jenbeechey7002]

I've deeply grateful to have found you, and to have found this sequence. Your compassion and deep wisdom are incredibly healing and feel supportive. Thank you for the service of making this sequence available to the community. What a gift.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Jen, thank you for this affirmation. I am so glad you found this sequene healing.

[@elapini377]

Very powerful and so gentle! Thank you!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

So glad you enjoyed it. Namaste!

[@elapini377]

Such a pleasure to listen to you, while we practice! Namaste!

[@foriamtaylah6938]

Sharing this for awareness. Been going THROUGH. IT. GIRL. the last 25 yrs, but healing now yay. Anyhoo, finally came to a point which my body just told me I needed to do this. Searched something along the lines of "hip opening trauma healing" etc. 100% no bullshit- this video combined SCIENCE and REAL LIFE and CHAKRA/SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE, making me realise all the people calling anything "CHAKRA, YOGA, SPIRITUAL X Y Z"- " 'WITCHY SHIT" probs just have a lot of pent up trauma themselves. They should definitely find this video, at least give the moves a go and see if they feel nicer after. Anyway, I watched this like 2 weeks back, did it, felt unbelievable. Just made the realisation now tho why it hit so hard. Thanks girl, keep doing good shit. Big love- Tay

[@bhaktideb6841]

Lovely practice, thank you🥰

[@loahyvalley9797]

I just love this class🥰Thank you so muchT❣

[@crypto_investor_mom5372]

My psoas muscles have been tight walking around with so much back pain and curved like a letter C. Thank you I found your video. I felt so much release in my back. I feel close to normal. I’ll be doing this daily. Thank you so so much!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

So glad you found this practice and that it was helpful!

[@gracefullybroken1]

Absolutely loved this flow.having trouble with right psoas ❤

[@Divine777Love]

I really felt a shift from this practice. I really needed this more then anything. I truly appreciate it. I be using this twice a day daily. Thank you beautiful soul 🦋

[@libertybell7145]

Absolutely marvelous! I cannot adequately describe how great it is to find you! I found my body even tighter than I thought it was. The tension/constriction feels more relaxed. I love the mantra "I deserve". The things you said about the second chakra are so, so, so helpful to me. Some of this information explained more about myself....sometimes I knew, but sure needed to hear someone else say it.....and some things touched on subconscious beliefs that I don't experience consciously, but all the work I've done on myself made me able to guess certain feelings were there----but now are confirmed. So, so, so helpful. You are so sweet!

[@elizwang7629]

I had a beautiful cry and release, thank you.

[@pattywonderly4709]

I am learning to be a yoga teacher and as always, became too competitive with myself, severely straining my psoas. This practice was so wonderful as to make me feel ecstatic and peaceful at the same time. I think I could listen to your voice forever. I want to be like you when I finally start teaching.

[@KellysMagicalRealm]

I’m so glad that I found this channel ❤️🙏

[@renatadallposso4060]

Watching your video I realized how my hip inflexibility is related to emotional issues, since I was a little girl. It's curious, because, for other movements, my body responds so well, with so much flexibility, but when it comes to hip opening it doesn't go the same. Thank your for sharing. Gratitude from Brazil 🙏

[@pamelarosie6689]

Wonderful. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@221bemusic]

I had trouble actually crying for years. I legit sobbed through this video. The poses I know, but context and compassion matters. Thank you.

[@jillianmurphy1375]

Thank you so so so much.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

My pleasure.

[@bonjazza]

thanks so much. help that could not find elsewhere. been dead/sleepwalking for 70+ years.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Anita, wow, you have persevered for such a long time. I am so grateful you found this channel and even more grateful that you've found relief through this practice. Namaste.

[@joanebel5207]

Namaste. This routine was very helpful. Thank you for providing help focused on trauma release.

[@luv4ballet]

Thank you ! Such a healing practice. I thoroughly enjoyed your guidance, compassion, and wisdom

[@ambrosial.nectar]

Lovely, thank you could you please make more videos for trauma release

[@LilPotatoz]

Thank you. So grateful to have found this video.

[@Jodeekowgirl]

Thank you Natyda SOO much for this healing practice. 🤗 Your instructions and info throughout is so helpful. Also the "I deserve" is something I need to believe in. Yes trauma messes with your self worth big time. Now I have found this practice I aim for once a week to include it in my healing journey. Namaste from Australia. 💓

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Jodeekowgirl, I am so so so happy that this practice is profoundly healing for you. I support you in your desire to practice it once a week and integrate this level of healing into your regular life. You definitely do deserve it and you deserve to heal. Namaste!

[@carolinegregory947]

Namaste, thank you so much!

[@cloudyspiral5629]

Thank you for this video, it helped me tremendously. Not only the great yoga postures but also the compassion you convey. And all my thoughts to the trauma (whatever they are) survivors out there

[@san12011]

Hi Nityda, your practice is absolutely wonderful and I could feel and experience the release of trauma. I never did so intensely in my life! Also, thank you for teaching us intuitively to listen to our bodies: pause the video to remain in a pose longer or tweak it to answer our needs. While doing the Wide-Legged Standing Forward Fold my legs were shaking so much I think I remained in the pose for like 7 minutes. I wanted to release it all once and for all LOL I was also intuitively moving my arm along on my feet and further inside and was feeling more intense shaking. Combined with the mantra "I DESERVE" this has been extremely so soothing to me this morning. Thank you very much. Namaste.

[@dr.jeffreyzacko-smith324]

I had forgotten how amazing Yoga was ... and the focus on the Psoas (a problem area for me) has been very helpful!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Dr. Jeffrey, so glad to hear this! I hope you continue to benefit from this practice. Yoga definitely heals.

[@starrz222]

... Thank you for explaining about the neural pathways.. It was the missing link for me. Since I battle with depression, trying to reset my thoughts positively is a huge feat... My words & my heart won't match, I fail. I feel like now I could instead visualize my neurons reforming inline with my mantra & perhaps my heart will follow, everything will follow. Thank you for including that detail, it was most useful to me.🙏♥️

[@Holypikemanz]

unexplained severe depression can often be a sign of lyme disease, which is caused by a tick bite, but can be sexually transmitted as its a spirochete. I think the epidemic of depression and lyme (and coinfections) are not a coincidence. I speak from experience.

[@snickersdibene4419]

I loved your teachings. You are very, very beautiful btw. Namaste 🙏

[@nataliespizzirri1607]

So happy to have discovered you!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Natlie, yay! Me too. Welcome to our online community!

[@amynock540]

Oh, wow! This woman is just wonderful! Thank you for teaching all of us so kindly! This will be one of my new stretch routines for my very painful right psoas muscle.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Amy, much gratitude to you for the gracious words and I'm so glad you found relief and healing through this practice. Namaste

[@echocollector1111]

Thank you so much! I've worked with several acupuncturists, massage therapists, counselors, structural integrationists, chiropractors and numerous KZbin yoga teachers and you are the first person I've come across that linked "fight/flight/freeze" responses to the psoas. The release part at the beginning also helped so much since my muscles actually had a chance to relax before doing the more active stretches. Lot of emotions moving around. Thank you again.

[@hannahpowell496]

Thank you for the beautiful sequence. I commit to continue offering my self this video as regularly as I can. My right hip flexor is tight and in need of tender loving care. Thank you for your work and for spreading your beautiful and compassionate message. My hips and my heart appreciate you!

[@studiotinneluyten]

🤍🙏🏻🍃 heartfelt deep release. thank you so so much.

[@tatianatemerlin1025]

This 42 mins session made me realease TWO YEARS of terrible pain after a broken knee. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Bless you!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Tatiana, thank you so much, oh my goodness, that is amazing.

[@thomasadamczyk4890]

@@traumaconsciousyoga do you have any recommendations for plantar fasciitis, in my left leg. Thank you, Tom

[@SD-vw8jd]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I feel so much gratitude for you 🙏🏻💞 Namaste

[@gabbyrose0521]

I am so grateful I found this practice today! I have a lot of trauma stored in my body that manifests as pain, anxiety and toxic perfectionism, particularly in my yoga practice. This was so peaceful and healing, I felt completely supported by your guidance but also empowered to do what was best for me during the practice. Namaste and much love!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

That's beautiful. So glad! Namaste!

[@hellolucidworld]

Thank you Nityda for your peaceful and loving yoga. I relay love the way you teach and I'm enjoying all your yoga videos. I hope you do more videos for us in the future. WE ARE ALL TOGETHER IN THIS JOURNEY. Love to you and everyone in our beautiful journey :-). Namaste

[@divinehealingchannel]

thank you, this was amazing, I teach transformational yoga in a similar way and thus find it difficult to follow other styles of yoga, yours was really good. Its nice to have someone to make you do it as well :)

[@stevenstegs53]

I did a 10 min savasana, went and washed my face, noticed some weird sensations in my feet, did an overhead stretch, then burst into tears... didn't see it coming. Great release.

[@jannipedersen8559]

Thank you for this ❤ Just, Thank you.

[@virginiajones5953]

Thank you so much. I have not heard of putting yoga and mental health therapy together but it feels so natural and helps (also just makes sense). So thank you and please keep doing the good work that you are doing to help those of us who are ready.

[@cassadyfairlane7394]

Thank you, Nityda! You are an amazing teacher and I am so, so glad I found your video today

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Thank you so much, Cassady. I am so glad you found the video and that it was supportive. Thank you for sharing your experience. I am always touched every time there is a positive and noteworthy experience as that's my intention.

[@katelynlowthorp1443]

I’m from Austin and this is my second time using your video! I did it the night before and I slept so good! I’m so glad you made this video!

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Katelyn, yay fellow Austinite! I'm so glad you found this practice and that its helping you sleep. Good sleep is the foundation for everything!

[@michele2161]

Marvellous sequence.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Michele, thank you so much. I am so glad you enjoyed it!

[@changebychoice]

Giving excellent results,both mental and physical. Request you to create a new one for releasing trauma held in the shoulder-neck portion. Grateful. Namaste.

[@erinancientelements]

This was amazing! Thank you! I will be returning to this one for regular use. The 'I deserve' mantra really did resonate! Thank you!

[@alexis-sk9uc]

Namaste 🧡 this was so powerful for me it brought me to tears. It reinstated so much in what I need at that exact moment. It helped me release so much more than I thought it could. Thank you so much for all that you do and for your wisdom to help us (and yourself) with healing, living connected to our soul and finding inward kindness for ourselves. Thank you so much

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

That is so beautiful. I'm glad this was healing, Alexis!

[@shawnamaeterry8260]

This was so so powerful. I am still experiencing the leg shaking hours after. Thank you so so much your service. I am grateful. Namaste 🌞

[@angelcash1324]

Beautiful! Thank you for your kind words and open heart ❤

[@norbertaubrey7125]

Great relief from back pain. Thank you.

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Norbert, I'm so happy to hear this. Namaste!

[@maha.mobark]

first time to see a video of yours and i feel so soothed and relaxed! your voice is so calm and the time and efftort you make to guide is really remarkable, and the "i deserve" mantra was definitely relatable, thank you and many blessings, Namaste❤️

[@milap74]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I feel so much gratitude and love for myself, for your gentle mantra offering and for this practice. I will be back to your channel daily. 🙏

[@aaronthurmond9239]

This was probably one of the most intense healing experiences I have had while practicing yoga so far. During the Shavasana my legs began to shake and I started to weep. It felt like an emotional release. Thank you for your work.

[@roseanndalley5342]

That was incredible!! Haven't done yoga for so long. "I deserve"..... resonated with me so much. Thank you

[@rosie7381]

Your voice is so relaxing! First time I got ASMR from a yoga video. Amazing practice and loved the mantra too. Namaste 💚

[@rudyestrada2590]

Wow....best meditation healing my child's body held ptsd ,definitely you are a favorite!

[@transcendingthebinary]

Thank you so much for this! It's been so helpful to me in finding relief from somatic trauma symptoms. I appreciate your gentle, non-directive presence.

[@rodriguezsporesonig8193]

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[@coolkiddo78]

Really good practice, had such an emotional release. Thank you 🙏❤️

[@josephcottle2496]

Love this, thank you.

[@mariafrey6190]

So good. Thank you! ☮️❤😊🙏

[@TheDenihunter]

Thank you. Namaste.

[@p0is0n1Vy]

Beautiful practice and such a soothing voice ❤

[@netzahnt]

I love you so much. Thank you. From my deepest heart.

[@stephanieosberg6179]

A beautiful routine! Thank you .

[@knitnpaint]

I am so happy to have found your channel. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. It will become a daily practice for me. NAMASTE

[@alismithrethinkingtrauma]

Beautiful and so healing . Thank you so much xxx

[@traumaconsciousyoga]

Alison, I'm so very glad. And thank you for sharing. Namaste.

[@covremauro]

I so grateful you posted this.. I was very stiff on IT band and psoas now I feel so much better!! ~ Namaste ~