yoga for THERAPY FOR WOMEN EXECUTIVES IN DC, MD, VA, SC, GA, FL, IL, VT & NM
Realistic Zen for Women Who Feel Anything But
Online Somatic Relief for Mental Health
(In a doctor’s office, during a routine appointment):
Doctor: “How have you been feeling lately?”
Client: (hesitant, then sighs) “Honestly? Not great. I can’t turn my body off. Even when I’m sitting still, I feel restless. My shoulders ache from being tight all the time, and I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night.”
Doctor: “Are you noticing this stress in your day-to-day life too?”
Client: “Yes. And I know what you’re going to say, and I’ve already tried talk therapy. But it always seems to only go so far. I understand my patterns in my head, but my body never gets the memo. Even when I want to relax, I can’t. If I slow down, I feel anxious, like my body doesn’t trust me to be safe.”
Doctor: “You know, there’s research that shows you may need an outside-in approach to manage that anxiety. Like how you go for regular runs to sleep better at night or avoid fried food because it tanks your energy.”
Client: (nodding, realization dawning on her) “Oh that makes sense! I wish I could find a counselor who understood how all these things fit together. I really want to feel safe in my own skin, not just constantly redirect my thoughts.”
For many women, trauma doesn’t
stay confined in the mind. It shows up in the body, too. Tightness, fatigue, disrupted sleep, and the constant sense of being “on guard.” Traditional therapy can bring better understanding, but without addressing the body, progress often stalls.
Yoga offers a way to approach recovery from the outside in.
For women carrying both visible and invisible burdens,
trauma-informed yoga can result in:
A calmer mind
Slowing racing thoughts and easing that constant need to search for the escape exit
Physical release
Reducing the muscle tension and excess “armor” that trauma builds
Improved sleep
Creating the conditions for deeper rest
Emotional regulation
Helping you respond more authentically, instead of reacting based on a fear response
Reconnection with the body
Restoring a feeling of safety in your body, rather than feeling disconnected from yourself
Rediscovery of joy
Learning how to feel pleasure in movement and stillness
Clients often share that what surprised them most wasn’t just feeling calmer after a session, but feeling like they had reconnected with both their strength and their softness again.
Healing isn’t always from the inside out. Sometimes the body has to lead the way.
Yoga is combined with therapy so the mental and the physical reinforce one another.
Outside-in tools:
mindful movement that supports sleep, energy, and balance.
Inside-out tools:
verified therapy methods that alter thoughts and release stuck emotions.
How Sessions Work
Trauma-informed yoga can be woven into weekly 50-minute sessions or 3-hour intensives.
Movements are gentle, invitational, and designed for safety first. No instagram poses here, and no need for prior yoga experience.
Yoga is combined with therapy so the mental and the physical reinforce one another.
The Science of Yoga for Trauma
Scientific studies consistently show yoga’s benefits for PTSD and trauma recovery:
Women who practiced yoga for PTSD saw significant reductions in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and overall distress (Journal of Traumatic Stress).
Veterans with PTSD experienced a drop in symptoms and an increase in resilience after yoga practice (Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine).
Beyond symptom reduction, yoga helps with sleep quality, emotional regulation, body awareness, and resilience, all of which are crucial for time-crunched senior leaders trying to sustain careers and family life.
Yoga isn’t actually about “exercise.” It’s a holistic practice that teaches your body and mind to work together again, walking you out of survival mode and into a more peaceful place.
please note:
Just as yoga has been usurped from traditional applications in India and re-introduced in a Western setting with a stripped down presentation, your own body doesn’t just carry your story, as you intellectually know it.
Your body also holds the weight of cultural and societal expectations, legacy burdens and systems of oppression and intergenerational trauma and unrealized dreams. That’s why in trauma-informed yoga, we acknowledge that our bodily “home” doesn’t always feel like ours, and needs to be re-discovered in a space that prioritizes loving-kindness.
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Trauma-informed yoga is a gentle, choice-based approach that helps your nervous system settle after stress or trauma. There are no handstands or other fancy poses, and no pressure to perform. We pair slow, mindful movement and breath with therapy so your body stops living in “stay ready so you don’t have to get ready” and you can think clearly again.
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Yes—many clients notice fewer body flashbacks, less startle response, and better sleep as their system starts to feel safer. We focus on slow breathing, grounding, and simple movements that teach your body it’s safe to soften and relax.
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Absolutely. This is not a fitness or weight loss class. You can do sessions seated, in a chair, or standing. The goal is regulation, not range of motion. If you can breathe and notice your body, you’re already doing the work.
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We use yoga to both prepare the body (downshift from perceived threat), then apply IFS/ART/hypnosis more effectively. Your body learns to stay present while we work, so insights stick with you in real life, not just in session.
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You’ll meet with me on a secure video link during daytime hours (Tue–Thu 11–4 ET, Fri 11–2 ET). I’ll guide breath, simple movements, and grounding. Having your camera on is completely optional and always consent-based. Most clients prefer everyday clothes, a chair and several pillows. A mat or thick blanket is optional.
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Yes. In intensives, we combine 3-hour therapy blocks with short, targeted yoga segments to calm the body, process what’s stuck, and accelerate relief. This is ideal when you’re under public pressure, facing executive burnout, or carrying the default-parent load.
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Yes. Yoga here is a nervous-system practice, not a belief system. We acknowledge your cultural, gendered, and racialized experiences so the work is relevant for your lived reality.
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I provide virtual care for adults physically located in VA, MD, DC, IL, GA, VT, SC, NM, FL. I specialize in women in executive leadership, including those navigating damaged reputations or an excess responsibilities at home, compared to their partners.
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It depends on your goals. Some clients use 6–8 weekly sessions to reset sleep and stress; others choose a 2, 5, or 10-day intensive for deeper, faster change. We’ll map your plan in a confidential call and refine it at intake.
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Services are private pay. If you have out-of-network benefits, you may be reimbursed for the intake and the first hour of each intensive day. HSA/FSA cards are welcome. (I’ll provide superbills on request.)
When you engage your body in purposeful and mindful movement, you give yourself the gift of accessing your body’s silent wisdom.
This is the wisdom of generations of learning, recovery, overcoming, and rebirth. Yoga in the therapy space connects you to all of that wealth, and turns your body into an asset for your mental health.
Schedule your confidential call today to explore how trauma-informed yoga, combined with therapy, can support your recovery.
