Human Centric Yoga
“I didn’t practice yoga myself and then we saw all these abnormalities in people’s heart rate, their breathing patterns, the way they relate to their bodies. It was very clear that their bodies were on fire, their bodies felt deeply unsafe, so the enemy that was once living outside was now living within. And you need to befriend your body, you need to calm your body down.”
“Yoga was more effective than any medication… medication can be quite nice to sort of dampen some of the symptoms. But in the end, people need to own their bodies, they need to own their physical experiences. And, in order to overcome your trauma, it needs to be safe to go inside and to experience yourself.”
-Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
At Stand², we believe that genuine transformation in the criminal justice system starts with helping people transcend trauma.
Our training and technical assistance programs empower professionals to embrace a human centric, trauma-informed, and healing-centered approach in their work.
By incorporating the principles of yoga and mindfulness, we provide justice professionals with the tools to promote resilience, compassion, and connection in their interactions with individuals and communities.
Are you interested in Learning More?
Human Centric Yoga:
- Helps responders to have healthier lives
- Helps responders learn how self-regulate
- Helps responders better co-regulate through connection
- Helps responders avoid re-victimization
- Helps victims to transcend trauma
Is your agency interested in learning more or having Strand² present the intellectual reasons why yoga makes such a huge difference? We can do that.
Myra Strand has been practicing yoga for 15 years and trauma-sensitive yoga for 10 years. She attended her first Yoga Teachers Training (YTT) during the pandemic and was certified to teach in 2021. She is also certified to teach Yin Yoga and Trauma- Sensitive Yoga. Myra is currently enrolled in a 200 hour yoga teachers training, is focused on restorative yoga and taking her practice to the next level.
Russ Strand has been practicing yoga for 6 years.
He is currently enrolled in a 200 hour yoga teachers training and is focused on restorative yoga, trauma informed yoga and yoga for men.
