I remember being treated like I was broken. Fragile. Something to protect. Something to tiptoe around. The people who were supposed to help me never asked me what I thought or what I needed. They told me how I should feel, what was “healing” and what was “resistance.” They profited from my brokenness while calling it help. I share this because I know I am not alone. Too many people have been stripped of their agency in the name of healing. That is not trauma-informed. That is trauma-reductionist. And it is part of why I do this work the way I do. Continue Reading
Titration, Pendulation, and the Window of Tolerance: Meeting People Where They Are
Here is something I wish more people knew: the practices of yoga have always been about meeting people where they are. Not forcing them to be somewhere else. Not pushing them to be better, stronger, more flexible, more enlightened. Meeting them exactly where they are. Modern neuroscience and psychology give us language like titration, pendulation, and the window of tolerance to describe what yoga has always known. The words are new, many developed in the 70s-90s. The wisdom is ancient. And together, they give us a way to talk about this work that is grounded, precise, and deeply human. Continue Reading