Everyone has experienced some form of physical, emotional, mental or spiritual trauma. Theses' traumas create blocks and barriers which causes us to not feel safe in our bodies. It’s important to empower yourself again so that you can reclaim your agency and come back to a sense of choice and be able to create a sense of safety within yourself.

In this Light Up Your Worth episode host Debbie McAllister, and Certified Yoga Therapist, Anne-Laure Peaucelle dive into what is yoga therapy, the difference between yoga and yoga therapy, why it’s important to move your body and why it’s so important to create safety in our bodies.

Anne-Laure, C-IAYT is a trauma-sensitive yoga therapist specialized in mental, behavioral and emotional health. She supports individuals in navigating anxiety, depression, burnout and trauma recovery through the lens of yoga therapy. She works with hospitals, mental health and behavioral health facilities as well as addiction recovery treatment facilities who are ready to bring a holistic approach to mental health to their staff and patients. Her work is based on the understanding that emotions, thoughts and patterns of behavior live in the body and that's what often guides our decisions. She uses movement, breath and other somatic practices to help people reconnect with themselves and navigate life from a centered and empowered place.