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About the Card Deck

Real People Doing Real Yoga

52 Self-Guided Trauma-Informed Yoga Practices

No flexibility needed

No experience needed

No yoga mat or yoga pants required

Do these practices anywhere, anytime

The practices will help to:

      restore yourself to calmness

      pick up your energy 

      boost your mood

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Meet The Models

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Christyl Brown

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how quickly the body can lose the benefits of yoga and substitute them for stiffness!

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Justin Brown

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is that no matter how long you're away from your practice, there is always a place to start your return.

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Renee Prymus

When I think about yoga, I remember to slow down and be present to my breath in this moment.

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Gloria Potter

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is all the health benefits it can provide not only physically but mentally. 

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Charles Potter

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is all the benefits from doing it.

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Abigail Potter

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how relaxing and calming it is.

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Sue Randall

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is that the practice of yoga fits many lifestyles.  Just a few minutes of yoga helps get my blood flowing throughout my body.  

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Eric Randall

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how taking the time for myself, and being kind to myself, really puts me in touch with my emotions.

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Ben Randall

When done regularly, yoga can relieve so much pain and stress and just makes you feel strong and healthy.

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Kayden Randall

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is that it can be done by anyone.  It can be done almost anywhere.

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Lucca Spence

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how often I want to do it. 

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Doug Spence

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how good I feel after just ten to fifteen minutes of easy practice.

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Cathie Sunderman

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is my daily discovery that the practice of breath and movement brings so much balance to my physical and emotional self. 

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Leslie Wright

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is its portability!  We need not necessarily go into a studio to “do” yoga.  It is possible to practice some aspect of yoga just about anywhere.

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Milonica Stahl-Wert

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how significant regular intentional movement is to the health of one’s body, mind and spirit.

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Kylie Prymus

When I think about yoga, what really surprised me is how much deeper the tradition goes beyond the physical and mental health benefits.

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Chareeni Kurukulasuriya

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how quickly I can feel myself improving with regular practice. 

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Merryn Spence

When I think about yoga, what surprises me is the narrow focus that people have on what the practice actually is. Yoga is a way of life, integrated into our mind, body, and soul!

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Barbara Davis

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how yoga can bring people together.  I love doing yoga with my daughter, and seeing how our bodies and minds grow stronger together. 

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Riley Davis

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is how easy it is to do. I like to do yoga breathing before bedtime to calm myself down.

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Saige Smith

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is that anyone can do it! It may take a bit of mindfulness and patience, but yoga can be as simple as taking a deep breath.

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Cassie Semler

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is that it is a practice that most everybody can participate in somehow, even just with breath. 

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Joan Prentice

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is that yoga can be practiced by almost anyone.  I am not athletic by any means and even I can practice yoga in a way that inspires, strengthens, and heals.

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Shamus Brennan

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is its ease of practical use. From an outside perspective, people who’ve never practiced much yoga can find it very easy to dismiss. 

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D'Arcy Marshall

When I think about yoga, what really surprises me is that it is so easy.  It doesn’t have to replace my day-to-day activities, it is in addition to, and complimentary, to them.

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