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Chelsea's VocationTrauma & AutismIf all behavior is communication for an autistic person, could some of that behavior actually be a response to trauma? Chelsea welcomes guest Becky Aten, who identifies as neurodivergent and neuroqueer, is late-diagnosed ADHD and autistic, and also lives with diagnoses of Complex PTSD, anxiety, and depression. They walk listeners through what trauma is (and isn’t), how we as parents and caregivers might be contributing to trauma, and what we can do to support our autistic loved ones going forward.Becky wears many hats in their work as a human resources professional, ne...
2026-01-1424 min
Put Your Bag DownChoosing Joy is Stressing Me OutSome days, “just choose joy” feels like pressure, not peace.This episode is for those days.In this solo episode of Put Your Bag Down, I’m talking about what happens when choosing joy feels impossible… and what to do instead. We’ll get into why joy sometimes hides under self-critique, comparison, and disappointment — and how to find your way back to it gently, in your own time.Resources Mentioned:High Functioning by Dr. Judith Joseph (This link gets you a bonus: https://highfunctioningbook.com/)Nityda Gessel, LCSW, E-RYT: Movements & Meditations
2025-12-0225 min
Truly Connect Podcastmovement, spirituality and self-regulation (with anna gingrich)this one has been recorded a long time, im so excited to finally share it with ya!we're joined by anna gingrich, a therapeutic yoga teacher, highly focused on personalized health. she discusses her work with clinical populations, the impact of injuries on her practice, and the significance of self-regulation in personal growth. anna also addresses common misconceptions about yoga and offered insights on how to build a relationship with ourselves through movement. the conversation highlights the evolving nature of physical activity and the need for us to find what works best for us. happy listening! xx
2025-06-161h 10
Therapy Chat480: Bringing Yoga Into Psychotherapy With Nityda GesselWelcome back to Therapy Chat! I recently returned from Austin, Texas, where I completed level 1 of the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method, founded by this week's guest, Nityda Gessel.This week's episode is a part two replay of my interview with Nityda about the differences between psychotherapeutic yoga, used in clinical practice, and yoga therapy, which can be offered by yoga instructors with specialised training. Whether you're a therapist considering training in yoga to add to your clinical practice, a yoga instructor or yoga therapist, or anyone who is considering adding yoga to their healing toolkit...
2025-04-2842 min
Therapy Chat479: Yoga Therapy + Clinical Practice with Nityda GesselWelcome back to Therapy Chat! I recently returned from Austin, Texas, where I completed level 1 of the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method, founded by this week's guest, Nityda Gessel. This week's episode is a replay of my interview with Nityda about the differences between psychotherapeutic yoga, used in clinical practice, and yoga therapy, which can be offered by yoga instructors with specialised training. Whether you're a therapist considering training in yoga to add to your clinical practice, a yoga instructor or yoga therapist, or anyone who is considering adding yoga to their healing toolkit, this is...
2025-04-2144 min
Heal with Grace22.Embodied Self Awakening: Exploring Trauma Healing and the Nervous System with Nityda GesselIn this episode, I welcome Nityda Gessel, a seasoned yoga teacher, trauma therapist, and somatic therapist with nearly two decades of experience. Nityda, a licensed clinical social worker, discusses her approach to supporting individuals by examining how their past and present manifest in their bodies and using body-based embodiment interventions for healing and evolution. She introduces the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method, a blend of somatic psychotherapy practices and trauma-conscious yoga, and discusses her book, 'Embodied Self Awakening: Somatic Practices for Trauma Healing and Spiritual Evolution.' The conversation delves into the effects of trauma on the body, the importance...
2024-05-281h 03
The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible YogaTrauma-Sensitive Teaching with Nityda Gessel“Yoga is about embodiment, which is freeing, but a lot of us have experienced a level of disembodiment in the aftermath of trauma.” - Nityda Gessel
Trauma manifests in our body and affects how our nervous system responds to external situations. Yoga teachers should be aware that asking students to connect deeply with themselves can be challenging due to trauma.
Join Jivana and this episode’s guest, Nityda Gessel, to discuss trauma and its implications for yoga teachers. Together they explore what yoga teachers can do to create a safe and inclusive environment for a trauma...
2024-05-2228 min
Indulge In The Most Addictive Full Audiobook Today!Embodied Self Awakening by Nityda GesselPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/213358to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Embodied Self Awakening
Author: Nityda Gessel
Narrator: Ja'Air Bush
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs
Release date: 09-12-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Publisher's Summary:
We have learned how to suppress our pain and deny its presence, but when we fight against our internal turmoil, glimmers of peace are short-lived. Rejecting our suffering is not a sustainable solution because trauma is held in the body. In this book, Nityda Gessel invites listeners on a journey toward lasting freedom, with insights and experiential practices that marry the...
2023-09-1230 minStep Inside The Best Masterset In Audiobooks Today.Nityda Gessel delivers Embodied Self Awakening (Audiobook)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/213358 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Embodied Self Awakening
Author: Nityda Gessel
Narrator: Ja'Air Bush
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs
Release date: 09-12-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Publisher's Summary:
We have learned how to suppress our pain and deny its presence, but when we fight against our internal turmoil, glimmers of peace are short-lived. Rejecting our suffering is not a sustainable solution because trauma is held in the body. In this book, Nityda Gessel invites listeners on a journey toward...
2023-09-1230 min
Sacred Community PodcastLaura Johnson, PhD: Eco GriefSitaram Dass interviews Laura Johnson, PhD, for a discussion on ecological grief, the importance of “deep and slow” grief work, and whether or not Sitaram is allowed to fly. Show notes at bottom of the page.
Laura Johnson, PhD, is the founder of A Restful Space, offering personalized restorative yoga and community rest & eco-grief circles in Humboldt County, as well as her premiere self-paced online course, Yoga for Ecological Grief. She is passionate about yoga in a holistic sense as a relational and embodied practice for personal and collective healing and has been invited to present at the 20...
2022-10-3156 minSacred Community PodcastLaura Johnson, PhD: Eco GriefSitaram Dass interviews Laura Johnson, PhD, for a discussion on ecological grief, the importance of “deep and slow” grief work, and whether or not Sitaram is allowed to fly. Show notes at bottom of the page.
Laura Johnson, PhD, is the founder of A Restful Space, offering personalized restorative yoga and community rest & eco-grief circles in Humboldt County, as well as her premiere self-paced online course, Yoga for Ecological Grief. She is passionate about yoga in a holistic sense as a relational and embodied practice for personal and collective healing and has been invited to present at the 20...
2022-10-3156 min
Therapy Chat347: Healing Sexual Trauma With Yoga - With Zabie YamaskiWelcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Zahabiya "Zabie" Yamasaki, who is a survivor, an advocate and a teacher who is deeply passionate about helping survivors find healing after experiencing sexual violence. She offers courses, trainings and her newest offerings, her book with companion card deck. Zabie's kind and compassionate nature comes through in this interview, which we hope you will find valuable. Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT is the Founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga. Zabie has trained thousands of yoga instructors and mental health professionals and her trauma-informed yoga program and cu...
2022-09-0948 min
How We Can HealTrauma-Conscious Yoga with Nityda GesselToday on the How We Can Heal Podcast, Lisa Danylchuk and Nityda Gessel discuss a path towards healing with a trauma-conscious yoga approach. Nityda shares more on her Trauma Conscious Yoga Method and motivational words to help you towards healing. About Nityda Gessel:Nityda Gessel, LCSW, E-RYT, is a mother, licensed somatic psychotherapist, trauma specialist, yoga educator, speaker, author, and heart-centered activist, residing on the unceded land of the Chesepian people, commonly known as Virginia Beach, VA. Nityda has devoted her life to uplifting others, working at the intersection of E...
2022-07-261h 01
Accessible Yoga Podcast057. Trauma & Yoga with Nityda GesselContent warning: disordered eating, sexual trauma
Nityda Gessel (she/her), LCSW, E-RYT, is a mother, licensed somatic psychotherapist, trauma specialist, yoga educator, speaker, author, and heart-centered activist, residing on the unceded land of the Chesepian people, commonly known as Virginia Beach, VA. Nityda has devoted her life to uplifting others, working at the intersection of Eastern spirituality, holistic mental health, and embodied activism. She is the founder of the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Institute, creator of The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method®, and author of forthcoming Norton book on trauma healing and embodied spirituality.
In this episode, Jivana and N...
2022-04-3047 minAccessible Yoga Podcast057. Trauma & Yoga with Nityda GesselContent warning: disordered eating, sexual trauma
Nityda Gessel (she/her), LCSW, E-RYT, is a mother, licensed somatic psychotherapist, trauma specialist, yoga educator, speaker, author, and heart-centered activist, residing on the unceded land of the Chesepian people, commonly known as Virginia Beach, VA. Nityda has devoted her life to uplifting others, working at the intersection of Eastern spirituality, holistic mental health, and embodied activism. She is the founder of the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Institute, creator of The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method®, and author of forthcoming Norton book on trauma healing and embodied spirituality.
In this episode, Jivana and N...
2022-04-3047 min
OneVOICE PodcastTrauma-Conscious YogaDon't miss our conversation with today's amazing guest: Nityda Gessel, LCSW, E-RYT, TIYT, a trauma specialist, Founder of The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Institute℠, and creator of The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method℠: an integrative healing modality that combines trauma-informed yoga with somatic psychotherapy techniques borrowed from EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based therapies. www.traumaconsciousyoga.com
2019-11-1351 min
Embodiment Time9. Nityda Gessel - Dismantling the Systems of Opression Through Trauma-Conscious YogaIn this talk Nityda discusses the importance of movement for healing and her integration process of Yoga and Social Work. She talks about Yoga philosophy, the influence of African spirituality, and the need to develop skills in action for social justice. We discuss some of the ways in which patriarchy and white supremacy have influenced us and what can we do individually and collectively to heal what is unconscious, with one of the main issues being the lack of inclusivity in the yoga world, with language as a big barrier, and how to minimize the teacher’s position of po...
2019-06-251h 19
Therapy Chat153: Trauma Informed Practice + ScopeWelcome to Therapy Chat! In today’s episode, we’re delighted to welcome back trauma specialist and EMDR trained clinician Nityda Gessel.Feeling like a foreigner in your own body is beyond unsettling. Despite your drive and success, it is challenging to feel worthy, comfortable, and at peace within your own skin, and this further exacerbates your fear that you are just not good enough. You might worry that there is no fix for you and you'll feel this way forever. And because to others, you appear to have it all together, it's incredibly lonely to know that...
2018-09-2845 min
Therapy Chat141: Bringing Yoga Therapy Into A Talk Therapy PracticeWelcome back to Therapy Chat! In today’s episode, Laura speaks with trauma specialist and EMDR trained clinician Nityda Gessel.Feeling like a foreigner in your own body is beyond unsettling. Despite your drive and success, it is challenging to feel worthy, comfortable, and at peace within your own skin, and this further exacerbates your fear that you are just not good enough. You might worry that there is no fix for you and you'll feel this way forever. And because to others, you appear to have it all together, it's incredibly lonely to know that inside yo...
2018-07-0641 min
The Therapist Experience Podcast by Brighter Vision: Marketing & Business Lessons for Therapists, Counselors, Psychologists & Coaches in Private PracticeTTE 77: How Yoga Changed the Way Nityda Gessel Looked at Mental HealthNityda Gessel took a yoga class while finishing her Bachelor's degree in Psychology, and it forever changed how she looked at mental health.
She now integrates Yoga into her private practice and it has helped her define a niche in an otherwise crowded market.
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2017-10-0338 min