Green Mountain Yoga

19/11/2025

If you’re new or feeling unsure, you’re welcome to try a session and try as little or as much of the movements as you want. Beginners are absolutely welcome, and all body types belong in this space. You won’t be called on, there are no corrections, and your camera can stay off if you prefer. You can move a little, you can rest a lot, and you can change your mind as you go. Choice stays with you. 💚

dm me “hello” and I’ll send the schedule and how to join.

18/11/2025

A single moment of appreciation can calm the body’s stress response 💚

When we practice gratitude - even for something small like sunlight on our skin or a friend’s message - our brain starts to release neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine.

These help regulate mood, calm the nervous system, and remind the body it’s safe to rest for a moment.

It’s not about ignoring the hard parts, but gently widening what our mind can hold.

noticing both the pain and the support that coexist 💚

17/11/2025

13/11/2025

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the posture or pose - it’s the pause. If you’ve spent years surviving by moving fast or staying busy, slowing down can feel anything but soothing, and that makes so much sense.

In class we don’t ask your system to do more than it can. We practice noticing in tiny, choice-based ways, so your body can learn that it gets to decide, and that you can always change your mind.

Over time, these small choices may widen your capacity to feel, rest, and be with yourself more gently. If that sounds supportive, you’re welcome to try a session for free 💚

AJ

*Consent-led note: This is not therapy or medical advice.

10/11/2025

I see you. I hear you.

If these words resonate, feel free to simply receive, read and reflect.
Engage only if and when it feels safe and comfortable for you.

Thank you for being here - in whatever way that suits you best.

Whether you quietly read, pause to breathe, or share a thought, your presence matters.

So let me say this clearly:

Your experience is valid. You deserve to be seen.

💚
AJ

(Note: I’m not a psychologist or doctor. Meeting with a certified healthcare professional can be helpful for making a diagnosis and getting the support you deserve.)

08/11/2025

With love, from me to you on my birthday 💚

07/11/2025

Your inner safety detector (neuroception) is always scanning.

When it may sense danger - sometimes from what’s here, sometimes from echoes of what was - your system can switch on the alarm.

Faster heart, tense muscles, sweating, a freeze that arrives out of nowhere. It makes sense.

We don’t only think memories; we can feel them.

That’s why overwhelm can happen even when nothing “big” is happening right now.

Trauma-sensitive yoga meets you there. Choice-based movement and gentle awareness can help your nervous system relearn safety - slowly, in small steps, at your pace. You can move, pause or rest. You decide what’s possible today.

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You’re welcome here exactly as you are. You can find all classes via the link in bio 💚

05/11/2025

Your Window of Tolerance is the zone where you feel safe, grounded, and able to handle life’s ups and downs.

Trauma can narrow this window, which makes everyday stress harder to manage.

When you start to understand your own window, you can notice when you’re feeling overwhelmed (hyperarousal) or shut down (hypoarousal) — and gently guide yourself back toward steadiness.

Healing widens this window, creating more space for calm, joy, and connection.

💚 Swipe through to learn more.
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Why this idea helps, especially after trauma

- It offers a clear, blame-free way to describe what’s happening: “I’m a bit above” or “I’m a bit below.”
- It supports pacing: knowing how much feels workable versus what might be too much right now.
- It helps tailor support: what soothes when agitated may differ from what helps when shut-down.
- It improves communication with friends, teachers, or therapists.
- It redefines progress - not as “perfect calm,” but as spending a little more time in range or returning more gently when you leave it.

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A simple check-in you can use:

“Right now, am I within range, a bit above, or a bit below?”

There’s no right place to be.

Noticing where you are just gives you more understanding, and a little more room for kindness toward yourself.

💚
AJ

03/11/2025

When I first started yoga, I didn’t know what safety felt like.

For such a long time, I felt disconnected - like my body wasn’t a safe place to be. And I kept thinking that healing meant doing more, trying harder, being stronger.

But it’s not that at all.

Trauma-sensitive yoga taught me to move slower. To listen to my body instead of trying to control it. To understand that safety isn’t something you think, it’s something you feel.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, you’re not alone.

There’s no rush, no right way, no fixing

Only small moments of trust returning.

💚 You’re always welcome here.

31/10/2025

If you’re new to trauma-sensitive yoga, this practice may feel different from other classes. We keep postures simple and cues invitational so you can choose what feels right for your body. There’s no pressure to be perfect, no hands-on adjustments, but there is plenty of permission to pause, modify, or rest the entire class. You might notice body signals, sensations, emotions or nothing at all - each response belongs.

This practice can sit alongside therapy or other supports. If and when it feels supportive, you’re welcome to join.

💚
AJ

28/10/2025

These phrases are gentle invitations to meet ourselves with patience and care. They remind us that our bodies don’t need to be different to be worthy, that struggle can be held with tenderness, that feelings are allowed to take up space, and that presence can offer a steady ground even when things feel shaky.

They speak to self-acceptance, shifting from shame to worthiness, releasing the impulse to be perfect, and remembering that love and belonging are already here. As we often say to ourselves during our trauma-sensitive yoga sessions, “I’m doing the best I can, and that’s enough. I am enough.”

💚
AJ