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ACC funded Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Restorative yoga | Nervous system care
Somatic tools & trauma-aware practice

Welcome to The Quiet Body- a space for reconnecting with your true self through the power of mindful movement and breath,

Im Kirsty, a certified yoga teacher with over 6 years of experience, and i specialise in integrating trauma-sensitive practices that nurture both body and mind. At the quiet body, youll find a blend of yoga, breathwork and somatic healing, designed to support your unique journey. Through weekly live classes, on-demand courses, and personalised sessions, I offer tools to help you release tension, cultivate mindfulness, and build a stronger connection with yourself. Let's create a practice that nourishes both your body and soul.

29/03/2026

In the last few weeks I’ve been caught in the gravity of something heavy inside me. I've felt the allure of avoidance. Wanting to do everything else (there's so much to do!) but sit with myself and all the unpleasant feelings shaking my core.

For years I've been wanting to commit to a daily yoga practice, ans I have succeeded for weeks and months at a time. It's easier when life is going well. There are also days and weeks that go by where i don't step foot on my yoga mat. Ive noticed that these are usually the harder days and weeks of my life.

I know that I have, for most of my life, been a pro at avoiding and suppressing difficult feelings, experiences and emotions cos it felt easier than feeling them, the places where you feel like you've been torn , where the wound is the deepest. But in thr words of Leonard Cohen, “There is a crack in everything,
that’s how the light gets in.”

Bones grow stronger when they fracture, resilience and capacity grows when you stop running from suffering.

In and effort to integrate my pain and to choose honoring over avoiding, I've been showing up for myself, really meeting myself in the dark spaces of my experience, on my yoga mat. When there's nothing else to do an nowhere else to be but with it all. In all it's messy-ness (not fun the virgo in me). Twice ive only got 15 minutes in & had to stop because I just couldn't. But the other days where I've stuck it out I've moved WITH the pain, the confusion, the doubt. and it doesn’t disappear, but i can be with it

I know Im not the first to say this but I think it's such an important message and part of the yoga conversation. Yoga isn't a band-aid. It's not an inherently peaceful experience. When you're really getting present, you're getting present with all of the fractured parts of yourself and your experience. All the things you've been running from catch up with you when you give the space for it to, when it's quiet enough for your hearts voice to be heard.

I guess the moral of the story here is that "The work" isn’t to escape the pain.
It’s to become someone who can sit inside it without leaving, without abandoning the parts of yourself that aren't fun or easy to be with

25/03/2026

What happens when you sit just outside the system of care?

Ive been offering ACC funded Trauma Sensitive Yoga to women with sensitive claims. Im so grateful that funding for these types of embodied therapies exist. It creates access to care that many wouldn’t otherwise have.

But this sensitive-claim-funded care only reaches a small portion of people living with trauma. Access is based on specific criteria and disclosure of particular experiences, not necessarily the overall impact trauma has had on a person’s body, nervous system, and daily life.

This means there are many people navigating C-PTSD, PTSD, and chronic overwhelm who don’t qualify, and are left to manage it on their own. Theres a gap there that im really I’m interested in.

I’m exploring the possibility of small-group Trauma Sensitive Yoga online and in-person that don’t rely on ACC funding. And because, realistically, the people who need this work most are often the least able to pay for it I'll be looking for other ways to fund this work.

To do this well, I’m seeking two things:

• People who would want to attend
• People who feel called to support this work financially

If you’d be interested in attending, you can register your interest through my website www.thequietbody.co.nz/trauma-sensitive-yoga

If you’re in a position to contribute, fund access, or collaborate, your invited to reach out to me or head to my ko-fi page https://ko-fi.com/thequietbody

It's important to me that this kind of work (an empirically validated clinical intervention for complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder) isnt just limited to those who meet a narrow set of criteria.

24/03/2026

Spaces are now open for Term 2 of our ACC-funded Trauma Sensitive Yoga group in Pukekohe.

This is a gentle, body-based space for women wanting to reconnect with their bodies after the impacts of of trauma

These classes are centered around choice, awareness, and moving at your own pace.

No yoga experience is needed.

If you’re currently working with an ACC therapist, you can speak with them about joining. They’ll guide the approval process and next steps.

More info available on TQB website.
Youre welcome to reach out with any questions.

12/03/2026

This year I’ve decided to make my 2-hour Restorative Immersion a monthly offering.

It’s a longer, slower space to properly unwind. We take time to settle the nervous system, move gently into supported restorative postures, and allow the body to soften and reset.

Things seem to be moving so much faster this year (hello fire horse energy) . If youre feeling a little overstimulated or overhwlmed , this is your place to hit pause.

My April Restorative Immersion is now open for bookings:

www.thequietbody.co.nz/event-details/april-restorative-immersion

A couple of other offerings happening locally as well:

• Community Yoga every Wednesday evening at Grahams Beach Hall, Awhitu.
• I also have 4 spaces remaining for next term’s ACC-funded Trauma Sensitive Yoga course.

You’re welcome to come once, or make the monthly immersion part of your routine of rest.

19/02/2026

Does this look like your kind of yoga?
Join me for my upcoming Restorative yoga immersion at Hilltop Haven for 2 hours of supported shapes, guided mediation and breathing practices to support your body and mind in slowing down and landing more fully in your present moment experience.

The Quiet Body practices aren't about performing wellness. You wont see any headstands or intense breath-work here.
These practices are designed to allow space for you to meet yourself and to begin to detach and unwind for the constant noise and movement of your daily life. A window of calm presence in your day or week.

If this resonates and you'd like to join us you can book your spot here

https://traumasensitiveyoga.wixsite.com/thequietbody/event-details/restorative-immersion

27/01/2026

I’m offering an ACC Sensitive Claims–funded, in-person Trauma Sensitive Yoga group for women.

This 8-week course provides a gentle, body-based approach to supporting healing from the impacts of trauma. Sessions are choice-driven, non-directive, and focused on safety, grounding, and reconnection, rather than performance or fitness.

No yoga experience is required.
Suitable for all bodies and fitness levels.

Course details
• Thursdays, 9:30–10:30am
• 19 February – 16 April
• No session on 19 March
• Soul Tree Yoga, Pukekohe
• In-person group format

If you have an ACC Sensitive Claim, speak with your Lead Service Provider (therapist) about seeking ACC approval to attend.

More information is available via the link in my bio and on my website.

Feel free to send me a DM for more also

24/11/2025

One space has opened for this Saturday’s Restorative Immersion.

This is my final session of the year... a full two hours designed to settle your system, soften accumulated tension, and give you a structured space to exhale before the end-of-year rush.

Expect long, supported holds, gentle breath-led settling, and an environment that prioritises nervous-system nourishment.

Saturday 9:30–11:30am
$40 • 1 spot available

If you’ve been needing a reset you can actually feel in your body, this is it.

Send me a message to claim the space.

23/11/2025

One-on-one sessions available in person or online Wednesday-Fridays.
Private sessions tailored to your individual needs.
DM for more information or to book a spot

29/10/2025

Join me for a slow, spacious morning of restorative yoga, gentle breathwork, and guided meditation to help your body soften and your breath settle.

Saturday 29 November · 9:30–11:30 AM
Hilltop Haven, Otaua
$40 per person · Only 10 spots available

Bring your blankets, bolsters, and your tired nervous system.

Dm me to book your spot 💛

13/10/2025

Now live for all— The Quiet Reset.

A guided sequence birthed from the Rest As Medicine workshop series. A blend of somatic movement,breath, and restorative meditation.
Designed to help you soften the edges of overwhelm and return to yourself in just 20–30 minutes.

For $22 you’ll receive:
•The Quiet Reset Manual: a simple, printable guide with the full 5-stage sequence.
•A private YouTube link: lifetime access to the recorded practice so you can revisit it anytime you need.

Available now via my website [link in bio] 💛

24/08/2025

Five days until we gather for 90 minutes of restorative rest.

Gentle somatics, easy breath, long supported shapes, and a guided meditation. Everyone receives a take‑home Nervous System Reset recording + PDF. Saturday 30 Aug, 9:30 AM. Limited spots.

Booking link In bio or DM for more info

15/08/2025

Join me on the 30th of August for the second workshop in the Rest As Medicine series.
This time we’ll explore a gentle nervous system reset sequence I haven’t shared before, designed to help your body soften out of ‘go-mode’ and return to a deeper state of rest. Using somatic practices including restorative yoga (no yoga experience necessary)

You needn't have attended the first workshop to get the full benefit if this one.

Two early bird spots remaining at $35 pp
DM me to book you spot or use the link in bio. The last workshop was a sell-out so don't miss this one!

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Queen Street
Auckland
2579

Website

http://www.thequietbody.co.nz/

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