Lara Land

Self Care Blog


A Journey into Curiosity

A Journey into Curiosity

Curiosity is one of the central tenets of mindfulness and it is a part of the practice which comes naturally to Timothy Lewis.

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Person-Centered Yoga

Person-Centered Yoga

The yoga “scene” in the west is driven by systems. We have Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga

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Trauma Healing and EMDR

Trauma Healing and EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic technique that has been gaining popularity in recent years for the treatment of trauma.

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Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma-Informed Care

As a society, we are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of trauma on individuals and communities. Trauma can arise from a wide range of experiences…

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Trauma Sensitive Language

Trauma Sensitive Language

Our inner voice or really voices have full conversations with each other, make things us, or narrate experiences we already know about.

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Trauma and the Allopathic Load

Trauma and the Allopathic Load

While I started out investigating trauma from the same viewpoint as many of you, spurned by a single event, attack, or natural disaster, my definition of the kinds of events that could cause trauma…

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Trauma Sensitive Jiu-Jitsu

Trauma Sensitive Jiu-Jitsu

I’ve been leading trainings in trauma-sensitive yoga since 2014 and one thing which I’ve noticed as my content has evolved is how applicable…

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The Trauma-Sensitive Teacher

The Trauma-Sensitive Teacher

The stress of that time period, the isolation, and the increased screen time have impacted their development, attention span, social relations…

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Bodywork is Humanwork

Bodywork is Humanwork

I first started working with Besty Polatin when she was my Alexander teacher at Boston University where I was studying Theater.

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Boundaries and Trauma Sensitivity

Boundaries and Trauma Sensitivity

I was honored last week to speak on Adam Keen’s Yoga and Mental Health panel with many esteemed colleagues including Eddie Stern, Shanna Small, and Gregor Maehle.

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The Trauma of Caste

The Trauma of Caste

As a trauma-informed yoga teacher trainer and trauma sensitivity trainer, you would think that I would know and have expertise in every type of trauma.

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