Lara Land
Self Care Blog
How to Heal Your Own Trauma
Amy B. Scher is a renowned author, energy therapist, and expert in mind-body healing. Her work revolves around the idea that the body is capable of healing itself
Yoga Gives Back
Yoga is a powerful tool for transforming the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga can also also be used as a force for good in the world.
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.
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
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.
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…
Mindful Strategies for Pain
Dr. Christiane Wolf is a renowned expert in the field of mindfulness meditation and pain management.
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.
The Traumatization of Trans Folks
The war on trans people has been intensifying in recent years, with a wave of anti-trans legislation sweeping across the United States.
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…
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…
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…
Trauma Sensitive Yoga with the NYPD
This week on the Beyond Trauma podcast I touch on a sensitive but important topic, my work bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to the NYPD.
Exposure to Fear in Yoga
Creating safe as possible spaces is at the heart of trauma-sensitive yoga trainings and all my teachings.
Bodywork is Humanwork
I first started working with Besty Polatin when she was my Alexander teacher at Boston University where I was studying Theater.