Lara Land

Self Care Blog


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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Group Healing and Womb Therapy

Group Healing and Womb Therapy

There is often a sense that we have to heal alone, that our problems are ours that others can’t get, or that we wouldn’t want to sit around listening…

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The One Word Resolution

The One Word Resolution

It’s that time of year when many of us are taking a tally of our year and considering what we want to do differently in the next.

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CATSKILL MOUNTAIN YOGA FESTIVAL

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN YOGA FESTIVAL

July 22ND, 2023
Based on the newly released book, The Essential Guide to Trauma Sensitive Yoga. In this workshop, we explore quick simple yoga and other somatic-based practices

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The Trauma of Incarceration

The Trauma of Incarceration

As we head into the holiday season, many of us are thinking about our families, where we come from, and maybe even where we are headed.

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