Joanne Spence: Trauma- Informed Yoga for Stress Reduction. August 22, 2023

Joanne Spence is a veteran Yoga Therapist, teacher, writer, and poet, based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is the author of Trauma-Informed Yoga, and accompanying spiral bound card deck: A Toolbox for Therapists; 47 Practices to Calm, Balance, and Restore the Nervous System. In this fascinating episode, learn how to use various poses to help calm or energize the nervous system, as Joanne takes us through a number of simple exercises. Joanne explains the importance of the breath, as well as the function of the vagus nerve in moving out of fight/flight. Joanne's experience in the world of mental health disorders makes her skills very adaptable to the world of autism. www.JoanneSpence.com