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Ditch the "yoga" voice for authentic trauma-informed teaching #nervoussystem #polyvagaltheory

Irene Lyon · 0:59

In this practice

Key teachings

Authentic communication in teaching
Trauma-informed teaching principles
Nervous system informed qualities in guidance
Ditching performative speech patterns for genuine voice

Ideal for

Yoga instructors and teachers
Therapists and healing practitioners
Individuals interested in trauma-informed approaches
Students of Irene Lyon's work
Anyone guiding others in sensitive practices

Lesson

Instructions

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Steps

Authentic verbal guidance
Trauma-informed communication strategies
Facilitation of neurosensory exercises

Benefits

Fosters trust and safety in teaching environments
Enhances student-teacher connection
Improves effectiveness of healing exercises
Promotes nervous system regulation through authentic interaction
Develops more grounded and effective teaching style

Transcript

hey everyone Irene lion here so recently I was reviewing practicums from some of my senior students and they had to guide one of their peers through a basic neurosensory exercise and what I've been seeing because some of them this is the second time they've done this I'm starting to see little glimmers of true authentic personality as opposed to what they think they should sound like because they're guiding someone through something that we could say is quote unquote a healing exercise I am a big believer that we should ditch the yoga voice the meditation voice the soft voice where we linger our words and just speak the way we would normally speak so if you are someone who teaches and you want to bring trauma informed and we could say nervous system informed qualities to your teaching start just teaching from how you would normally talk

Practice summary

Level: all levels
Duration: 2 minutes
Equipment: None
Target areas: Professional developmentCommunication skillsTeaching methodologyNervous system awarenessPedagogical approach
Energy: calming

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