Yoga For Trauma: The Inner Fire of Yoga
Yoga for Trauma: The Inner Fire of Yoga is a heartfelt podcast for anyone carrying the weight of stress, trauma, or burnout. If you want to learn more about how yoga can release trauma. Learn more about holistic wellbeing. Improve your mental well-being, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with your body. You’re in the right place.
Join Liz Albanis, a senior yoga teacher and yoga therapist in training, as she shares tools and insights. You can use to feel calmer, more grounded, and better equipped to navigate life after trauma and leave behind harmful patterns.
Expect a mix of solo episodes where Liz shares practical tools, personal stories, and body-based insights. Alongside conversations with experts and fellow yoga practitioners, all offering inspiration and real-life strategies to support your mind, body, and soul.
If you’ve ever wondered:
What type of yoga is best for releasing trauma?
Which yoga is best for the nervous system?
Can yoga help you overcome harmful habits?
How does yoga benefit the nervous system?
What is trauma-informed yoga?
How does trauma-sensitive yoga work?
Is yoga good for grief and trauma?
What's the difference between yoga and somatic yoga?
What are customised yoga practices?
This is the podcast for you!
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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare professional if you have any personal medical questions.
Episodes
29 episodes
Trauma- Informed Yoga and Play Therapy With Angie Berrett | Ep 25
Host Liz Albanis talks with Angie Barrett about trauma-informed yoga, polyvagal theory, and playful movement. To explore why standard yoga and meditation can feel overwhelming for trauma survivors. Especially when stillness, breathwork, or clas...
BONUS Quick Tip: Yoga Snacks With Liz Albanis | Ep 24
Good news! You don’t need to be bendy, booked in, or even on a yoga mat for yoga to change your day. Host, Liz Albanis a yoga therapist and senior yoga teach, shares some tips. She has built s yoga habit without rearranging her whole life...
Yoga For Trauma: Agency Over Aesthetics: Redefining it on The Mat With Kristin Klipp | Ep 23
What if the kindest cue you give is the one you don’t make? Liz Albanis continues her conversation with trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator and empowerment coach Kristen Klipp. To unpack how yoga spaces can either calm or inflame the...
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga With Kristen Klipp | Ep 22
What if the bravest thing a yoga teacher can say isn’t “go deeper,” but “you have a choice”? Liz sits down with trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator and empowerment coach Kristen Klipp to unpack how choice, consent, and agency can transform a clas...
Somatic Yoga For Trauma Release, Triggers and Anniversaries | Ep 21
What if trauma recovery wasn’t a checklist, but a conversation with your body? Host, Liz Albanis opens season two by reflecting on the first two anniversaries of the house fire which inspired this very podcast. The unexpected ways recover...
Yoga For Trauma The Inner Fire of Yoga Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to Season 2 of Yoga for Trauma: The Inner Fire of Yoga . This season, we're diving even deeper into the intersection of trauma recovery through yoga. spotlighting powerful tools, practices, and lived experiences tha...
Yoga For Trauma Season 1 Guest Highlights | Ep 20
Welcome to the finale of Season 1 - Yoga For Trauma: The Inner Fire of Yoga. A celebration of transformation, truth, and the fire that burns within. This wrap-up episode features curated highlights from each guest who appeared on in 2025....
Trauma Experiences and Trauma Healing Modalities (Liz on the Get Loud Podcast With Kristen Klipp) | Ep 19
This week, I'm doing something different. I'm sharing an episode of the Get Loud Podcast with Kristin Klipp. I was a guest on this podcast in April and Kristin has kindly given me authority to share this. Episode Summary<...
Trauma to Trust: Todd McLaughlin on Trauma-Informed Yoga, Cults, and Gurus | Ep 18
In this episode, host Liz Albanis speaks with Todd McLaughlin about his inspiring yoga journey. Todd shares his story of religious cults, near death experiences. To navigating challenges within the yoga community, including cult-like dynamics.<...
Understanding Anxiety, Panic and Trauma with Brian Sachetta | Ep 17
Liz Albanis continues her conversation with Brian Sachetta. 'Little T' versus 'big T' trauma. They discuss the embodied experience of anxiety. Tools that have supported his healing. Brian shares practical strategies to help listeners move...
Rewiring the Brain: Anxiety, Depression & Corrective Experiences With Brian Sachetta Ep | 16
Liz chats with Brian Sachetta. In this powerful conversation, Brian shares his lived journey. Through anxiety, depression, and OCD. How he’s come to approach healing as a long, incremental process rather than a sudden fix. He speaks openly abou...
Astrology, Suffering And The Fire Within With Rob Dorgan | Ep 15
In Part 2, Liz Albanis continues her conversation with Rob Dorgan. They explore the Kleshas, The five root causes of human suffering in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. And how they show up in real life. They explore why self-i...
Neuroscience Meets Yoga With Rob Dorgan | Ep 14
Liz Albanis sits down with Rob Dorgan. Part 1 of their conversation. Rob's practice began in the 1980s and evolved from sweaty Ashtanga to alignment-driven asana. Why meditation can be “the ultimate self-love'. How tools (from hands...
Yoga for Mental Health: Meeting Your Mood | Ep 13
In this enriching episode on yoga for mental health and trauma recovery. Liz Albanis delves into why this happens and shares how to alter your yoga approach if you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or trauma. Have you ever lef...
Trauma-Informed Yoga, Journal Therapy and Ayurveda with Doro Baumfalk | Ep 12
Join Liz Albanis as she chats with Doro Baumfalk about teaching trauma-informed Yoga. Yoga for mental health, Ayurveda and journaling. Together they explore:Trauma-aware yoga teaching. How props, poses, language, ...
Enhance Your Yoga Practice For Mental Health and Trauma Recovery | Ep 11
Join Liz Albanis as she chats about Yoga for Trauma Recovery and Mental Well-being. Exploring some of the ways to enhance your practice for better mental health. Key TopicsLearn why consistent pr...
Trauma Recovery Through Yoga: Insights for Teachers and Practitioners | Ep 10
Explore how yoga impacts trauma recovery and mental health. Focusing on its role in PTSD, nervous system regulation, and holistic strategies for teachers and practitioner. In this episode, Liz Albanis explores the role of yoga in mental health....
Yoga Teaching Confidence Starts Here: Anatomy, Mindset & Authenticity with Karen Fabian | Ep 09
What if the thing holding you back as a yoga teacher wasn’t your knowledge, but your mindset? Liz Albanis joined by Karen Fabian. Karen Fabian is an experienced yoga teacher, anatomy educator and author. Whether you...
Trauma Awareness: The Scariest Night of My Life - A Second Fire | Ep 08
Liz shares her personal experiences of trauma survival. Insights into how yoga aids trauma recovery and resilience. As part of holistic wellness plan for mental health. Also shedding light on trauma awareness.On 11 January 2024, Liz's li...
Healing Through Yoga, Somatics, EFT & Reiki with Justine Janssen | Ep 07
Liz Albanis speaks with Justine Janssen. A senior yoga teacher. Former owner of three yoga studios, mentor, retreat facilitator. A lifelong student now training in holistic counselling and somatics. This heartfelt and powerful...
How to Reduce Hidden Toxins in Your Home & Body with Michelle Diener | Ep 06
Liz chats with Michelle Diener, to explore the hidden dangers of everyday toxins and their impact on our health. Including their role in hormone disruption, chronic illness, and breast cancer risk. She is naturopath, building b...
Ayurveda, Teaching and Living Your Yoga with Lisa Weller | Ep 05
Liz speaks with senior yoga teacher and therapist Lisa Weller based in Brisbane, Australia. With over 20 years of yoga experience. Lisa shares how her yoga practice has evolved into a spiritual and holistic lifestyle. Far beyond poses on a mat....
Yoga Alignment: Why Some Yoga Poses Feel Impossible | Ep 04
Have you ever struggled with a yoga pose and wondered, Why can’t I do this when others can? You’re not alone. Many people assume that flexibility and strength are the only factors in yoga poses. The truth is your un...
