Yoga Teacher. Nurse. Easier to talk to after caffeine.
About Bethany
If youโre anything like me, you didnโt exactly fit in growing up.
You stood out. You spoke up. You got bullied for being different.
And you felt things deeplyโmaybe too deeply for the adults who didnโt quite know what to do with you.
That sh*t hurts.
So, like many sensitive kids, I found my own way through.
I picked up my diary and declared war on its pages.
I wrote. I drew. I documented every emotional breakdown and mean girl encounter like a military correspondentโwith glitter gel pens.
Other things helped too:
Therapy. Yoga. A little music. A lot of crying.
The journey continuesโฆ
Then the pandemic hit.
I became a nurse, and I went to work.
My world didnโt slow down. It sped up.
And the very institutions meant to put people back together began to tear me apart.
I was trained to care for others.
No one really taught me how to care for myself.
So this work is my response.
A reclamation. A revival.
A gentle return to what matters most.
As a trauma survivor and trauma-informed facilitator,
I guide classes with sensitivity, respect, and choice.
That means using invitational language, offering options, and playing class music at a level that soothesโnot startles.
Thereโs no need to cram your body into poses it doesnโt want to be in,
or your soul into spaces it doesnโt belong.
No forcing. No fixing.
No Lululemon required (unless thatโs your vibe).
As a teacher and space-holder, my hope is simple:
To help you remember that your needs arenโt just importantโtheyโre essential.
Now letโs move forwardโthrough what weโve been given,
and what we choose next.
Because the cards weโre dealt arenโt always kind.
But what we do with them?
Thatโs where the transformation begins. ๐ฅ
So, take a breath.
Relax.
Itโs already happening.
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Sometimes we fall apart โ we break down in quiet ways no one sees. Through yoga, meditation, and rest, we begin the slow return โ not to who we were, but to who weโre becoming. Here, we honor both the shimmer and the shatter, the cracks laced with gold.
Weโre whole not despite the breaks, but because of them.
No pressure. Just presence.๐ -
To inspire and inform through mindful practices and creative expression that support healing, agency, and self-restoration.
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300-Hour Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F)
200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher
Kripalu Restorative Yoga Teacher
๐ฟ๐ Additional trainings, workshops, and continuing education:
ลฤkta Tantra: Yoga and Hindu Goddess Traditions with Sravana Borkataky-Varma
Foundational Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Training with Alli Ewing
Yoga for Your Mood with Amy Weintraub and Deb Lubetkin
Yoga for Mental Health: Mindful Yoga for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and Stress with Cynthia Beers and Jeff Migdow
