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Trauma Informed Senior Yoga Teacher
Yoga Therapist in Training
Liz Albanis is a teacher for those who want to release trauma and transform their mental health through yoga.
She is the Founder of Liz Albanis Wellness, host of Yoga for Trauma: The Inner Fire of Yoga, a seasoned yoga teacher, health and wellness coach, and a yoga therapist in training.
Her teaching philosophy centers on accessibility, adaptability, and compassion. Honouring each person's unique body, history, and needs. With more than a decade of teaching across diverse modalities. Including Yoga, Pilates, Barre, and Wellness Coaching, Liz empowers individuals to create a practice that fits their lifestyle and healing journey. Mental Health Advocate Liz is a dedicated yoga teacher with a deep understanding of how yoga supports nervous system regulation, resilience, and emotional well-being.
Currently training as a yoga therapist, Liz has spent years exploring how yoga, movement, and nutrition and mindset help navigate life’s most challenging transitions.
After losing her home to a devastating fire, Liz turned to her practice as a lifeline, using yoga to process loss, rebuild inner stability, and find strength in uncertainty.
Passionate about the intersection of yoga and mental health, she now helps others cultivate balance through accessible, practical yoga practices designed to support the nervous system in times of stress and change.
Bio and Qualifications
Experience, Training, Holistic Wellness
Liz Albanis has been teaching yoga since 2012. She is a registered senior yoga teacher with Yoga Australia. Liz has completed over 1000 hours of training and trained in 3 other countries other than in Australia. On top of foundational 500 hours, her training has encompassed:
- Initial 500 RYT with Byron Yoga Centre
- 200 hours with Power Living Australia
- Certifiec Relax & Renew (Restorative Yoga through Judith Hanson Lasater in 2014.
- Yin Yoga qualifications with Sarah Powers, Bernie Clark Jo Phee, and online with Paul Grilley.
- Myo-Yin & Myo-fascial release with Jo Phee and Tune Up Fitness. Liz is a certified Yoga Tune Up Trainer
- Myo yin (yin yoga combined with myofascial release using yoga tune up balls).
- Level 1 Lifeforce Yoga Teacher (yoga specifically for mental health).
- Liz is currently over half-way through her studies to become a qualified Yoga Therapist with the Biomedical Institute of Yoga Therapy & Meditation (Queensland Australia).
- Liz has also studied yoga therapy with Dr Timothy McCall through his 'Yoga As Medicine" training.
- Liz also mentors other yoga teachers.
- Liz is also a qualified specialised personal trainer through her Diploma of Fitness.
- Liz has been teaching Pilates since 2015 and Barre since 2022.
Because yoga has had a profound effect on her mental health. Liz is passionate about helping others use yoga to improve their own mental health. Liz works closely with individuals. To design accessible yoga practices tailored to their unique needs, goals, and lifestyle. For those seeking accessible yoga, Liz offers online courses designed for busy professionals. These programs teach simple and effective practices. Many of which don't need a mat. Clients can integrate yoga into their day without disrupting their schedule.
Liz’s believes that no two people are the same, and their yoga practice shouldn’t be either. Her teachings focus on inner transformation rather than perfect poses. Helping clients feel confident practising independently. Whether you’re navigating burnout, stress, or physical limitations. Liz’s holistic, practical approach ensures that yoga is accessible, effective, and life-changing. Liz also runs a podcast called ‘The Inner Fire of Yoga.’
Podcast Guest On
Episode Summary
Liz Albanis opens up about her personal experiences with trauma and the healing modalities that helped her reclaim her sense of safety and wholeness. Speaking with Kristin, Liz explains how practices like TRE (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), and trauma-informed yoga have been pivotal in her recovery journey. She shares how multiple trauma experiences can shape the nervous system and emotional responses and how healing is rarely linear. A standout moment from the conversation is Liz’s advice to yoga teachers: “If you use candles, advertise it…it’s not for everyone.” This reflects a powerful truth: even small sensory elements in a class can be triggering. By making thoughtful adjustments, teachers can create safer, more compassionate spaces.
The broader message is clear. when yoga is taught with trauma-awareness, it becomes more accessible, effective, and empowering for everyone.
Episode Summary
Liz Albanis joins the Native Yoga Toddcast to explore how trauma-informed yoga practices can build resilience, support mental health.
Sharing insights from her own journey with PTSD and using yoga to quit smoking. Liz explains how nervous system regulation, breath-work, and tailored movement help people manage stress and reclaim their well-being.
“My advice is if you use candles, advertise it…it’s not for everyone.” Liz reminds us that seemingly simple choices can deeply impact students. For someone with past trauma linked to fire, like Liz, unannounced candles can trigger anxiety. This kind of awareness makes yoga more inclusive and emotionally safe.
Her approach highlights how trauma-informed teaching doesn’t just benefit those with lived experience. It strengthens the quality of instruction for all, fostering trust, accessibility, and better mental health outcomes.
Episode Summary
Liz Albanis joins the Confidence Through Health Podcast and shares her personal story of finding healing through her yoga practice.
She also shares how:
- Trauma lives in the fascia and nervous system, shown through her own experience with involuntary post-fire trauma tremors
- Certain yoga poses spike anxiety and restless nights, while others lower blood pressure and support mental health
- Somatic yoga is different from traditional yoga when it comes to processing trauma and improving emotional well-being
- Creating a personalized practice empowers you to process loss, rebuild inner stability, & find strength in uncertainty
Topics Liz Talks About
- How yoga can help release trauma and rebuild inner stability and resilience
- Yoga for Mental Health (including trauma)
- How to teach yoga more with trauma awareness and considerate towards the mental health of students.
- Surviving her second house fire
- How post traumatic stress disorder acan affect someone and their loved ones.
- Teaching Yoga functionally to cater for human variation rather than aestheticsDemystifying yoga
- Making yoga more accessible
- Her own yoga journey
- Benefits of yin yoga, Myoyin (yin yoga combined with myofascial release techniques) and myofascial release
- Experience and insight teaching Yoga
- Helping people practice yoga independently at home on a regular basis
- Yoga off the mat
- Stereotypes in the Industry
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