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about the yoga for trauma podcast

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 host Liz Albanis,  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?

  • What is trauma-sensitive yoga?

  • What is trauma-aware yoga?

  • Is yoga good for grief and trauma?

  • What's the difference between ancient (traditional) yoga, modern yoga and somatic yoga?

  • What's the difference between a yoga teacher and a yoga therapist?

  • What are customised yoga practices?

This is the podcast for you!

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the story behind the yoga for trauma podcast

The podcast was inspired by Liz’s experience surviving her second house fire. An event that profoundly shaped her perspective on trauma recovery through yoga and resilience. The 'tapas' (internal heat) it created for recovery, as this event changed her in more ways that she could have imagined. This experience sparked a more in depth exploration into how life events influence our mental and physical health. How one event can change the rest of our life. 

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“I am grateful that Australia has smoke alarm legislation, but it needs to be tightened to match the state of Queensland. Plain and simple. there have been many deaths here in Australia and overseas because smoke alarms were not interconnected and they weren’t in bedrooms.”

liz Albanis
episode 31 1st June 2026

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SEASON 1

The first season highlights the many ways yoga intersects with mental health, neuroscience, philosophy, and personal development.
By bringing together experts and lived experience. Season 1 provides insight into how yoga for trauma recovery, mindfulness, somatic awareness, and holistic wellbeing practices can support people navigating complex life experiences.

This season explores a wide range of topics connected to yoga for trauma recovery and mental wellbeing, including:

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  • Trauma, Mental Health and Yoga

  • Trauma recovery through yoga

  • Yoga for trauma survivors

  • Trauma-informed yoga practices

  • Somatic yoga for trauma

  • Yoga for trauma release

  • Yoga poses for trauma and nervous system regulation

Mental Health and Lifestyle Factors

  • How clutter affects mental health

  • How trauma can show up through clutter

  • The impact of toxins and environmental chemicals on mental health

  • The role of Ayurveda and mental health

Personal Development and Self-Awareness

  • The power of journaling for emotional processing

  • Somatic practices for trauma awareness

  • EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)

  • Reiki and energetic wellbeing

  • Season 1 also features powerful personal stories and complex conversations about:

    • Near-death experiences

    • Religious cults and trauma

    • Trauma within the modern yoga world

    • The relationship between yoga and addiction recovery

    These discussions highlight how trauma can appear in many different forms and how practices like trauma yoga, meditation, and self-reflection can support people in understanding their experiences.

    Whether you are a yoga teacher, therapist, wellness practitioner, or someone curious about trauma-informed yoga, this season offers thoughtful conversations and practical perspectives on the role of yoga in modern mental health.



inspiring voices sharing their wisdom

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    “The realty is we can't control how people feel, we can't control how people think. And yet to teach our class with an expectation that we'll get good feedback (whatever that is) is to set us up to be very disappointed.

    Karen Fabian (USA)

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    “A lot of us really would love to find someone that we could put all of our trust in and have them fix us and heal us. But I just don't even believe that's possible. I believe that has to come from within. I believe we all have to walk the journey. ''

    Todd McLaughlin (USA)

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    "it's about being gentle on ourselves and just calling ourselves up into more refined levels of language, more refined awareness around what people need.''

    Rebel Tucker (AUS)

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