Past Events
Here are some places I've taught recently
*Some titles are clickable for more details*
Pre-Recorded Courses Available for Purchase:
The Myth of the Yoga Body:
Teaching for Body Positivity and Deconstructing Fatphobia, Sizeism, Healthism, and Ableism in Ourselves and Yoga
(6 hours of pre-recorded video lecture and practice,
plus worksheets and integration materials)
Befriending Our Bodies:
Embodied Liberation Through Body Positive Practices
(6 hours of pre-recorded video lecture and practice,
plus worksheets and integration materials)
Nervous System Reset:
Somatic Practices for Self- and Community-Care
(6 hours of pre-recorded video lecture and practice,
plus worksheets and integration materials)
Re-Emergence: A Movement of Transformation & Action
6-Month Online Program
includes lecture, practice, and meditation with RW on:
- Radical Embodiment: Being and Belonging for All Bodies;
- Desire as a Guide: Imagining and Visioning towards Collective Liberation;
- Anti-Ableist Movement and Interdependence in Practice:
Radical Belonging, Disability Justice,
and the Interdependence of Being in our Body-Minds
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Six-Month Live Online Program of Theory, Practice, and Integration
Recorded Version of Entire 6-Month Program (over 80 hours of lecture, practice, and meditation with over 20 different teachers) Available for Purchase Now!
Past Teaching:
Fall and Winter 2018-2019
Breaking Down Barriers in Teaching
(Anti-Oppression and Social Justice Foundations for Yoga Teachers)
8 Limbs Modular Yoga Teacher Training
8 Limbs Yoga
Seattle, WA
February 22-24, 2019
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga
Module One:
Trauma-Informed Yoga Basics
with Kyra Haglund
Santa Clarita, CA
May 3-5, 2019
Yoga Service Council Conference
The Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY
May 8, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
May 10-12, 2019
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga
Trauma-Informed Yoga and Social Justice
with Hala Khouri
Santa Monica, CA
June 12, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
July 10, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
July 22-26, 2019
Yoga, Purpose, and Action 2.0
with Suzanne Sterling and Seane Corn
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY
Summer 2019
Holding Inclusive Space:
Breaking Down Barriers in Teaching
(Anti-Oppression and Social Justice Foundations for Yoga Teachers)
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
8 Limbs Yoga
Seattle, WA
August 14, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
September 11, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop, plus a bonus hour-long Q&A with Robin DiAngelo (author of White Fragility) after the workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
September 19-22, 2019
Embody Love Movement Summit
(Anti-Oppression Frameworks for Body Liberation Work: Self-Determination, Body Liberation, Disability Justice, and more)
Dallas, TX
October 5-6, 2019
Trauma and Resilience in Yoga Therapy
with Laura Humpf
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
October 9, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
October 14-20, 2019
Embody Love Movement Online Summit
October 20-25, 2019
Yoga Service Council Best Practices Symposium
on Yoga for Addiction and Recovery
The Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY
Fall and Winter 2019-2020
Holding Inclusive Space:
Breaking Down Barriers in Teaching
(Anti-Oppression and Social Justice Foundations for Yoga Teachers)
8 Limbs Modular Yoga Teacher Training
8 Limbs Yoga
Seattle, WA
November 13, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
December 11, 2019
Undoing Whiteness (evening workshop)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
January 21, 2020- March 10, 2020
Yoga for Resilience (8-week yoga class series)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Seattle, WA
April 13-22, 2020
The Practice of Collective Care
with Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-5:30pm Pacific time
Online
April 14, 2020- May 12, 2020
Collective Resilience- Trauma Informed Support & Consultation Circle
(five-week support & consult circle)
with Kyra Haglund
Tuesdays 4-5:30pm Pacific time
Online
April 14, 2020- June 3, 2020
Yoga for Resilience (live online 8-week yoga class series)
Rainier Beach Yoga
Online
May 19-28, 2020
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Online (Recorded course available for purchase)
May 25, 2020- June 15, 2020
The Practice of Collective Care
with Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Mondays 3:30-5:30pm Pacific time
Online
CANCELED due to COVID-19-- look for online offerings
June 11-14, 2020
Social Justice Analysis is Necessary for Trauma-Informed Practice: Examining Implicit Bias, Privilege, Marginalization, and Identity for Yoga Therapists
CIC Presentation at SYTAR 2020
Chicago, IL
June 22-26, 2020
Trauma-Informed Yoga Foundations Module Two:
Trauma-Informed Yoga and Social Justice
with Hala Khouri
Online
August 20 - September 17, 2020
Practicing Justice In Yoga:
Exploring Inclusion, Equity, Power, Trauma, Consent, and Appropriation in Our Practice and Teaching
A 5-Week Live Online Series
through Seattle Yoga Arts
September 15 - October 20, 2020 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Trauma-Informed Yoga Foundations Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
October 1-4, 2020
Embody Love Movement Online Summit:
Anti-Oppression Frameworks for Body Liberation Work: Self-Determination, Body Liberation, Health At Every Size, Disability Justice, and more
October 7-11, 2020 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga
Foundations Module Two:
Trauma-Informed Yoga and Social Justice Training
(co-facilitated with Hala Khouri)
October 8, 2020 - November 5, 2020
Practicing Justice in Yoga: Deepening the Conversation
Diving Deeper with Inclusion, Equity, Power, Trauma, Consent, and Appropriation in Our Practice and Teaching
A 5-Week Live Online Series
through Seattle Yoga Arts
October 24, 2020
Yoga as a Practice of Body Liberation, Resilience, and Social Justice
Online Conference
October 25-30, 2020
Race In America
with Nikki Myers and Seane Corn
November 12-15, 2020 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Intermediate 1 (Module Three):
Polyvagal Facilitation for Inclusion, Compassion, and Social Justice
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
November 17 - December 22, 2020 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Trauma-Informed Yoga Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
December 3-6, 2020 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Intermediate 2 (Module Four):
Trauma-Informed Sequencing, Languaging, and Facilitation
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
December 9, 2020
Body Positive and Inclusive Yoga
Skill in Action 75-hour Continuing Education Program
(Guest Lecture)
December 12, 2020
Practicing Justice in Yoga:
Social Justice Foundations for Yoga Teachers
(Guest Lecture)
Phinney Ridge Yoga Online Yoga Teacher Training
Fall and Winter 2020-2021
Holding Inclusive Space:
Breaking Down Barriers in Teaching
(Anti-Oppression and Social Justice Foundations for Yoga Teachers)
8 Limbs Modular Yoga Teacher Training
8 Limbs Yoga
Seattle, WA
January 12-21, 2021
Befriending Our Bodies:
Embodied Liberation Through Body Positive Practices
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Online (Recorded Course Available for Purchase)
January 28 - March 4, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Foundations Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
February 2 - March 9, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Facilitation Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
February 20-21, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Advanced Integration Module
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
March 7, 2021
Intro to Trauma-Informed Yoga
Guest Teacher in Online 300-Hour Teacher Training
through YogaWorks
March 15-24, 2021
Nervous System Reset:
Somatic Practices for Self- and Community-Care
(co-taught with Kyra Haglund)
through Off the Mat Into the World
Online (Recorded Course Available for Purchase)
April 29 - May 2, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics:
Foundations in Trauma & Embodied Social Justice
(co-facilitated with Hala Khouri)
May 2, 2021 (online)
Body Liberation and Belonging in Yoga:
The Mythical Norm, the Social Model of Disability,
Disability Justice, Health At Every Size, LGBTQIA+ 101,
Inclusive Languaging & Accessible Asana
Guest Teacher in Online 200-Hour Teacher Training
throughEmpowered Yoga Teacher Training
May 3-12, 2021
The Myth of the Yoga Body:
Teaching for Body Positivity and Deconstructing Fatphobia, Sizeism, Healthism, and Ableism in Ourselves and Yoga
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Online (Recorded course available for purchase)
May 8, 2021
Radical Belonging in Our Bodies:
Confronting Bias, Shame, Fatphobia, Sizeism, and Ableism
in Ourselves and Yoga Culture
through Health At Every Size and Disability Justice
Presentation at the Yoga Service Conference 2021
Online Conference
May 20-23, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Intermediate Module 1:
Polyvagal Facilitation for Inclusion, Compassion, and Social Justice
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
May 26 - June 30, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Foundations Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
June 10-13, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Intermediate Module 2:
Trauma-Informed Sequencing, Languaging, and Facilitation
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
June 17, 2021
Social Justice Analysis is Necessary for Trauma-Informed Practice: Examining Implicit Bias, Privilege, Marginalization,
and Identity for Yoga Therapists
CIC Presentation at SYTAR 2021 (online)
Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research: the International Association of Yoga Therapists' Annual Conference
June 18, 2021
Panel & Town Hall:
The Subtle Anatomy of Microaggressions:
Implications in Yoga Therapy Practice
Panel Presenter & Town Hall Discussion Leader at SYTAR 2021 (online)
Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research: the International Association of Yoga Therapists' Annual Conference
July 5 - December 31, 2021
Re-Emergence: A Movement of Transformation & Action
6-Month Online Program
taught lecture, practice, and meditation on:
- Radical Embodiment: Being and Belonging for All Bodies;
- Desire as a Guide: Imagining and Visioning towards Collective Liberation;
- Anti-Ableist Movement and Interdependence in Practice:
Radical Belonging, Disability Justice,
and the Interdependence of Being in our Body-Minds
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Six-Month Online Program of Practice, Theory, and Integration
July 9 - December 17, 2021
Anti-Conformity Body-Mind Club: A Six-Month Mentorship Program (focused on interrogating and examining ableism, anti-fat bias, conformity and hierarchies of bodies in yoga, wellness, and movement spaces through practice, exploration, and discussion)
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Six-Month Weekly Live Online Mentorship Group
July 9 - August 13, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Facilitation Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
September 23 - 26, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Foundations in Trauma-Informed Yoga Basics
through YogaWorks
October 4 - November 8, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Foundations Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
October 6 - November 10, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Foundations Mentorship Group
A Six-Week Live Online Series
October 8, 2021 - May 8, 2022
Holding Inclusive Space: Breaking Down Barriers in Teaching
Grounded Wisdom Teacher Training
200-hour Hybrid Live Online, Pre-Recorded,
and In-Person Modular Yoga Teacher Training
through 8 Limbs Yoga
October 15-17, 2021
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Advanced Integration Module
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
October 21 - 24, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics:
Foundations in Trauma & Embodied Social Justice
Guest Presenter
November 2021 (online)
Talk and Asana Practice on the Theme:
Yoga is Disability Justice and Body Inclusivity
Guest Presenter in The Yoga of We program with Seane Corn
November 18-21, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Intermediate Module 1:
Polyvagal Facilitation for Inclusion, Compassion, and Social Justice
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
December 9, 2021 (online)
The Myth of the Yoga Body:
The Mythical Norm and Inclusion for All Bodies
in Trauma-Informed Teaching
through Y7 Intro to Trauma-Informed Yoga Training (Online)
Guest Teacher
December 9-12, 2021 (online)
Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatics
Intermediate Module 2:
Trauma-Informed Sequencing, Languaging, and Facilitation
(co-facilitated with Kyra Haglund)
I offer trainings in social justice, anti-oppression, diversity, inclusion, equity, and harm reduction for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, yoga practitioners, and Buddhist, meditation, and other spiritual practice communities, often through Bending Towards Justice, Off the Mat, Into the World, or Collective Resilience: Trauma-Informed Yoga. Please check back throughout the year for more trainings, or sign up for my mailing list to get updates!
**You can see sample and past trainings descriptions here**
Here's hoping I'll see you soon in a future workshop, class, or training!
Pre-Recorded Courses Available for Purchase:
(6 hours of pre-recorded video lecture and practice,
plus worksheets and integration materials)
Befriending Our Bodies:
Embodied Liberation Through Body Positive Practices
(6 hours of pre-recorded video lecture and practice,
plus worksheets and integration materials)
Nervous System Reset:
Somatic Practices for Self- and Community-Care
(6 hours of pre-recorded video lecture and practice,
plus worksheets and integration materials)
Re-Emergence: A Movement of Transformation & Action
6-Month Online Program
includes lecture, practice, and meditations with RW on:
- Radical Embodiment: Being and Belonging for All Bodies;
- Desire as a Guide: Imagining and Visioning towards Collective Liberation;
- Anti-Ableist Movement and Interdependence in Practice:
Radical Belonging, Disability Justice,
and the Interdependence of Being in our Body-Minds
through Off the Mat, Into the World
Six-Month Live Online Program of Theory, Practice, and Integration
Recorded Version of Entire 6-Month Program (over 80 hours of lecture, practice, and meditation with over 20 different teachers) Available for Purchase Now!