85: Lisa Maynard - Trauma-Sensitive Yoga/Meditation

Mindful Impact with Justin Francisco

Lisa Maynard became a friend through our meditation teacher training together. She is a therapist who specializes in adoption and birth family relationships. She also specializes in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. Mind/body/spirit connection and much much more.

In this episode we discuss:

6:56 Having a good group of people to talk to. We discuss our Friday group we meet with and how it impacts our daily life. 10:46 Yoga Philosophy. Lisa discusses how her 200-hour yoga course she took so deeply impacted her life in a good way. 16:06 Forgiveness Practices. Lisa discusses her ability to use what she learned in teacher training as a tool for forgiveness. 21:42 Adoption Organization. Lisa discusses the adoption organization as one of the therapists who serve for children’s welfare. 25:50 Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. Justin asks Lisa about this subject. Lisa explains and demonstrates how it is a semantic approach working with people who experienced trauma. She shares how important our language is around this topic. 36:16 Power Dynamic. Lisa and Justin discuss how we behave and feel around individuals with a perceived position of power. 38:50 Before and After. Lisa shares her before and after with meditation/yoga. 42:50 Sixteen second Breathing Exercise. Lisa leads 16 seconds breathing exercise and discusses the benefits of it. 50:06 Five kleshas. Lisa shares her knowledge on the 5 Kleshas, The 5 things that cause suffering in us. Ignorance, Ego, Attachment, Aversion, and Fear of Death. Lisa also explained how it will affect our lives.

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