Trauma and Informed Consent with Leah Shirton

Reproductive Rebel

In this week's episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Leah Shirton, who is a trauma informed yoga instructor.
Informed consent is a critical part of feeling safe and making decisions that are aligned with your values.
Join us as we talk about what informed consent really is and how it supports your feelings of safety everywhere from the yoga studio to the hospital room.
About Our Guest:
Leah Shirton is a trauma informed yoga instructor. "Through years of struggling with pelvic pain and endometriosis, it was often proven to me that most fitness and exercise would only trigger my pain and symptoms. I was skeptical of giving yoga a try the first time, but in 2012 while living in Key West, Florida, I decided to make an attempt. Prior to attending this class, I had little hope of connecting with the practice in the way I did. But during my time on my mat, I witnessed my body prove to me, pose after pose, what it was capable of. I knew I had to make yoga a part of my life and share it with other people, especially women like me dealing with chronic pain. Fast forward to May 2020; I graduated my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program and started teaching regularly in studios and virtually. Since then, I have increased my training and become a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certified in Trauma-Informed Yoga + Yoga for Women's Health. I love teaching my students the value of this practice not only for a strong mind/body connection and deeper body awareness, but as a therapeutic modality to ease the symptoms and pain of pelvic health issues."

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