@theembodylab: It started with play. 🌿 For Dr. Arielle Schwartz, yoga wasn't about perfection or discipline, it was about being a tree, a cobra, a lion. It was silly, joyful, and alive. As a child, those playful moments of stretching and roaring gave her something precious: a felt sense of being home in her body. Years later, after experiencing complex trauma, loss, and anxiety, she walked away from that early joy. By her late teens and early twenties, she felt groundless… disconnected from herself in a way that words couldn't quite capture. Then a friend dragged her back to a yoga mat. And through breath, movement, and curiosity, something remarkable happened: she felt like herself again. The playfulness returned. The embodiment returned. She came back home. This is what trauma-informed yoga offers. Not another thing to master, but a pathway back to the self you thought was lost. ✨ Try this micro-practice today: Pause for 60 seconds. Close your eyes. Stretch like your favorite animal, maybe a cat arching its back, or a bird spreading its wings. Notice what it feels like to be in your body rather than in your thoughts. That simple act of curiosity? That's embodiment. That's the beginning of coming home. 💛 Watch the full clip to hear Dr. Arielle Schwartz's story of rediscovering joy, safety, and self through yoga and somatic healing. https://f.mtr.cool/tslpfibirx

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