The gentle release experience
A healing modality to help release held tension, emotions and/or trauma.
A somatic journey back to safety, softness, and inner balance
Trauma Release is a gentle, body-based practice that uses intentional stretching and guided breathwork to help unwind deep patterns of stress, tension, and stored trauma within the muscles and fascia. This work supports your body in safely activating its natural reflex of therapeutic shaking or vibration—an innate mechanism designed to discharge long-held stress and restore equilibrium to the nervous system.
Rather than forcing release, this process invites the body to do what it already knows
how to do—let go.
Through this practice, you move out of survival mode and into a state of calm presence, allowing both the body and mind to reset.
How it works
Stress, trauma, and emotional experiences are not just mental—they are stored physically in the body.
When the nervous system becomes overwhelmed, the body can hold onto that energy as muscular tension or restriction. By gently activating the body’s natural tremor response, we create a safe pathway for that stored energy to be released, without needing to relive or retell the experience.
Benefits of a Calmed Nervous System
- Reduced anxiety, overwhelm, and chronic stress
- Improved sleep quality and deeper rest
- Enhanced emotional regulation and resilience
- Decreased muscle tension and physical pain
- Greater mental clarity and focus
- Increased sense of safety and grounding in the body
- Improved digestion and overall body function
- A deeper connection to self and present-moment awareness
Emotional Release Through the Body
Emotions that are not fully processed can become stored in the body as tension, tightness, or numbness. Trauma Release allows these emotions to gently surface and move through without force. As the body discharges stored stress, you may experience a sense of lightness, clarity, or even emotional relief—like something has finally softened or let go.
This is not about pushing or performing—it’s about listening, allowing, and trusting your body’s innate wisdom.
Who this is for ....
This practice is ideal for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or holding onto chronic tension—physically or emotionally.
No prior experience is needed, and all movements are accessible and guided with care.
Step into a space where your body can exhale, your nervous system can reset, and healing can unfold naturally.
$150 / 75 Minutes
Available In-person or virtually
You will have unlimited access to the course for one year!
Healing Trauma Through the Body: A Gentle, Somatic Approach
Healing Trauma Through the Body There comes a moment when we realize healing is not just about talking through the past — it’s about learning to feel safe in our bodies again.
This course is an invitation to gently understand trauma through a new lens. Not as something “wrong” with you, but as something your nervous system adapted to in order to protect you.
Inside this experience, we explore what trauma truly is — how it lives in the body, how it shapes the brain, how it influences emotions, energy, thoughts, and patterns.
You will learn how your nervous system responds to stress and overwhelm, why certain reactions happen automatically, and how survival states like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn become embodied habits.
And then… we practice. Through somatic awareness, grounding rituals, yoga, breathwork, and nervous system regulation tools, you’ll learn how to shift from survival into safety.
You’ll discover what co-regulation is, how it shapes relationships, and how to begin building internal regulation within yourself.
Woven throughout this course are the principles of The Four Agreements — offering a framework for awareness, responsibility, and compassionate self-inquiry as you unwind old stories and create new internal agreements.
This is not about forcing healing.
It is about understanding your body.
It is about learning the language of your nervous system.
It is about returning to safety — slowly, gently, and sustainably.
You will leave with:
• A clear understanding of how trauma affects the brain and body
• Tools to regulate your nervous system in real time
• Daily grounding and breath practices
• Somatic exercises to release stored stress
• A deeper understanding of co-regulation and relational safety
• A compassionate framework for personal transformation
This course is for anyone who is ready to move from survival to embodiment.
From reaction to awareness.
From dysregulation to grounded presence.
Your body has always been trying to protect you.
Now it can become the place you feel safe to live.
Join our community
Enroll now to experience the transformative power of healing trauma through the body.
$111.00 first payment, then 8 x $27.75/mo
Understanding Trauma & How the Body Heals
Trauma is not just something that lives in our memories — it lives in the body and nervous system.
Many people struggle with anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional overwhelm, or shutdown without realizing these responses are often the body’s way of trying to stay safe.
In this free webinar, Christy will guide you through a compassionate and educational introduction to how trauma affects the brain, body, and behavior — and how healing begins through the nervous system.
Christy has been guiding people through transformation for over a decade and has been studying the healing arts since the early 1990’s through her own journey of healing from trauma, autoimmune illness, and addiction. Her work blends trauma education with somatic practices that support safety, awareness, and regulation.
In this webinar you will learn:
• The difference between the thinking brain and the survival brain
• How trauma can keep the nervous system stuck in fight, flight, or freeze
• Why trauma responses are not personal failures — but protective adaptations
• How hypervigilance and shutdown develop in the body
• Simple grounding practices that help bring the nervous system back to safety
You will also be guided through a gentle somatic practice that you can begin using in your daily life.
This webinar is for anyone who:
• Wants to better understand trauma and the nervous system
• Is on a healing journey
• Works with people who have experienced trauma
• Feel ready to reconnect with their body in a safe and supportive way Healing is possible.
And it begins with understanding.
From Collapse & Isolation to Repair & Reconnect
Shame is not a flaw in your character—it is a deeply intelligent survival response. It lives in the body, shapes the nervous system, and quietly influences how you relate to yourself and others.
When left unaddressed, it can lead to patterns of withdrawal, collapse, overthinking, and disconnection.
This 90-minute live webinar offers a grounded, compassionate space to begin understanding and working with shame in a way that feels supportive and sustainable.
Rather than trying to “think your way out” of shame, you’ll be introduced to a somatic lens—learning how to gently work with the body, where shame is actually held and experienced.
Together, we will explore how shame shows up beneath the surface, how it protects, and how it can begin to soften when met with awareness instead of resistance.
In this experience, you’ll explore:
* Understanding shame as a survival-based response, not a personal failure How the body holds and expresses shame through the nervous system
* Why cognitive approaches alone often fall short in shifting shame
* How to begin working with shame through a somatic, body-based lens
Guided Practices Included: Meeting Shame Gently:
A guided somatic exercise to help you safely notice, feel, and stay present with sensations of shame without overwhelm Shame Repair Meditation: A restorative practice designed to support reconnection, self-compassion, and internal safety
This is not about fixing or forcing change.
It is about creating a safe, intentional space to meet yourself differently—to move from collapse toward connection, and from isolation toward repair.
Whether you’re new to somatic work or already on a healing path, this experience will offer practical tools, deeper awareness, and a supportive foundation for working with shame in a more embodied way.
Come as you are.
There is nothing here you need to prove—only space to reconnect.
The Four Agreements & the Nervous System
A somatic exploration of personal freedom, self trust, and emotional regulation
What if the teachings of The Four Agreements could be felt in the body—not just understood in the mind?
In this 60-minute immersive webinar, we explore the Four Agreements through a nervous system-informed lens, bridging ancient wisdom with modern somatic awareness.
Rather than approaching these agreements as ideals to “get right,” you’ll learn how your body, patterns, and protective responses shape your ability to live them. This experience invites a deeper, more compassionate understanding of why these agreements can feel difficult—and how to gently return to them through regulation, awareness, and embodied practice.
What You’ll Receive:
A new, embodied understanding of the Four Agreements
Tools to recognize your nervous system states in real time
Journal prompts for continued self-inquiry
Gentle somatic practices to support integration
A more compassionate relationship with yourself and your patterns
Who This Is For:
This experience is for those who are ready to move beyond mindset work and into embodied awareness—those who desire to live with greater intention, clarity, and emotional resilience without forcing or bypassing their natural responses.
This is not about mastering the agreements.
It is about meeting yourself within them—with curiosity, presence, and grace.
Nervous System & Soul | Regulated + Rooted
Take a slow breath with me for a moment.
No fixing. No striving. Just arriving.
Join us for a live in-person weekend workshop rooted in trauma-sensitive care, embodied wisdom, and intentional living through The Four Agreements.
This will be a gently held space where:
* Your nervous system comes first
* You are always in choice
* Nothing is forced, shared, or performed
* Presence matters more than productivity
Together, we’ll explore what it means to live with integrity, compassion, and clarity — not as something to “get right,” but as a practice of returning to yourself again and again.
This weekend is for you if you’ve been longing for:
• more peace in your body
• a softer relationship with yourself
• tools for living intentionally in everyday life
• connection that feels safe, grounded, and real
We’ll weave gentle somatic practices, guided reflection, quiet moments, and meaningful conversation — all designed to support regulation, self-trust, and inner listening.
This is not about becoming someone new.
It’s about remembering who you are beneath the noise, expectations, and old patterns.
We are honored to hold this space with you.
You don’t need to be ready.
You’re simply invited to arrive.
Details
TBD
Meet the Regulated + Rooted Guides
Meet • Rikki Donahoe, E-RYT, YACEP
Rikki Donahoe’s relationship with yoga began in 2005, first as a personal practice and soon as a path of healing. After becoming a certified teacher in 2008, she attended a yoga workshop designed for people living with trauma—an experience that changed the course of her life. As a trauma survivor herself, Rikki felt a deep resonance and calling to understand how healing lives within the body, and how yoga can become a safe, compassionate doorway back to oneself.
Her journey led her to train in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga with leaders in trauma research and somatic healing, including David Emerson, author of Overcoming Trauma through Yoga and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy, and Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score. These teachings shaped not only her professional path, but the heart of how she shows up as a teacher—rooted in choice, safety, and deep respect for each individual’s lived experience.
Rikki has offered yoga in spaces often overlooked, including the South Carolina State Prison System, halfway houses, and communities impacted by HIV/AIDS. She has worked with soldiers living with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries, as well as private clients navigating trauma and recovery. She has also been honored to support and mentor future yoga teachers through multiple teacher training programs, sharing the principles of trauma-sensitive and embodied teaching.
At the core of Rikki’s work is a simple, unwavering belief: healing is possible. Her classes and workshops invite students to move gently, listen inward, and reconnect with their own inner wisdom—at their own pace, in their own way.
Rikki’s training includes extensive study in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Shamanic Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and ongoing education in mindfulness, meditation, anatomy, communication, and Ayurvedic wisdom.
Training & Certifications include:
• 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
– Holy Cow Yoga, Charleston, SC
• 300-Hour Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Training
– Kripalu Center, MA
• 300-Hour Shamanic Yoga Training
– Chattanooga, TN
• 200-Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training
– Blythewood, SC
• 100-Hour Yoga Nidra Training
– Yogaville, VA
• Plus countless workshops and continuing education in Ayurveda, meditation, communication, mindfulness, anatomy, and related healing modalities
Meet Christy Lyn Miu, LMT C-MLD, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Healing Guide
Christy walks the path of healing with reverence for the body, the breath, and the quiet wisdom that lives within us all.
Her work is shaped by years of study in trauma-informed healing, somatic practices, and ancient teachings that honor wholeness, compassion, and truth.
Her work is strongly influenced by extensive training with HeatherAsh Amara, author of Warrior Goddess Training, where she immersed herself in Toltec wisdom, leadership, ritual, and compassionate self-inquiry completing Unconditional Leadership, Warrior Goddess Coach Certification, and Facilitator Training.
Through these initiations—Living the Four Agreements, Integrity, Sacred Time Management, Return to Center, Women’s Healing, Reclaim and Restore, and the Warrior Goddess Leadership Coven—Christy learned to lead from the heart, rooted in presence, integrity, and deep listening.
Her path has also woven through True Self-Care, a radical remembering that care is not something we earn, but something we embody. Through Seasons of Self: Ritual and Ceremony and Seasons of Self Wise, Christy explored shamanic journeywork, ceremony, and the sacred rhythms of life—learning to honor cycles, transitions, and the quiet medicine of ritual.
Alongside these spiritual teachings, Christy has studied somatic healing, bodywork for anxiety and depression, and breathwork for trauma release, allowing her to meet healing not just through words, but through the body and nervous system. She holds space with gentleness and grounded presence, inviting safety, reconnection, and remembrance.
Christy’s work is an offering—a return to center, a reclaiming of the self, and a soft yet powerful invitation to come home to the body, the breath, and the truth of who you are.