Zabie Yamasaki

Zabie Yamasaki(she/her), MEd, RYT, is the founder of Transcending Trauma through
Yoga, which is an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors,
consultations for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing
professionals. Zabie is widely recognized for her intentionality, soulful activism, and
passionate dedication to her field and has trained thousands of healing professionals,
yoga instructors, and mental health practitioners in her signature trauma-informed yoga
certification both in-person and online. She is a trauma-informed yoga instructor,
resilience and well-being educator, and a sought after consultant and keynote speaker.
Her program and curriculum is now being implemented at over fifty college campuses
and trauma agencies across the country including, University of California (UC) system,
Stanford, Yale, USC, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University. Her
work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC, KTLA 5, and The Huffington Post.
Zabie received her undergraduate in psychology and social behavior and
education at UC Irvine and her graduate degree in higher education administration and
student affairs at George Washington University. She is the author of several
publications including: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault:
Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion, Trauma-Informed Yoga
Affirmation Card Deck, Trauma-Informed Yoga Flip Chart: A Teaching Tool for
Healing Professionals, Your Joy Is Beautiful: The Magic of Remembering That You Are
Enough, Just As You Are, and H is for Healing Card Deck: 52 Everyday Practices to
Strengthen Children’s Physical, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being.