Protect Your Energy

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Zabie Yamasaki

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Award-winning trauma educator Zabie Yamasaki shows readers that by going inward, into our bodies, and understanding our own nervous system, we can make small but vital shifts that make living in a fast-paced, productivity-obsessed, and unsupportive culture more sustainable.

Having the opportunity to transform her own trauma through the practice of yoga, Zabie Yamasaki, truly believes in the healing power of asana practice. For years, Zabies unfaltering support for survivors of sexual violence has manifested itself in many forms. She has ultimately made it her lifes goal to help empower survivors of assault to regain their strength and self-worth. She is extremely passionate about yoga and its ability to help individuals connect to their emotions, be present on the mat, develop peace of mind, and take the necessary steps to become their most true, authentic self.

  • Award-winning trauma educator Zabie Yamasaki shows readers that by going inward, into our bodies, and understanding our own nervous system, we can make small but vital shifts that make living in a fast-paced, productivity-obsessed, and unsupportive culture more sustainable.
  • Zabie says that this book is like The Body Keeps the Score meets Rest Is Resistance—it doesn’t just tell people that their issues live in their tissues or that they should rest—it teaches them how to understand the messages their body is telling them and how to access deeper levels of ease and healing through embodied practices drawing on Polyvagal Theory.
  • Zabie has taught at numerous universities and organizations around the country and has received several awards in victims services and leadership. Her work has been featured on CNN, NBC News, HuffPost, LA Yoga, Daily Mail UK, and more.
  • Practical takeaways: The book includes a quiz to help readers assess self-care in different areas of life, exercises to help readers understand their unique nervous system, reflections to help readers identify their unmet needs, tools and worksheets to help readers track and protect their energy, micro self-care practices that can be done any time, and much more.

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.

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