How can purposeful movement support nervous system regulation and recovery from trauma?

Living with PTSD or trauma can make movement, stillness, and even rest feel challenging at times. This 90-minute webinar introduces the benefits of accessible chair yoga as a supportive, adaptable way to reconnect with the body, build resilience, and cultivate a greater sense of safety.

Grounded in both contemporary understanding of the nervous system and traditional yoga philosophy, this approach encourages awareness, self-compassion, and a sense of connection – supporting participants to meet themselves as they are, without pressure or expectation.

The session begins with a 60-minute guided chair yoga practice using the Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga method, followed by a 30-minute discussion exploring how chair-based yoga can support trauma recovery. This evidence-informed approach is inclusive, grounding, and suitable for a wide range of abilities and energy levels.

What You’ll Experience

• A 60-minute guided chair yoga session designed to meet you where you are, with flexible options throughout
• A brief introduction to how trauma impacts the body and nervous system
• The benefits of chair yoga as an accessible and supportive practice
• Adaptable movements to improve mobility, circulation, and ease
• Breath and awareness techniques to support calm and self-regulation
• Insights from yoga philosophy that can support self-awareness, acceptance, and a sense of inner steadiness

Who Is This Webinar For?

This session is suitable for anyone living with PTSD or trauma who is looking for accessible ways to support their wellbeing. Carers, family members, and those supporting someone with PTSD are also very welcome. No prior yoga experience is needed.
Chair yoga is particularly helpful for those who may find traditional mat-based classes inaccessible, including individuals with limited mobility, fatigue, chronic pain, or those who prefer a more supported approach.

What You’ll Need

• A stable chair (without wheels if possible)
• Comfortable clothing
• Optional: a cushion and/or blanket for added comfort

Meet Your Facilitator

Liz Oppedijk is a Minded Yoga Therapist, Chair Yoga Teacher Trainer, and co-founder of Accessible Chair Yoga CIC. Having discovered yoga following serious illness and injury, she experienced its healing potential firsthand and has dedicated her work to making yoga accessible, inclusive, and supportive for people of all ages and abilities. Liz teaches chair yoga to people with a wide range of health conditions and regularly lectures for The Minded Institute and other organisations. She is co-author of Get Fit Where You Sit: A Guide to the Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Method and has published research on the benefits of chair yoga for mental health and wellbeing.

You can find out more about Liz and her work at https://accessiblechairyoga.com/

Tickets: Pay What You Can

We believe everyone should have access to this vital information, so tickets are available on a Pay What You Can basis:

• Free tickets available for those who need them
• £5 tickets for those who can contribute a little
• £10 tickets for those who want to support PTSD UK’s mission

Every ticket helps fund PTSD UK’s work, allowing us to provide resources, knowledge, and support to those who need it most.

PLEASE NOTE: All ticket holders will receive a recording of the session and any speaker presentations (but these are for personal use only and not for redistribution)

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