Somatic Yoga for Trauma Recovery: Reduce Anxiety, Release Pent-Up Emotions & Tone Your Vagus Nerve in Just 10 Minutes a Day. 52 Illustrated Trauma-Informed Yoga Poses & Guided Sequences For Beginners

This is a really informative book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. As well as explaining the effects of trauma on the body it also guides you through suggested practices with good explanations and also pictures of poses. I learnt a lot and it’s also a book that I will come back to from time to time for reference.

A greatly informative & well presented book! Trauma is a part of this human experience- we all have different degrees & responses. Understand it & how it affects us individually is such an important lesson & we owe it to ourselves to take the time to learn. Books like this are a gateway to understanding ourselves better. This book is a great place to start your journey to understanding more & especially as it offers ways to nurture yourself with yoga poses & mindset work. A great read!

Great book, spot on info, easy to follow !

This beginners guide to healing trauma through the use of Somatic Yoga is a wonderful book. It is well written and easy to understand. It explains the intricacies of the mind, the body and the Nervous System and how they are all connected. It gives examples of pranayama (breath-work) , mindfulness practices, and asana / poses. I love the way each pose has an affirmation attached to it. There are sequences & flows made for different feelings or moods. And it includes a great workbook and journaling pages in the back. As a yoga instructor for 24 years & a Yoga Medicine™️ Therapeutic Specialist®️. This is a wonderful addition to my toolbox of books.

Pratiquant un peu le yoga et étant à la recherche constante de vivre plus en paix avec mon passé, c'est avec l'esprit du débutant que je me suis laissée surprendre positivement par cette nouvelle approche.En effet, je sens bien que les conséquences corporelles du trauma, oubliées en psychothérapie, sont bien présentes et m'empêchent d'avancer au quotidien... Et c'est avec joie que j'ai pu comprendre grâce à ce livre que mes ressentis n'étaient pas qu'imaginaires et qu'il manque bien une pièce au puzzle de la guerison du trauma qu'est le corps.Au début, un peu sceptique par la proposition du yoga car je trouve que les cours d'aujourd'hui ressemble plus à des séances de sport qu'à une connexion à soi-même. Mais c'est avec joie que j'ai découvert dans ce livre combien de simples poses (que j'ai déjà dû faire des dizaines de fois sans grand effet), maintenues pendant 1-2 minutes, associées à des affirmations et à une pleine présence peuvent provoquer des changements dans mon corps. Pour la première fois de ma vie, j'ai vraiment ressenti une différence avant et après une séance de yoga alors que je n'ai pas fait de poses plus compliquées ou sophistiquées.Ce livre invite à travers un beau voyage de reconnexion vers soi et ses sensations afin de vivre plus en paix avec soi-même.Je ne peux que vous recommander ce livre!

As a 48-year-old yoga instructor navigating some health issues, I found The Somatic Toolbox by Ashley Wellspring to be incredibly impactful. This book blends theory with practical exercises in a 28-day program that’s both accessible and profound. It explores tension release techniques, guided meditations, yoga, and somatic therapy, offering insights into how our bodies store emotions and experiences. I was particularly struck by the unique exercises like pendulation, sequencing, and resourcing, which you don’t often see elsewhere. Wellspring encourages extending the practice beyond the initial 28 days, and I wholeheartedly agree—it’s worth it. This guide is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to reconnect with themselves and find inner peace. It provides a rich combination of psychological insights and practical tools for personal growth and holistic well-being. Give it a read and see for yourself; it might just transform your approach to living.

As a yoga teacher, I can only highly recommend this book. Ashley has shown how somatic yoga is so supportive in trauma coping. Everyone who deals with people should know the different types of trauma, especially everyone who teaches yoga. We always have students who struggle with trauma and it is important to be able to support them. But also to be sensitive to this topic, the needs of these students. The importance of language we use, affirmations, mindfulness hints, journaling suggestions, and so much more in this book are enormously valuable for teaching. Many poses are described in detail with different options and explained for handling in somatic yoga.It is also very easy to use for total yoga beginners. If your struggling with trauma and want to learn coping techniques - read this book. It’s easy to understand and the sequences are beautifully illustrated and explained.I enjoyed this book very much.

Loved it! This book is an excellent resource for yoga teachers & students, holistic practitioners and those navigating their pathway through healing trauma. Offering an effective balance of theory & practice it combines a comprehensive guide to understanding the impact of trauma on mind & body, with a wealth of practical ways to begin to forge a more compassionate relationship with the body - and facilitate deep healing.As a trauma-informed yoga teacher, this book is definitely one that will live on my resource shelf - & one I would highly recommend it to yoga teachers wanting to hold safe, trauma-informed & healing space in their classes, those new to yoga or wanting to deepen their practice.