Trauma-Informed Yoga
🤍 Private Sessions for Healing, Grounding & Nervous System Support
Trauma-informed yoga offers a gentle, clinically informed approach to movement that honours your body’s boundaries, lived history, and moment-to-moment capacity.
Led by an experienced, certified teacher, these private one-to-one sessions support nervous system regulation, body-based trust, and emotional resilience — always paced according to your capacity.
Whether you're navigating the after-effects of trauma, experiencing chronic stress or fatigue, or seeking a movement practice that respects your limits and autonomy, this is a calm, non-directive space to reconnect with your body.
🧘♀️ What Is Trauma-Informed Yoga?
Trauma-informed yoga is not a style of poses — it is a way of offering movement that centres safety, choice, and compassion.
Rather than instructing or correcting, I use invitational language, choice-based cueing, and adaptive movement to support agency, self-regulation, and internal safety.
This approach draws from contemporary somatic psychology, neuroscience, and yoga therapy — and can be profoundly grounding for those living with complex trauma, anxiety, chronic stress, or pain.
🌿 What to Expect
Every session is tailored to you — not only your physical body, but your lived experience, nervous system state, and personal boundaries.
You can expect:
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A calm, predictable environment held with warmth, consistency, and clear boundaries — whether in studio, at home, or online.
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Adaptive, stabilising movement options that meet your energy level and comfort on the day. All postures are offered as invitations, never expectations.
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Breath awareness introduced gradually and respectfully — only when it feels appropriate, never forced or prescriptive.
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Guided interoceptive awareness to help you notice internal cues with less fear or overwhelm, and gently rebuild trust in bodily sensation.
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Simple, respectful cues using non-triggering language, with no pressure to “perform” or get anything “right.”
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No hands-on adjustments unless you specifically request them. Your physical and emotional boundaries are always honoured.
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Optional nervous system education to support self-understanding and emotional regulation, when appropriate.
Above all, you remain in charge of what happens on the mat — with full permission to rest, modify, or pause at any time.
If you’re new to yoga, that’s welcome.
If you’re uncertain how your body might respond, that’s respected.
This work is not about achieving a pose. It is about slowly, safely, and compassionately rebuilding a sense of safety within your body.
🙋 Who This Is For
Trauma-informed yoga may be especially supportive if you:
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Are healing from trauma, burnout, or emotional overwhelm
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Struggle with anxiety, dissociation, or chronic stress
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Are looking for a gentle re-entry into movement
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Feel unsafe or disconnected in your body
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Want a slower, more compassionate yoga experience that honours your autonomy
You don’t need a diagnosis or a trauma history to benefit from this work.
If you want a movement practice that respects your body’s story and helps you feel safe again, you’re in the right place.
✨ Client Experience
“I came to Sheela completely broken. I couldn’t walk more than five minutes, I couldn’t sleep or sit without pain, and I was in profound physical and emotional distress.. But from our first session, she made me feel safe — not judged, not pitied. Just seen. Within three classes, I was standing upright again, with 85% less pain than I’d had in over a decade.”
📍 Session Locations
🏡 In Your Home
Private Pilates and yoga sessions delivered in your space, with all props provided for a fully supported, personalised experience.
Home sessions are offered selectively — do enquire to confirm availability for your location.
💻 Online Sessions
Experience deep relaxation from the comfort of your own space. Wear whatever feels most comfortable—even pajamas—and enjoy a guided session without leaving your home. No commute, no interruptions—simply a calm, uninterrupted retreat in your own restful environment.
🏛️ In Studio
Orchard Studio
Located on Orchard Road, this discreet private studio offers a composed, restorative environment set apart from the surrounding retail energy. Thoughtfully appointed with Reformers, professional apparatus, and curated props, it provides a sense of quiet focus and ease for private Pilates and yoga sessions, a few minutes from Orchard MRT.
Raffles Place Studio
Set within Singapore’s historic financial district, the Raffles Place studio offers a rare moment of stillness within a fast-paced workday. Designed for private, one-to-one sessions, it supports clear, focused practice before, during, or after office hours, and is located moments from Raffles Place MRT.
Marine Parade Studio
Situated in the Katong–Joo Chiat area on the East Coast, this boutique studio offers a welcoming, well-considered setting for one-to-one and small-group sessions. Equipped with Reformers and curated props, it is directly across the road from Marine Parade MRT, making it an exceptionally accessible option for consistent, unrushed practice.
Each setting is thoughtfully chosen to support privacy, consistency, and the gentle care your healing process deserves.
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📅 Book Your Private Trauma-Informed Yoga Class
You don’t need to be strong. You don’t need to be flexible. You don’t need to be “ready.”
This is your invitation to a space where your body is listened to, your choices are respected, and your healing unfolds.