Lara Land

LARA LAND is a Level 2 authorized Ashtanga Yoga teacher with two decades yoga experience. She has worked in Rwanda and India, among other places, teaching yoga and mindful living and developing programs to heal and empower. She is the founder of Land Yoga, a Yoga, Arts & Wellness Center in the heart of Harlem, and her nonprofit community organization, Three and a Half Acres Yoga.

Michelle Cassandra Johnson

MICHELLE CASSANDRA JOHNSON is a social justice warrior, author, dismantling racism trainer, empath, yoga teacher and practitioner, and an intuitive healer. With over 20 years of experience leading dismantling racism work and working with clients as a licensed clinical social worker, Johnson has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, spirit, and heart. She has led Dismantling Racism Trainings with large corporations, small nonprofits, and community groups, including the ACLU-WA, Duke University, Google, This American Life, The Center for Equity and Inclusion, Eno River Unitarian Universalist Church, Lululemon, and many others. She teaches workshops nationwide.

"This is an essential work for helping us to create equitable yoga and movement spaces." —Dianne Bondy, author of Yoga Where You Are

"This is a comprehensive resource for teachers to understand the complex nuances of trauma and the subtle and overt ways it can present itself in our students. Lara Land deftly provides the necessary guidance, insights, and best practices so that facilitators can support their students on their journey toward healing with more mindfulness, awareness, and skill." —Seane Corn, author of Revolution of the Soul

"Lara Land has created a truly valuable resource for every yoga teacher and yoga student looking to delve into the practice from a trauma-informed perspective." —Kino MacGregor, author of Get Your Yoga On

"I am in awe of this book and grateful for the skillful and centered guidance it provides to all healing professionals who are passionate about integrating this modality and lens into the scope of their work." —Zahabiyah Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT, author of Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault

"After reading this guide, the teacher is left with a better understanding of trauma, encouraged to explore and do their own work, plus sequences and poses they can work with to build their own class that is welcoming and open to all students no matter the level or trauma they may be dealing with in their lives." —Yoga Love Magazine