Resilience: Nervous System Regulation for Teachers and Practitioners

How do we remain anchored when the world feels turbulent? For practitioners, yoga teachers and their students, true resilience is the “muscle of the soul,” a conscious return to center that allows us to ride the waves of life.

In this 75-minute Sangha, we explore how understanding the nervous system and building resilience transforms us and supports us to face the ups and downs. We will review how the stages of Yoga Nidra – from establishing Pratyahara to working with our deeper roots – systematically rewire the stress response. This practice supports the teacher’s own vitality while providing essential tools for all to use during life’s challenges. There will be time for questions.

What We Will Explore:

• The Science of “Being”: Shift from high-beta stress frequencies into restorative alpha and theta brainwave states.
• Practical Vagal Hacks: 60-second tools to find your center before teaching or in the middle of the challenges of your day.
• The Art of Co-regulation: Learn how your own Vagal Tone acts as an “anchor,” directly influencing the safety and depth of your experience with others including the classroom environment for yoga teachers.
• Trauma-Informed Nuance: Re-examine the Window of Tolerance to support students who find stillness challenging.
• Integrated Practice: A deep Yoga Nidra journey designed to reset the nervous system for both professional and personal renewal.

Time for Q and A: Ask your questions on the nervous system, Yoga Nidra and other relevant topics

Resilience is the muscle of the soul. It is developed through the conscious choice to return to center, time and time again. — Swami Karma Karuna

These events are always FREE to YogaNZ members. 

Register for this Sangha by logging into the YogaNZ website, and find the registration link under ‘Resources and Learning’ in the members area.

Teacher

Swami Karma Karuna Saraswati is an experienced yoga and meditation teacher, inspirational speaker and registered Yoga Therapist with over 30 years of experience in the Yoga field. She holds a certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, is a senior teacher and council member of Yoga New Zealand and receives regular training in India through the Bihar School of Yoga.  She is passionate about stress management, restorative practices, yoga psychology, women’s health, chakras and prana practices.

She is a co-founder and director of Anahata Yoga Retreat in New Zealand and she travels globally to lead workshops and retreats. Her approach blends traditional practices with psychological insights and brain science. Explore her guided Yoga, Pranayama, Yoga Nidra, and Meditation MP3s and writings at www.anahata-retreat.org.nz