Protecting Your Energy: Trauma-Informed Yoga, Grief, and Nervous System Healing with Zabie Yamasaki

EP:172 In this episode of Thrive Like a Parent, I sit down with my dear friend Zabie Yamasaki – trauma-informed yoga educator, author, survivor advocate, and founder of Transcending Trauma Through Yoga.

Zabie and I dive deep into what it really means to heal your nervous system, reclaim your body after trauma, and honor your capacity as a human, a parent, and a highly sensitive soul.

Zabie shares her powerful story as a survivor of sexual trauma, her journey through grief, IVF, pregnancy loss, and her husband’s cancer diagnosis, and how trauma-informed yoga became both her personal lifeline and her professional calling.

We talk about:

The difference between traditional vinyasa yoga and trauma-informed yoga (and why language and choice matter so much)
How trauma lives in the body through anxiety, insomnia, GI issues, and chronic burnout
Why movement can be a core regulator and healer—and how to choose the right kind of movement for your nervous system on any given day
Letting go of hustle and urgency and learning to live “real slow” instead of “real quick”
Honoring your capacity, boundaries, and energy without shame
Redefining success as softer mornings, presence with your kids, and a regulated nervous system
If you’ve ever thought, “I’ve been in survival mode for years and didn’t even realize it” or “I don’t know how to listen to my body, I just keep pushing,” this episode will feel like a big exhale and a loving permission slip.

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