trauma sensitive yoga – Matthew Remski

February 9, 2019

Yoga, Cults, Neurodivergence, Structural Sexism: Tiffany Rose and Matthew Remski in Conversation

I think disillusionment as a growth process actually underrated. The trick is (and this is where I think I fall down and where people, perhaps people who are critical of what I do don't get enough from me) which is that disillusionment really has to be healed by some form of re-enchantment. And so I'm working on that part, but it's hard because all of my critical work is also wrapped up in the wounds of having been a cult survivor.

April 12, 2018

Don’t Interrupt the Trauma Survivor As They Pick Up the Pieces of That Mirror

Journalism (especially older-school) and to a greater extent the law is always asking trauma survivors to present to the public the mirror of their continuous self as though it had not been smashed.

July 9, 2017

Against the “Recent YTT Grad” Stereotype

I want to push back a little against an inaccurate and often cruel stereotype of the 200-hour YTT graduate that’s been gaining steam in Yogaland over […]

July 17, 2016

Learning About the Need for Trauma Sensitivity Is a Little Like Learning About White Privilege

Inheriting and benefiting from and professionalizing yourself within a patriarchal somatics while believing that because it works for you means that it's just fine for the bodies of others is a lot like being born white. It's just a dumb-luck circumstance that happens to work for you (or so it seems) by hurting others in ways you can't readily see. It only becomes a moral failing – something you could justifiably feel guilty about – if you learn about it and fail to course-correct. It's not your fault, but it is your responsibility.