Workshop Details & Registration
Yoga to Support Addiction Recovery: A Trauma-Informed Approach
Exploring accessible yoga practices that support nervous system regulation, self-awareness, and connection in recovery.
with JoAnn Jaffe
Recovery is not linear, and healing looks different for everyone. This is a supportive, non-judgmental space to explore yoga as a tool for self-awareness, regulation, and connection. Bringing ease to the body-mind system is a key ingredient on the path of recovery from addiction. The practice of gentle and adaptable yoga poses, along with breath, mindfulness, and meditation can help detoxify the body, calm the fluctuating mind, create community, and lower depression/anxiety.
Grounded in trauma-informed principles, this experience emphasizes choice, consent, and personal agency.
There is no expectation to share personal stories or to perform in any way. You are always encouraged to rest, modify, or opt out. This space honors the complexity of recovery and welcomes you exactly as you are. Designed to be inclusive, respectful, and accessible to all.
Reconnect with the body in a safe and gradual way with 12 Yoga poses in support of each of the 12 Steps
Build awareness and tolerance of sensations, emotions, and thoughts
Grounding and nervous system regulation tools
Emphasis is placed on choice, consent, and self-paced participation. You are always encouraged to modify, rest, or opt out at any time.
There is no expectation to share personal experiences. All practices are invitational, and participants are encouraged to rest, modify, or opt out at any time.
This space is designed to be inclusive, grounding, and respectful of diverse experiences.
All levels of practitioners are welcome. Registered Yoga Teachers will receive Yoga Alliance continuing education contact hours for attending (our YACEP profile is here).
What to bring
Water
Journal and pen (optional)
Wear clothes that are comfortable for movement (we recommended light layers)
We provide yoga mats and all necessary props at no additional charge, however you are free to bring your own if you prefer
Meet your host
OG Yoga is celebrating its 10th year delivering trauma-informed, diversity-sensitive, mindfulness-based yoga through partnerships with organizations serving marginalized individuals to support healing, resilience, self-development and positive social change.
JoAnn Jaffe created San Diego nonprofit OG Yoga in 2015 with the mission to make healing yoga accessible to vulnerable communities. JoAnn’s yoga credentials include E-500 Registered Yoga Alliance training, Uprising Yoga for Youth & Underserved Communities, Yin Practice Certification, and Prison Yoga Project. She brings a blend of private and public sector experience as a fundraiser, leader, social change advocate, passionate yogini, and instructor/mentor.
Investment
$40 per workshop (see below for information on registering for all 6 of our workshops as a discounted package)
Unlimited Membership holders receive a 20% discount on workshops!
Cancellation Policy
Workshop registration is non-refundable. Cancellations will receive credit equal to the amount paid, which can be used toward our studio classes or a future workshop or event.
About our workshops
OG Yoga’s unique series offers accessible, trauma-informed 2-hour workshops designed to support connection, awareness, and embodied resilience. Rooted in Yoga philosophy principles and informed by modern, body-based approaches, each workshop creates space for participants to explore the relationship between body, breath, and lived experience.
Through gentle movement, guided reflection, and choice-centered practices, participants are invited to engage at their own pace, without pressure to perform or achieve.
Workshops will be held on select Saturdays from 10:30am-12:30pm in June through August. Space is limited to 10 in-person participants at OG Yoga’s studio in Normal Heights and up to 10 participants via Zoom.
Sign up for individual workshops or the entire series. All levels of practitioners are welcome. Registered Yoga Teachers will receive Yoga Alliance continuing education contact hours for attending (our YACEP profile is here).