Trauma-Informed Yoga Classes in Portland

Nurture Clinic is pleased to announce…

Trauma-Informed Yoga with Candace

Trauma-informed yoga classes offer a gentle, supportive approach to movement, mindfulness, and nervous system care. Candace creates a safe and welcoming space where women of all levels can explore yoga with choice, compassion, and respect for their individual needs.

Women’s Restorative Yoga

Sundays 11:00 am, $35

This is a gentle and mindful practice that is designed to offer relaxation and stress reduction. After a gentle warm up, restorative poses are be held for 2 – 4 minutes. Bolsters, blocks and blankets will be offered for increased support and comfort. Come as you are and leave with a more balanced nervous system.

Women’s Grounding Slow Flow

Thursdays 4:30 pm, $35

This women’s slow flow combines Vinyasa and Hatha yoga. During this practice we move at a slower pace through poses, with the aim to calm the mind and body, reducing stress. Postures are held for several breaths, allowing for deeper exploration and sensation.

Classes are led by a certified trauma-informed instructor.

All levels are welcome. Spaces are limited in this small group class. Registration required.

Candace is our certified yoga instructor. It is her passion to provide a safe space for self-care and mind-body connection through the practice of yoga.

Candace believes that women empower women. She understands that women and teens deserve to feel comfortable in any and every yoga pose. She currently offers women’s yoga classes which provide the space to address and meet women’s needs and build community. As an instructor who teaches from the lived experience of a larger body, Candace offers body positive and body inclusive practices. She strives to offer safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment and cultural humility in every practice. Candace also offers private and semiprivate lessons. Stay tuned for more offerings as Candace grows her offerings at Nurture!

After finding nervous system care through trauma-informed yoga, Candace became dedicated to sharing this practice with women in our community. She received her 200-hour yoga instruction certification as well as an Associates Degree with a women’s studies focus, from Portland Community College. She continued her education and received her trauma-informed training and certification from the Transcending Trauma Through Yoga Organization.

When she is off the mat, you can find Candace on adventures with her amazing kids, practicing archery, shopping for rocks, beads and plants, and listening to Taylor Swift.

Private and Semi-Private Instruction available ($90-$130 per hour) by arrangement, please text our office to inquire 503-244-0500.

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