Prism House Yoga – Yoga for Mental Health and Trauma

Prism House

Yoga for Mental Health

Mission

Our mission is to provide trauma survivors with a safe space to explore movement and mindfulness through trauma sensitive yoga.

In our classes, participants are seen as the experts of their own experience and given the freedom to choose how to engage with the forms. We aim to make classes inclusive and accessible to everyone, where people from all backgrounds, of varying abilities, feel welcome and safe. It is our hope that by providing yoga in mental health facilities, the places where trauma survivors are at their most vulnerable, participants may have the opportunity to process implicit, somatic memories, feel more connected to their bodies, and learn to be present in their bodies. Contact us today to bring TCTSY to your facility!

Rachel Solomon, Founder and Instructor

TCTSY-F, RYT 500

I am a TCTSY facilitator, WAE Level 1 instructor, and 500 hour registered yoga teacher through yoga alliance. I have been teaching yoga since 2018, and trauma-informed yoga since 2019. I found my calling when I began teaching trauma-informed yoga, and knew I had to learn more about this teaching style, so I expanded my knowledge through the Warriors at Ease and TCTSY programs. I have taught at homeless shelters, group homes, mental health hospitals, gyms and yoga studios around the Reno-Sparks area. It is through these experiences that I have been able to learn and grow as an instructor, as I have found that the best teachers are my students.

My personal journey to yoga came from a place of pain; illness, pregnancy, and life challenges had resulted in chronic back pain. I began making time daily to practice yoga and found both physical and mental relief. I believe that my regular yoga practice keeps my mind and body healthy, happy, and able to contribute to society in a positive manner. Today, my days are centered around my daily yoga practice, a routine I plan to keep for as long as I am able. When not teaching yoga, I enjoy mixing “yogappropriate” soundtracks to accompany me during my practice, sewing my own clothing, spending time with my family and friends, and catching rainbows.