You know, I was about to post the same thing. I also find yoga enormously helpful. I understand the need for trauma-sensitive yoga for some people, but I've had good experience with most smaller-classes 'mainstream' yoga.
I moved recently and haven't found a new place that I like yet, but I've been having a lot of success with Yoga by Adriene (she has her own site, but is also on Youtube). She has plenty for weightloss/fitness/flexibility, but additionally very many videos for anxiety, stress, finding self-love, that sort of thing. I normally dislike the new-agey side of yoga (no offence to anyone), but her approach seems really approachable. Also, she has a lot of videos that are both restorative AND have a physical focus - so I can do yoga for my anxiety and my really stiff hips at the same time!
On the topic of it being triggering to not be doing the pose 'right', I totally get you on that and have definitely had that experience. Another vote for Adriene, and a quote from the last video of hers I did - making an adjustment for your body isn't a 'damn I suck' - it's a positive thing you're doing for your body, a kindness to support yourself when you need it, etc. I don't know, it suddenly really hit me in the right way and made sense.
She was recommended to me by a dear friend that has very serious anxiety issues, and had found a lot of success coping through yoga.
It feels good to do something with and FOR my body, like yoga, that is good. I've spent so long hating myself as a physical object, or feeling like my body is an instrument of suffering for others to use to hurt me with... It feels good to have a positive experience with it.
I moved recently and haven't found a new place that I like yet, but I've been having a lot of success with Yoga by Adriene (she has her own site, but is also on Youtube). She has plenty for weightloss/fitness/flexibility, but additionally very many videos for anxiety, stress, finding self-love, that sort of thing. I normally dislike the new-agey side of yoga (no offence to anyone), but her approach seems really approachable. Also, she has a lot of videos that are both restorative AND have a physical focus - so I can do yoga for my anxiety and my really stiff hips at the same time!
On the topic of it being triggering to not be doing the pose 'right', I totally get you on that and have definitely had that experience. Another vote for Adriene, and a quote from the last video of hers I did - making an adjustment for your body isn't a 'damn I suck' - it's a positive thing you're doing for your body, a kindness to support yourself when you need it, etc. I don't know, it suddenly really hit me in the right way and made sense.
She was recommended to me by a dear friend that has very serious anxiety issues, and had found a lot of success coping through yoga.
It feels good to do something with and FOR my body, like yoga, that is good. I've spent so long hating myself as a physical object, or feeling like my body is an instrument of suffering for others to use to hurt me with... It feels good to have a positive experience with it.