Audriana Monteiro
Helping you heal by finding body empowerment ✨️
Welcome to my channel 😊
I am Audriana, a physical therapist, 200-hr certified yoga teacher, and trauma-informed yoga teacher.
I have a passion for using movement to help people who have experienced trauma, who live with chronic pain, or anyone who feels disconnected from their body because of their physical or mental health. This channel consists of gentle, choice-based movement that prioritizes safety and nervous system care, and nervous system regulation practices to help you reconnect with yourself. I hope this channel brings you tools to find joy in movement and your body.
I recommend you consult a healthcare provider before attempting any new exercise routine. If you engage in the videos on this channel, you agree that you do so at your own risk, and are voluntarily participating in these activities.
I upload a new video every Sunday, I invite you to subscribe to get your weekly dose of empowered movement and education.
Audriana Monteiro
I hope you are all having a peaceful and beautiful start to 2026.
It's rainy and dreary on the west coast. This time of year although dark and somewhat bleak always gives me a sense of wonder and rejuvenation. As the new year eases on I find myself taking time to reflect on the energy that I want to bring throughout 2026. For me it feels intentional, pleasureful and cozy.
What energy are you wanting for this year? Share a comment if you feel called to.
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🎄 Christmas and New Years are around the corner! What can you do for the rest of 2025 to bring more ease, joy, and rest into your days? ✨️
This month, you can join me in yoga practices for pain, mental health, rest, and to set intentions for the next year ahead.
I can't wait to practice with you!
With Warmth,
Audriana
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I hope you enjoyed today's video for office workers. Stay tuned for day one of the five day trauma informed yoga series for nervous system relaxation tomorrow!
2 months ago | [YT] | 2
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I'm not sure about you but I can find this time of year overwhelming. Holidays are around the corner, the weather is getting darker and colder (at least here in Canada), and there always feels like there's so much to do.
My solution?
A 5 day nervous system relaxation trauma informed yoga series!
Join me November 3rd to 7th in short trauma informed yoga videos that you can do daily to help calm your body and mind. When things feel overwhelming, short relaxing movement and meditation practices can be a perfect way to take you out of your head and get you back into the present moment.
Can't wait to practice with you for 5 days straight!
My typical weekly Sunday videos will be publish until then :)
Stay empowered,
Audriana
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Thankful for a weekend spent with family, nature, and my baby kitty Bellatrix.
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Today's video is a full body trauma informed yoga practice to help with flexibility! Enjoy working through a variety of shapes to stretch out different areas of the body.
3 months ago | [YT] | 2
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Why am I so passionate about trauma informed care?
You never forget the first time someone touches your body without consent. I’d argue you don’t forget anytime. It’s visceral. It lives in you. In every interaction, every new person you meet, every unfamiliar experience. It keeps your nervous system on edge, in fight or flight, on high alert.
I’ll never forget the stories my patients tell me. The veterans with PTSD. The women who were made to feel uncomfortable at the club, on a night alone, in the middle of the afternoon. The childhood trauma expressed.
It takes years of work to get over trauma. Years of therapy, years of journalling. Years of amazing friends, family, counsellors, and other practitioners that come in and out of your life that you feel safe and vulnerable enough to share with and they listened. If you’re lucky like me, you find a special person you get to call your husband who helped you feel safe in your own body through their love and care.
I share this because I know how much trauma can impact you. How much it seeps into every part of your life. How it feels neverending, all consuming, and impossible to bear. To anyone who feels like they are in the very depths of it, I promise there is light on the other side. I am a completely different person than I was in my 20’s because I gave myself enough love and compassion to heal. I still have work to do. The past can rear its head in the most unexpected of moments. Trauma responses can re-occur, but that’s life, isn’t it?
This is why I am so passionate about trauma informed care. I want every human to feel safe in their interactions with me. To be given choice, to be given autonomy, to have their thoughts and feelings heard. To know that I hear you, I see you, I am you. I want you to always feel empowered in your body and in your choices. I hope that this channel gives you a piece of that. A chance to choose movement in any way that feels safe and comfortable to you. To learn about your mind and body in a way that you get to choose. ✨️
3 months ago | [YT] | 11
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A little bit of life lately ✨️ I hope you're all having a magical summer.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's trauma informed yoga video for mental clarity and focus!
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Do you have sore hip and thigh muscles? Do you feel like you hold a lot of tension in your hips? Stay tuned for Sunday's video that focuses on the muscles of the hips and inner thighs!
On another note, would you be interested in a Q&A style video? You can ask questions about yoga, pain, hypermobility, exercise, or use it as a chance to get to know me better! Note I can not give specific medical advice, but I'm happy to answer general questions. If you're interested, like this post, or feel free to ask a question below!
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Stay tuned for my video Sunday as my floofy cat Bellatrix makes an appearance! If you love kitties, you'll love the gentle purrs at the end of the video <3
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