A pathway to
Embodied healing from trauma
— through connection with mind, body, self and others.
Welcome
I am Edwina Kempe – an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, trauma sensitive yoga facilitator, trainer and counsellor. I recognise that healing from trauma involves a very personal pathway that benefits from therapies for both mind and body. Through practices of embodied healing, trauma sensitive yoga and counselling, I hope to support individuals to connect with themselves, their bodies and with others as they journey towards recovery or further their professional development.
An integrated approach
Lived experience of trauma leaves its mark on not only the mind, but the heart, emotions, body and self. My approach to recovery connects each of these elements, drawing from evidence-based practice through my work as a mental health social worker, to Trauma Sensitive Yoga and embodied healing. Individuals are invited to reconnect with body and breath, explore talk therapy and guide their own recovery – or facilitate the journey of others – in a respectful, empowering space.
Helping individuals connect to themselves,
their bodies and with others as part of their personal healing journey or professional development.
Services
Trauma sensitive
yoga Classes
Learn how to safely reconnect to body, mind and self through Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga. Shown through empirical research to reduce the symptoms of complex trauma and PTSD, this body-led therapy guides individuals on their pathway to healing.
Training workshops
For yoga teachers and mental health practitioners, these accredited workshops in Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga lay the foundations for a more trauma-informed approach to healing. Expand your services with this empirically validated practice.
counselling and
embodied healing
My approach to counselling aims to foster a safe, warm, non-judgemental space for people to explore what might be troubling them. This can be integrated with movement and breath work – Embodied healing – helping to reconnect mind and body.
Professional
supervision
I am passionate about supporting social work practitioners to make their work sustainable, enjoyable and meaningful. With a reflective and nurturing approach, I provide a space in which professionals can explore issues important to them as they develop their skills.
Testimonials
“Nurturing and calming…”
As a teacher, I found you equally as gentle and welcoming. Your presence was both nurturing and calming which assured me that there was a great level of safety from you and the program, which was important for me in attending.
PARTICIPANT IN 10-WEEK TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA PROGRAM, BRISBANE
“Safe and supportive…”
Eddie’s authentic, kind and generous spirit creates a space for yoga that is safe, supportive and nurturing. I love Eddie’s yoga classes and I always leave feeling restored, with a more open heart and a renewed excitement for yoga practice, both on and off the mat. Eddie has something very special to offer… I can’t recommend her highly enough!
PARTICIPANT IN 10-WEEK TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA PROGRAM, BRISBANE
“Incredibly useful…”
I found the trauma yoga practice incredibly useful. Primarily it was a time each week that I was able to nurture myself and practise being gentle with my body. It was the gentleness that I most liked about these yoga sessions. I really enjoyed the way you, Edwina, at all times offered choices about how we could move, affirming the notion that we know what’s best for our body.
PARTICIPANT IN 10-WEEK TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA PROGRAM, BRISBANE
Yoga and social
justice
The word ‘yoga’ has its origins in Sanskrit words, which can be translated as ‘connection’. To practise yoga is to deepen the connection between mind, body and self, but it also extends beyond this – to our connections with others and the community. These ethical principles of yoga – equality, indiscrimination and social justice – are fundamental to my approach to trauma recovery, and I invite individuals to explore these values both in their yoga practice and as they move through the world.