About Diane Dupres
I am fully accredited Trauma-Informed Yoga Facilitator through the Trauma Centre for Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, with a focus on working with young people. I am also a fully accredited Level 2 Yoga Teacher with Yoga New Zealand and am registered as a Professional Representative with Exercise New Zealand.
I have worked with the following organisations in Dunedin:
- ACC
- Otago Youth Wellness
- Stopping Violence
- Otago University Student Association
I have also offered a number of workshops to students and staff in local schools, including:
- Logan Park High School
- Otago Girls High School
- St Hilda's Collegiate
The Importance of Trauma-Informed Yoga
TCTSY Trauma Informed Yoga is an evidenced based adjunctive therapy.
It is a compassionate and mindful approach that emphasizes safety, empowerment, and healing for individuals who have experienced trauma.
This practice goes beyond physical postures, focusing on creating a supportive and non-judgmental environment where participants can reconnect with their bodies and minds.
Integrating the principles of yoga with an understanding of the psychological and physiological impacts of trauma makes trauma-informed yoga a powerful tool for recovery and resilience.
By prioritizing the individual's experience and providing choices in movement and breath, this approach helps participants regain a sense of control and agency.
If you have experienced trauma and wish to reconnect with your body and mind, my trauma-informed classes are designed to support you in doing that.
You can find out more about current and past research by following this link.
What is the difference between TCTSY and ordinary Yoga?
- In TCTSY Yoga, no one watches or critiques your yoga, the yoga is offered as a pathway to possibly notice sensations in your body.
- Each practice is offered as a shared authentic experience.
- Movements are offered using invitational language
- Movements are offered more than once.
- Spaces are chosen that are bright and private with no mirrors.
- Each facilitator works with a co-facilitator, who is a qualified counsellor or therapist.
- The practice is offered both as a seated, standing or lying down practice.
- A TCTSY Yoga Facilitator can only qualify after successfully completing 300 hours of training and theoretical work. Facilitators have to update their training every two years to maintain their registration.
Contact Me
My sessions cost $80 an hour. However, prices are negotiable, so please reach out if you feel you would benefit from my services but can't afford them.
If you are eligible for Sensitive claims, then your sessions may be covered. You can ask your counsellor to contact me.
ACC classes run throughout the year on Monday evenings.
Online classes available, please contact me for further information.
For further details, please contact me via Facebook, email, or text.
