"Working with women in treatment is difficult. Most women have never experienced yoga nor have they spent time within themselves due to their past traumas and active addictions. Erin offered sixty-minute sessions and the participants were able to learn the practice, and also experience what it's like to stay within their bodies. Over time I saw breaths go in deeper and more rhythmically with each practice. I saw pride in the women as they prepared new women joining the group for class. Most surprisingly I saw women choosing yoga as a coping skill independently, sometimes as asanas and other times using "yoga breaths." When women were preparing to leave treatment they began asking about how to do yoga after treatment. We helped them find yoga studios, libraries, and online classes they could use as part of their relapse prevention. Furthermore, the participants looked forward to going to yoga with Erin and expressed feeling a connection with her even though Erin was in her studio doing class over video. I appreciate Erin's warmth, smile and non-judgmental care for the participants because it created safety for the women to be present within. "

-Evelyn Nagy, Rural Women's Recovery Program

"As Erin’s supervisor, I worked closely with her as she learned about trauma theory, attachment theory, the neuroscience of trauma, and the Trauma Sensitive Yoga methodology. This nuanced intervention has been an empirically validated adjunctive and stand-alone treatment for complex trauma and Erin diligently studied this model and became a certified facilitator earlier this year. From the moment I started working with Erin, I sensed her sincere and heartfelt dedication to this field and her desire to serve others. She was a diligent, thoughtful, and committed student through the entirety of the program and was a pleasure to supervise due to her insatiable desire to learn, willingness to receive and utilize feedback and genuine care and compassion for others. Lastly, I’d like to highlight that Erin’s enrollment in this program coincided with the Covid-19 global pandemic. Despite the myriad of hardships this timing entailed, Erin was able to juggle all of life’s many challenges and still show up with an open mind and heart. I have no doubt that Erin is going to be a fantastic addition to your program and I can confidently say that her future professors, peers and clients will all be lucky to have her."

- Anna K., Supervisor