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Yo Yoga Soul Yoga Therapy Hull

🧘‍♀️Neuro- Somatic Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Therapist
📖 Reclaiming voices through Literature
🧠 AuDHD
🍎 29yrs School Educator | School Specialist | Hull

As a full qualified Yoga Instructor and Yoga Therapist (CNHC registered) accredited by the British Council for Yoga Therapy, I can help you to work on relieving specific health conditions, bringing the body into balance, both physically and emotionally. YoYogaSoul also offers Yoga classes in the Chanterlands and Avenues community. We have also developed an effective healthy minds and well-being programme with workshops for Business and Educational staff. We also provide Yoga and Mindfulness for pupils and students in schools and colleges in Hull and the surrounding area. Yoga has been proven to have the following benefits: reduces anxiety and stress; improves fitness, academic achievement and behaviour. Do inquire about our FREE yoga classes.

20/09/2026

Recent television programming and press coverage have questioned the validity of conditions like ADHD and Autism. For the neurodivergent community, this isn’t an abstract editorial debate. It actively fuels public stigma in a society that already struggles to provide reasonable adjustments in the workplace. By framing a medical condition as a “social construct” it can lessen public empathy and make it politically easier to justify tightening eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payments (PIP). In fact there’s proven under diagnosis of neurological conditions!

Let’s look at the firm institutional evidence:

🧠 The Royal College of Psychiatrists explicitly warns against “invalidating the condition” and states that ADHD is under-diagnosed and under-treated in the UK, particularly among women and girls.

🏥 The NHS formally defines ADHD as a condition where the brain works differently from most people, impacting executive function, sensory processing, and the nervous system.

👩‍⚕️ A wealth of clinical data shows that living without support or adjustments directly leads to high rates of chronic burnout, anxiety, systemic health inequalities and unemployment. It’s also su***de prevention.

When society demands that we constantly mask or operate in a state of high cortisol just to survive the workday, our nervous systems take the hit.

Yoga therapy isn’t about “fixing” a neurodivergent brain— because your brain doesn’t need to be fixed. It is a clinical, somatic tool to help regulate an overstimulated nervous system, release stored trauma, and rebuild a sense of safety in your own body.

We need systemic, reasonable adjustments in the workplace. But while we fight for a less hostile society, we must also care for our physiology.

If you are navigating neurodivergent burnout and need a trauma-informed, somatic space that completely accepts your neurotype, my doors are open. No masking required because I understand from lived experience all the issues us neurodivergents face.

19/09/2026

For decades, we learn exactly how to survive in a world that wasn’t built for us. Like Nadia in What We Do in the Shadows

We practice the social scripts.
We perform the small talk.
We smile, we people-please, and we shape ourselves into the type of person society expects us to be.

We bury so many versions of ourselves just to keep the peace.

But then, menopause hits. The estrogen drops, the chemical mask we didn’t even know we were wearing completely falls apart, and the survival mechanisms stop working.

It is why so many women in their 50s finally hit a wall of late-stage burnout, uncover deep, unaddressed trauma, or finally receive their late-diagnosis for neurodivergence.

And honestly? It’s the best thing that could happen. Because once that forced mask shatters, you realize you have absolutely zero f***s left to give.

I love what writes about how transition belongs to all of us:

“We all develop as we encounter traumas, lessons, and transitional moments that not only shape us, but when we’ve healed, can bring us closer to a shared understanding that our differences unite us. We often aren’t as different as we are led to believe we are. None of us ever become someone else entirely – regardless of how we identify – but nor do we stay the same for ever. We all transition. It’s what binds us, not what separates us.”

True trauma recovery isn’t about fixing yourself so you can fit back into a crowded wellness circle or a performative ceremony.

It’s about letting the old survival structures collapse so your actual, raw, authentic self can finally rise to the surface.

You aren’t broken. You are transitioning into who you were always meant to be.

If you are ready to let the mask fall away in a quiet, structured, and sensory-safe environment, my private 1:1 space is open for you. No social scripts, no forced ceremonies—just actual, science-backed containment for your recovery.

Click the link in my bio to book an individual consultation.

14/09/2026

Let’s be entirely real: I’m a neurodivergent trauma-sensitive yoga therapist, and I struggle to do circles, gong baths, and ceremonies.

For years, I wondered how I could work in somatic healing while struggling to fit into the mainstream wellness scene. Then it clicked. I’m neurodivergent, and the “spiritual wellness” world is an overstimulating minefield. Because I am forced to mask in these spaces just to blend in, it means I am not being authentically me. It’s exhausting and leads to neurodivergent burnout.

Watching the mainstream Yoga industry reminds me of when Nandor the Vampire in What We Do in the Shadows joins a wellness cult. He pulls out his own fangs, wears a pastel tracksuit, and forces a deadpan, agonizing smile just to fit into a neurotypical human world that was never built for him. Vampires are the ultimate neurodivergent metaphor. We hate overwhelming sensory inputs, find human social scripts baffling, and need strict boundaries to survive.

Groups or circles require that I heavily social mask like Nandor and in a couple of cases, I experienced public uncontained trauma-dumping. Traditional wellness spaces to me feel like they operate on highly ambiguous, unwritten emotional rules with the expectation to perform vulnerability, make prolonged eye contact, and match the emotional vibration of the room, something that the autistic side of my brain can’t comprehend.

Like Nandor trying to exist in that wellness centre, for a neurodivergent nervous system like mine, it can sometimes feel like compliance.

Because my brain craves neuroscience, structure, and peer-reviewed reality, I don’t do “vibes.” Because I know what it feels like to have my boundaries violated by the ego-driven, I will never force a client to perform healing. The trauma world needs a lot less performative spirituality, and a lot more real containment.

17/08/2026

🕊️ Safe People vs. Half-Safe People: The Sacred Blueprint My Lodger Left Behind.

Finlay my 25 year old lodger, ‘adopted’ gifted son, and trainee doctor provided me with the ultimate gift: true, trauma-informed care through an unconditional, empathetic presence. It was he who noticed my neurodivergence which allowed me to get my diagnosis.

As he moves out today, he leaves behind a sacred blueprint of how we all deserve to be treated by the world—especially those of us who are neurodivergent and healing from trauma.

Through Finlay, I learned what a truly safe person feels like. More importantly, he taught me a brutal but liberating truth: half-safe people are actually unsafe.

🚫 Why “Half-Safe” is Unsafe:

Half-safe people offer acceptance only when you mask, show empathy only when it is convenient, or treat your neurodivergence like a problem to solve. For a trauma-impacted nervous system, this inconsistency creates chronic hypervigilance. It forces you to keep your armour on.

💎 The Blueprint of a Safe Person:

Everyone needs a Finlay. Here is the celebration of his care and the profound lessons he taught my nervous system:

* Presence over fixing: He sat with me without treating my AuDHD like a crisis to manage.

* Honouring agency: He trusted my ability to navigate my own brain.

* A non-judgmental harbour: I never felt like a burden or “too much.”

* Co-regulation, not correction: A safe energy that allowed me to completely drop the mask, be vulnerable and myself. He’s seen my neurodivergent meltdowns and burnouts and held me within a safe non-judgemental space.

* Validating wholeness: Reminding me that I am not broken and need fixing. The latter is a power imbalance; AuDHD people hate lacking agency.

Finlay set the bar high. By showing me what true safety feels like, he gave me the clarity to filter out toxic, half-safe dynamics instantly.

Thank you, Finlay, for being my safe harbour. I love you so so much. 🤍

How does your nervous system react to “half-safe” dynamics? How do you know when you feel safe? Let’s discuss in the comments. 👇

07/08/2026

As an AuDHDer and a trauma-sensitive yoga therapist, I know firsthand that “masking” or performing isn’t just something we do for fun. It’s a survival strategy.

We spent years modifying our bodies, our voices, and our energy just to feel safe in a world that wasn’t built for our brains or our nervous systems.But bloody hell, it is exhausting.

Hyper-vigilance takes a massive toll on the body. True authenticity isn’t something you need to force or tick off a to-do list. It’s simply what’s left behind when you finally feel safe enough to let your guard down and unmask.

Yoga therapy with me isn’t about forcing your body into rigid, picture-perfect shapes. It’s about creating a quiet, sensory-friendly space where you can gently unpack the armour at your own pace.

Your sensory needs, your unique rhythm, and your “weirdness” are not problems that need fixing. They are exactly what will heal you.

The ultimate truth of your journey is that if anyone tries to “fix” you, it is just control wrapped in a bow.

It’s strips you of your autonomy. It feels like being trapped and your safety relies on direct control over your own choices.

Take a proper deep breath. Drop your shoulders if they’re up by your ears. You are allowed to just exist.

🤍

03/08/2026

We hear you. We see you.

Why? Because from my own experience of late diagnosed AuDHD and developmental trauma recovery, I genuinely thought my hyper vigilance was a sign that I was broken. But you aren’t. And you don’t need to be fixed.

For the neurodivergent and trauma-survivor community, hypervigilance isn’t a choice—it is a deeply ingrained survival mechanism.

When your nervous system has been wired to detect threat, it keeps the scanner on 24/7. It tracks the shifts in tone, the forced smiles, and the heavy energy in the room because, at one point, noticing those micro-signals kept you safe.

But living in a constant state of fight-or-flight is exhausting. Your mind analyses and your muscles brace.

You don’t have to “fix” your sensitivity, but you do deserve a safe space to lay the armour down.

In trauma-sensitive yoga, we don’t try to force your mind to stop thinking. Instead, we offer gentle, choice-based movement to show your physical body that right now, in this exact moment, it is safe to land.

You belong here. Exactly as you are.

Words: “I Wish I didn’t” by performed beautifully by:

31/07/2026

🌴🔊When I listen to Werner Herzog, one of my favourite filmmakers, describe the jungle—the overwhelming, competing noises, the lack of harmony, the sheer, suffocating chaos—I think, “That is exactly what walking into a supermarket or a family gathering feels like right now...”

You aren’t dramatic. You are experiencing the physiological reality of the neurodivergent menopause shift.

👇📉 The Biology of the Drop:

During menopause, a drop in estrogen directly causes sensory processing sensitivities to skyrocket while cognitive executive function declines.

For the AuDHD, ASD or ADHD nervous system, estrogen acts as a vital chemical buffer. Without it, your brain physically loses its ability to filter out competing frequencies. The world suddenly sounds, feels, and looks like Herzog’s overwhelming jungle.

Your system simply does not have the chemical resources to tolerate hyper-stimulating, disorganized, or emotionally draining environments anymore.

🛑 Your Personal “Jungle” Triggers:

The Emotional Bleed 🩸 Absorbing others’ unspoken distress fries your receptors before your brain can even process it.

Chaos & Drama 🎭 Constant, codependent chaos demands dopamine and energy reserves you do not have.

Groups & Audio Overload 🔊 Large groups create acoustic chaos. Your brain cannot isolate sounds, leading straight to a somatic crash.

Loss of Autonomy 🫵 Being managed or told what to do strips away control, triggering immediate nervous system defence mechanisms.

🏡 Retreating to Your Sanctuary. When the world feels like a roaring jungle, retreating to your home or isolating yourself is not “hiding”—it is a necessary clinical accommodation.

This provides a controlled sensory sanctuary. It offers low auditory stimulation, predictable schedules, and complete safety.

True yoga therapy teaches us to listen to the body’s intelligence. Isolating is your body is choosing survival.

🛋️🌿🧘‍♀️ I help neurodivergent individuals navigate hormonal shifts through somatic awareness and nervous system regulation. Check out the link in my bio.

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