Name: Somatic Tools for Pain & Nervous System Regulation
Start: 2026-04-25T13:00:00-0700
End: 2026-04-25T15:00:00-0700

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Somatic Tools for Pain & Nervous System Regulation

Saturday April 25, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Dry Creek Ballroom

This teacher-focused workshop equips instructors to safely support students experiencing pain, tension, and mobility limitations. Emphasizing anatomy-informed strategies (including the core, spine, deep front line, and vagus nerve) participants learn to observe, cue, and guide students with comfort, alignment, and self-awareness.

Common conditions such as lower back pain, limited range of motion, disc herniation, and chronic tension are addressed. Using somatic techniques, movement titration, and subtle breathwork, teachers gain practical tools to help students regulate their nervous system and engage with their bodies as allies, fostering empowerment and accessibility in their practice.

Speakers

Niki Saccareccia

Light Inside Yoga

Niki Saccareccia is a trauma-informed yoga therapist, retreat leader, and founder of Light Inside Yoga. She is the co-author of From Stressed Out to Stress Wise (ASCD, 2023). Her writing and teaching alike aim to make yoga a practical, evidence-based, and empowering tool for resilience... Read More →

Saturday April 25, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Dry Creek Ballroom 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Experiential Workshop / Training, Accessible Yoga

Participant Level Yoga Teachers Only
Style Accessible Yoga
CEUs Yes, YACEP, eRYT500
Track Yoga for Teachers Track
What to expect 50% asana / somatic movement – guided adaptive sequences, movement titration, and sensation tracking 25% lecture / discussion – anatomy, nervous system theory, and pain science 15% discussion / activity – interactive teaching applications, cueing practice, and group problem-solving 10% meditation / guided reflection – integrating insights, breathwork, and embodied awareness
Partner practice or touching? There could be during the technique practices and if teachers want to practice on one another
Instructions to participants: Bring notebooks, pens, yoga mat

2026 Sedona Yoga Festival

Niki Saccareccia

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2026 Sedona Yoga Festival

Niki Saccareccia

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