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Therapy Chat

523: Yoga + Sexual Trauma - With Zabie Yamasaki

Therapy Chat

Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

Social Sciences, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.4762 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits her interview from 2022 with Zahabiya "Zabie" Yamasaki, who is a survivor, an advocate and a teacher who is deeply passionate about helping survivors find healing after experiencing sexual violence.

 

Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT is the Founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga. Zabie has trained thousands of yoga instructors and mental health professionals and her trauma-informed yoga program and curriculum for survivors is now being implemented at over 25 colleges campuses and agencies including the University of California (UC) system, Stanford, USC, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University.


Zabie received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education at the UC Irvine and completed her graduate degree in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs at The George Washington University. Her work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC, KTLA 5, and The Huffington Post. Her book: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2022. 

 

Resources

 

Find Zabie's book, Trauma Sensitive Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault, Practices for Healing & Teaching with Compassion on Amazon here.

 

For more information on what Zabie offers, including her trauma-informed yoga courses, and speaking offerings, visit her website: http://www.zabieyamasaki.com/


Follow Zabie on Instagram here

 

Go here to find the episodes of Therapy Chat with Nityda Gessel, RYT, LCSW, that were mentioned today. Bringing Yoga Therapy Into A Talk Therapy Practice and Trauma-Informed Practice and Scope.


More Resources:


Therapists and mental health professionals: I created a FREE video to help you feel more confident in supporting survivors of sexual violence in an embodied and trauma sensitive manner. Check it out here


Therapists - if you're ready to allow yourself to be held in nature with a community of like-minded therapists, my Mind, Body + Soul Healing Retreat for Therapists in Tulum, Mexico is here. November/December dates are on the website now! 


Also, new members are being accepted in the Trauma Therapist Network membership community now. I facilitate 4 live calls per month. Choose the level of membership that fits your needs! Learn more and apply here.


Watch Therapy Chat episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyChatPodcast


Therapists, visit the new For Therapists page on the Trauma Therapist Network website for discounts on CE trainings, save $1000 on Synthesis Institute's Psychedelic Facilitation training beginning next month, other recommended resources and more. 


Find a trauma therapist near you via findtraumatherapy.com! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network. 


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Transcript

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Therapy Notes is the highest rated EHR, practice management, and billing software for mental health

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professionals. It's all-in-one platform is designed to streamline all aspects of your practice,

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from connecting with clients via secure messages to scheduling, notes, billing, and more.

0:15.0

You can trust Therapy Notes has you covered. And one of the best parts? 24-7 customer service

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with a live person. It's beyond easy to get help

0:23.1

over the phone or by email at any time of day from their knowledgeable and friendly representatives.

0:27.9

The best time to give Therapy Notes a try is now. Sign up for your free trial by going to

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TherapyNotes.com, clicking Start My Free Trial, and accessing your first two months free with the promo code chat.

0:38.6

CY Therapy Notes is the most trusted EHR for behavioral health professionals today.

0:43.5

Therapists, ready to stop just listening and start doing?

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I offer several ways to work with me and accelerate your trauma expertise.

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You can join my Trauma Therapist Network membership community for ongoing support, book a one-on-one

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clinical consultation with me for personalized guidance, or buy my course for clinicians on supporting

1:00.8

survivors of sexual trauma, and check out the retreats coming up in 2026. All that info and more is on

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the four therapists page of Trauma Therapist Network, and you can find a link in the show notes.

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Therapy Chat Podcast, episode 523.

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This is the Therapy Chat Podcast with Laura Reagan, LCSWC.

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The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute

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for seeking help from a licensed mental health professional.

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And now, here's your host, Laura Reagan, and today I'm bringing you a conversation, which was originally recorded in 2022, with someone

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whom I deeply admire and respect. I guess I can say that about all of my guests, but someone I

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really find soothes my spirit when I speak with her and when I engage with her work, even on social media. My guest

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