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The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema

Episode #220: Healing from Sexual Trauma with Zabie Yamasaki

The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema

Dr. Thema

Health & Fitness

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Thema discusses with Zabie Yamasaki her homecoming journey of healing from sexual violence. They explore the role of embodiment, family, community, and authenticity. Zabie Yamasaki (she/her), MEd, RYT, is the founder of Transcending Trauma through Yoga, which is an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors, consultations for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabie is widely recognized for her intentionality, soulful activism, and passionate dedication to her field. She has trained thousands of healing professionals, yoga instructors, and mental health practitioners in her signature trauma-informed yoga certification both in person and online. She is a trauma-informed yoga instructor, resilience and well-being educator, and a sought-after consultant and keynote speaker. Her yoga as healing program and curriculum is now being implemented at over fifty college campuses and trauma agencies across the country including the University of California (UC) system, Stanford, Yale, University of Southern California, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University. Her work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC, KTLA 5, and HuffPost. Zabie received her undergraduate in psychology and social behavior and education at University of California, Irvine, and her graduate degree in higher education administration and student affairs at the George Washington University. She is the author of several publications including: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion, Trauma-Informed Yoga Affirmation Card Deck, Trauma-Informed Yoga Flip Chart: A Teaching Tool for Healing Professionals, Your Joy Is Beautiful: The Magic of Remembering That You Are Enough, Just As You Are, H Is for Healing Card Deck: 52 Everyday Practices to Strengthen Children’s Physical, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being, and Protect Your Energy: A Gentle Guide to Nurture Your Nervous System, Cultivate Rest, and Honor Your Needs. You can learn more about her work, trainings, and speaking engagements at zabieyamasaki.com or on Instagram @transcending_trauma_with_yoga. To learn more about healing sexual trauma, check out Dr. Thema's books Homecoming, Reclaim Yourself, and Matters of the Heart. Intro and outro music by Joy Jones.

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0:00.0

Welcome

0:06.0

Welcome home, cojourners. I'm glad you're here for another episode. I'm Dr. Tema, licensed

0:24.9

psychologist, ordained minister and sacred artists here to help facilitate your journey back home to

0:31.3

yourself. And I am so excited for our special guest on today. I want to tell you about her, Zabi Yamasaki, who is the founder

0:41.3

of Transcending Trauma Through Yoga, which is an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors,

0:49.0

consultations for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabi is widely recognized

0:57.0

for her intentionality, soulful activism, and passionate dedication to her field. She has trained

1:04.3

thousands of healing professionals, yoga instructors, and mental health practitioners in her signature

1:10.7

trauma-informed yoga certification, both in person and online.

1:16.4

And I've seen the online version. It's amazing. She is a trauma-informed yoga instructor,

1:22.7

resilience and well-being educator, and sought-after consultant and keynote speaker. Her yoga as healing program

1:30.2

and curriculum is now being implemented, listen to this, in over 50 college campuses. I love that,

1:37.9

and trauma agencies across the country, including the University of California system, Stanford, Yale, University

1:46.8

of Southern California, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University. Her work has been

1:53.1

highlighted on CNN, NBC, KTLA, and Huffington Post. HuffPotes. She's many, many publications on today I'm going to amplify one, which is trauma-informed

2:07.6

yoga for survivors of sexual assault, practices for healing and teaching with compassion.

2:15.6

Thank you so much for being here. Thank you, Dr. T. I'm already getting emotional.

2:23.7

What is the same? Of where we are headed. I want to share with you. I read the official bio,

2:31.1

but this is really a dear sister, Fred.

2:35.0

Not only do we have somatic healing, which is body healing in common,

2:40.0

embodiment work in common, but we are also both sexual trauma survivors

2:46.0

who talk openly about our survival and our healing, not only the pain of it, but the victory and

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