Holistically Whole Yoga

08/18/2025

🌿 Ready to teach, guide, and hold space for relationships through a yogic lens?

This 50HR YACEP training bridges yoga philosophy, nervous system regulation, and trauma-informed teaching to support both your personal and professional relationships. You’ll walk away with practical tools to embody relational intelligence, teach from integrity, and integrate yoga’s wisdom into modern relational dynamics.

✨ You’ll learn how to:
• Apply the Yamas & Niyamas in real-life relationships
• Recognize nervous system states and practice co-regulation
• Work with the Gunas, Koshas, and Shadow Self
• Teach yoga in relational, trauma-aware ways
• Hold space for boundaries, consent, and authentic connection
• Lead with inclusive, embodied leadership

Course Details
• Format: 100% Virtual (Live + Recordings)
• Dates: October 10 – November 16, 2025
• Meets: Thursdays & Saturdays (TBD on times)
• Hours: 50 Contact Hours | Yoga Alliance CEUs
• Includes: PDF workbook, reflection prompts, peer practice, and replay access

Who This Training Is For

This training is for you if…
💜 You’re a certified yoga teacher (200HR+) ready to deepen your impact and grow in relational leadership.
🌈 You identify as q***r, neurodivergent, polyamorous, or BIPOC and want a space that affirms your lived experience.
🧘🏽 You’re a yoga teacher, therapist, coach, or space-holder craving trauma-informed, consent-based teaching frameworks.
🌿 You’re tired of bypassing + binaries and want real tools for navigating the messy, beautiful terrain of human connection.
🔥 You’re ready to integrate nervous system awareness, yoga philosophy, and inclusive leadership in a way that feels like YOU.

07/28/2025

Are you following the NEW Blog? ⤵️

https://open.substack.com/pub/holisticallywhole

07/09/2025

How to deal with Grief…. 😮‍💨
Meeting yourself where you are and finding space for a bit of compassion is the goal.

Grief isn’t something you get over — it’s something you learn to live with.In this episode of The Mirror & The Mat, we explore how grief moves through the Gu...

06/29/2025

I thought I was just burnt out.
But I was actually dysregulated.
I kept resting but still waking up exhausted.
Kept zoning out. Snapping at people. Feeling like I was floating outside myself.

The reset I needed wasn’t another productivity hack.
It was a return to my body.
To presence. To breath.
To me.

This month I’m offering a 5-day nervous system reset for paid Substack subscribers only.
We start July 21. $7/month. You in?

06/04/2025

✨ Real healing. Real people. Real results. ✨

Every story shared here is a reflection of what happens when you choose to come back to yourself—gently, intentionally, and in community.

Whether it’s rebuilding after a breakup, navigating emotional overwhelm, or learning how to actually listen to your body…

Holistically Whole is here to support your journey back to wholeness.

💌 Curious what this kind of care can look like for you?
Download the free Healing Seat Journal or book a free consult here:
👉🏽 https://stan.store/iamjavivason

You deserve support that sees all of you.

***rHealing

05/20/2025

Feeling run down? Your nervous system and immune system are in constant conversation—what you do for one impacts the other.

This week’s Pocket Practice is just 7 minutes and designed to soothe your system while gently strengthening your immunity from the inside out.

Because your body is your first home. Let’s treat it like sacred space.

Free on Substack now.
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(link in bio)

03/18/2025

💭 Self-awareness is the foundation of every healthy relationship. And the Yamas & Niyamas? They give us a roadmap to understanding how we show up in love, friendships, and even our connection to ourselves.

✨ Swipe through for journal prompts to reflect on how these ancient yogic principles influence your relationships. Because self-study isn’t just about looking inward—it’s about shifting how we navigate the world around us.

And if you’re ready to go deeper… 🎥

🔗 I just launched a new YouTube series exploring how the Yamas & Niyamas shape our relationships! We’ll be diving into one principle each week—so if you’ve ever struggled with communication, boundaries, letting go, or finding balance in love, this series is for you.

📺 Watch the latest episode & follow along here → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuUNnuIU6ZQ9QEP95XsVQFGAsBRENwxgn&feature=shared

💬 Which journal prompt resonated with you the most? Drop your thoughts below! ⬇️

03/11/2025

Most of us were never taught how to feel our emotions in the body. Instead, we were taught to suppress, distract, or push through them. But emotions don’t just disappear—they live in the body.

Ever noticed how anger makes your chest feel tight? Or how sadness weighs on your shoulders? That’s because emotions have a physical presence. And in yoga, we understand them through the Gunas:

🔥 Rajas (Movement): Intensity, restlessness, agitation
🌑 Tamas (Heaviness): Stagnation, fatigue, withdrawal
✨ Sattva (Balance): Clarity, peace, expansion

When we tune in to where emotions live in our body, we can learn to process them instead of staying stuck in them.

Swipe through to learn how different emotions show up in the body + how to balance them using yoga.

💬 Comment below: Which emotion do you struggle to feel in your body? Let’s talk about it.

🔗 Need support? My Yoga Therapy for Emotional Healing program is here for you—link in bio!

02/13/2025

5 Signs Your Healing is Working (Even If It Feels Like a Mess)

💭 “Why do I feel WORSE even though I’m healing?”

If you’ve ever asked yourself this, you’re not alone. Healing isn’t a straight line—it’s a messy, exhausting, sometimes frustrating process. But just because it doesn’t feel good doesn’t mean it’s not working.

Swipe through 👉 to see 5 signs your healing is actually progressing—even if it feels like pure chaos.

🌿 Reminder:
• Feeling exhausted? It means you’re processing.
• Feeling more emotional? That means you’re no longer suppressing.
• Old wounds resurfacing? That’s a chance to finally release them.

Healing isn’t about “feeling better” instantly—it’s about learning to navigate everything that comes up without running from it.

✨ If this resonates, save this for later & share with someone who needs to hear it.

💬 Have you ever felt like healing was making things worse before it got better? Drop a 🔥 if you relate! ⬇️

***ryoga

02/04/2025

🌸 Affirmations for Self-Compassion 🌸

In a world that often tells us to keep pushing forward, it’s okay to pause and remind yourself:

💬 I am enough.
💬 I honor my feelings.
💬 Healing takes time.

This journey is about embracing your humanity, offering yourself kindness, and trusting in your growth—step by step, breath by breath.

Which affirmation resonates with you the most today? Share your thoughts in the comments 💖

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02/03/2025

Feeling overwhelmed? Let’s reset together. 🌬

When stress takes over, our breath becomes shallow, keeping us stuck in fight-or-flight mode. By intentionally slowing your breath, you can signal to your body that it’s safe to relax.

✨ Try this 3-minute breath reset:
1️⃣ Inhale for 4 counts
2️⃣ Hold for 4 counts
3️⃣ Exhale for 6 counts
🔄 Repeat 3x

Take a moment for yourself today. 💜

👉 Comment “CALM” if you gave it a try!

02/01/2025

Whaaaatttt?!? Do away with what month? Not Black History Month….. we are ALWAYS celebrating around here!!

🖤✨ Happy Black History Month! ✨🖤
with so much love from and the Holistically Whole Community 🥰

This space is more than just a yoga page—it’s a community. A safe, healing-centered space for Black, Q***r, and Neurodivergent folks to reconnect with themselves, unlearn what no longer serves them, and step into the power of their own stories.

Here’s what you can expect in this new era:
✨ Practices that honor healing as revolutionary.
✨ Conversations about self-connection, liberation, and community.
✨ A space where your whole self—your joy, pain, complexity, and beauty—is seen and celebrated.

Because Black history is not just in the past—it’s in the way we live, love, and heal today. Let’s honor it by doing the inner work to create lives that reflect the freedom our ancestors dreamed of.

This is your space. Our space. A place for healing and growth, one small practice at a time.

💡 What does Black History Month mean to YOU this year? Drop your thoughts below—we’d love to hear from you.

***rHealing ***rJoy