Trauma-Informed · North Vancouver · 2025

Healing Through Movement

"Your body is not the problem.
It is the pathway back."

Trauma-informed yoga, mindful movement, therapeutic salsa and somatic healing — designed to return you to safety, one breath at a time.

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Our Philosophy

Trauma lives in the body.
So does the path to healing.

Trauma doesn't only live in memory. It stays in the body — in chronic tension, shallow breath, braced muscles, and a nervous system that never fully rested. Traditional approaches work top-down, through the mind. Movement works from the ground up.

Through gentle, intentional practice, we help you re-enter your body with curiosity — not fear. No performance. No push. Just presence, breath, and the gradual return of safety.

Nervous System Regulation Bottom-Up Healing Somatic Awareness Resilience-Based
The foundation
"Every movement is an invitation, never a demand."
Dance Therapy
"Joy as medicine."
Somatic Work
"The body holds wisdom the mind hasn't found yet."
What We Offer

Four Paths
to Wholeness

Each modality is a therapeutic tool — never entertainment, always healing.

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Trauma-Informed Yoga

Grounding, balance, restoration. A choice-based practice that asks nothing and offers everything — at your own pace.

Therapeutic Yoga
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Mindful Movement

Slow, fluid, listening. Moving with your body — restoring a sense of ease and agency from within.

Movement Practice
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Salsa & Dance Therapy

Dance as emotional language — not performance. Reconnect with joy and safe social presence through rhythm.

Dance Therapy
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Somatic Therapy

Bottom-up healing — gently releasing what the body has been holding, honoring your nervous system's timeline.

Somatic Healing
Workshop Structure

How the Journey
Unfolds

Each session builds on the last — from understanding, through embodied practice, toward integration. No prior experience required. Just willingness.

Yoga practice

"All practices are offered as invitations. You choose what feels right."

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Trauma & The Nervous System

Understanding what trauma is, where it lives, and why movement is such a powerful pathway in. Top-down vs. bottom-up therapy, resilience frameworks.

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Mindful Movement & Yoga

Grounding through the feet. Tree pose for focus. Child's pose for safety. Final relaxation for nervous system integration. Every posture chosen with care.

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Salsa & Dance as Medicine

Rhythm and movement for emotional expression, body confidence, and joyful social reconnection — not performance, always therapeutic practice.

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Somatic Integration

A gentle closing practice to bring everything together — body, breath, and presence — so you return to daily life feeling grounded and whole.

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Where mountain,
forest & healing meet

Our workshops are held at Hope Road Center in the heart of North Vancouver — surrounded by the Pacific Northwest's quiet forests and the gentle presence of the mountains.

Workshop Curriculum

Three Core Modules

Module 1
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Trauma & The Body

  • Definition and types of trauma
  • Trauma and the nervous system
  • Top-down vs. bottom-up approaches
  • Resilience-informed frameworks
Module 2
02

Mindful Movement & Yoga

  • Grounding through the feet
  • Tree pose — balance & focus
  • Child's pose — safety & rest
  • Final relaxation — integration
Module 3
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Salsa & Dance Therapy

  • Emotional expression through movement
  • Body confidence & agency
  • Nervous system regulation via rhythm
  • Safe social reconnection
Participant Voices

What People Say

★★★★★

"For the first time in years, I felt safe in my own body. The combination of yoga and dance was exactly what I needed."

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Sarah M.
North Vancouver
★★★★★

"The facilitators held such a gentle space. Dance became the most healing part of the whole experience."

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Layla K.
Vancouver
★★★★★

"I've done therapy for years. This workshop gave me tools I never had — ways to come back to myself when things get hard."

A
Arash T.
Burnaby
Find Us

Hope Road
Center

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Address

2397 Philip Ave, North Vancouver
BC, V7P 2W7

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Phone

604-802-4286

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Email

info@hoperoadcenter.ca

Workshop Registration

Reserve Your Spot

"The first step is simply showing up."

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You're Registered

Thank you for taking this step. We'll be in touch within 24 hours with payment details and everything you need to know before the workshop.

See you soon.

Workshop Details

Duration: 4 hours per session

Location: Hope Road Center, 2397 Philip Ave, North Vancouver

What to wear: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes you can move freely in

What to bring: Water bottle, yoga mat if you have one (extras available)

Group size: Small, intimate groups — maximum 12 participants

$120 per person / session
Payment details sent after registration
This space is trauma-sensitive. You are never asked to share more than you want to, and all movements are optional. Your comfort and safety come first — always.
Begin Your Journey

Your body is ready
to come home.

"You don't need to push harder. Just show up."

A safe, confidential, fully supported space for anyone ready to gently reconnect with themselves. No experience required — only your presence.

📍 2397 Philip Ave, North Vancouver  ·  604-802-4286