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Yoga teacher · Connecticut

Andrew Carazza

Trauma-informed yoga for behavioral health settings and the community.

Public classes Private sessions
Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500YACEPAYC Certified Yoga Teacher, Level 3AYC Certified Yoga Specialist, Trauma-Informed YogaTeaching since 2011
Andrew in Dancer pose, balancing on one leg and holding his raised foot, beside a tall studio window.
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About

Andrew Carazza, E-RYT 500, YACEP, AYC CYT-L3

Andrew specializes in trauma-informed yoga for behavioral health settings. Since 2016 he has taught in residential and clinical programs, working alongside clinical teams with adolescents, adults and older adults. He teaches inpatient, outpatient and community groups at the Institute of Living (Hartford HealthCare). He previously taught teens and young adults in mental health treatment at Newport Healthcare (formerly Newport Academy). There, he trained and onboarded new yoga teachers while leading class development.

Andrew is a Yoga Alliance 500-hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), and an American Yoga Council Certified Yoga Teacher, Level 3 (CYT-L3) and Certified Yoga Specialist (CYS) in Trauma-Informed Yoga. He has been teaching since 2011 and is a Senior Teacher at Sanctuary Power Yoga, where he builds every class to be accessible to every level in the room. He is currently earning his M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at National University.

  • M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling, National UniversityIn progress
  • Flow and Grow Kids Yoga Teacher Training2024
  • Certified Trauma Support Specialist (CTSS) training, Trauma Institute International2020
  • Self Massage Strategies for Yoga & Movement Teachers2020
  • Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training, Exhale to Inhale2019
  • 300-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training, Sanctuary Power Yoga2018
  • 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training, Sanctuary Power Yoga2011
Yoga Alliance Registered Experienced Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, YACEP American Yoga Council Certified Yoga Teacher, Level 3 American Yoga Council Trauma-Informed Yoga specialty, Level 3
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Approach

Your practice, your choice.

Trauma-informed yoga puts the person on the mat in charge of their own body. Every class I teach, whether in a mental health setting or a public studio, is built on the same few commitments.

Classes use interoceptive language, cues that invite you to notice what’s happening inside your body. Over time, this kind of attention builds insight into how your body responds to stress and what helps it settle.

  • Choice in every pose

    Every pose comes with options, including staying still. Resting is always part of the class.

  • Invitational language

    Cues are offered as invitations, like “you might try” or “if it feels right.” Students notice what they feel and decide what to do with it.

  • You know your body best

    There is no right way for a pose to look. Each person is the expert on what feels right for them.

  • Structure that builds trust

    Classes follow a consistent, predictable flow, so students can trust the space and settle into their practice.

Where I teach

Clinical settings and a home studio.

I teach alongside clinical teams in residential, inpatient and outpatient programs, with adolescents, adults and older adults. My public classes are at Sanctuary Power Yoga.

  • Institute of Living

    Hartford HealthCare

    Inpatient, outpatient and community groups

    2023–present

  • McCall Behavioral Health

    McCall Center for Behavioral Health

    Trauma-informed yoga for individuals in substance use treatment

    2019–present

  • Sanctuary Power Yoga

    Senior Teacher

    Public classes for every body

    2011–present

Andrew in three-legged downward dog on a mat, one leg lifted high, in a brick studio with stained-glass windows.
Andrew reaching both arms overhead with palms together, looking up.

Private sessions

One-on-one, at your pace.

Private sessions are shaped around what you want from your practice. Some people come to build a practice they can do at home. Others are new to yoga, coming back after time away, or want a quieter room than a group class.

We start with a conversation about what you're looking for, and set the format, timing and place together. Reach out for availability and rates.

Ask about a private session
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Public classes

Practice with me at Sanctuary.

Two weekly classes at Sanctuary Power Yoga, open to every level.

Mondays

5:45 pm

Sanctuary Power Flow

Sanctuary Power Yoga

Tuesdays

8:15 am

Sanctuary Morning Flow

Sanctuary Power Yoga

Register at Sanctuary →

Registration and payment are handled on Sanctuary's site.

Upcoming trainings

Trauma-informed yoga trainings.

More info coming soon.

Trainings for organizations, clinical teams and yoga teachers who want to bring a trauma-informed approach into their work. Andrew is an American Yoga Council Certified Yoga Specialist (CYS) in Trauma-Informed Yoga. Reach out to be the first to hear about dates.

Ask about trainings
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Contact

Let’s connect.

For private sessions, trauma-informed yoga trainings, yoga programming for your facility, or anything else.

I offer trauma-informed yoga trainings for organizations, clinical teams and yoga teachers who want to bring this approach into their own work.

Instagram: @andrew.does.yoga →

Public class registration goes through Sanctuary Power Yoga.

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