Shenise Nicole Henderson

As a survivor of an abusive marriage and mother of two boys, this work is very close to her heart. She has always had an interest in providing trauma informed care to individuals , families and community. Shenise found her love for yoga at Grace and Glory Yoga Fishtown 4 years ago, walking into the little basement studio that has since grown, during a work place wellness event. Yoga has changed her life in a miraculous way; physically, emotionally and spiritually. She went on to complete her 200- hour teacher training in December 2016 at the studio. Since finding her love for yoga she has been able to also obtain her trauma informed yoga certificate through Street Yoga to help those who have suffered from PTSD and traumatic experience move forward in a way that typical talk processing could not provide for her clients. Shenise has helped both children and adults create a safe space through the practice of yoga. Shenise also acts as a Running Coordinator with the group Black Girls Run and has a special interest in making Yoga more prevalent and accessible in the African American community. She has also integrated her practice of yoga and love for God into Christian worship to make the practice accessible to some faith based communities who may not otherwise have been accepting to the practice. Shenise has since taking on the challenge of workplace wellness in providing safe spaces through the practice of yoga and sharing that has been beneficial to combating secondary traumatic stress for the helping professional .