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Now that my yoga course is completed, I will be heading to Cambodia. Prior to my time on Koh Pha Ngan, I visited Cambodia to interview for an internship with Chab Dai, an anti-trafficking organization based in Phnom Penh. The interview in January went splendidly and over the past few months we have been working out the details of my involvment. As it stands now, I will be working with the communications team, helping to streamline the materials they publish and editing stories written by nationals. It is exciting to finally have the chance to work with such a well respected anti-trafficking organization.

During my time in Cambodia, I will also be networking with other organizations to offer yoga therapy for victims of trafficking and for caregivers. Why does it help victims? Yoga has been used in many cases to help victims of trauma regain self-confidence and physical strength. Yoga can also help victims to regain their voice by allowing past trauma to move through them, rather then continuing to hold it in bodily form. So, why help caregivers? Caring for others requires a great deal of time and attention, most people who do this give selflessly and can easily burn out. Yoga is a means of softening and listening to your body, allowing the caregivers a safe space where they too can work through physical and emotional stress.

I have to say a big thank you to all of the yogis from my Virajati teacher training course that donated their yoga mats and blocks to get this project underway. You all are yoga superstars in my book!