ABOUT ZABIE
Zahabiyah Yamasaki, M.Ed, RYT
Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT is is the founder of Transcending Trauma through Yoga, which is an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors, consultations and workshops for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabie is widely recognized for her intentionality, soulful activism, and passionate dedication to her field. She has trained thousands of healing professionals, yoga instructors, and mental health practitioners from all over the world in her signature trauma-informed yoga certification both in person and online.
Zabie is a trauma-informed yoga instructor, resilience and well-being educator, and a sought-after consultant and keynote speaker. Her yoga as healing program and curriculum is now being implemented at over fifty college campuses and trauma agencies across the country including the University of California (UC) system, Stanford, Yale, University of Southern California, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University. Her work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC, KTLA 5, HuffPost, LA Yoga Magazine, Mind Body Green, and Elephant Journal, in addition to a variety of online publications.
Zabie received her undergraduate in psychology and social behavior and education at University of California, Irvine, and her graduate degree in higher education administration and student affairs at the George Washington University. She is the author of several publications including: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion, Trauma-Informed Yoga Affirmation Card Deck, Trauma-Informed Yoga Flip Chart: A Teaching Tool for Healing Professionals, Your Joy Is Beautiful: The Magic of Remembering That You Are Enough, Just As You Are, H Is for Healing Card Deck: 52 Everyday Practices to Strengthen Children’s Physical, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being, and Protect Your Energy: A Gentle Guide to Nurture Your Nervous System, Cultivate Rest, and Honor Your Needs.
Zabie has received countless awards in victim services and leadership, including the Visionary in Victim Services award from one of the largest rape crisis centers in California, the Voice of Courage Award from Exhale to Inhale, and the Remarkable Woman Award from KTLA 5.
She has worked with thousands of survivors to support them in their healing journey, ground them in their own worthiness and remind them they are inherently whole. Zabie provides trauma survivors with tools to help uncover trauma imprints, support the healing process, create balance of the nervous system, and lessen the grip that past experiences of trauma may have on the heart. She sees her sensitivity and softness as her greatest strength.
She is a survivor, mother, partner, daughter, sister, friend, and activist. She lives in Los Angeles with her beloved partner, son, and daughter.
Learn more about her work, classes, training and consultation offerings:
Instagram: @transcending_trauma_with_yoga
Facebook: Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga