Adding a little bit of weight, or pressure can sometimes help people to feel secure and safe. A pillow on the belly, holding something in the hands (eye pillows are great), and even wrapping the head in a towel or small blanket while lying down in meditation can be great ways to do this.

• Taking slow deep breathes can be extremely beneficial to get us into our parasympathetic nervous system, which is normally a good thing, but there are times when it is not.

• Shallow breathing keeps us in fight or flight, and sometimes this is a protection for anyone who has suffered trauma.

• If you know that you do constantly shallow breath, my advice is whenever I say in a class or meditation to focus on your breath and take deep slow breaths – replace this with ‘feel into whatever part of your body is in contact with the ground/ surface’. If you are unable to feel into different parts of your body, just imagine that you can feel into them.

• I have included one breath focused mindfulness practice to your plan. Only use this if you feel comfortable to do so. Just use it in time with your natural breathing if that feel safer for you. It is a really easy to use mindfulness method, that I feel could be really beneficial for you.

In some of the meditations, we view ourselves from the outside. I am aware that for some people, this can feel uncomfortable and can be a trigger. If you feel this could be you, I would say to stay away from any of the ‘Yoga Nidra’ meditation sessions. And know, that you can always practice meditations with your eyes open, a soft gaze focusing on one specific spot