Bailey Mead (she/her) is a trauma-informed facilitator, writer, and longtime community practitioner based in Kalamazoo. She is a certified Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga facilitator (TCTSY-F) and RYT-500 who offers body-positive, choice-centered practices that support people in reconnecting with their bodies with greater agency, presence, and care. Rooted in neuroscience, attachment theory, and yoga philosophy, this work invites us to gently reconnect with our bodies and cultivate a sense of safety from within. Rather than focusing on fixing or diagnosing, TCTSY offers a way of being in relationship—with ourselves and others—that honors each person’s lived experience and inherent wisdom. Her work supports people navigating chronic conditions and stress-related challenges—including trauma, anxiety, sleep and digestive issues, burnout, chronic pain and illness, and recovery from injury, illness, and addiction. She also uses trauma-sensitive approaches to coach neurodivergent individuals and others seeking more sustainable ways of being. Bailey has been practicing yoga since 1997 and brings a lifelong commitment to anti-oppression and collective liberation into her work. She facilitates classes, trainings, and private sessions for trauma survivors and those who support them, both locally and online. Bailey is also a contributing author to the book Embodied Healing: Survivor and Facilitator Voices from the Practice of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. You can reach her at YogaForEmbodiment.com.