Lidia J. Snyder is a Licensed Master Social Worker(LMSW), Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), Certified Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator and Trainer (TCTSY-F), and a firm believer in the capacity of yoga to enhance and change lives. A personal yoga practice had brought many benefits to Lidia and she began to understand the mind/body connection on a deeper level. She combined her passion for social justice and yoga initially training with the Prison Yoga Project. She then pursued her teacher training at the Himalayan Institute followed by a 300hour certification from the Trauma Center in Boston, MA.

While she facilitates in traditional yoga practice spaces, she focuses her efforts in mental and behavioral healthcare settings. Lidia also provides continuing education seminars for mental health clinicians and yoga instructors to better understand the nervous system, whole-person wellness, and how TCTSY can be part of a healing process for trauma survivors.