From Enemy to Ally: An Embodied Approach to Anxiety
2026-09-09 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Live online via Zoom with Antonio Sausys, MA, IGT, CMT, C-IAYT
September 9, 16, 23 & 30
Early Bird: $297 (until August 12) | Regular: $347
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From Enemy to Ally is a 4-week experiential series integrating psychology and embodied yogic practice for working with anxiety in daily life.
Rather than approaching anxiety as something to eliminate, the series explores it as a meaningful signal that can be understood, regulated, and worked with through awareness, self-regulation, and experiential practice.
A Different Relationship with Anxiety
Many people experience anxiety not only during moments of crisis, but as a subtle and persistent undercurrent in daily life.
Health concerns, financial pressures, caregiving responsibilities, changing roles, and uncertainty about the future can quietly shape how we think, feel, and respond.
While understanding anxiety can be helpful, insight alone is often not enough. The relationship we have with anxiety is also embodied and shaped through experience over time.
From Enemy to Ally offers a space to move from understanding into practice.
What We’ll Explore
We explore how anxiety appears in both body and mind—through sensation, thought patterns, emotional responses, and automatic reactions.
Together, we explore:

Anxiety as a meaningful signal rather than an enemy
Physical and mental manifestations of anxiety
Patterns of reactivity and automatic response
Uncertainty, control, and internal narratives
Reconnecting with the heart and the emotional landscape beneath anxiety
Listening to what feelings may be asking rather than resisting them
Awareness, discernment, and effective action

Core shift:
From reacting to anxiety → relating to it as meaningful information
What You’ll Experience
Each session integrates psychological insight with embodied practice.
Sessions include:

Breath and regulation practices
Embodied awareness exercises
Reflective inquiry and guided exploration
Psychological frameworks for understanding anxiety\nGroup discussion and shared learning
Practical tools for daily life integration

Between sessions, participants are invited to apply practices in daily life and bring real examples into the group process.
To support continuity:

Brief weekly tracking of anxiety patterns
Reflection on practice application
Each week combines learning, experience, and reflection.

What Becomes Possible
This series does not aim to eliminate anxiety, but to support a different relationship with it.
Through practice, participants often notice:

Greater awareness of anxiety patterns
Increased ability to pause before reacting
More confidence during uncertainty and activation
Stronger connection to inner resources and discernment
Greater steadiness in daily life
Rather than trying to get rid of anxiety, the work supports meeting it with clarity, choice, and agency.

Who This Series Is For
This series is for individuals experiencing anxiety in daily life who are interested in working with it more directly.
It may be especially relevant for:

Health professionals, therapists, and caregivers
Yoga teachers and yoga therapists
People navigating stress, uncertainty, or transition
Anyone seeking a more workable relationship with anxiety

No prior experience is required.
Attendance to all sessions is expected, as each builds on the previous one.
No recordings are provided. Missed Sessions: A private 1:1 make-up session may be scheduled if needed.

Antonio Sausys MA, IGT, CMT, C-IAYT is a somatic psychologist and yoga therapist specializing in grief counseling and therapy. His studies in Somatic Psychology were guided by Hugo Bilsky, and his yoga training includes teachings from swamis of the Satyananda, Sivananda, and Satchidananda traditions, as well as renowned teachers such as Indra Devi, Ram Das, and Rama Jyoti Vernon. Antonio has continued his professional growth through training in Integrative Grief Therapy with Lyn Prashant, as well as Foot Reflexology, Swedish Therapeutic Massage, and Reiki. Antonio presents his work both nationally and internationally at Schools and Universities and leads retreats at Ashrams, Retreat Centers and Yoga Studios., is a member of the World Yoga Council, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, a TV Host for YogiViews and the founder and Executive Director of ‘Yoga for Health’ the International Yoga Therapy Conference. He is the author of ‘Yoga for Grief Relief: Simple Practices for Transforming Your Grieving Mind and Body’ (New Harbinger) and a contributor for Yoga and Science in Pain Care – Treating the Person in Pain (Edited by Shelly Prosko and Neil Person – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019) and New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond by Robert Niemeyer (Routledge 2019).
