Inclusion Criteria:  previously experienced a traumatic event as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) more than 6 months prior self-identify as a woman and were assigned female sex at birth 18 years of age or older fluency in English  Exclusion Criteria:  active suicidal thoughts with a plan unable to abstain from drugs or alcohol for at least 48 hours prior to study visit current or history of psychosis with auditory hallucination and/or visual hallucinations meditated or practiced yoga more than1 time(s) per month over past 6 months