What is Tender Evolution?
Tender Evolution is a holistic practice for an integrated body and a full life. Megan Peterson is a queer and non-binary Doula, Yoga Therapist, Pelvic Floor Yoga™ Teacher, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training. They created Tender Evolution out of a passion for supporting people to:
♡ feel vibrant in their body and to be able to move in the ways that support their needs
♡ feel connected and supported through challenging experiences
♡ cultivate porous hearts that can both give and receive.
ABOUT MEGAN
they/them
Megan was born in Oregon and at different times in their life has also put down roots in California, Mexico, Argentina and Kenya. From a very young age, they have always been a lover of the outdoors and are often exploring the wonders of the Pacific Northwest. They currently live on the traditional land of the Chinook, Cowlitz, Clackamas, Multnomah and many other tribes in so called Portland, Oregon.
In 2012, Megan began practicing as a yoga teacher and doula and has since expanded and focused their offerings to support the prenatal and postpartum community. Megan uses movement and mindfulness in a trauma-informed environment to meet people where they are and create space for their individual exploration. Within this work, they are passionate about creating more space for queer and gender non-conforming people in the birth & yoga world. Megan is also the creator of Tender Nest: Somatic Childbirth Education.
Through their own life experience, Megan has learned that The Tender Way is the most sustainable. In their work, Megan offers opportunities to explore and express all parts of ourselves. Holding space for it all, the light and the dark and everything in between, they support people in their journey to connect to areas of their body that may feel vulnerable, disconnected, or simply need tending to. Megan is passionate about supporting others as they expand, grow, and evolve through transitions, grow out of patterns, or seek a deeper understanding of themselves and the world.
Megan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Latin American Studies from Portland State University, trained as a yoga therapist at the DAYA Foundation and is a C-IAYT. They completed Doula training at Mothertree with Jesse Remer, Prenatal / Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training with Shana Celnciker-Chong, and studied with Leslie Howard to become a Pelvic Floor Yoga™ Teacher.
Megan is queer, non-binary, white, neurodivergent and able bodied and grew up with many opportunities to learn and travel. They are dedicated to dismantling the white supremacist, cis-heterosexist, ableist and fatphobic thinking that are so dominant in the wellness, yoga and birth worlds. Some ways they do this work is by participating in anti-racist and anti-oppression trainings including Birthing Beyond the Binary with king yaa and Race & Resilience Leadership Cohort led by Michelle Johnson & Kerri Kelly.
Education & Training
BA International Studies of Latin America, Portland State University
Somatic Experiencing - Intermediate Two (In process of completing the SEP certification)
Race & Resilience Leadership Cohort 2020 with Michelle C. Johnson and Kerri Kelly
Birthing Beyond the Binary with king yaa (in progress)
Racism & Privilege in Birth Work Part I with Sabia Wade (Pre-recorded Class)
Crisis Response for Birthworkers with Birthing Advocacy
Birth and Disability with Birthing Advocacy (in progress)
Abortion Doula with Birthing Advocacy (in progress)
Supporting Folks Through Loss of Wanted Pregnancy with Brooke Patmor (Pre-recorded Class)
Beyond the Baster: Introduction to Alternative Insemination with Refuge Midwifery
Seahorses & Unicorns: Supporting Trans, Genderqueer and Gender Nonconforming Clients with Trystan Reese
Trauma Center - Trauma Sensitive Yoga as a Pathway to Anti-Oppressive Practice
Pelvic Floor Yoga with Leslie Howard
NeuroMeditation Institute Yoga Intensive
Katy Bowman Pregnancy Retreat
Yoga Therapy Professional Training with Sarahjoy Marsh and Jay Gregory
Postpartum Yoga Continuing Education with Shana Celnicker-Chong
Mindfulness, Joy & Compassion Retreat with Dan Siegel, Kristin Neff, Rick Hanson & Shauna Shapiro
Prenatal Yoga Training with Shana Celnicker-Chong
Mother Tree Doula Training
Doug Keller Yoga Therapy Intensive
Street Yoga Trauma Informed Certification
Corepower Yoga Teacher Training