Zabie is a leader in the field and a key player in establishing trauma-informed yoga as an effective and evidence-based healing modality for survivors of sexual assault.  She is the author of the book, Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion (which became a #1 new release on Amazon on day one of pre-order), Trauma-Informed Yoga Affirmation Card Deck and Flip Chart, children’s book, Your Joy is Beautiful: The Magic of Remembering You Are Enough, Just As You Are (PESI, 2023), and H is for Healing Card Deck: 52 Everyday Practices for Strengthening Children’s Physical, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being.

Zabie received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education at the University of California, Irvine. She completed her graduate work in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs at The George Washington University.

Zabie has received countless awards in victim services and leadership, including the Visionary in Victim Services award from one of the largest rape crisis centers in California, the Voice of Courage Award from Exhale to Inhale, and the Remarkable Woman Award from KTLA 5. She has trained thousands of yoga instructors and mental health professionals across the country in integrating trauma-informed yoga into the scope of their work through both her in-person and online offerings. Her trauma-informed yoga program and curriculum is now being implemented at over 40 college campuses and trauma agencies including the University of California (UC) system, Yale, Stanford, USC, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University.

Her work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC News, KTLA 5, Huffington Post, LA Yoga Magazine, Mind Body Green, and Elephant Journal, in addition to a variety of online publications. She is also an ambassador for lululemon and has been featured in a number of their programs for her specialization in trauma-informed yoga. 

She has worked with thousands of survivors to support them in their healing journey, ground them in their own worthiness and remind them they are inherently whole. Zabie centers survivors in her work, and provides them with tools to help uncover trauma imprints, support the healing process, create balance of the nervous system, and lessen the grip that past experiences of trauma may have on the heart.

She is a survivor, mother, partner, daughter, sister, friend, and activist. She lives in Los Angeles with her beloved partner and son.  

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