Working with humans means working with trauma. As yoga teachers, we have the unique power and privilege of holding space for students who come to the mat with diversely challenging and humbling human experiences. This course will help you gain confidence and capacity for embodying the values of a trauma-sensitive, empowerment-based and resiliency-building yoga teacher.
Whether you’re an experienced or new yoga teacher, this course will give you lots of nourishment, inspiration and practical tools. Through 9 hours of live online video training, group discussion, case examples, PowerPoint slides, handouts and tip sheets, you will:
Learn to navigate a trauma-informed approach for facilitating the beginning, middle and end of yoga classes.
Understand the guiding principles of a trauma-informed teaching process, and adapt it to your personal teaching style, authentic voice, and even your marketing presence.
Gather social media resources, research articles, and recommended reading to enhance your life-long learning journey.
TRAINING SCHEDULE : 6 consecutive Wednesdays at 1pm - 2:30pm Eastern Standard Time Zone
May 6 @ 1pm - 2:30pm EST
May 13 @ 1pm - 2:30pm EST
May 20 @ 1pm - 2:30pm EST
May 27 @ 1pm - 2:30pm EST
June 3 @ 1pm - 2:30pm EST
June 10 @ 1pm - 2:30pm EST
June 17 @ 1pm - 2:30pm EST (make-up date in case Alex gets called to a birth with a doula client and needs to reschedule one of the weeks)
(make-up date in case Alex gets called to a birth with a doula client and needs to reschedule one of the weeks)
Video training topics will include:
What do I need to know : about people, bodies and nervous systems to be trauma-informed?
Beginning and ending classes : what are the bookends of a trauma-informed practice?
The middle : how can my yoga teaching embody a trauma-informed ethos?
Putting trauma-informed practices into action : awkward lessons, trouble shooting and creative solutions.
Gathering student feedback : What’s my impact? How do I know?
Case studies : learning from status quo, re-imagining what’s possible and making it a reality.
Space to respond to the unique themes arising in the group, along with Q&A and mentoring around examples from the field.
COST: $165. For financial aid applications, email alex@intrayogatherapy.com. This course provides 9 non-contact (virtual) hours of Yoga Alliance approved continuing education credits.
SUPPLEMENTAL WORK: To get the most out of this training, here are resources to start exploring now:
Read or listen to books about trauma and the nervous system, such as Buddha’s Brain, and/or My Grandmother’s Hands, or books on this list: www.nerdycreator.com/bookclub/trauma-books/.
Understand how trauma and healing is bound up in disrupting oppressive cultural and social systems, such as this article: www.medium.com/@ginwright/the-future-of-healing-shifting-from-trauma-informed-care-to-healing-centered-engagement-634f557ce69c
Educate yourself about the sociocultural evolution of yoga through Indian-American perspectives, such as www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com.
Follow related topics on social media, such as @the.holistic.psychologist, @integrate_network, @susannabarkataki, @matthewlicata, #accessibleyoga and #traumainformed.