75 HR Advanced Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Certification
Take the next step in your Yoga Teacher Training! Now more than ever, people are looking for effective ways to process stress and trauma while tending to their body, mind, heart, and spirit.
Learn evidence-based approaches to Yoga teaching that will create space for healing from anxiety, depression, PTSD, and more.
What You'll Learn
Our 75 HR Advanced Trauma-Informed (TI) Yoga Teacher Certification Course follows the Yoga Alliance (YA) guidelines for Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and continueing education, building upon your RYT 200+ knowledge as you explore the biological and neurological impacts of chronic stress and trauma, broaden your understanding of PolyVagal Theory and Stress Cycles, and expand your capacity to meaningfullly contribute in a mutlifacted approach to healing and restoration.
As a graduate, you will be able to confidently apply an evidence-based, Trauma-Informed approach to sequencing and teaching Yoga across a variety of Yoga styles so that you can effectively create space for meaningful growth and transformation in your current vocational setting and beyond.
Over the course of 14 weeks, you will gain a Trauma-Informed perspective grounded within the Hatha Yoga tradition as we cover the following topics:
- Trauma-Informed Body-Mind-Soul Care and Yoga
- Advanced PolyVagal Theory Application & Stress Cycles
- How Different Yoga Styles Counter Stress and Trauma
- TI Yoga Teaching Methodology
- ARC Sequencing Method
- TI Cueing for Agency, Self-Regulation, & Sensory Integration
- The Role of Pranayama in Stress and Trauma Revovery
- TI Centering and Sending
- TI Approach to Sun Salutations
- TI Transitions & Modifications for Common Asana Pairings
- Introduction to TI Yin Yoga
- Introduction to TI Vinyasa Yoga
- Chair-based Asana for Accessibility & Vocational Integration
- The Scientific Benefits of Guided Mindfulness & Integration
- Somatic Practices for Grounding & Reorientation
- Putting It All Together & Finding Your Voice
- TI Professional Ethics & Best Practices
- Thriving as ADV TI-CYT 75
Rev. Lenora Rousseau - Lead YTT Instructor
Rev. Lenora Rousseau is the Founder and Pastoral Director of the Pointe of Grace Project and serves in this role by extension as an Elder in the FLUMC. In addition to being a seasoned Pastor and Chaplain, Lenora is an RYT E-RYT/RYT 500 Yoga instructor, Certified Spiritual Director, Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practitioner and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Coach, Certified Breath Coach, and Certified Flexibility Coach. (Read more...)
Francoise "Franny" Long - Yin Yoga YTT Instructor
Francoise “Franny” Long is a classically trained chef, Certified Holistic Health Coach, RYT E-200/500 Yoga Instructor, Certified Yin Yoga Teacher, Certified Children's Yoga Teacher, Certified Breath Coach, and an enthusiastic wellness advocate. (Read more...)
