Are you called to support others on their healing journeys?
Do you want to learn the skills to sensitively and ethically navigate how to hold space for vulnerable populations?
Through a series of weekly online lectures, practices, and guided meditations, you’re invited to learn and embody the skills you’ll need to foster safe and welcoming spaces, which are designed to deeply support individuals on their healing journeys.
By the end of this course, you’ll intricately understand trauma and its impact on the body, mind and nervous system, and be able to use Polyvagal Theory as a framework for understanding safety, connection and trauma responses. You’ll understand foundational yogic philosophy as it relates to trauma-informed teaching and be able to create a safe environment for trauma-informed yoga practices, including trauma-sensitive breath and meditation. You’ll confidently know how to recognise trauma triggers and be able to help your clients understand the body-mind connection in healing. As supporting trauma survivors can be emotionally and energetically demanding, you’ll learn the tools to to resource yourself as a practitioner and for your day-to-day living.
Who is this training for?
Anyone who works in wellbeing or spaceholding – maybe you’re already a yoga teacher, but you don’t need to be! Perhaps you’re a coach, a counsellor, dance therapist or a changemaker. This training is open to anyone who feels called to learn more about the nervous system, trauma, the mind-body connection, yoga and healing for their own study or to help support others.
Four Informative Modules
Spanning four modules, our curriculum offers students a practical grounding in the Nervous System and Polyvagal Theory, Trauma-Informed Teaching, Supporting Triggers, and Yoga and Healing.
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This compact-yet-comprehensive 50hr course journeys across the nervous system and Polyvagal Theory, manifestations of trauma, trauma-informed practices and yogic philosophy.
Expect a deep-dive across:
The Nervous System
Polyvagal Theory
Acute, Chronic and Complex Trauma
Trauma-Informed Yoga Practices
Emotional First Aid & Safety
Body-mind Connection in Healing
Trauma-Informed Breath
Trauma-Informed Language
Trauma-Informed Meditation
Sensitivity to Trauma Triggers
Yoga Philosophy Basics
Strategies for Self-Care
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Payment plans available
What's Included?
Comprehensive training across the Nervous System and Polyvagal Theory, Trauma-Informed Teaching, Supporting Triggers, and Yoga and Healing.
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50hr Breath Body Earth Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Certification
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1-1 mentorship through training
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50hr CE for yoga teachers
Why Study with Us?
We believe that safety is the cornerstone of trauma-informed teaching, and it is the thread that ties our online training together. We empower and equip students with an embodied understanding of what it means to be safe – fostering spaces of trust, non-judgement and respect. Gathering with a community of like-minded wellbeing practitioners, you’ll develop the skills to offer trauma-informed yoga, plus trauma-informed breath and meditation practices.
Through this online programme, you’ll learn the skills to create supportive and safe spaces that positively impact your communities – especially vulnerable populations with trauma histories. You’ll embody our belief that observing thoughts and sensations without judgement creates a space for self-compassion and healing, and you’ll intimately familiarise yourself with the role of the nervous system in regulating stress, safety, and bodily responses.
Facilitators
Rachael
500HR E-RYT. Feminine Embodiment Coach. Trauma-Informed Somatic Educator.
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At the age of 19 I was introduced to the world of somatics at university, and have since explored many pathways and tools to find my way back to myself over and over again, including; yoga, meditation, breathwork, dance and somatic practice, talk therapies, and embodiment work.
My path in yoga and somatics began as a personal exploration, a quest to uncover the hidden wisdom that resides within each of us. Through years of dedicated practice, study, and self-discovery, I've come to embrace the fundamental belief that the answers we seek already exist within us.
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My approach is centered around embodiment – the art of fully inhabiting and experiencing your body in the present moment. Through personalised guidance, and tailored practices, I empower you to cultivate a profound connection with yourself, fostering self-awareness, emotional resilience, and a deep sense of inner peace.
With a decade of hands-on experience in the field of somatics, I've honed my skills as a compassionate teacher and space holder. My journey has encompassed in-depth studies in yoga, movement, and somatic practices, allowing me to curate a unique blend of ancient wisdom and modern insights. This fusion equips me with the tools to help you navigate through the layers of your being.
Jennie
500hr ERYT. Clincal Trauma Therapist.
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Jennie Frechette is a 500-hour registered yoga teacher and is certified in the 300-hour Evidence based practice of Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Instructor (TCTSY). Jennie teaches weekly Trauma Yoga in local community in New Hampshire , USA. Jennie is also a trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness facilitator.
Jennie has her Masters in Psychology and Gender Studies and has worked in community mental health providing services and trauma treatment to those with a number of mental health challenges for over 16 years. Jennie is wanting to bring embodiment and holistic practices to the forefront of how we as mental health professionals hold space with and for those with trauma and support them in their recovery journey in a way that feels supportive to them. Centering her practices and approach to life around the tenants of TCTSY (non-coercion, invitational language, choice making, Interoception, and shared authentic experience) Jennie offers space for survivors to be in charge of their recovery and their practice.
Jennie is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Illness Management and Recovery. In her free time, Jennie can be found with her family spending time outdoors whether it be swimming, skiing, or gardening and exploring everything culinary life has to offer while traveling the world.
Izzy
500hr RYT, Trauma-informed Somatic & Mindfulness Educator
​Hey, I’m Izzy. I offer trauma-informed, therapeutic yoga and somatics, with a focus on supporting mental health and body acceptance. I'm currently based in Nottingham, UK.
How did I get here?
After battling with severe mental and physical health challenges, that all reached critical points in my early to mid 20’s, the trajectory of my life completely changed.
The discovery and exploration of mindfulness, yoga, and somatics supported my recoveries in ways that are beyond words.
I became a gal on a mission and dreamed of creating spaces where no-one would have to feel alone in their struggles. I wanted to share the deeply healing practices that had supported me in my various recoveries, and to offer the support and healing spaces that I wish had been more accessible.
When I discovered a trauma-informed approach to yoga, it immediately resonated. It was exactly the kind of approach I needed and knew I wanted to offer to others. In 2020 I completed a 100H training in Trauma-informed Yoga and Embodied Social Change with Yoga For Humankind. Since then, I’ve immersed myself in learning about trauma-informed and somatic approaches to healing and continue to experience their benefits firsthand in my own recovery.
I am now dedicated to holding safer, brave, and compassionate spaces that empower people to heal from trauma, feel at home within their bodies, and remember their wholeness.
The workshops were insightful and I loved how they were presented. I learned about things buried deep within my soul that were peppered out of me through the workshops. I loved how Rachael brought in other teachers that added so much depth and variety to the sessions.