Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness

1. Participants will be able to define and understand the benefits of a trauma informed yoga and mindfulness practice as reflected in the growing evidence base.
2. Participants will be able to identify potential trauma triggers specific to sharing yoga and mindfulness practices.
3. Participants will have the ability to modify teaching techniques to instruct with a trauma informed lens.
4. Participants will understand how to create trauma informed yoga and mindfulness-based sequences designed to regulate the nervous system while supporting mental health & emotional resilience.
5. Participants will be able to identify additional tools and resources for continued growth and education.

1. Participants will understand the power of community resilience and examine the power of community resilience and how it can positively mitigate the long term effects of trauma.
2. Participants will be able to explain the effects that working with individuals who have experienced trauma may have on providers and learn practices to develop one’s personal resilience.
3. Participants will recognize and understand the nuances of types of trauma experienced by specific populations.
4. Participants will be able to create trauma informed yoga and mindfulness-based sequences designed to serve specific populations.
5. Participants will be able to identify additional tools and resources for continued growth and education.

Part Two expands upon the information shared during the Introduction Module, and provides trainees with additional understanding of trauma as it relates to specific populations, through the use of lecture, role-play and experiential learning. Returning students will also dive deeper into building resilience through community, connection, and self-care.  Time will be spent collaborating with peers to develop population-specific lesson plans.  Those who complete all requirements are eligible for certification.

Trainings are valid for Yoga Alliance CE hours and possible CEUs or PDPs from your credentialing organization.

Yoga Alliance
Since 2014, ChildLight Education Company has been a Yoga Alliance approved Registered Children’s Yoga School, a Registered 200 Hour Yoga School and a Registered Prenatal Yoga School providing teacher training and continuing education.

Courses4TeachersInc.
ChildLight Education Company is a Continuing Education Provider through Courses4Teachers. The credit they offer is graduate-level professional development semester credit, through the University of the Pacific, designed for salary advancement and/or to renew credentials for teachers in districts across the U.S.

Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC)
ChildLight Education Company is an approved program provider as a non-matriculated course or program that will improve the ability to get a job or encourage further study for VSAC grant recipients who are not enrolled in high school.

Department of Rehabilitation in California
ChildLight Education Company is an approved entity for training with the State of CA, Department of Rehabilitation.

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International Association of Yoga Therapists
Our Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness Workshops are IAYT Approved Professional Development (APD) Courses.

***Participants have also had CE hours accepted through Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT), and the Foster Care system in addition to PT, SLP, American School Counselor Association (ASCA), and individual school districts across the country.

In-Person: $199 per module
Live Online: $179 per module
Self-Paced: $159 per module

Includes 7.5 contact hours, a comprehensive, downloadable fully-illustrated instructor manual, and Proof of Attendance. Scholarship Opportunities & Group Discounts are available on a limited basis.

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Teachers are able to request the resources their students need to thrive, and that means something different for every classroom. Donor’s Choose receives classroom project requests from every corner of America, spanning every subject and grade level, so projects can be supported that match donor criteria including yoga & mindfulness training registrations, books, mats and curriculum for the classroom. Read some tips from the Horace Mann Company here.

Have you previously attended our Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness Workshop and need a refresher? Retake this training live for $100 -OR- Watch a previous training recording as often as you’d like over a 7-day period for $100.

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We also strongly suggest attending this workshop in conjunction with the Yoga & Mindfulness for Diverse Abilities Teacher Training. Oftentimes the two courses are scheduled back-to-back enabling the completion of 25 training hours in a three day period (applicable as contact hours for the 95-hour RCYT program and CEs for Yoga Alliance).

A 2-Hour Introduction to Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness for Youth is now available on our eLearning site.