A Trauma-Informed 200 Hour Training

Next Group Begins October 1st, 2024

  • A Soothing Space for Survivors

    We speak with empowering, inclusive language in discussions and when offering cues during class. Students will receive a high amount of personalized attention, adequate breaks, and a welcome invitation to shift their camera away from their face or leave the room as needed, especially if they are feeling overstimulated. Taking the moments you need to self-regulate is the only way to get back to a place where you can absorb information.

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  • Yoga For Every Body

    We believe that health looks different for everyone, and is possible at any size or ability level. Regardless of your health, we view each and every body as an equally worthy being in this space. We offer discussion around what language to use for various body sizes, shapes, abilities, and needs to ensure all students can feel welcomed and confident in any class.

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  • The Yamas & Social Justice

    Two of the tenants of yoga are Ahimsa (compassion) & Satya (truthfulness). If we consider ourselves practitioners of yoga, it is imperative that we consider our relationship to our community and the rest of the world. To embody the deepest compassion and stand for truth is to remain active in the movement to provide basic necessities to all people, including the practices of yoga.

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  • Honoring Yoga's Roots

    Asana (yoga movement and posturing) is simply one of the many tools yoga offers. These classes seek to direct us back to the ancient ways of teaching; including the psychology & philosophy of yoga as a lifestyle by studying and/or chanting the Yoga Sūtras and the Bhavagad Gita throughout the course. If you are feeling unsure about pronouncing Sanskrit, please know that you will always be given an explanation of the meaning and pronunciation of anything we might choose to repeat together.

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Course Topics

  • Feel empowered with invitational, inclusive language in lectures, discussion, and practice teaching! You’ll be learning in an atmosphere that models self care and community care in sessions, holding space for trainees as they will hold space for their future students

  • Learn to design inclusive classes for people of all body sizes, types, ages, and abilities

  • Understand basic anatomy, biomechanics, and proprioception (body awareness) as they apply to asana (yoga poses and movements)

  • The Yogasūtra is the source text of Yoga and the guiding light of this training. We will discuss that the goal of Yoga is to cultivate a discerning mind so that we can experience more safety, joy, & ease in our day-to-day lives

  • Learn the models used by Yoga Therapists for assessment and planning in 1:1 sessions, as well as how to modify postures for specific conditions

  • Discover how to build creative, safe, trauma-sensitive classes that incorporate movement, breath work, and meditation

  • Explore the Sister Science of Yoga from an inclusive perspective free of harmful diet culture language

  • Experience intentional breathing practices and learn trauma-sensitive ways to offer these methods to students

  • Understand how to safely guide students through visualizations, mantras, Yoga Nidra, and more

  • Take a look at the research provided on multiple time-honored yoga practices and learn the new forms they have taken today in the field of modern psychology

  • Dive deep into knowledge about Chakras, the Prana-Agni-Mala model, & Mudras

  • Discuss how to build your own community in your area of interest, and how to market yourself as a yoga teacher in studios, schools, hospitals, treatment centers, or anywhere else you’d like to teach!

  • Receive 1:1 support from your mentor in building your resume, interviewing, auditioning, and seeking out jobs in your field. AYT Alumni receive monthly updates about available work in the field of yoga.