Teach Yoga That Holds Space for Real Healing

Eight-weekend trauma-informed certification for teachers ready to guide students carrying invisible weight.

8 weekends
Saturdays and Sundays, complete in four months
100 hours
Yoga Alliance approved advanced certification credit
16 teachers
Maximum cohort size for individualized mentorship
The problem

What you're up against

Your students arrive carrying trauma in their bodies. You see it in held breath, guarded postures, sudden exits during savasana. Your 200-hour training didn't prepare you for this, and generic cues can do more harm than good.

What you get

The deliverables

01

Polyvagal Theory in Practice

Understand how trauma lives in the body and which cues support regulation versus activation.

02

Language That Invites, Never Demands

Master invitation-based cueing that returns agency to students without diluting your teaching presence.

03

Small Cohort, Deep Practice

Maximum 16 teachers per group so you get real feedback on your teaching, not just lecture notes.

How it works

Built for the outcome, not the activity

Our 100-hour advanced certification gives you the neuroscience, language patterns, and room-reading skills to create genuinely safe containers. You'll learn to recognize nervous system states, offer choice without over-explaining, and hold space when students need to leave or cry or laugh.

Common questions

You're probably thinking…

I already have my 200-hour certification. Is this really necessary?

Standard trainings cover alignment and sequencing but rarely address how trauma changes the way students experience your cues—this fills that gap.

Will this turn my classes into therapy sessions?

No—you'll learn to create conditions for safety while staying firmly in your role as a movement teacher, not a therapist.

Can I complete this while teaching my regular schedule?

Yes—weekend format means you keep teaching weekdays, and most teachers integrate new skills immediately into existing classes.

Next Cohort Begins February 15—Applications Close Soon

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