Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training

The first section of the course is about the course, the instructors and the parameters of the course. We share resources and a glossary that will help to read the course with ease and clarity. If you find words that should be included in the glossary or other resources we could add to this course pack do let us know and we will review and add if we feel it will keep this document a living breathing document and useful tool for yoga teachers, therapists and educators in the future.

The second section is about defining trauma, the scope of our practice and the wire frame of the kosha model of yoga therapy that the course is built upon. I have taken academic and creative liberty with the model - expanding it to include a subtle division between the Jananamaya and Vijnanamaya Koshas and adding in the awareness and work with Asmitamaya Kosha. I will say more in the lecture.

Most modules have a guest lecture - to see more about our guests - check out that section in each module.

Module I
Anamaya Kosha

• overview
• Part 1 - the foundations of physical trauma
• Part 2 - the language of physical trauma
• Part 3 - practice, experience, reading, discussion and responses

Module II
Pranamaya Kosha

• overview
• Part 1 - the foundations of prana ~ the subtle energy system and the breath
• Part 2 - the language of prana and energy
• Part 3 - practice, experience, reading, discussion and responses

Module III
Manomaya Kosha

• overview
• Part 1 - the foundations of mind ~ the psychology of trauma and how yoga can support the transformation of trauma, traumatic experiences, beliefs and the stories around trauma
• Part 2 - the language of mental trauma
• Part 3 - practice, experience, reading, discussion and responses

Module IV
Jnanamaya Kosha

• overview
• Part 1 - the acquisition of knowledge and learning, becoming self-aware
• Part 2 - the language of knowledge and learning, neurobiology of practice and somatics
• Part 3 - practice, experience, reading, discussion and responses
  
  

Module V
Vijnamaya Kosha

• overview
• Part 1 - the foundations of wisdom~ rebuilding trust and re-sensitization, embodiment
• Part 2 - the language of embodiment and trauma
• Part 3 - practice, experience, reading, discussion and responses

Module VI
Anandamaya Kosha

• overview
• Part 1 - connection and/or reconnection with bliss and a core sense of self
• Part 2 - the language of the bliss body and trauma
• Part 3 - practice, experience, reading, discussion and responses

Module VII
Integration and Asmitamaya Kosha

• Practice
• Teaching
• Position Statement
• Peace
• Course Evaluation
• Certificate of Completion
• Application to Teach Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training
• Continuing Education

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