TCTSY - 20H FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING

The TCTSY - Traumasensitive Yoga, Foundational Training is a 20-hour introduction to the core concepts and applications of Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY). An evidence-supported approach to healing — body-centered and choice-led — for Complex Trauma, Developmental Trauma C-PTSD, and PTSD. Created for yoga teachers, social workers, educators, mental health professionals, those who have endured trauma, and anyone supporting individuals or communities impacted by trauma.

This fall I will host two trainings:

The first one takes place over three Saturdays — October 11, 18, and 25 — online via Zoom. Instruction is in English, with materials and literature provided in English.

The second one takes place over three Saturdays - November 15th, 22nd, and 29th - online via Zoom. Instruction is in Finnish, with materials and literature provided in English.

Why trauma-informed practice matters?

Trauma is not a niche issue — it is a widespread reality shaping how people show up in any space: classrooms, clinics, workplaces, yoga classes, and communities. Any work that involves working with humans means encountering people who have endured trauma.

Being trauma-informed is a shift in perspective. It means recognizing how overwhelming stress, interpersonal trauma, and adversity shape the body, the mind, and our behavior. It calls for learning and unlearning alike, to create spaces that feel possibly safer, more supportive, and rooted in empowerment. It also invites us to reflect on the systems that perpetuate trauma, and on our own lived histories and social positioning that shape how we see and relate to the world and others.

This self-reflection is essential: without it, trauma-informed care risks becoming just a set of techniques. With it, we can meet others with greater humility, authenticity, and awareness.

Topics include:

• Trauma Theory, Attachment Theory, and Interoceptive Neuroscience

• Stress and the nervous system

• Power, oppression, and intersectionality

• Building trauma-sensitive relationships

• Core elements of TCTSY methodology

• TCTSY practice and practice facilitation (including a sample sequence)

This training is also the primary prerequisite for the annual 300-hour TCTSY Certification Program. While it does not qualify participants to facilitate TCTSY independently, it equips you with essential tools to integrate trauma-informed principles into your current scope of practice.

The Foundational Training is approved for 20 Continuing Education Hours (CEs) with Yoga Alliance and 18 CEs with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).

OFFICIAL Diploma from the Center for Trauma and Embodiment provided upon completion

Cost: 450€ / 400€ (REDUCED FARE) (tax included, non-refundable)

Scholarship opportunity
I am offering one full scholarship to increase accessibility to this training. Priority will be given to applicants who:

• Have financial barriers that would prevent them from attending otherwise

• Work with, or are themselves from, underrepresented or marginalized communities

• Show a clear intention to integrate trauma-sensitive principles into their ongoing professional or community practice

If you wish to apply, please send a brief email (max. 500 words) to anna@reclaimembodiment.org, sharing your interest, current work, and how this training would support your ability to serve your community.

Registration: Fill out the form below or email anna@reclaimembodiment.org