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, our relationships, 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 as well as how we define and offer care.

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.

What will I learn in the training?

We will hold space to explore theory and practice, and to learn together through shared reflection, around the following topics:

• Trauma Theory, Attachment Theory, and Interoceptive Neuroscience

• Power and Intersectionality

• Building Trauma-Sensitive Relationships

• Where is the Yoga in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

• Core elements of TCTSY methodology

• Challenges and how to approach Breath

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

What is my scope of practice as a trainer and facilitator?

My strength as a trainer lies in the practical, lived experience of applying and exploring trauma-informed yoga and TCTSY as a model of care in yoga spaces and yoga studios, as well as with marginalized communities. My work has taken place primarily in group settings, both online and in person, including with people living with dissociative patterns of coping and in environments serving marginalized and vulnerable communities, such as women’s shelters, refugee and migrant centers, and prisons. I share this training as a survivor, yoga facilitator, and through my background in social sciences and project work in humanitarian settings. I am not a therapist, and I do not have direct experience applying this work within clinical or talk-therapy settings, even though some amazing work is being done applying TCTSY in clinical settings!

I intentionally keep training groups small, as I find this supports trust, relational safety, and deeper learning. I approach the training as a co-learning process, shaped by the different lived experiences participants bring. Working with trauma continually reminds us of the limits of our own assumptions, and of how differently the same experience, language, or practice can be received by different people.

When does the next training take place?

Friday, February 13th - 16.00 - 20.00 Central European Time CET

Saturday, February 14th - 11.00 -17.00 Central European Time CET

Sunday, February 15th - 11.00 - 17.00 Central European Time CET

The course consists of 15 hours of online learning together + 5 hrs of independent study/reading with materials provided. Each day we start and end with a TCTSY- practice. The first hour on Saturday and Sunday is dedicated to TCTSY - practice, where you can have an embodied experience of the methodology. We also end each day with a ca. 30 min TCTSY embodiment practice. Starting from day 2, you will also get the opportunity to try out some of the TCTSY principles.

The whole training, including the trauma-sensitive yoga and embodiment practices, will be recorded, so if there is a moment or part you miss, you can always circle back to the recording and watch later - the materials are yours to keep. 

What is the language of instruction?

The training is offered primarily in English. Participants should understand spoken and written English, but we can address questions and clarifications in Finnish, Spanish, Swedish, and Italian, as I speak these languages.

Who is this training for?

This training is open to anyone interested in trauma and the body—whether for personal exploration, professional development, or both. Throughout the program, we dedicate significant time to exploring and embodying the core principles of TCTSY, including personal practice, reflection, and experiential learning

How does this training add to my formal qualifications?

If you are planning to move toward CFTE’s 300-hour TCTSY Certification Program, this training qualifies as the foundational training required for application.

While this training deepens your scope of practice and gives you tools to start thinking about how to bring the body into the work you do, it does NOT qualify participants to facilitate TCTSY as a model of care; it equips you with essential tools to integrate trauma-informed principles into your current scope of practice.

You’ll be able to call your offerings trauma-informed after completing this training!

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).

An official Diploma from the Center for Trauma and Embodiment is provided upon completion.

What is the cost of this training?

This training is offered on a sliding scale to support access while ensuring the sustainability of the program.

Participants are invited to choose from three different payment tiers:

Payment tier 1: 300 €

Payment tier 2: 350

Payment tier 3: 400€

You are encouraged to select the amount that best reflects your current financial situation. Paying toward the higher end helps support my ability to continue offering flexible payment rates, so that folks with fewer resources can also attend these trainings; paying toward the lower end is welcome when finances are more limited.

Payment in two installments is available upon request.

Registration: You are welcome to make the payment directly using the button below, or if you have any questions before enrolling or want to chat to figure out whether this training could be what you are looking for, feel free to till out the contact form below or email anna@reclaimembodiment.org