Foundational Training in
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Explore a trauma-informed lens.
Deepen your understanding of the complexities of systemic and interpersonal trauma, the impact of complex trauma on the nervous system and how a trauma informed yoga practice can assist in integrating healing.
The TCTSY Foundational Training is an introduction to the core concepts and applications of Trauma Sensitive Yoga. It is designed for yoga teachers, social workers, educators, mental health professionals, and other service providers.
The 20-hour training, 5 hours of which are comprised of independent study, generally takes place over the course of 2.5 days. It is presented by licensed TCTSY Trainers in all regions of the world both online and in person.
Topics of study include:
• Trauma Theory, Attachment Theory and Neuroscience (Interoceptive Theory)
• Neurophysiology & Biology of Stress and Trauma (How Trauma Impacts the Brain)
• Spectrum of Trauma Impacts & Complex Trauma as Lived Experience
This training is also the primary prerequisite to our yearly 300-hour Certification Program in TCTSY. While the Foundational Training does not qualify participants to facilitate Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga, it does provide the foundations for making your current scope of practice more trauma-informed.
• Power, Oppression, & Intersectionality
• Building Trauma Sensitive Relationships
• TCTSY Practice and Practice Facilitation
• Key Elements of TCTSY Methodology
• Challenges in Implementing TCTSY
• Overview of Studies on TCTSY
Foundational Trainings are approved for 20 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Hours (CEs), 18 CEs with International Association of Yoga Therapists, and 4 self-care CEs with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (these credits are retroactive to NCBTMB certified therapists who took a foundational training after October 2022).
Meet Our Licensed Trainers
Our global team of TCTSY Trainers are specially certified to lead our Foundational Trainings.
North America
Please note: Payments and scheduling are handled by the hosting facilitator / studio.
Contact them directly with questions regarding changes, cancellations, and refunds.
40-Hour In-Person or Online
Foundational Training
November 8 (evening), 9, 10 &
November 16 (evening), 17 & 18, 2024
Bend, Oregon (PST for online)
Hosted by
Namaspa
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
November 8-10, 2024
Victoria BC, lək̓ʷəŋən Traditional Territory
Hosted by
Ajna Yoga Studio & Yoga Therapy College
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
November 29-December 1, 2024
Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Hosted by
Ajna Yoga Studio & Yoga Therapy College
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
December 7-8, 2024
PDT
Hosted by
Keri Sawyer & Developmental Trauma Training Institute
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
January 11-12 & 18-19, 2025
Hoboken, NJ / NYC Metro Area
Hosted by
Urban Souls Yoga Studio
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
March 22-23 & 29-20, 2025
Old Hickory, Tennessee (Cherokee/Shawnee/Yuchi)
Hosted by
Heart and Light Yoga
UK & Europe
Please note: Payments and scheduling are handled by the hosting facilitator / studio.
Contact them directly with questions regarding changes, cancellations, and refunds.
20-Hour In-Person | Finnish
Foundational Training
November 8-10, 2024
Helsinki, Finland
Hosted by
Anna Helena Malmi
20-Hour In-Person | Italian
Foundational Training
November 9-10, 2024
Milan, Italy
Hosted by
BeSoul Yoga Studio
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
November 22-24, 2024
United Kingdom
Hosted by
The Yoga Clinic U.K.
20-Hour Online | English
Foundational Training
November 23-24, 2024
CEST
Hosted by
Birgit Löwenbrück
20-Hour Online | English
Foundational Training
January 30-31, 2025
CET
Hosted by
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Netherlands — Esther van der Sande
20-Hour In-Person | Dutch
Foundational Training
March 6-8, 2025
Zutphen - Gelderland - The Netherlands
Hosted by
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Nederland - Esther van der Sande
20-Hour Online | English
Foundational Training
March 15-16, 2025
CET
Hosted by
Birgit Löwenbrück
20-Hour Online | Dutch
Foundational Training
April 5-6, 2025
CET
Hosted by
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Nederland - Esther van der Sande
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
May 24-25, 2025
CET
Hosted by
Birgit Löwenbrück
20-Hour Online | English
Foundational Training
June 28-29, 2025
CEST
Hosted by
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Nederland - Esther van der Sande
20-Hour In-Person | Dutch
Foundational Training
July 3-5, 2025
Zutphen - Gelderland - The Netherlands
Hosted by
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Nederland - Esther van der Sande
20-Hour In-Person | Deutsch
Foundational Training
November 22-23, 2025
München, Germany
Hosted by
Maja Block
Latinoamérica
Please note: Payments and scheduling are handled by the hosting facilitator / studio.
Contact them directly with questions regarding changes, cancellations, and refunds.
20 Horas | Online
Formación Básica
22-24 de noviembre de 2024
CST
Organizado por
Newman Institute
20 Horas | Online
Formación Básica
29 de noviembre - 1 de deciembre de 2024
Argentina
Organizado por
Carolina Frontini
20 Horas | Online
Formación Básica
Diciembre 6,7 y 8, 2024
EST
Organizado por
Tu Movimiento Sensible
20 Horas | Online
Formación Básica
7-9 de marzo, 2025
Puerto Rico/ México
Organizado por
Tu Movimiento Sensible
Middle East & Asia
Please note: Payments and scheduling are handled by the hosting facilitator / studio. Contact them directly with questions regarding changes, cancellations, and refunds.
Residents of East Asia who share timezones with Australia and New Zealand are welcome to register for online trainings listed in the next section.
Australasia
Please note: Payments and scheduling are handled by the hosting facilitator / studio. Contact them directly with questions regarding changes, cancellations, and refunds.
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
November 22-24, 2024
AWST
Hosted by
Martine Coates
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
November 30 & December 1, 2024
AEST
Hosted by
Edwina Kempe
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
January 31 - February 1, 2025
Aotearoa NZ
Hosted by
Joan Greaves
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
February 8-9, 2025
Perth, Western Australia
Hosted by
The Yoga Clinic Perth
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
June 6-7, 2025
Aotearoa NZ
Hosted by
Joan Greaves
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
July 25-26, 2025
Aotearoa NZ
Hosted by
Joan Greaves