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.
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 Online
Foundational Training
January 17-19, 2025
MST (Mountain Time)
Priced in Canadian dollars to support Canadian access.
Hosted by
Trauma Sensitive Yoga West
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
January 24 (evening) - 26, 2025
CST
Hosted by
Keri Sawyer
20-Hour Hybrid (some online, some in person)
Foundational Training
February 2, 9 & 1,6 2025
Olympia, Washington (PST)
Hosted by
Alli Jones Ewing
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
February 25, March 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2025
EST
Hosted by
University at Buffalo School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education
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 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 | Spanish
Foundational Training
March 7-9, 2025
Spain
Hosted by
Carolina Frontini & Vínculo Terapéutico SL
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
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
January 11, 12, 18 & 19, 2025
AEDT
Hosted by
Feren Yen
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 Online
Foundational Training
April 26-27, 2025
AWST
Hosted by
The Body Talk Therapist
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
June 6-7, 2025
Aotearoa NZ
Hosted by
Joan Greaves
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
June 21-22, 2025
AWST
Hosted by
The Body Talk Therapist
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
July 25-26, 2025
Aotearoa NZ
Hosted by
Joan Greaves
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
August 2-3, 2025
AWST
Hosted by
The Body Talk Therapist