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
Foundational Training
March 16-21, 2025
Kripalu Center, Lenox Massachusetts
Hosted by
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
March 22-23 & 29-20, 2025
Old Hickory, Tennessee (Cherokee/Shawnee/Yuchi)
Hosted by
Heart and Light Yoga
20-Hour Hybrid | Both In-Person and Online Options
Foundational Training
March 28-30, 2025
Olympia, Washington (PST)
Hosted by
Alli Jones Ewing
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
April 4-6, 2025
Mountain Time (MT)
Prices listed in Canadian dollars to support Canadian access.
Hosted by
Nicola Mosley - Trauma Sensitive Yoga West
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
April 12-13, 2025
CST
Hosted by
Openview Yoga
40-Hour | Both In-Person and Online Options
Foundational Training
April 25-27 & May 2-4, 2025
Bend, Oregon / PST
Hosted by
Namaspa
20-Hour In- Person
Foundational Training
April 25-27, 2025
Victoria, BC, lək̓ʷəŋən Traditional Territory
Hosted by
Ajna Yoga
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
May 9-11, 2025
PST
Hosted by
Ajna Yoga
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
October 29, 2025 - April 29, 2026
Mountain Time (MT)
This training is part of a 100-hour yoga teacher training.
Hosted by
Nicola Mosley - Trauma Sensitive Yoga West
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
March 15-16, 2025
CET
Hosted by
Birgit Löwenbrück
20-Hour Online | Italian
Foundational Training
March 20-23, 2025
CET
Hosted by
Alessia Piazza
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
April 25-27, 2025
GMT
Hosted by
The Yoga Clinic (UK)
20-Hour In-Person | Spanish
Foundational Training
April 25-27, 2025
Vigo, España
Hosted by
EMLACES Escuela de Salud Integral
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
May 24-25, 2025
CET
Hosted by
Birgit Löwenbrück
20-Hour In-Person | Spanish
Foundational Training
May 24-25, 2025
Barcelona, España
Hosted by
Yoga Sin Fronteras
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
Foundational Training
July 4-6, 2025
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Hosted by
Satyam Yoga Centre
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
August 1-3, 2025
GMT
Hosted by
The Yoga Clinic (UK)
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
November 7-9, 2025
GMT
Hosted by
The Yoga Clinic (UK)
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 | Híbrido (parte en línea, parte presencial)
Capacitación Básica
25-27 de abril de 2025
CST (Hora de la Ciudad de México)
Presentado por
Luisa Pérez
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
March 23, 29 & 30 2025
AEDT
Hosted by
Feren Yen
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
April 26-27, 2025
AWST
Hosted by
The Body Talk Therapist
20-Hour Online
Foundational Training
May 17, 18 & 25, 2025
AEST
Hosted by
Maria Jude
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
20-Hour In-Person
Foundational Training
October 9-10, 2025
Atherton, QLD, Australia
Hosted by
Edwina Kempe