Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training
with Sundara Yoga: Genevieve Yellin and Mandy Eubanks
Register for this course through Sundara's website:
https://www.sundarayogatherapy.com
Location & Schedule
This training is now online
Go to the website for more information
Level 1
EARTH ELEMENT
Earth Element is Sundara’s TIYT™ Level 1 training and covers Trauma Informed Yoga teaching principles for general population Yoga classes. We cap our trainings so we can get to know our future colleagues – we are a Collective and community is very important to us – because of the limited space, our trainings book up 2-3 months in advance, so please register early.
Sundara Yoga Therapy adheres to SAMHSA’s standards in Trauma Informed Care. Our course content is structured to fulfill the nationally recognized principles of trauma informed care as defined by SAMHSA.
• How to Create a Safe Space for the Practice of Yoga
• Ancient Yoga practices
• Yoga Psychology
• Yoga Philosophy
• Neurophysiology
• Interpersonal Psychology
• Diversity , Equity & Inclusion
• Mindfulness
• Ethics & Boundaries
• Scope of Practice
• Self-Care • & More…
This training does NOT work on your own journey.
This training does NOT include opportunities for you to share your story.
This training requires participants to be able to step out of their personal narrative.
Emotional processing and validation are VERY important and we highly encourage both in your personal life, but it would take valuable instructional time away from the training if we catered to the participant’s personal needs . Our expectation for people who plan to work with traumatized individuals is that they have their own inner and outer resources to deal with whatever comes up in their life or in the training, during class time. If you need resources to manage feelings, please consider joining us at a later date when you feel you have more stress resistant (aren’t easily triggered). Has your work load been heavy? Do you have a lot going on in your life right now? Even if you consider yourself centered and grounded, the timing may make you vulnerable. We will NEVER ask you to visit your own story or to work through your inner work – this is NOT the time or place. If you have any questions, please call us to discuss.
Level I certification – Earth Element: Trauma Informed Yoga Teaching.
Earth Element is a stand-alone, advanced Yoga Teacher training course that trains Yoga professionals a trauma informed approach to teaching public Yoga classes in studios and community centers. It is also the foundation course for Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy Levels II & III certification. People with unresolved trauma use Yoga as part of their healing journey; some do not relate to the word “trauma” and are attending regular Yoga studio classes to manage their anxiety or stress level without an awareness of the potential of re-experiencing or other deleterious post-trauma effects that can surface during a somatic practice like Yoga.
‘A trauma informed approach can be implemented in any type of service setting or organization and is distinct from trauma-specific interventions or treatments that are designed specifically to address the consequences of trauma and to facilitate healing.’
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA)
Our program provides:
1. Education about trauma, how widespread it is and an exploration of the role of a Yoga practice as a potential path for recovery.
2. Evaluation of what a sense of safety is; requirements and considerations of creating a safe space for a Yoga practice (different for everyone).
3. Didactic lectures and experiential exercises focused on recognition of signs and symptoms of trauma in students participating in a Yoga class.
4. Integration of knowledge about trauma into class sequencing, choice of language and other facets of teaching Trauma Informed public Yoga classes.
5. Facilitate a comprehensive examination of aspects of a Yoga class that:
a) have a potential to trigger or be problematic in other ways, and how to mitigate that potential.
b) provide traditional Yoga tools that foster self-regulation on demand.
6. Methods and procedures that are aimed at actively resisting re-traumatization of students with unresolved trauma.
Level 2
WATER ELEMENT
Prerequisites:
This training is designed to teach Yoga Therapy methods to Yoga Therapists and experienced Yoga teachers, allied health partners and mental health professionals presently working with, or who are interested in working with clients who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder (PD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Substance Use Disorders, and/or acute cumulative stress. The focus of the training is to give participants practical applications of ancient, traditional Yoga techniques and modern therapies that train the body and mind to employ a natural system of self-regulation.
The methods we employ are not only rooted in the ancient techniques of Yoga but also in modern research in the fields of neuropsychology, stress physiology and medical biophysics. We explore the plethora of modern research devoted to the relationship between Yoga and the mind, and its role in treating trauma and stress related illness. The Polyvagal Nerve theory and Somathesis, and their application in treating acute stress, trauma and anxiety, provides us with the knowledge and skills to amplify a human’s innate ability to self-soothe, self-heal and eventually revive a natural self-regulation system, all through the practice of evidence informed yoga therapy protocols.
The focus of the training is to give participants practical applications of ancient, traditional Yoga techniques that train the body and mind to employ a natural system of self-regulation. Our methodology is rooted in ancient Yoga psychology, Yoga philosophy, and techniques which have been employed for millennia to deal with the stress and other disturbances of the mind.
with Sundara Yoga: Genevieve Yellin and Mandy Eubanks
Register for this course through Sundara's website:
https://www.sundarayogatherapy.com
Location & Schedule
This training is now online
Go to the website for more information
Level 1
EARTH ELEMENT
Earth Element is Sundara’s TIYT™ Level 1 training and covers Trauma Informed Yoga teaching principles for general population Yoga classes. We cap our trainings so we can get to know our future colleagues – we are a Collective and community is very important to us – because of the limited space, our trainings book up 2-3 months in advance, so please register early.
Sundara Yoga Therapy adheres to SAMHSA’s standards in Trauma Informed Care. Our course content is structured to fulfill the nationally recognized principles of trauma informed care as defined by SAMHSA.
• How to Create a Safe Space for the Practice of Yoga
• Ancient Yoga practices
• Yoga Psychology
• Yoga Philosophy
• Neurophysiology
• Interpersonal Psychology
• Diversity , Equity & Inclusion
• Mindfulness
• Ethics & Boundaries
• Scope of Practice
• Self-Care • & More…
This training does NOT work on your own journey.
This training does NOT include opportunities for you to share your story.
This training requires participants to be able to step out of their personal narrative.
Emotional processing and validation are VERY important and we highly encourage both in your personal life, but it would take valuable instructional time away from the training if we catered to the participant’s personal needs . Our expectation for people who plan to work with traumatized individuals is that they have their own inner and outer resources to deal with whatever comes up in their life or in the training, during class time. If you need resources to manage feelings, please consider joining us at a later date when you feel you have more stress resistant (aren’t easily triggered). Has your work load been heavy? Do you have a lot going on in your life right now? Even if you consider yourself centered and grounded, the timing may make you vulnerable. We will NEVER ask you to visit your own story or to work through your inner work – this is NOT the time or place. If you have any questions, please call us to discuss.
Level I certification – Earth Element: Trauma Informed Yoga Teaching.
Earth Element is a stand-alone, advanced Yoga Teacher training course that trains Yoga professionals a trauma informed approach to teaching public Yoga classes in studios and community centers. It is also the foundation course for Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy Levels II & III certification. People with unresolved trauma use Yoga as part of their healing journey; some do not relate to the word “trauma” and are attending regular Yoga studio classes to manage their anxiety or stress level without an awareness of the potential of re-experiencing or other deleterious post-trauma effects that can surface during a somatic practice like Yoga.
‘A trauma informed approach can be implemented in any type of service setting or organization and is distinct from trauma-specific interventions or treatments that are designed specifically to address the consequences of trauma and to facilitate healing.’
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA)
Our program provides:
1. Education about trauma, how widespread it is and an exploration of the role of a Yoga practice as a potential path for recovery.
2. Evaluation of what a sense of safety is; requirements and considerations of creating a safe space for a Yoga practice (different for everyone).
3. Didactic lectures and experiential exercises focused on recognition of signs and symptoms of trauma in students participating in a Yoga class.
4. Integration of knowledge about trauma into class sequencing, choice of language and other facets of teaching Trauma Informed public Yoga classes.
5. Facilitate a comprehensive examination of aspects of a Yoga class that:
a) have a potential to trigger or be problematic in other ways, and how to mitigate that potential.
b) provide traditional Yoga tools that foster self-regulation on demand.
6. Methods and procedures that are aimed at actively resisting re-traumatization of students with unresolved trauma.
Level 2
WATER ELEMENT
Prerequisites:
- Registered Yoga Teacher OR Equivalent &/OR C-IAYT, with a minimum of 100hrs of Yoga teaching experience OR
- Licensed Mental Health/Medical Professional with 2 years personal Yoga practice.
- Completion of the EARTH ELEMENT (no exceptions).
This training is designed to teach Yoga Therapy methods to Yoga Therapists and experienced Yoga teachers, allied health partners and mental health professionals presently working with, or who are interested in working with clients who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder (PD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Substance Use Disorders, and/or acute cumulative stress. The focus of the training is to give participants practical applications of ancient, traditional Yoga techniques and modern therapies that train the body and mind to employ a natural system of self-regulation.
The methods we employ are not only rooted in the ancient techniques of Yoga but also in modern research in the fields of neuropsychology, stress physiology and medical biophysics. We explore the plethora of modern research devoted to the relationship between Yoga and the mind, and its role in treating trauma and stress related illness. The Polyvagal Nerve theory and Somathesis, and their application in treating acute stress, trauma and anxiety, provides us with the knowledge and skills to amplify a human’s innate ability to self-soothe, self-heal and eventually revive a natural self-regulation system, all through the practice of evidence informed yoga therapy protocols.
The focus of the training is to give participants practical applications of ancient, traditional Yoga techniques that train the body and mind to employ a natural system of self-regulation. Our methodology is rooted in ancient Yoga psychology, Yoga philosophy, and techniques which have been employed for millennia to deal with the stress and other disturbances of the mind.
FACULTY
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Genevieve Yellin, C-IAYT, ERYT500, TIYT
Director & Primary faculty-all trainings Genevieve is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), through the International Association of Yoga Therapy; she is also certified through Yoga Alliance as an ERYT500, Children’s Yoga Teacher (RCYT) and a Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT). Genevieve is currently collaborating in a research project studying symptom reduction and autonomic regulation with the use of contemplative practices in a trauma treatment protocol. Genevieve’s professional background as an environmental research scientist (biochemistry) in the University system, before transitioning to full-time Yoga Therapy practice is evident in her approach to yoga therapy. Her teaching serves as an accessible bridge between the ancient teachings of Yoga and modern medical sciences. Genevieve is a faculty member of 1) Amala Foundation’s Community Facilitator Teacher Training- Community development for Social Justice, 2) Inner Peace Yoga Therapy and 3) Is a mentor in Kripalu’s Integrative Yoga Therapy Yoga Therapy Internship program. She is the Founder/Director of OAP, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that offers Trauma Informed self-regulatory skills training to people who work in social services and/or values-based collective action initiatives. She is the creator of the Overcome Clinic: A Holistic and Natural Approach, an evidence based program offered since 2009, now offered throughout the US, Canada & México by 400+ facilitators. Her Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy work is extensive with a focus in addiction/chemical dependency recovery, social anxiety, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s/dementia and grief/loss. Genevieve and her husband reside in Austin, Texas; they have five wonderful grown children. |
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Mandy Eubanks, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
Mandy Eubanks founded EveryOne Yoga School in 2014 as a 200 hour registered yoga school based on ancient and modern yoga practices. She has since grown Everyone Yoga School into a reputable training with over 80 graduates at the 200 hour level and has added an advanced 300 hour level professional training. Mandy's mission is to inspire her students to live life fully awake. Blending alignment, yoga philosophy, and seasonally appropriate sequences Mandy’s classes will set you up for a lifelong yoga practice. Known for her playful and intelligent approach, Mandy leads transformational classes that empower you to live life in your fullest potential. She believes with consistent practice and self love we end our own pain and suffering, from the inside out. Her public yoga classes are often a refuge for those who serve and teach yoga themselves and her private personalized yoga sessions are transformative and truly address the whole person. In summary, her experience is vast enough that her transmission of yoga is simple and accessible to everyone. Mandy has 14 years of teaching experience. She earned her 200 hour training in 2003 through The Living Yoga Program and her 500 hour training in 2009 through Anusara Yoga. She's certified to teach pre-natal yoga through OmMama and a Trauma Informed Yoga Therapist and Overcoming Anxiety Clinic Facilitator. In 2016 received the highly regarded credential as a certified yoga therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapy. A Tulsa native, Mandy lived in Austin, TX for 10 years studying and teaching yoga under the guidance of her teachers. Read the story about how and why Mandy created everyone yoga school. Mandy now resides in Tulsa, OK with her husband and two children where they plan to settle Visit her website to learn more about where Mandy is teaching. www.mandyeubanksyoga.com |