Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy | April 2026

Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy

A 4-day online training for yoga therapists, teachers, and curious professionals

“In a safe space, the body can learn to trust again. Healing begins with gentleness, presence, and choice.”

Are you ready to meet your students where they truly are?

You may know how to guide a posture…
But what happens when a student flinches, dissociates, or freezes in silence?
How do you create real safety, not just physically, but emotionally and relationally?
Many yoga professionals feel this tension, especially when working with individuals who carry trauma in their bodies.

If you’ve ever wished for more confidence, sensitivity, and attunement in these moments, this training may be for you.

A supportive and practical deep dive

Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy is a four-day online training designed to help you offer yoga in a way that is gentle, inclusive, and safe for survivors of trauma. You’ll explore principles of Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), and how to apply these in therapeutic, clinical, and community settings.

The training is interactive, experiential, and grounded in current trauma theory – with time for real-world case studies, reflection, and personal feedback.

This training is ideal for

• Yoga Therapy trainees (e.g. students at The Yoga Therapy Institute)
• Yoga teachers wanting to offer more inclusive and trauma-sensitive classes
• Healthcare, bodywork, and therapeutic professionals with a basic grounding in yoga

Whether you’re new to trauma awareness or looking to deepen your existing practice, you’re warmly welcome.

What you’ll learn

• The foundations of TCTSY and the neurobiology of trauma
• How to use invitational language, interoception, and choice as tools for safety
• Practical ways to recognize and support dissociation, hyperarousal, and shutdown
• The difference between trauma-informed and trauma-specific work
• How to navigate power dynamics, cultural sensitivity, and relational safety
• What it means to offer yoga with people, not to people

Training format

• 35 hours over 4 live online days
• Interactive classes, small group work, and individual feedback
• English spoken, with an international group
• Includes a self-study assignment and platform access

Dates

Autumn 2025 (Online)
Monday 13th – Thursday 16th October 2025, 9:30–16:30 CET
(with one self-study day and live check-in)

Spring 2026 (Online)
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd April 2026, 9:30–16:30 CET
(with one self-study day and live check-in)

Price

€500 (excl. 21% VAT) – total €605 incl. VAT

We display both the exclusive and inclusive VAT amounts, as participants may register either as individuals or on behalf of a business.

Need an invoice? An invoice will be sent to you automatically after registration.

You’re invited

If this speaks to you… if you’re ready to offer yoga with more care, depth, and trauma awareness, I warmly invite you to join us.

Let’s co-create spaces where people can begin to feel safe in their bodies again.

With warmth,
Esther van der Sande