ONLINE MENTORSHIP: Trauma Resilience Embodied Yoga and Social Impact

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN/AIM OF THE COURSE

• To up-level skill and understanding of trauma and embodiment
• Learn practical skills and tools for teaching in a trauma-informed and aware, mindful embodied way to help students experience real transformation
• Understand in practical terms how trauma works – Stress Response, Impact on the brain, Polyvagal Theory, PTSD and disassociation, Attachment theory
• Use research and how it supports the use of yoga, mindfulness and embodiment practices in working with trauma
• Learn to create a stable and safe practice space for your students using embodiment practices
• Learn to assess students’ behaviour and presentation to work in a client-led way
• Learn the language used for working with trauma resilience
• Create your own 6-week programme for your community using trauma awareness and safe embodiment tools and practices: mindful embodied yoga, mindfulness, compassionate practices, pranayama, somatic and embodiment practices, and Focusing (Embodied Listening).

.AT THE END OF THE COURSE YOU WILL HAVE: 

1. Up-levelled your understanding of trauma including your own experience
2. Learnt how to use asana, pranayama, mindfulness, compassion and embodiment practices and tools to create a safe environment for your students
3. Learned how to take care of yourself when working with students experiencing trauma and trauma symptoms like stress, anxiety, overwhelm and disassociation
4. Gone through a personal journey – practised embodiment to self-regulate, reflected on your own journey and grown as a practitioner and a yoga teacher

.“It really has been an embodied course! It does what it says on the tin. I loved it.”

WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE UNIQUE

• This course brings together trauma-informed care and yoga training AND mentoring in one – which means you will get lots of support and time to process and turn knowledge into embodied wisdom.
•  You will learn resilience and embodiment practices including Embodied Listening (Focusing) practice of working with felt senses in the body for real personal transformation – something that you can practice daily and then bring into your teaching. These practices allow you to nurture deeper connection and integration – much needed for our busy and anxiety, stress and trauma filled live
• The group will be no more than 16 participants to allow for high-quality safe learning space
• You will be asked to work with a buddy every week – allowing you to practice and connect with other teachers from the course
• This course is done online so there is no travel required. At the moment as the world situation is unclear this kind of training will support you and your students very well.

HOW DOES IT WORK

• It’s a 10-week online mentorship programme
• 9 weekly 3-hour online sessions via Zoom
• plus one integration week (week 9) with no live zoom call
• all zoom calls are recorded
• 2 x 1-hour zoom 1-2-1 mentoring sessions for each participant
• there will be access to private membership space with videos and resources
• we will have a private FB group for mutual support
• you will need to allocate time for home practices each week and your research
• you will be offered an option to work with a buddy system for mutual accountability and Focusing practice
• you will design your own 6-8 week programme to teach to your community
• EARLY BIRD BONUS till 18th April: 60 mins business clarity call to help you plan your business path 

WHAT WILL WE COVER

SESSION 1 – What is trauma and what is resilience – 4th May 2021

• Trauma and resilience – definitions and what is it about
• Stress response, brain, PTSD, Polyvagal Theory
• Yoga for trauma and resilience
• Where does it fit for you?
• Body as stability – yoga and embodiment practices

SESSION 2 – How trauma manifests in students and how yoga can help – 11th May 

• The gift of yoga – research and practice
• Body language and useful assessments
• Helping students self-regulate
• Body as stability – yoga and embodiment practices

SESSION 3 – Connection and boundaries in yoga for trauma – 18th May 

• Ethics
• Compassionate boundaries
• Seasons
• Self-care and support when working with any trauma
• Who do you teach
• Body as a safe space – yoga and embodiment practices

SESSION 4 – Mindfulness and embodiment in yoga for trauma – 25th May 

• The difference between mindfulness and embodiment
• 5 path journey towards self-regulation and transformation
• Embodied listening (Focusing) practice
• Body as aware organic space – yoga and embodiment practices

SESSION 5 – Compassion and identity in yoga for trauma – 1st June 

• Metta Bhavana practices and cultivating compassionate Presence
• Nurturing resilience through yoga
• Compassion and identity in yoga and embodiment practices

SESSION 6 – Teaching yoga for trauma with safe embodiment and resilience – 8th June 

• Asana and pranayama for trauma, resilience and safe embodiment
• Yin and yang yoga approaches in your teaching

SESSION 7 – Teaching yoga for trauma with safe embodiment, resilience and social change – 15th June 

• Language
• Your yoga and embodiment practices
• Trauma, resilience, yoga and teaching in community for social change

SESSION 8 – Tools to re-connect and integrate – 22nd June 

• Becoming Embodied Leader
• Designing your own 6-week programme with trauma-informed care, yoga and safe embodiment
• Yoga on and off the mat – social impact

SESSION 9 – Integration week (no call) – working on your programme – 29th June 

• Time to work on your 6-week programme

SESSION 10 – Questions, integration and review – 6th July 

• Integration
• Q & A session A session

WHO AM I TO TEACH YOU ABOUT TRAUMA WORK 

I feel passionate about sharing this knowledge because I know how much of a difference it makes to our confidence and quality of teaching. I’ve been practising yoga for over 25 years and teaching mindfulness yoga and meditation for 11 years. I also worked with trauma for over 20 years including 16 years front- line in Social Care with trauma, crisis intervention, mental health, addiction, DV, and child protection issues in various settings in London and Kent, where I later trained and supervised workers to engage and support vulnerable individuals and families.

Over the last two decades, I trained in various modalities including Mindfulness yoga and meditation, Mindfulness and Yoga for Pain, Slow Embodied yoga, Yin/Insight yoga, Psychology and Person-Centred Counselling, Master NLP and NLP for Health and Wellbeing, Life and Wellness Coaching, breathwork, Energy Healing and Reiki Master, Somatics, Embodiment practices, bodywork and Thai Yoga Massage.

I am also Embodied Resilience Coach and Focusing practitioner (currently assisting on modular Focusing Training with Fiona Parr). 

I bring all of that experience into my work with clients, creating an integrative approach, a unique mix of bio-psycho-social & spiritual approach that is client-led, compassionate and trauma aware.

Please note that these trainings are not therapy and I encourage you to seek therapeutic support if you struggling with your mental health. 

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