Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training

October 18th 2023 – March 17th, 2024 @ Soul Tree Yoga Lafayette, CO

This is so much more than teacher training. This training reveres Yoga as a life practice, far beyond what we do on our mats, to truly call you into your personal power & purpose in a way that honors nature and all beings everywhere.

Our 200hr Certification is comprehensive and exceeds the Yoga Alliance standards. We are meeting the times and stepping up our curriculum to even further emphasize a Trauma Informed framework.

Join skilled, experienced and embodied instructors for an amazing journey! Lead Teacher Sarah Woods, E-RYT 500, Trauma Informed expert Janine D’Anniballe Ph.D, Lisa Fierer E-RYT, Asha Wolf, DPT & more!

Become a Yogi Warrior. Embody your heartfelt intentions and be a sharer of this life practice.

An experience beyond any other, this unique training provides smaller groups for more attention and intention as you live and learn your yoga practice…

In this training, you will learn how to teach the ancient practice of Yoga from a trauma-informed framework to encourage a healing and embodied approach to the practice. The skills and tools learned from this training will be beneficial to teachers by creating a healing environment and decreasing the potential to cause unintended re-traumatization to students. Healing from trauma is possible and can be supported by our community by teaching from this trauma-informed lens.

Dates for the 2023/2024 Immersion:

Meets every Wednesday 5:30-8:30pm: October 18th 2023 – March 13th 2024

Plus 8 weekend immersions:Oct 20th-Oct 22nd, Nov 10th-12th, Dec 15th-17th, Jan 12th-14th, Jan 26th-28th, Feb 9th-11th, March 1st-3rd, March 15th-17th
Fridays 11:30a-5:30p
Saturdays 10:00a-5:30p
Sundays 11:30a-5:30p

In-studio – 1280 Centaur Village Dr, Lafayette

Investment:
$2,900 ($550 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration)
**Early bird pricing; save $200 if you sign up and pay in full by August 1st!

10 person minimum/20 person maximum

Application & Agreement Register Here

YOUR STUDIES WILL INCLUDE:

Yoga philosophy, basic Sanskrit, meditation & mantra
Framework of psychological trauma and how traumatic stress manifests in the body and mind
How yoga and mindfulness practices can be used to manage symptoms and facilitate healing
Basic anatomy, physiology & subtle body anatomy
How to teach all levels of students
How to sequence
Cultivating lifelong friends and community
Coursework to Awaken your purpose
And much more…all to REACH YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL!

This multi-layered training will be in the asana style of vinyasa krama flow, but will explore the depths of yoga’s 8 limbs. Giving you the opportunity to define your unique style from an understanding of the broad base of Yoga, reaching to the same peak. Together, we will learn how to hold space for growth and transformation with a Trauma Informed approach.

Included in your training tuition:

Class Membership (10 classes a month)
Soul Tree Training Manual
5 private mentor sessions

Investment Options:

PrePay Fee: $2,900 ($550 nonrefundable deposit + $2350.00 due by the first day of class)
Payment Plan Option: $550 nonrefundable deposit + 5 payments of $511.60 (Total $3108.00)

Upon completion of this training, you will embody the confidence and knowledge to instruct students of any level.

This training will involve additional hours from what is listed, including reading and written homework assignments and practicum hours. This is a true immersion and intensive into Yoga, your practice and yourself.

What recent graduates are saying…

“Why trauma informed yoga?

Trauma informed teaching is more than not using triggering language – it’s repeatedly signalling through words and actions that there’s a safe, reliable, welcoming container for all people to join in practicing yoga.

The skills and understanding you gain from training in trauma informed yoga are valuable far beyond teaching yoga. It has positively affected all relationships in my life, from parenting to friendship to partnering. And it has offered a new perspective for making sense of the world and what it means to be human.

The probability of having trauma survivors in any given yoga class is very high, and it’s unlikely that you’ll know them or their stories. Teaching from a trauma informed perspective increases likelihood that everyone in a class can access the benefits of yoga, and isn’t that why you want to teach?

Why me?

I was concerned that I wasn’t good or special enough at yoga to do YTT. What I now understand is that every person has a unique understanding of yoga in their body. YOUR yoga is exactly right and it’s impossible to measure against any other person’s yoga. The teachers you click with have a version of yoga in them that aligns with your own. Gaining the skill to express and communicate YOUR yoga allows your personal offering to have a chance of reaching the student who it will uniquely click with. Yours will not be for everyone, but it will absolutely be the right thing for someone. And offering YOUR yoga with a willingness to have it not click for some students, and a willingness to not know if it clicked at all, is a powerful and nourishing exercise in itself.

Why Soul Tree and Sarah Woods?

My advice to anyone seeking YTT would be to inquire about the experience level and the values of the lead teacher and the studio. Sarah not only has extensive training in yoga but also a long history with her own yoga practice and with training other yoga teachers. She brings the wisdom of experience, a commitment to sharing yoga, a deeply generous heart, incredible skill at both explaining and modeling the teaching of yoga, and genius at setting the conditions for each student to reach their personal “AH HA!!!” moments in understanding yoga. Soul Tree is a studio with amazing longevity and a time tested commitment to offering yoga to its community. Soul Tree understands and lives its values, and every teacher within the studio is aligned with those values. Sarah, as the owner of the studio and the lead teacher, is the caretaker of those values. My humble opinion is that this values-driven approach allows Soul Tree’s YTT to go far beyond the mere mechanics of teaching yoga, but rather prepares each student to understand and teach from their own personal values.” (E.W.)

“Thanks for sharing your wisdom, grace, and all-out grooviness with us. I feel like our training was thorough and complete. My curiosity was satisfied; at the same time it was lit on fire. I will keep learning and exploring yoga philosophy, asana, pranayama, meditation.

YTT is one of the coolest things I have ever done. It kicked my ass, physically and emotionally, and brought me great joy. I feel like I have a new tribe, and I have a greater appreciation for my long-standing tribe. I am full of love and gratitude. Thank you!” – A.M., RYT Soul Tree graduating class 2020

If you hear the calling…

Please contact us for support as you explore the possibilities.
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A $550 non refundable deposit is required to hold your spot in any session (and will go towards your tuition). Tuition includes all classroom hours, 5 one on one mentor sessions, additional practical hours with a membership to attend classes during the training. There will be required texts that are not included in the cost, however these texts will be useful tools for years and years to come.