TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA FACILITATION

30 hours with Renée Robson

AYA is excited to present this comprehensive trauma-informed yoga facilitation program, designed for yoga teachers and practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of trauma-informed practices and create safer, more inclusive spaces for all students.

This training provides essential knowledge and practical skills for implementing trauma-aware and trauma-informed approaches in yoga settings. Through a combination of self-paced learning, live webinars, and intensive weekend workshops, participants will develop a thorough understanding of trauma’s impact on the body and brain, while learning strategies for creating psychologically safe and empowering environments for the community they support.

Key areas of focus include neurobiological foundations of trauma response, interoception, power dynamics, choice-making, and sustainable practice development. The program emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical application, ensuring participants can effectively integrate trauma-informed principles into their teaching.

At the end of this training, you will have developed practical strategies and confidence to:

• Understand the neurobiological foundations of trauma and its impact on yoga practice
• Create and maintain psychologically safe teaching environments
• Implement trauma-informed cueing and language patterns
• Navigate scope of practice and ethical considerations
• Develop sustainable self-care and community care practices
• Adapt teaching methods for different contexts and student needs.

You will receive comprehensive resources including a thorough workbook, practical tools and ongoing support documentation. The program features expert guest speakers to provide diverse perspectives on trauma-informed practice, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience.

About Your Facilitator

Renée Robson

Renée is a trauma-informed yoga facilitator and educator and works to make workplaces kinder and more psychologically safe through the social enterprise she’s founded, ‘Trauma Informed Leadership’, supporting leaders and organisations with transformational learning on evidence based leadership practices and transformational change.

With training in Hatha/Vinyasa, Yin and Yoga Nidra, Renee facilitates trauma-informed yoga with a special interest in supporting those from disadvantaged backgrounds, complex trauma, accessibility and mental health challenges.

A passionate believer that the world being more trauma-informed makes it better for everyone, Renée is currently completing her Level 2/300 hour teacher training with the Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) program and has completed the Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies via the Boston Trauma Centre (founded by Bessel van der Kolk, researcher and author of ‘The Body Keeps the Score’). She’s also a vocal advocate for complex trauma survivors, and mental health, regularly speaking and writing about the importance of trauma-informed practices, better leadership and healthier workplaces.