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Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training May 2015

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Date: 15-May-15 to 17-May-15
Location: St. Michael's Community Hall / United Kingdom
Category: Education Sport, Fitness & Recreation Culture, Society & Lifestyle

Trauma Sensitive Yoga is an evidence-based approach that can help survivors overcome past traumatic experiences, empowering them to live connected and embodied lives. Traumatic events may lead to isolation and feelings of helplessness. Traumatic stressors can cause symptoms including anxiety and depression that lead individuals to develop a variety of dysfunctional coping strategies.

We will explore:
* how to offer healthy self-regulation strategies, better coping skills and the use of breath and body sensations to connect safely to the present moment
* how trauma is understood in Western allopathic medicine and through the holistic lens of yoga therapy
* current research supporting the efficacy of yoga and mindfulness in treating trauma and practical tools to apply this information
* how to successfully offer yoga programs in diverse settings including healthcare and social service facilities

Trauma survivors often come to the practice of yoga upon the recommendation of their healthcare providers in order to cultivate as Babette Rothschild, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. states, “the simple body awareness that makes it possible to gauge, slow down, and halt traumatic hyperarousal, and to separate past from present.” But not all yoga and meditation classes are designed to meet the unique therapeutic needs of individuals living with the somatic aftermath of trauma. Trauma sensitive yoga classes help survivors gently reconnect with their bodies in a safe, supportive manner that emphasizes choice, mindfulness and ease.

Sarah Holmes de Castro, MA, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, PYT has been conducting yoga classes with a therapeutic focus since 2003 with clients impacted by trauma and/or addiction. She is Program Coordinator at Vancouver-based charity Yoga Outreach, facilitating over 20 yoga programs in a wide variety of venues with clients living with the impacts of trauma and/or mental health and addiction issues and offering trainings in trauma sensitive yoga.

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