An Individualized Mentoring Program:  FULL CERTIFICATION in Trauma-informed Yoga (100 hours) 2024: Remote (All 30 of YA CE 3 year renewal credits )

Yael Calhoun is the author of two books: Building Safety with Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Guide for Teachers and Clinicians (Routledge Press,2024) and Trauma-informed Yoga for Pain Management:  A Practical Manual for Simple Stretching, Gentle Strengthening, and Mindful Breathing (Singing Dragon Press, 2024)

LET’S DESIGN A REMOTE PROGRAM TO MEET YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GOALS.

ALL REMOTE in 2024 Trauma-informed Yoga and Pain Management Certification: 100 hours $2,000.00       Includes books and all materials

Receive all 30 of the required Yoga Alliance 3-year renewal credits.

Components: See if this training is right for your personal and professional needs.

1.     Part 1 and Part 2 workshops AND Simple Stretching and Mindful Breathing for Pain Management Workshop (12 Hours contact hours time)

2.     12 hours of observation  (plus 12 for completing forms)    Click for form. Yoga class observations: you discuss what you experienced in the class, what you might want to include in your own teaching, and what you would make sure to never do.

3.     12 hours of practice teaching (plus 12 for completing forms)  Click for form. Practice teaching: we write about what worked, what didn’t work,  what you might want to try. It’s a written conversation so you have a written reference.

4.     20 hours of readings  (3 books and evaluation)                Click for form. Read current literature on the topic.

5. FREE attendance at ANY future GTY Trauma or Pain Management Workshops

A GreenTREE Yoga Certification program is primarily a mentoring program. After attending the 3 workshops, observation and practice teaching forms are completed. After each form is submitted, Yael comments. You then respond – so it becomes a conversation.

Learn how and why to make ANY yoga class more trauma-sensitive.

Why this training?  It has been developed by Yael Calhoun, MS, MA, E-RYT, who:

• is the author of two books: 1. Building Safety with Trauma-informed Yoga: A Guide for Teachers and Clinicians (Routlege Press, forthcoming) 2. Simple Yoga for Pain Management: A Handbook for Health Care Providers and Teachers (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, forthcoming)

• is an E-RYT and completed Trauma-sensitive yoga training (through the Trauma Justice Institute);

• has taught many professional development trainings for CE credits for social workers, psychologists, nurses and yoga teachers;

• continues to present nationally and internationally on the topic; and,

• develops training kits and materials on yoga, pain management, and yoga for trauma.

In this training you will gain:

• the individualized mentoring to gain the knowledge and experience you need to share yoga in a way that serves your purpose;

• the scientific background, the neuroscience, to understand the effects of trauma on the brain and the body and the science of how a body-based modality of yoga fits as a powerful healing tool;

• the opportunity to observe and to assess yoga classes through a trauma-informed lens;

• information on how to develop a trauma-informed yoga class: including language, teacher qualities, setting, and suggested sequencing (what to include, what to leave out, what to add later...);

• the opportunity to read leading scientific research and books on the topics of trauma and yoga; and,

• key books for your personal library.

Like any yoga training, this one has the possibility of informing and re-energizing the way you do yoga and the way you teach. I know it did for me -- I hope you can join us! Please contact me with any questions! Namaste, Yael

Full Trauma Certification One payment in FULL $2,00.00 USD 1 of 2 payments $1,000.00 USD . 1 of 4 payments $500.00 USD 1 of 5 payments $400.00 USD Scholarships available. Contact Yael at greentreeyoga@comast.net.

About Yael

Yael Calhoun is the author of two books: Building Safety with Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Guide for Teachers and Clinicians (Routlege Press, forthcoming) and Simple Yoga for Pain Management: A Handbook for Health Care Providers and Teachers (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, forthcoming)

Yael Calhoun, MA, MS, E-RYT is a long time educator and author, with a strong background in education and teaching yoga as a tool to address trauma, stress, depression, anxiety and compassion fatigue. She is a writer/series editor of over a dozen books and continues to develop books, DVDs/CDs, and trainings manuals on yoga, including yoga for trauma, autism, children, seniors, caregivers, classrooms, and cancer survivors. Currently, Yael is the co-founder and Executive Director of GreenTREE Yoga, a 501c3 nonprofit charity, dedicated to bringing the benefits of yoga to people of all ages and abilities in a variety of settings, including: schools, prisons, community organizations/groups, substance abuse recovery centers, senior centers, and caregiving. She has developed professional development trainings for CE credits for clinicians, psychologists, and nurses. Her current project is developing a training guide for people who work with refugee populations.

Yael’s education includes an undergraduate degree from Brown University, a Master’s of Arts in Education from SCSU, and a Master’s of Science from University of Rhode Island. In addition, Yael is certified yoga instructor (E-RYT) through Yoga Alliance and completed a 40-hr Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Training at The Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute.

Yael devotes most of her teaching time to trauma-infomred classes for: (1) yoga for stress; and, (2) pain management. She works with children, refugees, and veterans (Salt Lake VA), where she has developed a program for PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma and pain management. She finds yoga to be a powerful healing tool for people trying to feel more comfortable in their bodies and to feel their bodies are a safe place to be.