Check out a more detailed breakdown of your curriculum below:

MODULE ONE:

Lecture I: Ancient to Modern Yoga and How Trauma-Informed Care Fits In

• Yoga's Philosophy and Social Justice
• Yoga in the East (classical to modern)
• Yoga in the West
• The History of Trauma-Conscious Yoga
• Living Yoga off the Mat: Decolonizing Yoga and Dismantling Oppressive Systems

Lecture II: Trauma and the Brain, Body Spirit

• Part One:
  • What is trauma? What makes an experience traumatic for one person and not another? How perception plays a key role.
  • Prevalence of trauma
  • What is considered trauma?
  • Attachment-based wounding and it's impact: the residual effects of neglect and shame
  • The Trauma Reactions (categories and presentations)
  • The diagnostic criteria for PTSD
• Part Two:
  • The Triune Brain: What happens to the brainstem, limbic brain, and cortex during traumatic experiences and in the aftermath
  • How Trauma is Stored in the Brain
  • Implicit Vs Explicit Memory
  • The Goal of Trauma Therapy
  • Learned experiences and our neural pathways
  • The Overall Impression of Trauma: the brain of the trauma survivor, the psyche of the trauma survivor, the body of the trauma survivor, the spirit of the trauma survivor
  • The healing role of yoga and mindfulness practices and their impression on the psyche, brain, body and spirit

Lecture III: Yoga and the Brain

• The Vagus Nerve and Polyvagal Theory
• Yoga’s role in Presence, Attunement and Attachment Repair

Lecture IV: The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method: How to Embody a Trauma-Informed Guide

• Principles and Practices
• Somatic Psychotherapy Tools for Integration

MODULE TWO:

Lectures I: Clinical and Somatic Psychotherapy Tools

• Session Structure
• Engagement in Asana
• Assessment and Treatment Planning

Lecture II: Case Demo and Q&A (this is a video recording of Nityda in session with a client)

Lecture III: Assessment and Chakra Psychology

• Trauma’s impact on the chakras
• How to support balance and integration

Lecture IV: Asanas Part I

• Seated Yoga Poses
• Grounded/Lying Yoga Poses

Lectures V: Pranayamas

Lecture VI: Meditations

MODULE THREE:

Lecture I: Case Studies

Lecture II: Mudras

Lecture III: Group Adaptations

Lecture IV: Asanas Part II

• Standing Poses
• Restorative Yoga Poses

Lecture V: Discussion of Final Project

Lectures VI: Business of Yoga

• Certification Standards
• CEU’s
• Ethics
• Liability
• Moving Forward along the Path of Yoga
  • Deepening Your Practice

Please note the following requirements for certification in The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method℠

1. Complete all quizzes
2. Case Studies Homework: Complete two case study examples and submit
3. Final Project:
   1. Photos/Video of Self in Asana: 8 total- submit a journal entry about your experience integrating these asanas into your regular spiritual/self-care practice
      1. 2 seated poses
      2. 2 grounded/lying poses
      3. 2 restorative poses
      4. 2 standing/balancing poses
   2. Choose 2 pranayamas and write a short summary about your experience: minimum 1 paragraph
   3. Choose 2 mudras to practice daily for one week and submit a journal entry about your experience with each
   4. Choose 1 meditation to practice at least three times and submit a journal entry about your experience
   5. Case presentation:
      1. Option 1: Create a plan/sequence for an individual client or group/class.
         1. Submit worksheet with your rationale for choosing the practices that you did
         2. Practice leading this plan/sequence off-camera with a client
         3. Write a summary of your experience: how it went overall, what you learned, what went well, what you would do differently next time, etc. or Create a video or audio recording of yourself explaining this information as opposed to writing it
      2. Option 2: Create a plan/sequence for an individual client or group/class.
         1. Submit worksheet with your rationale for choosing the practices that you did
         2. Practice leading this plan/sequence on-camera

Testimonials:

Sonia Ross, LCSW, TCYM

This training was very impactful for me on a personal and professional level. I believe truly that it changed my heart. It helped me to see myself and the traumas I have experienced in a new light and access parts of myself that I was not able to access before. Because of the knowledge and insight gained from this training and Nityda's expertise, I can now approach my clients in new ways and with deeper insights into their recovery process and even my own. I would happily take this exact same training again because it did so much for my head and my heart which all serves to make me a better clinician.

Tyisha Brown, RYT, TCYM

This training was life-changing. It enlightened us on how practitioners can integrate somatic practices and indigenous modalities to assist communities, especially those dealing with trauma. It is amazing what our body can tell us. Nityda provided greater insight on how sensations in our bodies are signals and showed ways to bring comfort to the parts we have come to resist because of trauma. This training was truly a social justice forum, spreading concepts dealing with the disembodiment of marginalized and colonized individuals/communities, and ways of challenging oppressive systems through healing modalities such as yoga.

Deborah Sharp, LCSW, CGP, TCYM

This training has really increased my awareness of the way that I can use the things that are valuable to me personally in my yoga practice, in my work with clients in a more traditional therapy setting. It’s possible for me to incorporate those elements in my office! I would absolutely recommend this training to a colleague, especially if they’re working with people who have experienced trauma, and I think we’re all working with people who have experienced trauma.

Christina Dixon, LCSW, TCYM

As for what has changed for me, I think the biggest thing is my relationship with my body. I've had chronic autoimmune conditions for as long as I can remember but didn't notice how that created an adversarial relationship with my body. (For instance, when people asked me what autoimmune diseases are I would tell them "It means my body hates me and attacks me." Wow!) The meditations we did in our training helped me relate to my body in a way I never have before. It's still a work in progress but I am better able to recognize when I feel separate from my body or angry at my body. I am slowly learning to treat my body with kindness and compassion.

Because I didn't often feel positively connected with my body I would not talk with my clients much about it and if I did it was superficial and cautious. I now consider mind-body connections with every client,
whether they mention it or not. Now that I've learned it I can't "unsee" it. It filters every assessment and plan I have with clients. I suggest and model breathing and movement in session in ways I was not comfortable doing before.

Tabitha Peterson, LPC, TCYM

This training reinvigorated my personal yoga practice and allowed me the ability to bring clients to a space of connection to their body and having some tools for how to do that in a safe way. In this training I learned how to move clients from the couch to the floor and practical ways to bring curiosity and receptivity to the experience while allowing clients to go where they need to go. This was a wonderful experience. It really allowed me to look at things in a new way.

N.Labastida, RYT, TCYM

The skills I learned in this training really helped me connect with my students more deeply than I had before. I was more tapped into my own intuition and what my client needed from me. I could literally do this training again and be happy and educated the entire time, it's so good!

Alexis Edwards, LCSW, TCYM

Nityda, I’m still soaking in all the goodness you have taught me. I’m so beyond grateful for your wisdom and willingness to share it with this world. We are lucky to have you in it. Thank you for your wisdom and guidance. I am grateful to know you and look forward to continuing to share your teachings.

Ryan Andrews, LCSW, RYT, TCYM

I just completed the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method training with Nityda and it was everything I hoped for, and more. I have been practicing yoga, yoga therapy, and psychotherapy for years now, but have yet to find teachings/trainings that so thoroughly incorporate a trauma-focus. Nityda has taken her years of experience, various trainings and education, and current research, and combined it all to make a comprehensive training that would benefit (and dare I say, should be required for) all yoga teachers, psychotherapists, yoga therapists, and really all helping professionals. I found the structure of the training to have the perfect blend of experiential practice (we actually learned and practiced the tools we were learning to share with others), lecture, thoughtful discussion, and healing ritual. Nityda has dedicated her life to educating helping professionals on the impact of trauma on the mind and body, and empowering them to find ways to tailor their work to remain sensitive to this. I highly recommend you take a future training with her, should your interest be even slightly sparked. Trust your instinct, and go for it. You will be a better clinician, teacher, and all around human for it!