Healing Starts Here
Our Foundations in TCTSY Trauma Sensitive Yoga training is an introduction to the core concepts and applications of this global treatment model. Based on 20 years of original research, this training invites you to deepen your understanding of the complexities of systemic and interpersonal trauma, the impact of complex trauma on the nervous system, and how a trauma informed yoga practice can assist in integrating healing.Â
Who is this for?
Yoga teachers, social workers, educators, mental health professionals, community leaders, and other service providers interested in exploring a trauma-informed perspective.
What will I learn?
An overview of trauma, theory, neuroscience, and key concepts of the proprietary TCTSY methodology, including the research behind it and how to put it into practice.
How does it work?
20 hours of group and independent study and practice over 2-4 days, presented in multiple languages by licensed TCTSY Trainers around the world, online and in person.
While this training does not qualify participants to facilitate TCTSY Trauma Sensitive Yoga, it does provide the foundations for making your current scope of practice more trauma-informed.
Interested in becoming a TCTSY Facilitator? This training fulfills the pre-requisite for application to our annual Certification Program, approved by Yoga Alliance as a 300-hour training, which takes place annually from September to March. Applications open in January and are accepted until the program is full.
“I work at a domestic violence shelter, so we encounter those impacted by trauma on a daily basis. I have attended MANY trauma informed trainings and this is by far the best I have attended. Thanks for the research and work that is being done.”
– 2022 Participant
Continuing Education
Foundational Trainings are approved for 20 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Hours (CEs), 18 CEs with International Association of Yoga Therapists, and 4 self-care CEs with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
Our Team of Trainers
Our global team of licensed TCTSY Trainers are specially certified to lead our Foundational Trainings. They are yoga teachers, mental health professionals, social workers, and community leaders with decades of experience in their fields and in facilitating TCTSY.
Upcoming Trainings (listed in order by dates)
20-Hour Foundational Training
Dates đź“… March 2026, Thursday evenings Format Online Timezone AEDT (Sydney)
Language English Trainer Edwina Kempe
Language English Trainer Edwina Kempe
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Dates 📅March 14-15, 2026 Format Online Timezone Perth, Australia Language English Trainer Martine Coates/The Body Talk Therapist
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Dates đź“… March 20-22, 2026 Format Online Timezone CET Language English Trainer Anna Helena Malmi
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Dates đź“… March 21, 2026 - March 25, 2026 Format In Person Location Nassau, Bahamas Language English Trainer Lidia Snyder
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Dates đź“… March 27-29, 2026 Format Online Timezone PST Language English Trainer Keri Sawyer - Openview Yoga
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Dates đź“… 17-19 de abril, 2026
Format Online Timezone Madrid, Spain Language Español Trainer
Carolina Frontini
Invitado especial: Krystal Pérez
Format Online Timezone Madrid, Spain Language Español Trainer
Carolina Frontini
Invitado especial: Krystal Pérez
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20-Hour Foundational Training
Dates đź“…Â 25-26 Apri, 2026 Format Online Timezone CETÂ
Language English Trainer Birgit Löwenbrück
Language English Trainer Birgit Löwenbrück
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Dates đź“…Â May 2-3, 2026 Format In-Person Timezone Cambridge, Massachusetts Language English Trainer Dave Emerson & Jenn Turner
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Dates đź“… 30 y 31 de mayo, 2026
Format Online Timezone Argentina Language Español Trainer
Carolina Frontini
Invitado especial: Nani Dels
Format Online Timezone Argentina Language Español Trainer
Carolina Frontini
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Más información20-Hour Online Foundational Training
Dates 📅 5 & 6 June, 2026 Format In Person Timezone Aotearoa/New Zealand Language English Trainer Joan Greaves
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Dates đź“… June 12-14, 2026 Format Online Timezone PST
Language English Trainer Sarah Holmes de Castro
Language English Trainer Sarah Holmes de Castro
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Dates đź“…Â 13-14 June, 2026 Format Online Timezone CETÂ
Language English Trainer Birgit Löwenbrück
Language English Trainer Birgit Löwenbrück
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Dates đź“… 11 y 12 de julio, 2026
Format Online Timezone Madrid, Spain
LanguageEspañol Trainer
Carolina Frontini
Format Online Timezone Madrid, Spain
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Carolina Frontini
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Más información20-Hour Foundational Training
Dates đź“… July 24-25, 2026 Format In-Person Timezone Aotearoa/New Zealand
Language English Trainer Joan Greaves
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Dates đź“… 27-28 June, 2026 Format Online Timezone CEST Language Italian Trainer Alessia Piazza
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Dates đź“…August 22-24, 2026 Format Online Timezone British Summer Time Language English Trainer Alex Cat -- The Yoga Clinic U.K.
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Dates đź“…Â 30-31 October, 2026 Format Online Timezone CETÂ
Language English Trainer Birgit Löwenbrück
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