The Yoga Academy of North America

You will develop more clarity & understanding about what trauma is & is not as well as the ability to recognize basic signs & behaviors of trauma in yourself & in others. Understand how to recognize the healthy “discharge” of trauma that can arise with yogic practices and be able to avoid common mis-steps yoga teachers make when working with trauma-affected students. You will also come away with practical “do”s & “don’ts” in your class for a trauma-sensitive approach and also connect with the inner & outer tools you already have to support those in need. You will leave being more confidence in your Yoga classroom & in handling trauma-sensitive students.

This workshop is for you if you teach Yoga (experienced/novice), work with populations at high risk of trauma, can commit time & energy to six sessions of 2 hrs each + 30 min of homework/week, are ready to open your mind & heart, take notes, ask questions & participate, and are prepared to practice revolutionary selfcare during the course!

This workshop is not training to become a trauma therapist. It is not a group or personal counseling session. Furthermore this is not an academic workshop (i.e. it is not graded; not. heavy in theory). This is not a drop-in course: attendance at all six sessions is expected

Although the workshop content is designed for Yoga instructors, it can be valuable to yoga practitioners as well. Yoga practitioners are welcome to join.

As this workshop is designed to be interactive, it will not be recorded. Also, because of the nature of the work, and the aim of learning how connection can heal trauma, having live eyes/ears/voices is part of the practice & learning.

Participants interested in submitting their workshop hours with Yogatara for continuing education credits may use following information to support their application: Yogatara holds a Master Degree in Transpersonal Psychology (2010) from I.T.P California, a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Yogic Sciences (2005) from the Bihar Yoga University, India and is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (2018) from the Somatic Experiencing Training Institute (SETI) in Colorado. All of these disciplines require extensive study, consultation hours & practice. Yogatara has been teaching Yoga since 2007, to both individuals and groups and has led over 40 residential Yoga retreats in Nepal. She is a designated counselor by the US Embassy Nepal’s Medical Unit, who has both retained and referred her to provide Yoga & Trauma therapy to the expatriate community. Since 2015 Yogatara has worked as a Holistic Wellness Consultant for larger organizations & corporations in Nepal to bring Yoga and Trauma education to a wider public.