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30-HOUR CERTIFICATION

As human beings, we have the potential to rebalance our nervous systems, to connect with our true nature, to reclaim our wellbeing, and to spend more of our lives in a state of joy and ease.

As teachers, we can help facilitate this process of resilience-building by understanding, embodying, and then guiding students through practices that utilize the built-in resources of their own bodies.


The Brilliance Trauma-Informed Resilience-Focused training is a 30-hour certification program for yoga professionals and others who want to integrate resilience-building practices into their professional work.

 

Do no harm is the starting point. We first lay the foundation by: 

-Building foundational understanding of trauma characteristics, neurophysiology, and impact on individuals and communities
-Exploring the role and responsibilities as trauma-informed yoga teachers
-Understanding SAMHSA’s Trauma-informed Care Principles to classes/group settings
-Applying Trauma-informed Care Princi
ples to yoga teaching, including:
-Characteristics of a Trauma-informed yoga class
-Trauma-informed teaching best practices
-Trauma-informed language 
-Empowered Consent 

 

Beyond trauma-informed to resilience focused.

Resilience-focused yoga is a strengths-based approach that recognizes resilience as an innate capacity we all have access to, and utilizes yogic practices to intentionally develop that innate capacity through building and reinforcing coping skills, competencies, and capacity, while reinforcing connection with inner resources. You'll learn resilience-based theories and practices, including:

-Polyvagal Theory, The Central Nervous System + The Science of Safety

-Resilience + Post-Traumatic Growth

-Yogic and Ayurvedic frameworks and philosophy

-A mind-body toolkit of resilience practices that draws from ancient and modern modalities

Experience a new way of knowing, being and teaching.

 

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WHAT YOU LEARN

In this training we will learn with our minds, our bodies, our innate intelligence, and with and from one another.

 

When we engage the whole-self in learning, it not only is retained, it becomes a part of who you are. 

EDUCATE + EQUIP

Learn the theory, framework and application of trauma-informed principles, plus the neuroscience and physiology from both the modern and ancient yogic perspectives, including:
 

  • Polyvagal Theory + The Science of Safety
     

  • Trauma-informed Care Principles + Application
     

  • Systems + Internalization 
     

  • Resilience + Post-Traumatic Growth
     

  • Yogic + Ayurvedic Philosophies of trauma and resilience
     

  • Recognizing and supporting a student who is re-experiencing a past trauma
     

  • More!

EMPOWER + EMBODY

Once we establish a solid understanding, learn to go beyond trauma-informed to experiencing first-hand practices that support resilience for yourself and your students--transforming knowledge into embodied knowing :
 

  • Experience a trauma-informed, resilience-focused class bringing the theories to life in your own body-mind
     

  • Explore yoga as a toolkit to support resilience
     

  • Practice physical, breathing and mindfulness skills and focused on nervous system regulation
     

  • Explore embodying whole-being well-being 
     

  • Share your experience and innate wisdom with the group.

INTEGRATE + TEACH

Know, do, be, teach!

 

Develop your own authentic way of sharing the practices through the lens of your own experience, teaching style, class styles, values and voice.
 

  • Develop a teaching toolkit with all you need to design,  promote and communicate your class, along with tools to support you as a teacher and human.
     

  • Practice, teach and feel your way into integrating the principles and practices in a way that feels true to you -- in a supportive container and with meaningful feedback.
     

  • Once you've brought your skills into the world, reconvene and share your experience, debrief, process, ask questions and get additional support.

WHAT YOU GET

The 30-hour program is a mix of independent study, multimedia learning, a participatory and experiential in-person gathering, and virtual connection.

We start with a pre-program prep, before we dive into the waters of trauma, we want to be sure we are caring for and preparing ourselves for the experience.

We will also provide follow-up support and integration once you've had a chance to practice. You're also invited to sustain and continue evolving your journey alongside others in a community who cares about building more inclusive, supportive classes for all.

21 Hours In-Person

Pre-Program Prep

Training Manual

Followup Check-In

Teaching Toolkit

Certificate + CEUs

IN-PERSON TRAININGS

SHANTI YOGA CENTER, ST. CLOUD, MN

January 2025

Join us for an immersive in-person training experience at the serene and inviting Shanti Yoga Center in St. Cloud, MN.

Online Orientation
Tuesday, Jan. 14
: 6 - 8pm - Zo
om

In-Person Dates at Shanti: 
Friday, Jan. 24:
5pm - 9pm
Saturday, Jan. 25: 8:30am - 6pm
Sunday, Jan. 26: 8:30am - 6pm

 

Online Post-training integration + retention:
Monday, Feb. 3: 6-8pm - Zoom

Investment: $599
 

Registration now open!

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THE YOGA ROOM, EAU CLAIRE WI

2025

Join us for an immersive in-person training experience at The Yoga Room, a vibrant studio and community.

Date TBD, depending on new studio construction!

Be the first to know when the dates are set, and get priority registration:

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MUDDY WATERS YOGA, WINONA MN

May 2025

Join us for an immersive in-person training experience in the scenic and sacred river valley bluff land -- a destination of its own merit.
 

Save the Dates!

Immersive training weekend: May 16-18, 2025

Be the first to know when the dates are set, and get priority registration:

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QUESTIONS + ANSWERS

  • Do I need to be a yoga teacher to take this training?

    • Nope! If you have a nervous system, you will benefit from this training.  In the past, professionals in behavioral health, healthcare, education and mind-body fields find the training particularly relevant.
       

  • Will this training help heal my personal trauma?

    • This is not intended to be intensive therapy. You will want to have reached a place in your personal healing journey where you have a solid container for your experiences.
       

  • Does this training qualify for continuing education credits?

    • Yes! Completing this training earns 30 Yoga Alliance continuing education credits (enough to meet the three-year professional development requirement for Yoga Alliance). This training has also qualified as continuing education for past participants in social work and other behavioral and mental health professions, as well as K-12 educators. Reach out if you have detailed questions.  Several employers have paid for the training as professional development.

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