26/05/2026
"Trauma-informed" & "neuro-affirming" have become marketing words.
If you teach this way for real, that should bother you.
Neither has a regulated standard behind it, and nobody checks that the words on a website match what happens in the room.
Yoga is still very much an un-regulated industry.. and without a standard behind these labels - teachers are protected and free to do what they want, and students are often left in a dangerous space.
Real embodiment of these terms aren't seen in the jargon on an instagram bio, or marketing tricks.. It is quieter. More subtle. Way more subtle.
True embodiment of a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming teacher/practitioner is reflected in the teaching itself: how a class is built, how choice is offered, what happens when a student steps back, what happens when complexity arrives.
Underneath all of that is something deeper: the teacher having sat in order to understand their own background, culture & assumptions, and how those shape how they hold space for another.
This is the work we built our 350-hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training around.
It's designed for aspiring and existing teachers, social workers, counsellors, and other allied health practitioners who want more than a standard certification - people who'd rather teach with depth, clarity and humility.
We teach these terms through the frameworks they come from - trauma-informed care, neuro-affirming practice, neuroscience, human rights, and the social and cultural conditions that shape health.
We teach the nuance through case studies and lived-experience voices. And we treat one thing as foundational: teachers getting to know themselves BEFORE they teach anyone else.
The training is also designed to genuinely support and accommodate neurodivergent students.
If you've felt the distance between what "trauma-informed" is meant to mean and what it often looks like, you already understand why this work matters.
Comment PROSPECTUS and we'll send you the full course prospectus - course outline, dates, and what makes this training different.
Early bird pricing closes end of May, and enrolling before then saves you $1,500.