ABOUT THE TRAINING

This 50-hour advanced online training is for qualified yoga teachers, focusing on Yoga for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and Body Image. The 5-week program includes 10-hours of content per week - which you can complete in your own time up to 6 months after the training dates. Group numbers are limited to ensure the highest quality of care and interaction for each trainee.

The curriculum includes: 

• Week 1: Establishing a Safe Container + Teaching Yoga for Trauma
• Week 2 Understanding the Impact of Shadow + Integrating Social Justice and Yoga
• Week 3: Teaching Yoga for Anxiety and Depression
• Week 4: Teaching Yoga for Body Image + Understanding Body Privilege
• Bonus: Week 5: Program Design + Therapeutic Presence + Guidelines for 1:1 Sessions + Trauma-Aware Facilitation Skills (This is a bonus 10 hours more than the 4-day in-person training allows time for).

The program entails: 

• 180-page comprehensive training manual
• Weekly yoga, pranayama and meditation practices
• Several hours of in-depth lectures, talks and discussions per module
• Weekly independent guided reflection and diverse practices to integrate your learning
• 3 hours per week of live programs to dive deeper into the content, answer questions, and explore the yoga principles and practices further together (live sessions times are confirmed at least two months prior to the training. All live sessions will be recorded for those unable to attend). 
• Weekly Q&A sessions where your questions will be addressed in depth. 
• Bonus: Special guest videos

Also included:

• Membership to a closed facebook group for ongoing peer feedback and resource sharing beyond the training
• Optional priority booking for 1:1 mentoring with Sarah in-person or on Skype following the training (limited number of spots available as Sarah's clinic is often booked out)
• Certificate of completion for 50-hours of advanced yoga teacher training 
• Personalised feedback from Sarah on your assessment submissions

Who is it for?

The training is designed for yoga teachers who genuinely want to feel confident and equipped to offer more specialised support for their students, but are unsure exactly how to refine their teaching skills to be most sensitive to working with complex and vulnerable situations and communities. If you're among this community of teachers, then this course is tailored specifically to train you in these areas so you can feel confident and clear in your approach to mental health, trauma, and body image, in your teaching. 

A minimum certification of 200 hour yoga teaching is required to attend the course (teachers-in-training who are currently completing a minimum 200 hour certification may also enrol). The training is designed to ensure there's plenty of opportunity for small and large groups discussions, as well as personal reflection, diverse learning methods and integration of content.

What Graduates Are Saying About This Training...

"DO IT!!! If you have a passion to incorporate yoga for trauma, mental health or body image into your teaching or practice, Sarah's training is for you. EXCEPTIONALLY facilitated. Sarah is incredibly open, honest and forthcoming in her wealth of knowledge, wisdom and experience." Carla Vrins

"This course was awesome. Sarah created an incredibly safe space for learning. The information was delivered with authenticity and honesty. Plenty of rest breaks and options to opt-in or opt-out if things felt too much at any time. Sarah is a pioneer!" Lisa

"For anyone thinking about doing this training I say - DO IT! It was such a wonderful, deep, immersive 4-days. Sarah is an incredibly calm, generous and intuitive teacher - very inspiring to me as a teacher. I've learned so many things I can now share in my classes to come from a more inclusive and trauma-informed way towards everyone who attends." Kerri Pietsch

"OMG! What a truly incredible and amazing experience with inspiring content and an incredible group of dedicated yoga teachers whom I'm so privileged to learn with. You definitely won't be disappointed by this awesome opportunity to learn incredibly important content about the work we do as yoga teachers. Thank you Sarah. You bring such knowledge and compassion to the way you explain everything. The whole training was shared with such practical examples that were easy to understand and integrate. An unforgettable experience." Aimee

"Sarah is very well read and has a wealth of yoga and mental health teaching experience. She has a kind and warm approach along with a passion for sharing knowledge on social justice and body image. She is a wealth of knowledge and a wonderful role model! She gives to the subject/training her heart and soul! I'm leaving the training feeling inspired to be even more committed to bring about change and awareness of mental health, trauma and body image through yoga. Amazing training!" Kai

"Sarah is a melody of embodied presence. You rarely come across a yoga teacher who walks that much talk. It feels like I have been openly embraced by ideas that were so close to me I didn't see them, until this course gave me permission. These topics are close to my heart and were delivered like a feast that might last forever." Kendra Boone