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100HR Nervous System Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Trauma-Informed Approach

In-Person Training 

In-Person, Dunedin, Aotearoa | July 5th - 15th, 2025

Online Training

Online | March 3rd - April 27th 2025

Online | August 18th - October 12th, 2025

Module Breakdown
 

Module 1 50 Hrs 

Anatomy & Fascia | A Bioindividual Approach to Yin

 

Module 2 50 Hrs

Nervous System | Foundations of Trauma-Informed Facilitation

We welcome you to join us for this educational & somatic journey where you will explore how to build a resilient foundation for restoring, supporting, and nourishing the nervousystem through the practice of yin yoga.

 

A Trauma-Informed & Nervous System Centered Approach to Yin Yoga

Through personal practice, embodiment workshops, and educational lectures, you will learn about functional anatomy, in-depth fascia study, nervous system regulation, the science behind yin yoga's impact on stress and mental health, as well as how to facilitate a somatic experience for others from a trauma-informed lens.

 

SomaPsych approaches yin yoga with the intention of helping to regulate, balance and restore one’s nervous system. Throughout this training, students will learn about the guiding principles of yin and how to weave in somatic tools to help support one’s nervous system. These principles help us move from reaction to response on and off the mat, enabling us to foster our innate resilience by regulating the nervous system through polyvagal-informed practices. Through this method, students can create a supportive environment for practitioners to explore their present moment experience on a somatic level whilst enhancing autonomy, choice, and resilience. Through growth-based discussions and explorations, students will navigate trauma-informed concepts that explore how to make this practice more accessible to those we’re working alongside. 

 

In today's fast-paced world, yin yoga provides a sanctuary for slowing down and cultivating stillness. Students will be able to create an environment where practitioners can fully immerse themselves in the gentle, introspective energy of yin yoga on the mat. Equally important is the integration of this yin energy into the world beyond the mat, fostering a more regulated state as individuals navigate their daily lives. 

 

SomaPsych teacher trainings advocate for social justice and systemic change, recognizing that nurturing both body and mind empowers individuals to effect positive change in their lives and communities.

 

This training offers a valuable opportunity for self-exploration and personal practice enhancement, alongside the development of skills for creating supportive spaces for others. We recognize the significance of equipping teachers with tools to self-regulate, enabling them to seamlessly integrate these techniques into their classes to support the wellbeing of practitioners.

Why should Yin Yoga be Trauma-Informed?

 

The body holds trauma to different degrees and complexities. As a teacher, you are creating space for individuals to explore and connect with their breath, body and mind. Therefore it is important to be sure we are able to hold students in the wholeness of their experience, understand what may be happening for them on a physiological and neurological level, without needing to alter or change their experience. We are here to bear witness, allow, and hold space for transformation in their own time and way.
 

Trauma-Informed Yin Yoga does not aim to heal or "release" trauma. Instead, it prioritizes supporting individuals' nervous systems by offering tools and practices for regulation. This training provides the knowledge and facilitation skills necessary to empower practitioners to manage emotions during practice through regulation tools, while also guiding students to recognize when it's appropriate to modify or step back from a pose. 

Module 1 

Anatomy | A Bioindividual Approach to

Yin Yoga 

  • Yin and yang asana practice 

  • Functional breakdown of muscle groups in relation to Yin

  • Skeletal, muscular, fascial system studies 

  • How tension and compression can impact your yoga practice

  • Mindfully facilitating yin yoga in a safe, accessible way for all

  • Cueing and sequencing workshops 

  • Power of props and an intricate breakdown of each asana

  • Mind-body connection and Embodiment workshop

Module 2 

Nervous System | Foundations of Trauma-Informed Facilitation

  • Mental and emotional approach to yin yoga 

  • Nervous system 

  • Mindfulness theory and workshops 

  • Neuroplasticity, our thoughts, and emotions 

  • Yogic philosophy and social change 

  • Types of stress and trauma 

  • Trauma-informed ways of approaching classes 

  • Appropriate language and communication 

  • Scope of practice and teaching responsibly 

  • Group work and study time

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This is for those who aim to create a nurturing and restorative space for practitioners to explore body and mind. A space that encourages nervous system regulation on and off the mat.The ability to regulate our nervous system is a force for good, a catalyst for change. By taking care of self and learning how to regulate and restore, we care for the collective.

IN-PERSON, Dunedin
Investment 

 $2,214.90

for the full 100 hours

Payment plans are available. Please view on the registration page.

ONLINE, Investment 

TIER 1 

$1,696.25

For those who are financially well-resourced. Reflects the value of the course in Western economic markets.

TIER 2

$1,466.25

For those on medium incomes and access to financial resources.

TIER 3

$1,121.25

For those on low incomes, caring responsibilities and from marginalized communities.

Payment plans are available. Please view on the registration page.

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"Amandas profession as a certified nutritionist, registered psychology student, holding over 500 hours of trauma informed training for other professionals allows this training to focus on nervous system regulation, neuroscience, the muscular system, and bio-individuality.  Real world, evidence based western science beautifully combined and weaved with ancient eastern spirituality and philosophy."

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