Engage with a 50-hour trauma informed yoga course that contextualizes trauma through ancient practices and modern nervous system regulation for yoga teachers and learners.

Explore Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and the eight limbs of yoga, from yamas and niyamas to asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi, guiding liberation and self-knowledge.

Explore the nervous system, vagus nerve, and Polyvagal theory, and learn to regulate via movement, meditation, pranayama, and co-regulation in trauma-informed yoga.

Trauma informed yoga offers somatic movement inspired by body-mind centering, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, connecting bones, spine, digestive tract, and vagus nerve to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.

Explore how the nervous system underpins yoga practice, detailing the central and peripheral nervous systems, somatic and autonomic divisions, and the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic states.

Explore trauma-informed pranayama through a nervous-system mindful lens, learning equal and unequal breathing, nadi shodhana, bhramari, kapalabhati, and alternative options to honor safety and individual response.

Explore equal breathing (sama vritti) and unequal breathing (vishama vritti pranayama) within trauma informed yoga using guided inhale–exhale counts to balance, energize, or relax.

Master bhramari bee breath pranayama to calm anxious minds, lengthen the exhale, balance the nervous system, and draw inward with a mudra that supports pratyahara.

Learn and practice alternate nostril breathing (Nadi Shodhana Pranayama) to calm, ground, and balance the nervous system, activating parasympathetic response by guiding breath through alternating nostrils and mudra options.

Master Kapalabhati pranayama with a slower pace to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, learning jalandhara bandha, chest expansion, and nasal inhalation–exhalation cycles.

Learn lion's breath pranayama to relax facial muscles and jaw, ease anxiety, and gently stimulate the vagus nerve through a playful ugly-face exhale with mouth open and tongue out.

Learn restorative yoga pranayama to calm the nervous system, exploring energy bodies via chakras, koshas, and nadis, and practice Nadi Shodhana and equal breathing for deep calm.

Explore metta meditation, the cultivation of loving kindness and the brahmaviharas. Use phrases like 'may I be safe, be happy, be healthy, live with ease' from self to all beings.

Explore meditation's science and trauma informed approaches, from neuroplasticity and brain rewiring to guided practices and seven day routines that build daily mindful habits.

Discover meditation techniques from the yoga sutras of Patanjali and Buddhist traditions, including breath and breath sensations, counting, and mantra, aligning body, mind, and breath for calm, peace, and insight.

Explore chanting and music in trauma informed yoga, including intentional playlists, feedback, and voice practices like kirtan and chakra mantras to regulate the nervous system.

Explore vocal exercises to stimulate the vagus nerve through diaphragmatic breathing, humming, vowel sounds, and chanting om, with practical tips for breath control and voice warm-ups.

Chant chakra mantras from root to crown to stimulate energy flow and vagus nerve activation through guided repeats, diaphragmatic breath, and chakra color visualization, ending in silence.

Explore holding space in trauma-informed yoga through attunement and connection, learn to read energy and body language, set boundaries, and use mindful guidance instead of hands-on adjustments.

Explore invitational language and inclusive cueing in trauma-informed yoga, guiding with invitations, options, and mindful transitions to support body awareness, personal exploration, and holding space for all students.

Ground yourself and calm the nervous system with trauma-informed breathing, even and box breathing, mindful movement, and accessible poses led by Nancy in a sample class.