Trauma-Informed Yoga Training

As a leader in the trauma-informed field, Exhale to Inhale trains yoga teachers, healthcare workers, and wellness professionals to create trauma-informed spaces. Exhale to Inhale is proud to offer a Black, Indigenous, People of Color community member rate for all of our trainings.

Online Training Options: 16-Hour | 6-Hour | 4-Hour | Scholarships

THE BENEFITS OF ADDING TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA TO YOUR WORK

By attending one of our trainings, you will gain a tangible, trauma-informed yoga education and learn how to adapt your sessions for those who have experienced trauma. Join us and develop the skills and knowledge needed to create more inclusive spaces within your community. Trainings are open to everyone and you do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend. 

WHAT TO EXPECT

Each training includes lecture, group discussion, and embodied-practice. Our curriculum covers the body’s response to trauma including the nervous system. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how being trauma-informed as a yoga practitioner or wellness professional can promote long-term healing for clients who have experienced trauma.

Curious about the training? Email training@exhaletoinhale.org to learn more!

UPCOMING TRAININGS

16-Hour Training
Full-Length

Take a deep dive into learning about the effect of trauma on the mind and body with our full-length training. You will gain tangible trauma-informed yoga resources and learn how to customize your sessions to be more sensitive to those who have experienced trauma and inclusive to all communities. Yoga Teachers with a 200-hour teaching certification are eligible to teach for Exhale to Inhale once they complete the 16-hour training.

2024 Training Schedule [Get Certified!] is now available!

Join us live in-person in New York City for Trauma Informed Yoga Training in June.

Day 1 - Saturday, June 1st, 9:30am - 6:30pm EST [with breaks]

Day 2 - Sunday, June 2nd 9:30am - 6:30pm EST [with breaks]

~Plus a 2-hour Self-Study Module~

6-Hour Training

Our most accessible training option. This flexible training consists of 3 progressive 2-hour modules, split up for those who may be pressed for time. This training is suitable for any professional who wants to be more informed on body-based trauma and the benefits of trauma-informed yoga at their own pace.

Interested in our 6-hour training? Add your information below and we'll reach out with more information when the next training is scheduled.

4-Hour Training

This introductory training is the perfect space to start your journey to adding trauma-informed yoga to your practice as well as gaining an understanding of body-based trauma.

   

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Questions about any of our trainings? Email us at training@exhaletoinhale.org.

Interested in taking our 4-hour training? Add your information below and we'll reach out with more information when the next training is scheduled.

Studio partners interested in requesting one of the above trainings as an elective/ add on for your 200, 300 or 500 hour training programs, please email training@exhaletoinhale with your requirements. Our 2023 Training Season is now open so send us your request! 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The first application round of the 2024 Scholarship Program has now closed. The final cohort of scholarship recipients for the March and June 2024 Trainings will be announced on March 4th.

Please continue to add your name to the interest list to be notified once the new scholarship season is open.

All those interested in completing the application are encouraged to attend the Scholarship Application Clinics listed below. These 30-minute sessions will be offered as two conference calls and will support your completion of the application.

In order to apply for a scholarship, all applicants must have a 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate in Hatha or Vinyasa style.

Scholarship Application Clinics

Curious about how to complete the application? Watch the recording of the most recent Application Clinic.

Email scholarships@exhaletoinhale.org with questions.

Learn More About the Scholarship Application Process

In order to apply for a scholarship, all applicants must have a 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate in Hatha or Vinyasa style.

Applicants are invited to provide:

  • 2 references to contact
  • 1 reference letter for review
  • 3 responses to short-answer questions
  • Optional demographic information

Teaching with Exhale to Inhale

In order to teach with Exhale to Inhale, we require all our teachers to complete their 200-hour yoga teacher training certification before taking Exhale to Inhale's 16-hour training.

After attending Exhale to Inhale's training, all scholarship recipients are invited to attend a mentorship session, 9 Continuing Education sessions from March, 2023 to May, 2024 and serve as a Teaching Assistant at least one training.

Scholarship recipients may be invited to teach for Exhale to Inhale upon the completion of their trauma informed yoga training and teaching lab.

Testimonials

“The instructor was approachable, incredibly knowledgeable and resourced. She was strong in her humility and allowed us to think for ourselves with her guidance. She provided many different perspectives and outlooks that helped me broaden my understanding of trauma in yoga and beyond that, into the world. She fostered an atmosphere where others felt free in their sharing, which deepened our learning from one another. “

- Exhale to Inhale Trainee

“It was even better than I expected. I learned so much that I am really grateful for. The most helpful skill for me was about choice-making because it's so connected to the communities I have been serving. I was motivated to take this training because I believe it can be really helpful for undeserved communities... It's like having a collective therapy with the possibility of facilitating healing for many people at the same time because these are skills that can support everyone's healing. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

- Exhale to Inhale Trainee

“I loved how diverse everyone's backgrounds were. Hearing how each individual planned to bring this trauma-informed training into their own communities was very exciting & inspiring. Thank you all for a wonderfully constructed course. I feel prepared to bring this type of training to my community, especially those who do not have access to trauma-informed classes. The teachers were lovely & extremely helpful, the other trainees were wonderful to work with, and I finished the training feeling confident in my abilities to apply this to my own teaching.”

- Exhale to Inhale Trainee

“This past weekend, I had the pleasure to partake in Exhale to Inhale's trauma-informed yoga training, learning how trauma affects the nervous system, developing skills and knowledge to create more inclusive spaces, and how to be a system of support during the healing-process. I left the training feeling empowered to incorporate these tools into my public classes and more conscious of how my words + presence may impact trauma-survivors.”

- Exhale to Inhale Trainee