Through our collaborative, experiential and embodied approach, you will receive skillful instruction in:

The foundations of Yoga and Yoga Facilitation:

• Hatha, vinyasa and restorative asana
• Pranayama, meditation, mantra and nada yoga
• Anatomy and yogic energetic anatomy
• Yoga philosophy (classical and tantra) and lifestyle
• Foundational teaching skills and methodology: cuing, sequencing, observing, assisting, modifications, voice and languaging
• Ethics and business of yoga

Trauma-Informed & Accessible Practice:

• The prevalence and impacts of trauma within a neurobiological, relational and social justice framework
• Exploring worldviews and understanding wellbeing through the lens of spiritual traditions, yoga philosophy and social systems
• Yoga, somatic and mindfulness practices for regulation, wellbeing and resilience
• Facilitation skills for trauma-informed, culturally safe, inclusive and accessible practice
• Teaching in diverse yoga, community-based and professional settings
• Ethics, scope of practice and professional skills
• Self-reflective, personal transformation and embodied leadership skills

You will receive the following certifications registered with Yoga Alliance:

This training exceeds Yoga Alliance standards and requirements.

*Please note this program does not qualify you to be a yoga therapist, or to offer trauma or movement therapy. It provides the foundational training to teach hatha yoga with a somatic, trauma-informed and inclusive approach, to a wide range of community groups and populations.

This is a yoga teacher training designed specifically for those interested in trauma-informed and accessible facilitation, and who are ready for depth, transformation and authenticity.

By joining our training, you also get to pay it forward: we offer scholarships and donate 10% of profits to community-based yoga and wellbeing programs.

Our training is designed for:

• committed yoga practioners ready to take the next step into yoga facilitation, with a desire to create authentic change in the yoga world and their own communities;
• community, health and education professionals looking to learn and integrate the practices of yoga and somatic-based movement skillfully into their work.

If you are not interested in ‘teaching’ yoga, but you feel drawn to the course and would love a deep and committed dive for your own practice, knowledge and transformation, you are very welcome!

Requirements and pre-requisites:

To apply for this training, you will need to have:

• a minimum of 2 years regular yoga asana practice (for community and health professionals, please outline your experience in your application – we may make some allowances)
• a commitment to personal transformation, self-discovery and self-care
• a strong interest in community, social change and social justice

and you will need to be committed to:

• full participation in the course

We are excited to have a diverse guest faculty for our 200hr training including experienced South Asian and First Nations facilitators.

• Jaymala Sharma (India/Australia) – Yoga Philosophy
• Emmy Chahal (India/Canada) & Kallie Schut (India/UK) – Decolonising Yoga
• Jem Stone (Bundjalung/Australia) – First Nations Cultural Training for Yoga & Wellness
• Amber Gray (US) – Polyvagal-Informed Movement Therapies
• TBC – Anatomy

More details and information to come, including additional guest faculty.

Kallie Schut (UK/India)

Founder of Rebel Yoga Tribe, Kallie is a British-born yoga teacher of Indian heritage who honours the wisdom traditions of yoga – bringing cultural awareness to the practice and developing understanding of the colonial legacy and racial inequity in modern yoga. Kallie works tirelessly as a sacred activist, antiracism teacher, and committed educator towards crystallising the intersectionality of race, culture and power dynamics through the yoga lens.

Emmy Chahal (Canada/India)

Emmy started practicing kundalini yoga with her mother and grandmother in the Sikh temple as an adolescent, and after leaving home went on to become a hatha yoga facilitator whilst studying Cultural, Gender and Women’s studies at university. She now offers workshops on diversity, equity and inclusion, corporate leadership coaching, and private therapeutic yoga and healing, bringing a wealth of knowledge, personal experience, and nuance to the topic of cultural awareness and decolonising yoga.

Jaymala Sharma (Australia/India)

Born in the historical land of Rajasthan (India), Jaymala grew up practicing yoga as a child alongside her grandfather. The grounding sense of being a student of yoga is her guiding light. She studied the Masters Yoga Teacher Program in Bengaluru, and has continued her yoga studies in Australia through AYA, Ihana Yoga, Simon Borg-Olivier and many more. Jaymala now owns Westside Yoga Studio and Laya Wellness, where she combines her love of philosophy with a compassionate and empowering holistic yoga practice.

“I am deeply grateful for the rich lineage and collective wisdom of all the teachers and yogis, who have contributed immensely to connect to the universal consciousness through yoga.”

Jem Stone (Australia/Bundjalung)

A Bundjalung woman living on Wurundjeri Country since 2011, Jem is a yoga facilitator, Wayapa Wuurk Practitioner and Trainer, Rebirthing Breathwork Therapist and Educator, and We Al-li Indigenous Trauma-Informed Therapy Facilitator. Through her vast personal and professional experience, Jem has created her own First Nations Cultural Training for yoga teachers and other wellbeing professionals. We are delighted to have Jem join our guest faculty to share her First Nations Cultural Training as part of our 200hr YTT.

Amber Gray (US)

International presenter Amber Gray is a longtime practitioner of body-centered arts and sciences, and an advocate of human rights. She is an award-winning dance movement therapist pioneering work with survivors of torture and trauma in conflict zones around the world, as well as a somatic psychotherapist, authorised Continuum teacher, and longtime practitioner of yoga. She works closely with Stephen Porges (Polyvagal Theory), and trains professionals internationally in her profound body of work Polyvagal-Informed Movement Therapy. We are deeply honoured to have Amber Gray in our guest faculty for our 200hr YTT.

Training Fees

Fees include 200hr YTT Certification + 30hr Certificate in Trauma-Informed Yoga + 6hr First Nations Cultural Training

• Tier 1 (Sustainer Rate): $4745
• Tier 2 (Concession/Community Rate): $4245

*Concession rate is for folks from all backgrounds on low incomes, students, and those with caring responsibilities.

Payment plans are available. Please note this training is non-residential.

Maximum: 24 places

Scholarships:

We have 6 scholarship places available including:

• 2 x full scholarships (for South Asian & First Nations participants)
• 2 x 50% scholarships (for people from marginalised identities and communities)
• 2 x 30% off scholarships (for people experiencing financial hardship from all backgrounds)

To apply for a scholarship please complete our online application form and click the link at the end of the form to apply for a scholarship.

Scholarship applications close 10th July 2023. Applicants will be notified by 24th July 2023.

Cancellation Policy 

The AU$500 deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.

If a trainee withdraws from the program:

• 90+ days prior to the start of the training, the full cost is refunded, less the deposit.
• 60+ days prior to the start of the training, 50% of the cost is refunded, less the deposit.
• 30+ days from the training, 25% of the cost is refunded, less the deposit.
• Less than 30 days from the start of the training, no refund will be made.

For extenuating circumstances, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the organiser.