Learn to teach our trauma informed modalities. EMBER trainings are designed for teachers and therapists seeking a profound understanding of trauma’s impact on the body and mind.
TEACHER TRAININGS
“I highly recommend Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training. This information is relevant to any yoga teacher and has allowed me to attend to and connect to my clients in a more meaningful way. Michele has a ton of valuable experience and provides a wonderful space to learn.” - Kristen Kelly. LPCC-S, LICDC, CTTS
We offer EMBER™ (EMBODIED, Mindfulness-based Emotional Resilience) in three Teacher training formats:
An in-person, three day weekend workshop: Introduction to Trauma Sensitive Yoga;
An “on demand” online Intro to Trauma Sensitive Yoga course; and
A 6-month 80hr EMBER Teacher Training Certification Program.
VIRTUAL ONLINE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
The online training offers teachers an opportunity to experience the EMBER curriculum while exploring the concepts and methods that underpin it. It is intended for yoga teachers, meditation instructors, and practitioners with relevant professional experience who are interested in bringing mindfulness-based tools of proven effectiveness to under-served or at-risk populations.
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This training opened a whole new realm of opportunities to become more aware of our role and impact as yoga teachers and provided me with a number of informative tools to become more mindful when teaching diverse traumatized groups. It gave me a solid understanding of what trauma is and how it can show up in our lives. It also offered clear research-based insights on how trauma can affect our neurophysiology and how trauma-informed yoga classes can support and address these imbalances, not only in trauma sensitive populations but also in people that are experiencing more of the everyday kinds of stress. Lastly, it opened an inward looking window to my own traumatic experiences and provided me with exceptionally valuable options to do the necessary work to tap into self healing, and in turn heal generations behind me and those to come after. I am looking forward to continuing this training in the future. (P.S Michele Vinbury is a gem.) - Pilar Hita, DDS, PhD, RYT-200
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
The 2020 Weekend Workshop offers teachers an opportunity to experience the EMBER curriculum while exploring the concepts and methods that underpin it. It is intended for yoga teachers, meditation instructors, and practitioners with relevant professional experience who are interested in bringing mindfulness-based tools of proven effectiveness to under-served or at-risk populations.
The weekend training will include:
- Discussion of the foundations of the EMBER curriculum: trauma-sensitive yoga, restorative yoga, pranayama, and mindfulness-based yoga nidra.
- An experience of two EMBER classes
- A review of clinical research on the practical application of mindfulness-based practices for emotional and psychological issues, including PTSD.
- An exploration of the dynamics of creating “safe space” for practice in challenging institutional settings, particularly the singular environment of prison.
- Instruction in specific asana, pranayama and meditation practices that have been proven effective with women and men in challenging settings and circumstances.
- An brief exploration of portions of EMBER’s evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive methodology for working with students who are in prison, in transition, and in recovery.
- Exploration of student-teacher dynamics, including issues of transference, boundaries, and the importance of teacher self-care
- How to get started: practical strategies for establishing EMBER classes in prisons, therapeutic communities, hospitals, detention centers, and rehabilitation facilities.
2022 Dates Coming Soon!
80 HR Immersion
This has been offered 2016-17 and 2018-19. Please check back for future dates.
The 100hr EMBER Trauma Sensitive TT consists of seven modules over the course of 9 months.
Module 1 – Introduction to Trauma Informed teaching EMBER TT
An exploration of the dynamics of creating “safe space” for practice in challenging institutional settings, particularly the singular environment of prison.
Instruction in specific asana, pranayama and meditation practices that have been proven effective with women and men in challenging settings and circumstances.
Psychiatrist and yoga teacher shares relevant aspects of brain anatomy and function to shed light on how yoga can facilitate the integration of traumatic experiences for more healthful everyday functioning in the world.
Overview of EMBER™ (Mindfulness Based Emotional Resilience) trauma sensitive curriculum.
Modules 2 and 5 – EMBER’s 12 week trauma sensitive curriculum
Specific, in-depth look at EMBER’s evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive methodology.
Week by week handouts, teaching guides and sequences.
Module 3 – Creating Ease, learning to teach restorative poses
You will also learn principles of teaching restorative poses and applications of these principles to help your students therapeutically.
Instruction in techniques for teaching all major categories of restorative poses (inversions, back bends, forward bends and twists) for students with varying capabilities
Module 4 – Secondary Traumatic Stress & Self-care
Conversations on how this work can affect you as a teacher and as a human.
Exploration of student-teacher dynamics, including issues of transference, boundaries, and the importance of teacher self-care.
Self-care practices and strategies to support your journey as a trauma-sensitive yoga teacher.
Discussion of post-traumatic growth.
Module 6 – Yoga & Anxiety
Basic physiology of stress and anxiety
Instruction in specific asana, pranayama and meditation practices that can help alleviate and ease the discomfort of anxiety for your students
Module 7 – Marketing: Helping your Students find you.
Basic guidance on marketing strategies
Includes business card template, correspondence with official letterhead and suggested pricing structures.
