Intro to Trauma Informed Yoga Practice
Retreat Highlights
- Gaining an understanding of the biology of trauma and its impact on yoga practice
- Learning practical tools for adapting yoga to support trauma survivors
- Exploring ways to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive yoga environment
- Understanding how to foster post-traumatic growth through yoga
- Earning continuing education credits for Yoga Alliance, IYTA, and IAYT
About this Retreat
Satya Greenstone has been a student of Sri Swami Satchidananda since 1971. She has shared the teachings of Integral Yoga® in many diverse settings with students of all ages and backgrounds and combines a natural, practical, down-to-earth approach to Yoga with a gentle humor. Since 1999 she has been a primary teacher for the 200-hour and the Intermediate Yoga Teacher Training programs. While serving as teacher training coordinator, she helped to develop and teach the first Gentle Yoga Teacher Training program.
She has also developed and teaches training programs in Restorative Yoga, Adaptive Yoga, and Yoga and Meditation for Children. In 2005, she received certification in Therapeutic Yoga and is currently certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). In June, 2019 she received certification for teaching Yoga for Osteoporosis from Dr. Loren Fishman.
Satya gently adapts the Yoga practices to individual needs and always finds a way to encourage and inspire her students who soon recognize that, for her, yoga is an experience, not a subject for academic study. First and foremost she is a yogini, and her teaching is an extension of the experience gained from her yoga practice. Satya exudes the joy and exemplifies the benefits that come from living the yogic lifestyle and shares that joy and those benefits with her students.
Rachel Jensen is a Licensed Massage Therapist, certified Health Couch through Duke University, 200 and 300 HR certified Integral Hatha Yoga Teacher, and is currently pursuing her certification in Somatic Experiencing- a body-based approach to dealing with trauma created by Peter Levine.
A Licensed Massage Therapist for 18 years, Rachel is passionate about finding the connections between modern science and trauma research and the ancient practices of yoga, touch, and movement. In a practice focusing on trauma informed bodywork, especially as it applies to chronic conditions of pain, stress, anxiety, and disease, Rachel has seen first hand the way somatic practices like yoga and massage can encourage and support a client’s healing journey.
An anatomy nerd at heart, Rachel is constantly inspired by the knowledge she has learned in her trauma trainings as it both supports and inspires her work on and off the massage table. Knowledge is indeed power and Rachel loves sharing her knowledge of trauma informed practices as a path to healing and as an encouragement to clients and practioners alike. She truly believes that expanding this crucial area of knowledge allows us to better support those people we serve in our communities and practices- and in supporting ourselves. Getting to share this opportunity and knowledge with those in the Yogaville Community is a true pleasure and absolute privilege.
Details of this retreat
Trauma informed yoga is an approach to teaching and practicing yoga that adapts to the unique needs of trauma survivors, creating an environment that focuses on safety, support, and choice. Trauma informed yoga is not a specific style of yoga, but instead looks to create a space that supports post traumatic growth and healing by bolstering the mind body connection. In this course we will look at how to best adapt, adjust, and accommodate for this population within the Integral Hatha Yoga practice. In exploring this important topic, we hope you will find even more ways to make your teachings inclusive, supportive, and informed.
The class is open to all who are interested, but please keep in mind that material IS geared towards teachers who wish to bring a trauma informed lens to their practice and teaching.
This program includes:
An understanding of the biology of trauma, and how this might show up in our students and in the yoga practice
Offers teachers practical and useful tools to adapt and support students dealing with trauma
How to use yoga to help this population and how we may need to adapt to make the practice more accessible
Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities:
Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 20 contact hours.
You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.
Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email ce@iyta.org.
International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): Approved Professional Development (APD) course eligible for IAYT continuing education credits. (It is the students’ responsibility to request a certificate of completion and submit all required documents, hours, syllabus, etc. on the IAYT website.)
Schedule
Thursday
3:00–6:00 pm
Registration
5:00–6:30 pm
Hatha Yoga Mixed Level: Recommend to retreat participants
6:30–7:15 pm
Supper
7:30–8:00 pm
Yogaville Welcoming & Orientation
8:00–9:30 pm
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
10:00 pm
Lights out in dorms and quiet in all accommodations
Friday
5:00–6:15 am
Group Meditation
6:30–7:50 am
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
8:00–9:00 am
Breakfast
9:30–11:30 am
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
12:00–12:30 pm
Group Meditation
12:45–1:30 pm
Lunch
2:00–5:00 pm
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
5:00–6:30 pm
Hatha Yoga Mixed Level
6:00–6:30 pm
Group Meditation
6:30–7:30 pm
Supper
7:30–9:00 pm
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
Saturday
5:00–6:15 am
Group Meditation
6:20–7:50 am
Hatha Yoga Level 1 or Level 2
8:00–9:00 am
Breakfast
9:30–11:30 am
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
12:00–12:30 pm
Group Meditation
12:45–1:30 pm
Lunch
1:45–3:15 pm
Ashram tour
3:30–5:30 pm
Session with ...
5:30–6:15 pm
Supper
7:30–9:30 pm
Satsang: Kirtan, DVD and Speaker
Sunday
6:00–7:00 am
Group Meditation
7:15–8:15 am
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
7:30–9:00 am
Breakfast
9:30–11:30 am
Session with Satya Greenstone and Rachel Raji Jenson
12:00–12:30 pm
Group Meditation
12:45–1:30 pm
Lunch
Getting Here
Directions
Accommodation
Availability of complimentary accommodations is determined by the order of booking.
Dormitory
The most popular accommodations we have are Dormitory Accommodations – shared room and shared bath. We have two dormitories, Vivekananda Vihar and Ramalinga Nilayam, which are centrally heated and air-conditioned and convenient to meals and programs.
Lotus Guest House (Private Room)
Each room in our six unit guest house is equipped with a small refrigerator, queen size bed and full bath. Each room in our nine unit guest house is equipped with a queen sized bed and full bath, and no refrigerator.
Tenting
Set off in a quiet, wooded area adjacent to the Lotus Guest Houses are twelve campsites. Campers have use of the bathroom, shower, and laundry facilities nearby Vivekananda Vihar dormitory. Camping is available from March 15th to December 1st.
Shared Dormitory: Bottom Bunk
Private Dormitory
LGH: Full Bed
LGH: 2 Twin beds
LGH: Queen Bed
Tent-Site
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
What's Included
- Accomodations
- Meals
- Meditation Sessions
- Yoga Classes
What's Not Included
- Transportation
- Airfare
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