This training introduces participants to the principles of trauma awareness as outlined by SAMHSA’s Trauma-Informed Approach. The focus is on cultivating compassionate awareness, strengthening skills that support safety, and exploring how these foundations can be adapted across yoga, education, therapy, and community care.
Establishing group agreements and shared principles
Practices for creating steadiness and inclusion
Introduction to SAMHSA’s trauma-informed approach
How trauma shapes the body, brain, and relationships
Stress responses and pathways of regulation
Trauma awareness in professional and community care
Principles of safety in physical, emotional, and relational settings
Agency, choice, and autonomy as foundations of care
Practices that support steadiness and consistency
Interoception and orienting as foundations for awareness
Grounding strategies to support steadiness and regulation
Strength-based approaches to resilience and co-regulation
Boundaries of trauma-aware roles and responsibilities
Synthesizing learning across sessions
Guided reflection and professional application
Closing practices that honor shared learning and next steps
Reflecting on how trauma awareness connects across personal, professional, and community roles
Introducing themes that expand in Level 2 Training
Sakala School of Integrative Teaching is a registered school with Yoga Alliance.
Yoga Alliance ID: 358368
This training is eligible for 25 Hours of Continuing Education Credits through Yoga Alliance.
