Built for everyone who works with people carrying trauma.
The TCTSY Foundations Training is a 20-hour introduction to the core principles and practices of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga — the methodology behind 40+ peer-reviewed studies, practiced in 50+ countries, and built on 20 years of original research.
Available online and in person, in multiple languages, with licensed TCTSY Trainers around the world.
"I learned an incredible amount and feel both confident and capable in my ability to practice the framework I was taught. Beyond the professional growth, the experience has had a profound impact on me personally as well, deepening my self-awareness and shaping how I show up in both my work and my life." - TCTSY Participant 2025
Register for a Foundations TrainingMental health professionals
Therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychologists integrating body-based care into their practice.
Yoga teachers
Teachers ready to hold space for students who have experienced trauma — without overstepping their scope of practice.
Community leaders & educators
Anyone working in schools, shelters, prisons, or community care settings where trauma is present and resources are limited.
Healthcare providers
OTs, PTs, nurses, and other practitioners bringing trauma-informed principles into clinical and rehabilitation work.
Who is this for?
If you're a therapist who suspects your clients need something beyond the therapy room — this training was built for you.
If you're a yoga teacher who keeps encountering students carrying trauma and wants to know how to meet them where they are — this training was built for you.
What will I learn?
An overview of trauma, theory, neuroscience, and key concepts of the proprietary TCTSY methodology, including the research behind it and how to put it into practice.
How does it work?
20 hours of group and independent study and practice over 2-4 days, presented in multiple languages by licensed TCTSY Trainers around the world, online and in person.
NEXT STEP
Foundations is the prerequisite for TCTSY Certification
Our Foundations Program does not qualify participants to facilitate TCTSY Trauma Sensitive Yoga, though it does provide the foundations for making your current scope of practice more trauma-informed.
The annual Certification Program — a 300-hour Yoga Alliance-approved training — qualifies you to facilitate TCTSY professionally. Applications for our next cohort are open now and close on August 15th, 2026.
Continuing Education
Foundational Trainings are approved for
- 20 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Hours (CEs),
- 18 CEs with International Association of Yoga Therapists, and
- 4 self-care CEs with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
YOUR TRAINING PATHWAY
Where does Foundations lead?
01
Foundations Training
Make your existing practice more trauma-informed.
Fulfills the Certification prerequisite.
02
Certificate Application
Apply by August 15th. September – March, fully online, 300 hours.
03
TCTSY Facilitator
Certified to facilitate TCTSY in clinical, community, and independent settings.
04
Global Community
800+ facilitators. 50+ countries. Ongoing support and CE opportunities.
A global team of licensed TCTSY Trainers
800+ certified facilitators across 50+ countries and First Nations communities — find a licensed trainer near you, or join one of our online sessions from anywhere in the world.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
Find your training
All trainings listed chronologically. Register directly with the trainer.
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Online Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
CapacitaciĂłn Fundamental de 20 horas
Format Online Timezone Argentina Language Español Trainer
Carolina Frontini
Invitado especial: Nani Dels
20-Hour Online Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language English Trainer Martine CoatesÂ
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language Dutch Trainer Esther van der Sande - Trauma Sensitive Yoga Nederland
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language English Trainer Sarah Holmes de Castro
CapacitaciĂłn Fundamental de 20 horas
Format Online Timezone CST Language /Español Trainer
Luisa Perez
Más información
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language English Trainer Birgit Löwenbrück
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
CapacitaciĂłn Fundamental de 20 horas
Format Online Timezone Madrid, Spain
LanguageEspañol Trainer
Carolina Frontini
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language English Trainer Anna Helena MalmiÂ
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language English Trainer Joan Greaves
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language Mandarin Trainer (Cherry) Hui-Chih Chang
40-Hour Foundational Training
Lenox, Massachusetts
Language English Trainer Dave Emerson & Jenn Turner
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language English Trainer Birgit Löwenbrück
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language Dutch Trainer Esther van der Sande - Trauma Sensitive Yoga Nederland
20-Hour Foundational Training
Language English Trainer The Yoga Clinic U.K. at Maha Devi Yoga CentreÂ
“I work at a domestic violence shelter, so we encounter those impacted by trauma on a daily basis. I have attended MANY trauma informed trainings and this is by far the best I have attended. Thanks for the research and work that is being done.”
– 2022 Participant
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are the trainings different prices?
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Can I apply for the Certification Program before I complete a Foundational Training?
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