Training Description
Location:
Online via Zoom platform
Created and offered within Canada.
When:
Saturday January 24, 2026. 8am-4pm MT
Sunday January 25, 2026. 8am-4pm MT
* 20 hrs Total (14 live contact hrs/6 hrs independent course work)
Training Overview:
Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is the first yoga-based empirically validated, clinical intervention for complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This program from the Center for Trauma and Embodiment is the only yoga model of its kind to have met the criteria for inclusion in the US-based National Registry of Evidenced-based Programs and Policies (NREPP) database. It is a model applied in clinical, community, and educational settings worldwide.
Research, including randomized controlled trials, has shown that TCTSY can:
Reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress
Support building capacity to cope with life
Strengthen agency, choice, and body connection
Improve overall quality of life
Experiential in design, the TCTSY Foundational Training is a professional development opportunity for, but not limited to, participants in the roles of:
- yoga instructors and somatic practitioners
- mental health care clinicians and health care providers
- educators, activists, community workers
The application of this modality extends far beyond the yoga mat.
This training can stand alone as a general framework to apply within many diverse contexts (clinical, medical, educational, humanitarian, personal inquiry, daily life, etc.).
Training Details:
This anti-oppressive approach to healing supports recovery from individual and collective long-term trauma through emphasis on the ancient practice of yoga with considerations of language, movement, present moment experiences, and choice.
Participants will experience how TCTSY facilitates peace building from within, learning and developing their capacity to integrate a trauma-informed lens into diverse contexts through understanding the role power and oppression play within complex trauma, attachment theory, and the neuroscience underpinning the TCTSY methodology.
While the Foundational Training does not qualify participants to facilitate TCTSY, it does provide the foundations for making your current scope of practice (clinical/movement based) more trauma-informed.
Continuing Education and Recognition:
The Foundational Training is eligible for CEU's with
- Yoga Alliance (YA): 20 hours
- International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): 18 hours
- This training is the prerequisite required for the 300-hr TCTSY Certification Program.
Participation and Training Hours:
This live and interactive training engages participants lectures, videos, collective embodiment practices with Nicola, large group conversations, in addition to small break out pods to foster connection with peers, dialog about content, and practice the modality.
To sustain the integrity of our group learning journey while maintaining a safe enough brave space for all to participate, your presence and experience is valued.
Total: 20 hours
Live Contact Hours: 14 hours
Self Study: 6 hours
Prerequisites:
Curiosity.
* Note:
- You DO NOT need to be a certified yoga instructor.
- No yoga experience necessary to attend.
- This training is accessible for all different bodies and expressions.
*Please note all prices are listed in CDN dollars.
Registration
The value of the training is $490 CDN and we are offering a self-determined way to invest in the experience based on your access to financial and social resources. All participants receive the same access training material.
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Supporter: Access to increased resources (this option supports you and another participant with less access to resources) - $520 + GST
Sustainer: Access to sufficient resources (this option pays for you) - $490 CDN + GST
Community: Access to limited resources (this option is discounted to support your financial needs) - $460 CDN + GST
*If the registration block does not appear, please click here to register: TCTSY Foundational Training
(All prices will have an additional 2.1% booking fee added to the final cost that goes toward charity. Learn more about this through Humanitix.)
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As you reflect on which fee feels aligned for you, consider aspects of your identity that do, or do not, grant you privilege and access to social capital e.g. race, gender, sexual identity, socio-economic status, educational background, able-bodied-ness, etc. This is a self-determined way to choose the fee that aligns with your social and financial context.
Space is limited for the online event.
Financial Opportunities Available:
Payment Plans
* If providing a lump sum payment is not accessible for you at this time, payment plans are available. Please take a moment to email me at greetings@nicolamosley.earth to share your intended schedule for payment in 2 instalments. The full payment needs to be received by Thursday January 22, 2026 prior to the course start date.
Scholarships
* If you recognize your positionality impacts access to this training, there are scholarships available for 50% reduced rate from a tier of your choice. Please take time to apply providing some insight into your reason for a scholarship request.
These places are for people who fulfil the following criteria:
Those whose positionality impacts access
Those who would not otherwise be able to afford to attend the foundational training
Those intending to bring a movement practice and trauma informed lens back to their community
The scholarship application closes Sunday January 4, 2026. You can fill out an application HERE.
Please reach out to Nicola with any questions at greetings@nicolamosley.earth
FAQs:
Do I need prior yoga or clinical experience?
No.
Will sessions be recorded?
No.
Is there homework?
Yes—6 hours of guided self-study (readings, reflections, practice).
Can I join online?
Yes—live via Zoom.
Will I receive a certificate?
You will receive a letter of completion after completing all the hours.
When will I receive the CE credits?
Upon completion of the course material
Accessibility & Inclusion:
A brave space, choice, and collaboration are centered. Cameras on or off are welcome, movement is invitational, pacing is individualized, and taking care of your needs is encouraged. Please share any accessibility needs—together we’ll explore supportive options.