20-hr Trauma informed Yoga certification Course

Join us for this three-day Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification Training at the Miami Life Center that focuses on best practices for teaching trauma-informed yoga.

Dates:
November 21-23, 2025

Schedule:

Friday
5:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
You’ll learn:

• The neuroscience and physiological impacts of trauma on the brain and body

• Impacts of trauma, core principles of trauma-informed care

• How to adapt yoga practices to be inclusive and empowering

• Tools to share yoga in ways that foster resilience and facilitate strength-based recovery for all.

• How to teach to specific populations such as veterans, youth, justice-impacted, and individuals living with mental health conditions.

We will be hosting a Virtual Town Hall on Wed 10/15 at 5:30-6:30 pm and will go in-depth to answer your direct questions about the training.

Training Format

• 4 pre-recorded hours to be completed the week before the training (strongly recommended)
• 16 contact hours of in-person learning
Full weekend and partial weekend access available. Learn about pricing options and secure your spot below!
Cost:

$449 for the full weekend
$325 for Partial Access (includes the 4 hrs of recorded pre-work, Friday night and Saturday OR Sunday.

Note: We accept cancellations up to 30 days prior to the workshop and you will receive full refund minus 10% of the original workshop fee. No refunds are available for cancellations within 30 days of the workshop.

Register now for the 20-hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification Course (Nov 21–23) and secure your spot early! As a special Give Miami Day incentive, participants who attend our Sound Healing & Silent Auction on Nov 20 or donate to Yoga 4 Change between Nov 15–21 will receive an exclusive bonus refund or course credit—our way of saying thank you for supporting healing in our communities.
If you register at the full price, you will receive complimentary access to the Yoga 4 Change Sound Healing and Silent Auction on Nov. 20th, 2025.
20 CEUS available for yoga instructors who attend the FULL weekend.

Bio:
Alexandra “Alex” Ramirez is the Strategic Impact and Engagement Manager for Yoga 4 Change statewide.
Alex is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT), E-RYT 500/YACEP yoga instructor, and mental health advocate. She holds a Master’s degree in Yoga Therapy from the Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH). In her current role, she drives data-informed strategy, grant development, and digital storytelling while cultivating relationships with partners and stakeholders to amplify Yoga 4 Change’s reach and impact. Previously, she led programming and community engagement in South Florida, where her team delivered more than 1,800 trauma-informed yoga classes to over 14,000 youth and adults.
She has taught over 2,800 hours of yoga since 2017 and has 1,500+ formal training hours. Her certifications include Trauma-Informed Yoga, Children’s Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Yoga for Athletes, and Adaptive Yoga. Her journey to the mat comes from her own struggles with anxiety, depression, and substance-related challenges, and she is passionate about offering these tools to her community as an alternative and whole-istic path to cope with life’s twists and turns.
When she’s not on the mat, you can find her spending time with her little family, at the beach, or listening to a good podcast.

Greg Nardi, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 began his yoga journey in 1996 when a good friend asked him to “try” yoga. From that first class he knew that this was something he was meant to do. Yoga helped him feel healthy after years of childhood illness, anxiety and depression and most importantly yoga gave him a sense of meaning and purpose. He dedicated himself to a yogic lifestyle as part of his healing journey.
Greg took four separate teacher trainings in the United States and Europe between 1997 and 2003. He took a dozen extended trips to Mysore, India between 1999-2016 to learn yoga with a focus in asana, yoga history and philosophy, pranayama, meditation, and chanting. Greg is a graduate of the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy and was formerly authorized level 2 with the KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, India.
Greg has worked in many facets of the yoga industry from being a yoga studio owner/operator, an international workshop presenter, and developing and leading a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS). Since resigning his authorization in 2018 Greg has dedicated himself to educating yoga practitioners about power dynamics and consent driven, person-centered, and trauma informed approaches to the teaching and practice of Yoga. Greg has always considered yoga to be both a form of individual healing and social justice. Greg sits on the Board of Directors for Chainless Change, a community of recovery offering second chances to those negatively impacted by the criminal legal system. He believes in the healing power of yoga for all.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Miami Yoga Garage, 1940 NW Miami Ct, Miami, United States