Name: Yoga as Healing: Trauma-Informed Practices for Every Body and Background
Start: 2026-01-24T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-24T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Little Harbor Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States

Yoga as Healing: Trauma-Informed Practices for Every Body and Background

Have you ever wondered what trauma-informed yoga really means—or found yourself seeking better ways to create a sense of safety for students who may be carrying invisible challenges into your classes? Whether you want to make your current classes more welcoming to all or are interested in offering classes to groups dealing with specific traumas, this training is for you. This training will give you the knowledge and skills you need to cultivate environments that support choice, safety, and agency for students living with trauma of many kinds—which, in truth, includes most of us.
By the end of this training, participants will:
Understand the basics of trauma and how it impacts the body and brain.
Learn foundational principles of trauma-informed yoga.
Practice trauma-sensitive teaching skills (language, choice, presence) with a focus on teaching to specific populations. Areas of focus will vary based on interests of the group, but could include: individuals with addiction, those living with cancer, seniors, people with disability.
Explore how yoga can be a tool for service and social change.
Reflect on self-care, ethics, and boundaries in teaching yoga.
🌞 Morning Overview
9:00 – 9:30 AM Welcome + Intention Setting 30 min
9:30 – 10:40 AM Session 1: Understanding Trauma & the Nervous System 70 min
10:40 – 10:50 AM Break 10 min
10:50 AM – 12:10 PM Session 2: Principles of Trauma-Informed Teaching 80 min
12:10 – 12:55 PM Lunch 45 min
🌙 Afternoon Overview
12:55 – 2:15 PM Session 3: Yoga as Service + Social Justice Lens 80 min
2:15 – 2:25 PM Break 10 min
2:25 – 3:50 PM Session 4: Practice, Language, and Integration 85 min
3:50 – 5:00 PM Closing Session: Reflection + Commitments 70 min
8 hours of Yoga Alliance CEUs will be awarded upon completion of the training. (7 hours in person, plus one hour of teaching, self reflection and reporting back)
Please note: A portion of your tuition will be gifted to Yoga in Action to fund accessible yoga programs. Please bring your yoga mat, notebook, water bottle, lunch and any snacks you might like. We have a full kitchen, refrigerator, microwave, filtered hot and cold water on site.
About your trainer:
Rochelle Jewell, E-RYT500, YACEP, C-IAYT is an International Association of Yoga Therapists certified yoga therapist, 500 hour Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga teacher and personal trainer with 25 years of experience serving others through yoga. She is dedicated to sharing with individuals of all abilities, including survivors of trauma and those who have been diagnosed with a variety of disabilities. Rochelle is the founder of My OmAbilities Yoga and the founder and executive director of Yoga in Action, a 501c3, which brings therapeutic yoga programs to at-risk and vulnerable populations. Rochelle works with clients and families in private settings and creates group classes for individuals with specific needs. Since 2013, Rochelle has taught hundreds of yoga teachers, educators and clinicians methods to share therapeutic yoga with individuals living with trauma, addiction, disabilities and disease.