TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA & MINDFULLNESS in the CLASSROOM:

      Tools to Improve Self-Regulation, Learning, and Classroom Climate

A Training of It's About Childhood & Family, Inc. 

  - Virtual Training (On-Line)

 A Workshop for Educators, Counselors, Social Workers, OTs, PTs

Being trauma informed suggests the following:

• We acknowledge that trauma exists and that really, everyone has experienced a trauma or traumas of some sort.

• We understand the basic neurology of a variety of trauma responses.

• We learn ways to minimize "triggering" the trauma in others.

• We practice and share tools which allow us to manage trauma symptoms and to build resiliency in ourselves and others.

• We come together in community and find ways to reduce and prevent trauma in the first place.

Our one-day Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness for Youth Workshop introduces information on the two main types of trauma experienced by children, the basics of the neuroscience of trauma, signs, symptoms and common misdiagnoses, how to make your classes more trauma-informed, how yoga can be part of the healing process, and self-care. It includes practical tools presented in both lecture and experiential format.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Define and understand the benefits of a trauma informed yoga and mindfulness practice for youth as reflected in the growing evidence base.  

2. Identify potential trauma triggers specific to sharing yoga and mindfulness practices with youth.

3. Modify teaching techniques to instruct with a trauma informed lens.  

4. Create trauma informed yoga and mindfulness-based sequences designed to regulate the nervous system while supporting emotional resilience.

5. Find additional tools and resources for continued growth and education.

Absolutely no yoga experience is required. In fact, participants are encouraged to wear regular, comfortable clothing and flat-soled shoes to the workshop as we'll be simulating a classroom experience. This accessible, fun and informative workshop will relax and inspire you.

Rochelle Jewell, E-RYT, C-IAYT is an International Association of Yoga Therapists certified yoga therapist, Kripalu Certified Yoga teacher and personal trainer with 20 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 author/co-creator of the ChildLight Yoga & Mindfulness for Children and Teens with Diverse Abilities Training, the Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness for Youth Workshop and the founder of My OmAbilities Yoga. Rochelle was a 2016 Fellow with the NH LEND Program, which included 300 hours of graduate level, interdisciplinary, leadership training in developmental disabilities. She is founder and president of SATYA: Seacoast Area Teachers of Yoga in Action, a 501c3, which brings yoga to at-risk and vulnerable populations. Rochelle works with students and families in private settings and leads group classes for children, teens and adults with specific needs. Rochelle is passionate about making yoga accessible to all, meeting her students where they are and providing tools which allow them to thrive.

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