Become Certified in Trauma-Informed Yoga
A training that blends science, somatics, and embodied wisdom so you can teach with confidence and care.
Teach in a Way That Supports Real Healing
Today’s world is heavy — and people are carrying more than ever.
This certification course gives yoga teachers, therapists, and healing practitioners the tools to guide movement in a way that supports safety, agency, and deeper embodiment. Drawing from yoga’s ancient wisdom, somatic psychotherapy, polyvagal theory, and trauma-responsive teaching, you’ll learn how to facilitate practices that help people reconnect with themselves during challenging times.
What makes this training unique?
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Developed and taught by Ali Bullano, LCSW, E-RYT 500, a licensed clinical social worker + somatic psychotherapist + yoga teacher/teacher trainer with over 13 years of experience
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Integrates science, somatics, and spiritual practice
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Rooted in modern nervous system-informed care and ancient yogic wisdom
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Honors personal agency, pacing, and accessibility
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Community-centered, relational, and grounded
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Designed for the emotional and collective challenges of our current world
This training is designed for:
- Yoga teachers (RYT 200/300/500) wanting to expand their skillset. Eligible for 25 continuing education hours through Yoga Alliance (YACEP).
- Mental health professionals: social workers, therapists, counselors, etc
- Body-based practitioners: massage therapists, healers, coaches
- Educators, community leaders, and anyone working with groups in high-stress environments
- Practitioners seeking a more grounded, compassionate, and nervous-system-aware approach to holding space
No specific prior training required — just a willingness to learn, unlearn, and stay open. This training is ideal for those who value self-awareness, embrace honest self-reflection, welcome feedback, and are committed to doing their own inner work.
Enrollment Now Open: next cohort Starts Feb 4.
Limited spots — designed for meaningful, intimate learning.
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What You’ll Be Able to Do:
After completing this course, you’ll feel confident in your ability to:
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Teach yoga in a way that supports nervous system regulation and mental health
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Offer safe, inclusive, choice-based practices
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Integrate somatic and therapeutic principles ethically
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Hold space for people in distress with groundedness and care
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Build classes, 1:1 sessions, and environments where people feel empowered, connected, and supported
You’ll also experience your own personal growth throughout the training as you deepen awareness of your nervous system, recognize your patterns with compassion, and uncover the innate resiliencies that shape how you show up to teach and to live.
Certification Requirements:
To become certified in Trauma-Informed Yoga, students will complete:
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All training modules
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Practice teaching labs
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Final reflective integration assignment
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Demonstration of trauma-informed teaching principles
Upon completion, you’ll receive:
Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification (TIYC)
Eligible for 25 continuing education hours through Yoga Alliance (YACEP)
Explore the Hybrid Training Format:
- Live virtual sessions on Zoom: Wednesdays from 9:30am-11:30am MT (11:30am-1:30pm ET)
- February 4th
- February 11th
- February 18th
- February 25th
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- March 11th
- March 18th
- March 25th
- April 1st
- April 8th
- Self-paced video library
- All live sessions recorded
Includes:
- Weekly live virtual sessions for lecture, support, & community building
- Video library of practices + complimentary lectures
- 75 page Trauma-informed Yoga training manual
- Trauma-informed Yoga sequencing templates
- Practice scripts + cueing guides
- Integration worksheets
- Access to weekly session recordings
- Community space for peer connection
- Optional 1:1 mentoring with Ali
What You’ll Learn:
Foundations of Trauma & the Nervous System
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Understanding trauma physiology and the stress response
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Polyvagal theory + interoception applied to yoga
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How trauma impacts movement, breath, and presence
Principles of Trauma-Informed Yoga
- Safety, agency, and choice-based cueing
- Predictable sequencing and invitational language
- Creating sustainable, accessible, non-hierarchical spaces
Somatic Tools & Techniques
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Grounding, orienting, and sensory tracking
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Resourcing and containment practices
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Integrating somatic psychotherapy principles into movement
Teaching Skills & Application
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How to structure trauma-informed yoga classes based on fascia and nervous system science
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Supporting a diverse range of bodies, backgrounds, and experiences
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Ethics, scope of practice, and cultural humility
Personal Practice & Embodied Integration
- Experiential movement labs
- Self-regulation for teachers and practitioners
- How to teach from an embodied, present place
Teaching 1:1 & Using Trauma-Informed Assessments
- Learn how to structure safe, attuned, trauma-informed 1:1 yoga sessions
- Use gentle, non-pathologizing assessments to understand each client’s needs and nervous system patterns
- Identify signs of dysregulation and adapt practices in real time
- Choose individualized interventions that support safety, stabilization, and embodied resilience
Begin Your Trauma-Informed Journey
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Meet Your Teachers:
Ali Bullano, LCSW, E-RYT 500
I’m Ali—founder of Yoga + Therapy for the Times and the lead teacher of this training. I help yoga teachers, therapists, and healing practitioners understand how trauma lives in the body and how to use yoga, breath, and somatic tools to support real healing in others and in themselves.
After 13+ years of teaching yoga, leading teacher trainings, and working as a somatic psychotherapist and social worker, I’ve seen firsthand how much our world is holding. We’re living through unprecedented times shaped by grief, trauma, and chronic stress. This is why our work must be trauma-informed: so we can meet people exactly where they are.
Imagine the transformation that becomes possible when your teaching or clinical work goes beyond the basics: when you create spaces where nervous systems can soften, resilience can grow, and true healing can unfold. That’s the heart of this training.
And I believe our own self-awareness is an essential part of this path. Understanding our relationship to privilege, identity, and the many parts that shape our experience is lifelong work. Work that deepens how we show up for others.
I’m here to walk this path with you, and to support you in becoming a grounded, skillful, and compassionate trauma-informed teacher.
K. Moxie Bauschke, LMHC, E-RYT
A relational therapist specializing in Somatic Inner Child Work, Expressive Arts, and plant medicine integration, Moxie teaches from a place of embodied presence and deep reverence for yoga’s spiritual lineage. Her classes and curriculum weave breathwork, mindfulness, somatic regulation, and accessible philosophy to help practitioners cultivate safety, agency, and self-trust.
She taught alongside Ali for four years at Zenver Yoga, where they co-created retreats and a 200-hour yoga teacher training. Today, they collaborate on international retreats, trauma-informed yoga education, and their podcast Beyond Talk Therapy. Moxie will be guiding the Yoga History & Philosophy module for this course.
Now based in the Sacred Valley of Peru, she spends her time supporting clients, teaching guitar, and exploring the magic of the Andean Mountains.
Maggie Maxwell
Maggie Maxwell (she/her) is a Denver-based yoga teacher, writer, and longtime practitioner whose work centers on accessible, choice-based, trauma-informed yoga. She began practicing in 2006 and completed her 200-hour trauma-informed certification with Ali Bullano/Zenver Yoga in 2022. Since then, she has completed more than 400 hours of continued education in nervous-system-aware sequencing, Yin yoga, restorative modalities, Yoga Nidra, somatics, and mindful breathwork.
Maggie is a certified Yoga for 12-Step Recovery Peer Support Guide, is a trained Peer & Family Support Specialist, and is a woman in long-term recovery. Her teaching is grounded in compassion, agency, and lived experience. She has taught in studios, recovery centers, group homes and sober living environments, as well as at workshops, retreats, and in 1-to-1 settings. Her classes emphasize regulation, resilience, and reconnecting with the body through steady movement and supportive breath practices.
Maggie is honored to co-facilitate this training and bring her ongoing study and recovery-informed lens to the work.
Pricing & Enrollment Options:
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Early bird price with registration before January 15th: $925
- Regular price after January 15th: $1225
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Payment plans available upon checkout
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For group/organizational rates for studios, non-profits, schools, please inquire at ali@yogaforthetimes.com
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Next Steps:
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Submit your application using the form provided here.
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Your application will be reviewed within 3–5 business days.
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If accepted, you’ll receive an enrollment email with registration details, payment options, and important dates.
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Complete your enrollment by choosing your payment option and signing the participation agreement.
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Once enrolled, you’ll receive your welcome packet, including the course schedule, materials list, and access instructions for the learning platform.
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Before the training begins, you’ll be invited to join the private community space and share an introduction if you’d like.
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Testimonials:
I have dug through many different curriculums and the one offered in this space was all I could ask for and more. their knowledge and love for yoga is infectious and has helped awaken my personal truth.
Ali and Katy (Moxie) are wonderful teachers, and the training with them changed my life, gave me confidence in myself as a yoga teacher and as a person.
I shared with Ali my passion for supporting students through community enrichment and my strong desire to make yoga and mindfulness practice accessible to K-12 students in inner-city Denver schools regardless of students’ background, financial or social status. Upon receiving my certification, Ali immediately connected me with staff at Heart and Hand Center (a non-profit organization for young people) located in Five Points. Through the Heart and Hand Center programs, I began teaching Denver middle schoolers yoga and mindfulness. I have found so much joy in seeing the students explore mindful yoga. The training has transformed my life personally and spiritually for which I am grateful. I highly recommend Ali’s Yoga Training for those wanting to deepen their knowledge of yoga and develop teaching skills to better deliver yoga to diverse populations.
I personally loved Ali’s reflective approach to exploring the full eight limbed path with prompts around each topic – it felt more like therapy than training.
Training with Ali quickly became one of the best decisions I made for myself in a very long time. The sequencing I was taught and the way I learned how to teach, is unique and intentional. It curates a trauma-informed practice, meaning it gives the tools and experience where students can feel safe to be themselves and feel at home in their bodies. I had been searching for this in my own practice, and now I want to demonstrate what this means to whomever decides to lay down their mats with me. I highly recommend this organization as the place to invest in yourself and your practice!