Why Yoga for Trauma Healing?

Trauma doesn’t just live in the mind—it embeds itself in the body. For many survivors, talking about their experiences can feel impossible. Yoga offers a different path.

A way to reconnect.
A way to regulate.
A way to heal.

This course will help you understand why and how yoga works as a powerful tool for trauma recovery.

Who is this course for?

  • Healthcare Providers: Doctors, nurses, mental health professionals—anyone who works with trauma survivors and wants to integrate body-based healing approaches into their care.

  • Yoga and Wellness Teachers: Practitioners ready to deepen their knowledge of trauma-informed practices to create safer, more supportive spaces for students.

Instructor

Ellie Grace

Yoga Educator

Ellie Grace is a London-based yoga teacher trainer and educator with over a decade's experience in teaching and lecturing on yoga. She offers mentorships for yoga teachers in trauma-informed yoga as a tool for social change as well as university-credited courses for medical students at Queen Mary University London and The University of Bristol on yoga neurophysiology and student wellbeing. Previously, Ellie developed and taught a course for undergraduates at LMU, California on mind-body awareness through yoga and has lectured on LMU's Science & Theology course. Ellie holds an MA in Yoga Studies from LMU, California where her research focussed on the effects of grief and trauma on the mind and body and the ways yoga, meditation and writing can bring about healing.

What you'll learn

In this self-paced, accredited course, you’ll explore:

  • The Science of Trauma

    Understand the nervous system’s response to trauma and why traditional “talk therapy” doesn’t always work.

  • Why Yoga Works

    Discover the evidence-based benefits of yoga for trauma recovery, including regulation of the breath, body, and mind.

  • Key Trauma-Informed Practices

    Learn the principles of trauma-sensitive yoga, including choice, safety, and empowerment.

  • Practical Tools You Can Use

    Gain skills to apply in healthcare settings, private practices, or group classes—no matter your role.

Why this matters...

When you integrate yoga into trauma recovery, you help survivors:

  • Feel safe in their bodies again
  • Build trust—first with themselves, then with the world
  • Reclaim a sense of calm, agency, and control


You’re not just helping them heal—you’re empowering them to move forward.

What's Included

  • Self-paced, online access to all course materials

  • Bite-sized content—easy to follow and fit into your day

  • A CPD-accredited certificate upon completion

  • Lifetime access to revisit the tools whenever you need

Course curriculum

    1. A Welcome from Ellie

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. How to use the e-learning platform

    3. Learning Objectives

    4. Before you start...

    1. What is Trauma?

    1. How the Trauma Response Works

    2. Polyvagal Theory and Trauma in Everyday Life

    1. The Brain as an Adaptable Social Organ

    2. Changes to the Brain and Emotional/Psychological Symptoms

    3. Homework - Embedding your Learning on Polyvagal Theory

    1. What is Trauma Informed Yoga

    1. Why Yoga for Trauma - Part 1

    2. Why Yoga for Trauma - Part 2

    3. Why Yoga for Trauma - Part 3

    4. Homework - Further Reading 1

    5. Homework - Further Reading 2

About this course

  • £150.00
  • 29 lessons
  • 7 hours of video content

Take the First Step in Trauma-Informed Care

If you’re ready to help trauma survivors heal in a gentle, body-centred way, this course is for you.

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