YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2024 | yoga alliance certified
Continuing education hours are divided into modules, each with a certain number of Yoga Alliance credit hours.
Instructor: GOPI KINNICUTT AND ANGELA CERKEVICH
TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA TRAINING
This Advanced Bhakti Yoga Teacher Training covers the therapeutic healing arts of body-smart yoga sequencing, Ayurveda, pranayama, trauma sensitive yoga, yoga for depression and anxiety, mantra, ritual, philosophy and lifestyle empowerment. Learn how to bring the ancient traditions of yoga alive for the modern, urban yogi.
The continuing education hours are divided into modules, each with a certain number of Yoga Alliance credit hours, which will be taught over the course of a year
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Empower yourself to heal, restore, and reclaim your mind & body.
TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA TRAINING
Delve into the transformative world of trauma-informed yoga. Designed for individuals who have personally experienced trauma or those working with trauma survivors, this training explores the profound mind-body connection and equips you with powerful yoga and mindfulness techniques. Led by renowned experts, Gopi and Angela Cerkevich (who will lead discussion online) , both extensively trained in trauma-sensitive yoga, this educational and healing weekend will deepen your understanding of developmental trauma, its impact on relationships and behavior patterns, and the manifestations in the physical body.
Explore topics such as single incident trauma, PTSD symptoms, ancestral and intergenerational trauma, and gain valuable insights into mindfulness and trauma. Discover the art of creating trauma-sensitive classes, harness the power of healing language, and explore the therapeutic benefits of chair yoga. Enhance your teaching skills with an emphasis on safe room setup, teacher positioning, and the effective use of breathwork in trauma. Join us on this transformative journey as we empower you to create a compassionate and healing space for yourself and others through the integration of trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness practices.
This trauma-informed yoga teacher training is for those who may have personally gone through trauma and want to learn more about the mind-body connection and for those who teach and work with those who have undergone trauma and are seeking help others using yoga and mindfulness techniques. Gopi will be working with Dr Angela Cerkevich who will lead an online zoom session , to present this trauma informed yoga training, both of these teachers have been training in trauma sensitive yoga, Dr Angela Cerkevich is a physiotherapist where she uses mindfulness and yoga in her life and in her practice (see bio). This will be an powerful, educational, healing weekend .
Deepen your understanding of developmental trauma, how it affects your relationships, your work, and your connection to your own body and how it may manifest in your behavior patterns and others'.
Deepen your understanding on single incident trauma
What are the symptoms of PDST
Deepen your awareness of Race, ancestral trauma and intergenerational trauma
Identify the triggers, how the body holds the score. The body is the first receptor of trauma, how does it show up in the physical body
Learn the art of mindfulness and trauma. Learn how to find the pause between the stimulus/trigger and the response, practical mindfulness to practices to change response patterns
How to form a trauma sensitive class
The power of healing languaging, reflective use of words, trauma sensitive wording and presentations
Chair yoga. Slowing down the pace to create greater mindful awareness
Set up of room - teacher positioning, assist safely
Learning how to use breath work in trauma.
2024 schedule
OCTOBER 4-6, 2024
CLASS TIMES:
Friday: 5:30-9:00pm ONLINE
Saturday: 10:30am - 7:00pm IN PERSON
Sunday: 8:00am - 5:30pm IN PERSON
investment
$400
registration
Please register online below or by contacting the studio directly.
MEET THE TEACHER
Gopi Kinnicutt (ERYT 500) is a dynamic, Bhakti-infused yoga teacher who has been leading RYT 200 hour and 300 hour trainings since 2006. She is the owner of Bhakti Yoga DC (Washington, DC) and founder of Yoga Mandali (Saratoga Springs, NY). Gopi has trained extensively with Shiva Rea, Ana Forrest and Gary Kraftsow, and is certified and trained in trauma sensitive yoga. Gopi also lived in a Bhakti Yoga ashram for 10 years, where she studied and taught Indian philosophy and mantra meditation.
Angela Cerkevich, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
I work as a clinical psychologist in Washington, DC ( license #1001248). I specialize in therapy that addresses anxiety, depression, navigating relationships, and recovery from trauma.
My work as a psychotherapist is directly impacted by my experience as a yoga and meditation instructor and Thai yoga body worker. This background gives me an appreciation for the complexity of the mind-body connection and informs my experiential, rather than intellectual, approach to therapy.
I have first-hand experience working with complex trauma cases, including military personnel suffering from severe PTSD (this work is the reason I decided to attend graduate school) and with civilians suffering from rare forms of PTSD like Disassociative Identitve Disorder. Additionally, I founded an NGO, Anahata International, to teach survivors of genocide and war the self-healing techniques of yoga and meditation.
I hold a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from George Washington University and am a certified yoga instructor. In and effort to provide clients, with the best care possible I engage in ongoing consultation and supervision for all of my work.
My areas of expertise include:
Integrative Restoration (IREST)
Graphic Trauma Narrative
Life-force Yoga for Mood Management
Restorative Yoga
Yoga for Trauma Recovery
In addition to my therapy practice, I offer yoga and meditation workshops: www.DrCerkevich.com
