14 hour Program Overview

Facilitators: Rula and Molly

The comprehensive introductory program includes:

8(+) hrs self-paced study includes an interactive workbook with written content & guided reflections using the Mighty Networks Platform for ease in the virtual learning environment. 

6 hrs live integration circles held over zoom.

Bonus Content

~ 1.5 hrs additional content in the “toolkit”

~ 4-part relaxation series designed for humanitarian wellbeing

~ An introduction to queer inclusivity including theory, personal experiences & embodied practice

PAST TRAINING PARTICIPANTS are welcome to join this upcoming cohort with a 50% discount.

Ethics in yoga and service

Understanding trauma (including vicarious trauma)

Self-regulation tools as a foundation for self-care & trauma-informed facilitation

Trauma-informed facilitation

Trauma-informed yoga with refugees

Caring for ourselves

• Storytelling from our experiences sharing yoga in various refugee communities & contexts

• Theory based discussion recordings

• Embodied practice recordings

• An interactive workbook including written content & guided contemplation

• Live integration circles including embodied practices, sharing circles and q&a’s

How? All of the program content is stored in one central location on the Mighty Networks Platform for ease in the virtual learning environment. 

Live integration sessions held over Zoom. 

WEEK 1. Opening Circle - Oct. 23rd - Creating a Container of Care

Self-Regulation tools

WEEK 2: Theme 1 - Ethics in Yoga and Service.

Reflective session recording

Embodied Practice: chair practice modeling accessibility 

WEEK 3. Theme 2- Trauma Basics.

Theory based recording introducing trauma & how it may show up in our spaces

Embodied practice: Yoga for Calming the Nervous System

WEEK 4. Live integration circle - Nov. 13th.

45 minute embodied practice 

45 minute q&a & guided integration

Recording will be uploaded to platform within 24 hours

WEEK 5. Theme 3. Trauma-Informed Facilitation.

Informative discussion introducing trauma-informed facilitation 

Embodied practice: dynamic movement

WEEK 6. Theme 4. Trauma-informed yoga with refugees.

Informative discussion around bringing yoga to refugee contexts

Embodied practice: sharing yoga with minimal language

WEEK 7. Closing Circle. (no recording - live participation required). Dec. 4.

No new materials - space for integration and submitting completion requirements

Invitation to practice teach over zoom with your training partner - self-organized.

Live circles are held at 7:00 pm CET.

Oct. 23: Opening Circle

Nov 13: Live Integration Circle

Dec 4: Closing Circle

Study and practice at your own pace with live circles held on Zoom throughout the program.

Access program content for 90 days.

Certification Requirements

Attend live integration circles on zoom.

Engage in community forum for each theme and embodied practice recording.

View and complete all self-paced assignments including the written reading & reflection.

Complete the program completion checklist & submit the program verification form.

A portion of the proceeds of your program investment is donated to The Yoga Mandala Project to support our efforts to bring healing-centered programming to refugees as well as those serving them around the world.

INVESTMENT: 250 euros

REGISTRATION STEPS:

1. Make a donation via paypal here

2. Complete the Registration form here.

3. Email us at yogamandalaproject@gmail.com when you make the transfer.

Please let us know if PayPal is not accessible for you and we can make other arrangements.

REFUND POLICY: if for some reason you are unable to attend the program, your tuition investment may be applied to another YMP course if you notify YMP at least 30 days before the start of the program.

If you wish to withdraw completely and cannot reschedule, a 50 euro registration fee will be deducted and your remaining balance refunded if you notify YMP 30 days prior to the start of the program. Any cancellations within 30 days of the program will not be refunded, only transferred to future YMP trainings or self-care programs.

Rula

Rula is the co-founder of YMP. She is an experienced teacher form Jordan, with Palestinian origins and family ties in Palestine, which has brrought a deep understanding of the healing potential of Yoga during times of war & violence.

Molly

Molly resettled in the US after more than a decade of international travel, humanitarian service, and yogic exploration. She had been traveling around the world when the violence of the Middle East landed on her doorstep, ultimately taking the life of her dear friend, which brought a deeply rooted desire to share the healing tools of yoga with those impacted by war and violence as well as to those serving within these communities.

Molly spent the next nine months studying yoga before heading to the Greek island of Lesvos, where refugees were arriving in overfilled rubber dinghies. These short months in Greece brought deep personal transformation and ignited a life path of service.

Molly has been serving in the refugee aid community since 2016, developing sustainable projects in Greece, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq. Molly continues to fuse together her various passion projects with love and a heart-felt desire to make the world a better place.

An immersive, experiential retreat-infused program is about understanding how the impacts of trauma and  how we can be sensitive to these needs as individuals in positions of power, privilege, or leadership. This  retreat-infused training program has been developed from our years of sharing trauma-informed yoga and working with refugees, genocide survivors, and other marginalized communities across the globe. We continue to grow a mandala of trauma-informed facilitators around the world - we warmly welcome you to join our community.

The diverse team of facilitators, Sumaya, Susan and Molly, are offering this retreat-style learning program as an adapted version of YMP’s Embodied Trauma-Informed Training for yoga teachers which we are offering in collaboration with Present Moment Media for leaders, clinicians, practitioners, facilitators, embodiment facilitators and others working with demographics impacted by stress and trauma.

We are passionate about creating safe, inclusive spaces for individuals of diverse backgrounds. We will offer a need-based scholarship to make our retreat accessible as possible while covering our basic costs as facilitators. In addition, if you have specific accessibility needs that would better support you while participating  in our offerings, we’d greatly appreciate your input. To make requests and/or ask any questions, please email: yogamandalaproject@gmail.com. 

This is a professional development retreat, not a therapeutic program. 

Our trainer team includes yoga therapists, TRE specailists, ayurvedic yoga therapists, and facilitators specializing in working with populations impacted by trauma. Our team carries a depth of experience, but we want to be transparent in that we are not licensed clinicians and this is not intended to be a therapeutic program for participants.

While we are aware many of us come to this work with our own complex backgrounds and experiences, we do not recommend this training for anyone experiencing mental health instability and advise all participants to be aware of their existing support systems as well as available local mental health providers and services.tion text goes here

If for some reason you are unable to attend the program, your tuition investment may be applied to another YMP course if you notify YMP at least 30 days before the start of the program.

If you wish to withdraw completely and cannot reschedule, a 50 euro registration fee will be deducted and your remaining balance refunded if you notify YMP 30 days prior to the start of the program. Any cancellations within 30 days of the program will not be refunded, only transferred to future YMP trainings or self-care programs.

The program includes 6 hours of recorded content in addition to two hours of self-study and additional recommended resources to take your exploration further. You will also receive a 35 page informative and interactive workbook with supporting learning materials.

The Yoga Mandala Project is offering a self-paced introductory program providing a foundational understanding of trauma-informed facilitation for humanitarians and facilitators sharing movement practices or holding space for refugees and other demographics impacted by trauma. The program moves through five themes invoking inner reflection through exploratory learning, embodied movement practice, theory and storytelling from our experiences sharing yoga in various refugee environments around the world.

This program provides an introduction to:

Ethics in yoga and humanitarian service

Trauma basics

Trauma-informed facilitation

Trauma-Informed yoga with refugees

Caring for ourselves in the humanitarian sector

6 hours of recorded content including five embodied practices

2 hours personal reflection and study

35 page written program workbook with theory and space for reflection

Optional recommended resources to take the exploration on each theme further (books, podcasts, trainings, etc.) 

Opportunities to connect with other volunteers and yoga teachers supporting refugees around the world

Ongoing community of practice (monthly)

Access to our learning platform to have everything stored in one location

An eight hour program is enough to provide a basic understanding of how trauma may show up in our spaces and how we can be sensitive to the needs of those we serve but we recommend taking your studies further through more in-depth training or by reading one of the additional resources shared during this program

165 Euros for the full program.

You can make the payment via a donation to our PayPal account. Please send us an email at yogamandalaproject@gmail.com when you make the transfer. Please let us know if PayPal is not accessible for you.

Payment plans: don’t hesitatePayPal account. to reach out via email yogamandalproejct@gmail.com if a payment plan would be supportive for you.

The Yoga Mandala Project values disability justice. If you have specific accessibility needs that would better support you while participating in any of our offerings, we’d greatly appreciate your input. To make requests and/or ask any questions, please email: yogamandalaproject@gmail.com.

REFUND POLICY: if for some reason you are unable to attend the program, your tuition investment may be applied to another YMP course if you notify YMP at least 30 days before the start of the program.

If you wish to withdraw completely and cannot reschedule, a 50 euro registration fee will be deducted and your remaining balance refunded if you notify YMP 30 days prior to the start of the program. Any cancellations within 30 days of the program will not be refunded, only transferred to future YMP trainings or self-care programs.

There is a lot going on in the world around us and it can be a lot to hold. To honor this, Molly and Justine, two core YMP team members have developed a four part series delving into how presence, connection, rest, and balance play a role in our overall well being and sustainability.

This is an opportunity to connect with others to explore how we can care for ourselves while also caring for the world around us. This program also offers an embodied trauma-informed program experience as an example for those seeking to create and offer their own trauma-informed programs.

Together we will journey through embodied practices such as gentle and dynamic movement, yoga nidra (guided rest), restorative yoga and meditation, while making space for personal reflection and group connection.

SELF-PACED: This is a self-paced course, meaning every session has been recorded so that you can view, or review, the material in your own time at your own pace. All program recordings, practices, etc. are stored in one central location for ease. You will have access to all program materials for 90 days and the program facilitators will be available for support along the way.

We offer this recording for you to be able to experience a taste of our offerings. The recording will move through a 20 minute gentle movement practice easing into Yoga Nidra (guided rest).

$125 usd (roughly 115 Euros)- a portion of the proceeds of your program investment are donated to The Yoga Mandala Project to support our efforts to bring healing-centered programming to refugees as well as those serving them around the world.

We believe these practices should be accessible to all. To honor this, we offer payment plans as well as needs-based / equity scholarships. Please email us for more information: bhakticanyon@gmail.com

We offer a trust based sliding scale to ensure our offerings are equitable and accessible. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Yoga Mandala Project.

Sustainer Rate: $150 usd (covers the costs for you to participate)

Sponsor Rate: $175 usd (helps to ensure others with different financial means, including those in other parts of the world, are able to participate)

Community Rate: $130 usd (discounted for those unable to contribute the sustainer rate)

You can make the payment via a donation to our paypal account. Please send us an email at yogamandalaproject@gmail.com when you make the transfer. Please let us know if PayPal is not accessible for you.

Molly and Justine connected through their shared passion for supporting those impacted by war and violence through the Yoga Mandala Project. Click learn more about Molly here and Justine here.

Register for this program with your donation via Paypal or Venmo (don’t hesitate to reach out if these options don’t align for you)

PayPal: yogamandalaproject@gmail,com OR

Venmo: @Justine-Jacob

***Please include your email address in the transfer notes in order for us to be able to send you a confirmation email.

REFUND POLICY: if for some reason you are unable to attend the program, your tuition investment may be applied to another YMP course if you notify YMP at least 30 days before the start of the program.

If you wish to withdraw completely and cannot reschedule, a 50 euro registration fee will be deducted and your remaining balance refunded if you notify YMP 30 days prior to the start of the program. Any cancellations within 30 days of the program will not be refunded, only transferred to future YMP trainings or self-care programs.

The 50-hour training is experiential based and will also include informative discussions and theory, a variety of embodied practices, storytelling and case studies led by our team of diverse trainers who each specialize in different aspects of the trauma-informed approach. 

This training will enhance your understanding of trauma and the effects of PTSD, as well as how to best adapt your classes to be most supportive for refugees and other demographics impacted by trauma.

We will offer an introduction to trauma-informed facilitation with a focus on ethics and accessibility as well as self-care through live sessions, personal reflection, self-study, and both live and recorded experiential practices. 

This training program is offered in two comprehensive modules to offer space for self-study, practice and integration.

Module 1: Leadership Training Creating an Ethical Foundation (20 hrs)

14 contact hours + 6 hours self-study 

Ahimsa through ethics in yoga and humanitarian service

Therapeutic presence & embodied leadership

Self-care from a Yogic perspective

Community-based programming (with guest speaker)

Power, privilege and showing up in space

Ableism and accessibility through chair yoga

Understanding stress & minimizing risk of burnout

Inclusivity

The role of tradition, song & ceremony in trauma-informed care

Learning Objectives Part 2: Trauma-Informed Facilitation (30 hrs)

22 contact hours + 8 hours self-study

Trauma healing goals

Self-regulation tools as a foundation for self-care and trauma-informed facilitation

Stress and the mind-body connection

Introduction to trauma, vicarious trauma & the polyvagal theory)

Trauma and the subtle body

The breath, pranayama, and trauma

Mudras

Trauma-informed practice and methodology

Svādhyāya

Self and community-care

All bodies are welcome. The material will be supportive not only for yoga teachers, but also for social workers, service providers, recreational teachers, and others working with demographics impacted by trauma.

What’s Included in the two-part training?

36 contact hours over the full program 

14 hours of self-study and practice (including recorded video content)

150 + page written manual 

Learning platform with space for reflection, shared resources, community forums, training recordings, etc.

A closing integration circle one month after live training is complete to support self-study and integration

Training Methodology:

Storytelling & case studies from our experiences sharing yoga with refugees & other marginalized communities internationally

Embodied practices

Breakout rooms for connection & integration

Theory

Personal study between sessions (reading, reflection, embodied practices, recorded content, etc.)

Opportunities for practice teaching

Please email us at yogamandalaproject@gmail.com to join the waiting list for the next virtual cohort for the 50-hour program or for module 1 or 2.

REFUND POLICY: if for some reason you are unable to attend the program, your tuition investment may be applied to another YMP course if you notify YMP at least 30 days before the start of the program.

If you wish to withdraw completely and cannot reschedule, a 50 euro registration fee will be deducted and your remaining balance refunded if you notify YMP 30 days prior to the start of the program. Any cancellations within 30 days of the program will not be refunded, only transferred to future YMP trainings or self-care programs.

Our experiences in the humanitarian field have exposed us to mental health challenges among staff leading to high turnover rates which this program aims to alleviate through embodied tools and practices, awareness around the impacts of stress and trauma, personal reflection and team connection.

The program offers teams an opportunity to explore both how we can each be well as individuals and how we can be well together by weaving together experiential learning, reflection and embodied practices.

Self-regulation and resourcing as the foundation for humanitarian well-being

The window of tolerance as a framework for caring for ourselves

Creating your own self-care plan

The neuroscience of self-care

Stress, the mind-body connection and the impacts of trauma on the nervous system

The polyvagal theory as a framework for team / community care

Team care contract

Interactive workbook to support wellbeing and program integration

A learning platform with a toolkit of embodied resources for staff wellbeing (breath practices, mindfulness, etc.)

Both bitesize and full length practices offered to fit into the fast pace life many aid workers experience

A four part guided relaxation series designed to support the wellbeing of humanitarians and caring professionals

Space for community questions, sharing and feedback

Team care agreement worksheet and guidance