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Yoga for Anxiety & Depression - 20 Hour Professional Training. Heartplace, Fremantle, Australia


  • The Yoga Clinic Perth 19 Blinco Street Fremantle, WA, 6160 Australia (map)

You are invited to join Martine Coates (McDougall), a mental health professional who works as a mental health clinician and also uses yoga therapeutically as a tool for mental health and wellbeing. This 20-hour training is part of the 100 hour Yoga for Embodiment & Healing Training Program and can be booked as an individual module

Transforming your relationship with Anxiety & Depression to live a life in Balance.

 

As people who work with others, we will encounter people suffering from, physical, mental and emotional pain. The elements of yoga that have for thousands of years been shown to support us by balancing our nervous system, lowering our heart rate, encouraging self reflection and introspection are part of what we know works. With the latest research we also know that interoception, choice making, empowerment not by achieving goals or postures, but by choosing what is right for your body has the capacity to rewire our brain.

As a clinician, yoga teacher, Doctor, nurse, teacher or human service worker we come across people who have suffered from chronic stress on a very regular basis. This training will give you the tools to support your clients to be able to use their bodies as a resource in an empowering way, and over time supporting the rewiring of the brain and fostering the ability to self regulate and self soothe. When we feel safe in our bodies we are better able to relate, learn and grow emotionally.

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Who is this training course designed for?

  • Yoga Teachers and yoga teachers in training who are  interested in expanding their teaching skills and developing more confidence in working with students / clients who suffer from trauma and mental health difficulties. Yoga teachers will develop a much deeper understanding of the concepts of Yoga Psychology and it’s capacity to empower students by providing safe and inclusive yoga practices with awareness.

  • Mental Health Professionals who are interested in bringing the body into treatment. There is now a significant body of evidence that has seen a marriage between yoga and Psychology. Neuroscience has shown that the mind and body are intrinsically linked and that trauma resides in the body. It has been my experience that when clients learn to befriend and trust their body, the capacity for clients to engage in therapy in a much safer and satisfying way is achieved. Yoga engages the nervous system teaching distress tolerance by balancing the nervous system, enhancing opportunities for neuroplasticity to occur by moving and breathing in a community setting with intention and on purpose.

  • Wellbeing professionals who are interested in the mind body connection and working in a holistic way towards healing and recovery.

  • Students of Yoga who are interested in further and deepening their knowledge in the context of ‘self’,  working on their own journey towards total wellbeing and personal discovery.

  • Teachers, nurses, first responders and all human service workers who come into contact with students/ patients who are distressed and overwhelmed and require significant support and containment. This course will give you the confidence to use grounding and stabilising techniques by using the body, breath and awareness of how the brain responds to anxiety.

In this module we will cover:

  • Understanding and being aware of signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

  • Exploration of the neurobiology of anxiety and depression.

  • Normalising anxiety as a necessary and adaptive behaviour for survival.

  • Understanding the role of genetics, personality, environmental and situational factors and attachment style in determining how to work with your student / client.

  • Understanding the role of thoughts and body sensations in the presentation of anxiety and depression.

  • The role of the nervous system and gaining an understanding of left and right brain presentations of anxiety and depression and the need to be able to recognise both.

  • The impact of mindfulness and other evidence based supports to complement treatment for students suffering from anxiety and depression.

  • Teaching postures, breathing and mindfulness techniques that can be utilised to create a program that is suitable for a group and for individuals depending on the type of class or presentation of the individual.

  • You will leave with the structure, material and knowledge to be able to start teaching your own 6 - 8 week course for your own client group or individual clients.

Spaces are limited for this training, once the spaces are reserved the bookings will close. All payments are non-refundable to minimise last minute cancellations. You are welcome to substitute a friend in your place should you become unable to attend. Please arrive at 9.45am to get set up for the day on the first day of the workshop at 10am.

All levels of yoga ability are very welcome. You do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend this training.

Martine is a yoga teacher, a psychotherapist who has significant experience in the public mental health system and in private practice and a certified Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga teacher, who was trained in this modality at The Boston Trauma Centre. Martine is also a Licensed Trainer for the Foundational Training in Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga.

All equipment is provided, there is no need to bring anything except maybe a bottle of water. You are of course welcome as always to bring your own mat if you prefer.

What our participants are saying

 
Testimonials

“I feel like this sort of training should be mandatory for all yoga teachers. I spent my first few years as a yoga student being told how I should feel and move in my own body. I now consider this sort of language as negligent, especially for anyone who has experienced trauma in their life. And let’s be honest, it would be hard to find some today who hasn’t had a traumatic experience in their lifetime. I highly recommend this training to all yoga teachers.”

“I am so very grateful that I found this training you offer. I am learning new language, understanding my body and brain and it is all immediately transferred to use for myself, at home and in my workplace. I can’t thank you enough. “

“Genuinely one of the best trauma or yoga learning workshops I’ve participated in. Martine’s style and her focus on the participants embodying their own experience and her facilitation is excellent. Highly recommend to everyone.”

“I am forever grateful for the experience I had with Martine during the mentorship program. Martine was incredibly generous with her knowledge, experiences and time. Martine was very emphatic as a mentor and gave me insights that were not only rooted in scientific, evidence-based findings but also her rich experiences spanning over many years. “

“I recently had a lived experience of a personal situation - my best friend was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. As a yoga teacher who had basic knowledge of how trauma can affect your body I was inspired to find training in trauma-informed yoga creating a spark and a yearning to deeper understand how it can affect us. Martine's course was exactly what I was after. Not only was this course recommended to me by another highly respected Yoga Teacher but when I met Martine I felt so at ease. She is the most approachable and empathic person to learn from, she also teaches with a perfect mix of personal experiences and insights and scientific/backed knowledge from the Boston Trauma Centre.”

“This training is invaluable in understanding helping to understand people's experience with complex trauma and how is unique for everyone and every body. Highly recommend to everyone.”

“A great way to explore the foundational concepts around trauma and how it sits in our body and how we show up for ourselves and others. Every body could benefit from the key elements offered here.”

“Great that this online training is available to encourage the development of therapists living and working in diverse and under-served communities.”

“This training is invaluable in understanding helping to understand people's experience with complex trauma and how is unique for everyone and every body. Highly recommend to everyone.”

“I learnt so much as Martine guided us along with her vast knowledge. Martine is very experienced and her empathy and compassion shone through.”

“Martine is so skilled at delivering this practice with her ability to be able to tease out the complexities of this terrain of complex trauma in the way that she models and articulates.”

“excellent, professional, informative, nurturing and inclusive.”

“I came in to the course not knowing much of Martine, now I am such a fan of her work and authentic delivery of some incredibly sensitive topics that need not be shamed but sat with as reality for some.”

“Martine's style in presenting this training is warm, confident and inviting to all individuals participating. She has extensive knowledge and experience and brings this into the training material.”

“Thank you for a wonderful and insightful weekend. I am so looking forward to the next training session. You do wonderful work :) “

 

Enrollment Details

There are two ways to enroll:

  • As a single module. Please select the purchase button below to enroll in this module. Module cost $595.00

  • This module can also be done as part of the 100 hour Yoga for Embodiment & Healing Course. Details and enrollment for the full course are here.

Yoga for Anxiety & Depression - 20 Hour Professional Training
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Course Details

Dates: 5th - 6th April 2025

  • Saturday 5th April 9:30am - 5pm AWST

  • Sunday 6th April 9.30am - 5pm AWST

Location:

Heartplace

19 Blinco StreetFremantle, WA, 6160Australia (map)

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