20HR Foundations of Integrative Somatics and Trauma Informed Practices Training

Foundations of Integrative Somatics and Trauma Informed Practices Training

1 weekend in person

Additional asynchronies learning for certification

Internationally Recognized Certificate upon completion

Yoga Alliance Certified for CEUs (20 hours)

Other CEUs available for healthcare professionals, Civil Service, Veterans and First Responders

Dates: April 17-19, 2026

In studio at Shakti Yoga Fourways or Live online through Zoom (South African Time zone)

General Schedule
Friday from 5:30pm – 8pm

Saturday from 9:30am – 4:30pm

Sunday from 10am – 3:30pm

We are offering tiered pricing:

TIER 1: R5200

TIER 2: R4500

TIER 3: R2500

About this Training:

Additional Asynchronies Learning includes 1 written assignment to be submitted and 1 Group Trauma Informed Skills Building Session scheduled online after training is complete.

Who is this training for:

• Maybe you’re a social workertrying to balance endless caseloads while still showing up fully for each person.
• Or a teachernavigating classrooms filled with stress, energy, and emotions that don’t switch off at the bell.
• Perhaps you’re a nurse, counsellor, or healthcare worker, giving your all in systems that often give very little back.
• Or a community worker/NGOstaff member supporting people through crisis, grief, or transition.
• Youmight also be awellness professional who teaches yoga, breathwork, is a body worker, or alternative medicine specialist who is looking to more sustainably support those you are walking alongside through your offerings.

No background in somatics needed. You just need a willingness to explore simple, body-based tools that make caring for others more sustainable, and caring for yourself more possible.

Curriculum snapshot:

🔹 Nervous System Basics
Understand stress and regulation through a practical lens of polyvagal theory, so you can make sense of what happens in the body during high-pressure moments.

🔹 Somatic Practices
Learn short, accessible body-based tools you can use anywhere — in a hospital corridor, a classroom, or between client meetings — to restore balance and reset.

🔹 Trauma-Informed Approach
Gain frameworks to meet people with dignity and safety, so you can create spaces that are supportive, grounded, and responsive to trauma.

🔹 Collective Care
Explore how somatic literacy can ripple out into teams, organisations, and communities — creating cultures of care rather than cycles of burnout.

These aren’t abstract theories — they’re practical skills you can integrate into your role right away.

Weekend Schedule:
Friday

Welcome to your Training
Our Trauma Informed Perspective
Resourcing
The Importance of Self Care and Self Compassion in this work

Saturday
Defining and Understanding Trauma
Trauma Anatomy and Physiology
Foundational Polyvagal Theory
Regulation and Nervous System Balance
Mind/Body Connection – Disassociation, Disembodiment, and Re-Embodiment
Reactions, Responses and Triggers

Sunday
Creating your trauma informed space
Trauma Informed Communication and Touch
Trauma Informed Methods, Tools, and Interventions
How to apply this information to your Work, Communities, and Trauma Informed Life
Scope of Practice
Personal Mentorship
Closing

Daily Schedule (*subject to change)

Friday 5:30pm – 8pm (short breaks included)

Saturday 9:30am -4:30pm (one hour for lunch and short breaks included)

Sunday 10:00am – 37:30pm (one hour for lunch and short breaks included)

Equity in Investment – Choosing your tier

We are committed to offering trainings, mentorships and opportunities that are of the highest quality, affordable and accessible while striving to keep equity and mutual exchange at the soul of how we serve.   

We recognize that we live in systems of inequity and we strive to find ways of finding balance within this. We feel that the deepest engagement and greatest benefit comes when there is a meaningful mutual exchange.  

For these reasons, we offer tiered pricing. There is an invitation to reflect on your access to resources and privilege, the value of this work, what you can genuinely afford, and what you might pay for comparable training programs. By committing to what is truly within your means you make it possible for others to show up within theirs and we are all grateful for this.

All prices are in SA Rands

TIER 1: R5200.00 – For those who are financially well-resourced and who are able to contribute to our scholarship fund. Reflects the value of the course in Western economic markets.

TIER 2: R4500.00 – For those on medium incomes and access to financial resources who also are able to contribute to our scholarship fund. Use code TIER2U at registration.

TIER 3: R2500.00 – For those on lower incomes with caring responsibilities. Use Code TIER3U at registration.

Dates:  17- 19 April (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)

Venue: In studio or Online via Zoom

Facilitator: Kirsten Wilkinson, MA, E-RYT, YACEP, TCTSY-F, Mind/Body Practitioner (https://www.legacymotion.org/)

What is Included:

• Experiential, embodied and collaborative learning.
• Course Manual and guided learning resources
• Lead Facilitator Support

20 Continuing Education Hours provided through Yoga Alliance – YACEP

Investment per participant – Sliding Scale Choose your Tier

* each participant chooses the Tier that is most accessible for them upon registration. 

Individuals can seek sponsorship from their places of employment or other organizations to pay their registration fee.

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About:

Welcome, my name is Kirsten Wilkinson, but some people call me Kaye. I have a few letters behind my name that represent the professional certifications that I have earned. I hold a Masters Degree in Dance and Research from American University in Washington, DC and a BA in Dance and Kinesiology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. I am a TCTSY-Facilitator, which is a 300 hour professional certification. I have completed various trainings in yoga for specific communities including certifications through YogaEd, The Prison Yoga Project, Off the Mat – into the World, Yoga for Humankind, and Veterans Yoga Project. I have thousands of hours teaching Hot Yoga, Trauma Informed Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga Nida, and yoga for children and teens. I am a Mind/Body Practitioner, which is a 300hr professional certification that blends psychology and somatic therapy modalities. I am also a certified Qi Gong and iRest Facilitator as well as Thai Yoga Massage Certified. I am constantly learning and am currently working towards my certifications in Yin Yoga and Prenatal Yoga. I am also a current student in the 3-year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner professional certification program as well as working towards my Licensure in Clinical Psychology and Dance and Movement Therapy. In 2021 I began my PhD in Somatic Therapy and Psychology. I will be beginning my training in NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model) in 2022.

I facilitate movement based modalities with trauma impacted youth, displaced populations (refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants), survivors of torture and terror, veterans and active duty military and their families, first responders and their families, humanitarian aid professionals and volunteers, survivors of violence and oppression, individuals who have a history with substance abuse and body dysphoria, and anyone who is seeking a way of discovering their true potential, restoring their feelings of relative safety and transcending anything that is not currently serving you. My work is through a trauma informed lens and I feel much gratitude to be able to hold space for you in our journey together.

Qualifications
MA, TCTSY-F, E-RYT, RCYT
Somatic Experiencing Intermediate Level
iRest Certified
Qi Gong Certified
Ayurvedic Health Certified
Thai Yoga Massage Therapist
Website: Healing Motion