Jessica is an E-RYT 500 certified yoga instructor, licensed to lead yoga teacher trainings. She serves as a mentor to new yoga teachers as they start out. More specifically, Jessica trains yoga teachers and service providers nationwide on the neuroscience of trauma, and how to guide yoga and mindfulness practices in a trauma-informed way.
TRAINING: OUR TRAUMA INFORMED MODEL
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2024 9 AM-6 PM
Our training is open to anyone who wants to expand their skillset in working with youth who have experienced trauma. The training covers:
The Art of Yoga Project’s model of gender-responsive, strength-based, culturally-sensitive, and trauma-informed mindfulness and creative expression programming
The neuroscience of developmental trauma and sequential intervention informed by the Child Trauma Academy’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, which can be adapted to any type of therapeutic programming for youth
How the teen brain functions, pathways into the child welfare and juvenile justice system, and issues facing teens who have experienced trauma including commercial sexual exploitation, substance abuse, and other mental health disorders
Guiding principles of cultural humility as it relates to race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and how to honor rather than appropriate yoga and mindfulness and Best practices for teaching mindfulness to this specialized population, including how to effectively manage behavioral problems and other classroom challenges.
