The Inclusive Yoga Teacher Training
This 40-hour training is designed for qualified yoga teachers seeking to expand their skills and create classes that are accessible, inclusive, and grounded in trauma-informed principles.
Through guided practice, discussion, and reflection, you’ll learn how to layer shapes, language, and class structure to support diverse needs and experiences.
More than just techniques, this is a functional training, weaving together theory and evidence based practice to support you to cultivate awareness, presence, and the confidence to hold space where students feel empowered to explore in a way that feels right for them.
Whether you’re new to trauma-informed and inclusive approaches and principles, or looking to deepen your teaching, this training offers a supportive, embodied learning environment that will strengthen both your practice and your classes.
What you will learn ~
- Gain a clearer understanding of different types of trauma and their impacts on the mind and body.
- Explore common concerns such as osteoporosis, back/hip/knee pain, and arthritis, and how these may shape a student’s yoga practice.
- Deepen your knowledge of proprioception, interoception, and neuroception — and how these senses can inform your teaching.
- Build confidence in using clear, supportive language that avoids assumptions and consistently encourages choice.
- Reflect on key considerations for inclusive practice when structuring a class — fostering predictability, safety, support, and agency.
- Develop practical tools to make yoga more accessible and inclusive for a wide range of students.
- Learn to recognise and respond to diverse student needs with respect and sensitivity.
- Clarify your scope of practice and role as a yoga teacher when working with trauma-aware principles.
This training will provide you with the skills to -
- Create yoga classes that are welcoming and accessible to a wide range of students.
- Support students to make choices that feel right for them, without pressure or expectation.
- Teach with an awareness of trauma-informed principles that prioritise safety, autonomy, and empowerment.
- Use clear, inclusive language that avoids assumptions and offers genuine options.
- Adapt class structures to foster predictability, support, and a sense of agency.
- Recognise your scope of practice and feel confident in your role as an inclusive yoga teacher.
May 14th – 17th 2026
Thursday – 9am – 4.30pm (7.5 hours)
Friday – 9am – 4.30pm (7.5 hours)
Saturday – 9am – 4.30pm (7.5 hours)
Sunday – 9am – 4.30pm (7.5 hours)
Early Bird – $1195
Full Price – $1395
Payment plans available
Certified yoga teachers may earn CPD credits with Yoga Alliance and/or Yoga Australia if applicable.
About your facilitators ~
Andrea Bruce is a yoga teacher and mental health professional with over 15 years of experience holding space for others. Her work sits at the intersection of yoga, mental health, and trauma awareness, offering warm, simple, and welcoming classes and teacher training that prioritise choice, agency, and self-awareness.
Andrea is passionate about educating teachers to lead from a non-judgemental, non-hierarchical presence — embodying the very principles she shares. Her approach is both practical and deeply human, creating spaces where teachers and students alike feel supported to explore, learn, and evolve.
Sarah White is a passionate and experienced senior yoga teacher, trainer, and registered yoga therapist, committed to making yoga accessible and inclusive for all. Teaching therapeutic yoga, chair yoga and specialised classes on the Sunshine Coast, she believes yoga is a pathway to reconnect with the essence of who we are, beyond shape or ability. Her teaching comes from a place of gentle inquiry, and embodies practices that support students to explore yoga in ways that feel empowering, sustainable, and authentic.
Andrea & Sarah are both trained and experienced in trauma-informed and accessible yoga practices, bringing a wealth of teaching experience and study to this 40-hour training.