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Trauma Conscious Certificate Program


  • Svälja Whole-Being - Lotus Studio 16 1/2 North 1st Avenue West Duluth, MN, 55802 (map)

with Kyle Leia Heyesen, MSW, E-RYT 500, YACEP (she, her)

April 23 - 26, 2026

Schedule:

Thursday, 2pm - 8:15pm

Friday, 8am - 6:30pm

Saturday, 8am - 6pm

Sunday, 8am - 5pm

40 Yoga Alliance CEUs Available

COST: $675

REGISTER HERE

Payment plans & limited scholarship support available

payment plan

scholarship info & application

More Info & Register Here

Who Is This For?

This trauma-conscious certificate is designed for:

  • Certified Yoga Instructors
    Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits (CEUs) available

  • Fitness Professionals

  • People in Helping Professions
    Including social workers, mental health providers, bodyworkers, and healthcare professionals
    CEUs available for most professional licenses

  • Individuals Impacted by Trauma or Secondary Trauma
    Whether you're seeking personal healing or tools to support others

The truth is, most people have experienced some trauma—even if they don’t recognize it as such.

Certificate Topics

Embodied Wholeness

The Whole-Being Well-Being Approach

Why Trauma-Conscious Wisdom Is for Everyone

Understanding the Anatomy of Stress & Trauma

  • Stress and Stressors

  • Secondary Traumatic Stress

  • Toxic Stress

The Nervous System & Trauma

  • The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

  • Polyvagal Theory & Radical Nervous System Care

  • Trauma, Secondary Trauma, Inherited Trauma & Epigenetics

  • The Wisdom of Trauma

Social + Cultural Healing Contexts

  • Group Dynamics & Creating “Safer” Brave Spaces

  • Exploring Decolonization in Systems, Communities, Classes, and Ourselves

  • Othering & Belonging: Becoming Inclusive

Pathways to Wholeness & Well-Being

Living Our Practice

  • Embodying & Guiding the Whole-Being Well-Being Approach

  • Building Trauma-Conscious Rapport, Environments and Classes

  • Trauma-Conscious Boundaries & Healthy Communication

Supporting the Body

  • Embodied Fascial System

Meet Your Guide

Kyle Leia Heyesen, MSW, E-RYT 500, YACEP

Founder of Svälja Yoga & Lead Teacher of the 200-Hour Svälja Whole-Being Yoga Teacher Training

Kyle is the heart behind Svälja Whole-Being and the lead teacher in our 200-hour Whole-Being Yoga Teacher Training. As a yoga educator and trauma-conscious guide, Kyle brings over two decades of experience in social work and a deep passion for healing-centered practices.

She specializes in Trauma-Conscious Yoga and is a Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 and YACEP provider. Her approach to teaching is rooted in compassion, social justice, and lived experience.

Discover more about Kyle here.

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