Questions to ask yourself:
Are you seeing the limits of talk therapy and feeling called to bring the body into the healing process?
Do you wish you had more trauma-informed, somatic tools to help your clients regulate and reconnect — while staying in alignment with clinical theory?
Are you curious about integrating yoga into your sessions but feel unsure what’s ethical, effective, or even within your scope as a therapist?
If YES to all of these then this course is for you!
Many therapists feel the limits of talk therapy when clients stay stuck in their heads, disconnected from their bodies, or struggle to regulate their emotions.
You might feel a pull toward more somatic, trauma-informed tools but worry about doing it wrong, crossing ethical lines, or not knowing where to begin.
Maybe you’ve taken yoga trainings that weren’t designed for clinicians, leaving you overwhelmed or unsure how to apply what you’ve learned in a therapeutic setting.
This course is here to change that!
This course fills in the gaps that yoga studio trainings are lacking.
Such as:
The HOW and WHEN to integrate into a clinical session
AND
How to bring Trauma informed yoga practices in safely and ethically as an integrated part of a session.
You'll move from uncertainty to clarity,
from hesitation to confidence !
By the end, you’ll feel empowered to bring your full self into the therapy room and support clients with deeper, embodied healing.
✨ Who This Course is For
This course is for therapists who feel the limits of traditional talk therapy and want to bring more body-based, trauma-informed practices into their sessions.
It’s for those who sense that deeper healing is possible through somatic work — but feel uncertain about how to begin, what’s within their scope, or how to do it ethically.
Whether you’re new to yoga or already trained but unsure how to integrate it clinically, this course offers the structure, support, and confidence you’ve been looking for.
🌿 What You’ll Walk Away With
By the end of this course, you’ll feel confident and clear about how to safely and ethically weave yoga into your therapy sessions.
You’ll walk away with trauma-informed, somatic tools you can use immediately, a deeper understanding of the nervous system and trauma, and a solid foundation for using yoga in a way that honors both your clients and your clinical role.
You’ll feel more embodied in your work — and empowered to bring your full self into the therapy room.
Course Outline:
Participants in the Yoga Basics for Therapists course will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to safely, ethically and effectively integrate yoga into therapy sessions. Participants with move from uncertainty to confident in integrating yoga practices into sessions.
Here's a summary of what you can gain from this course
Understanding of Nervous System Regulation & integration with Polyvagal Theory
Proper documentation needed through liability waiver creation, clinical notes, treatment plans and informed consent
Clarity in the differences in offering yoga in person vs. Telehealth sessions
Knowledge about the HOW and WHEN to offer in sessions
A basic understanding of sequencing and trauma informed language
Foundational Yoga Practices for Anxiety and Depression
How to build Confidence with teaching
And so much more!
Overall, participants will emerge from the course equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to integrate yoga safely, ethically, and effectively into their therapeutic practice. Ultimately enhancing their ability to support their clients' holistic well-being.
Course Features:
12 Hour Course
Self-paced online learning
Experience Weekly Yoga Practices
Learn at a pace that works for you and your schedule
Opportunity to share videos of teaching to Facilitator to receive personalized feedback
Handouts with written scripts to teach effectively and efficiently
Weekly homework and handouts to facilitate learning
Lifetime Online access to course materials
Access to Two 30 minute Individual consultations with Facilitator
As an added bonus you get a FREE Downloadable copy of my workbook Self-Care for the Counselor!
Course Dates and Time:
Ongoing and Self-Paced
**Two Consultations available for limited times during specific course launches
Don't miss out, Sign up today!
Learn how to integrate Trauma informed yoga practices and breath work into sessions safely and ethically
Learn skills to integrate into both telehealth and in person sessions
Build your confidence to uplevel your therapy and discover more positive outcomes
Testimonials:
"I was fortunate enough to attend Chris McDonald’s Yoga Basics for Therapists Training and it was a wonderful learning experience. Chris is an engaging presenter and was able to integrate the teaching of the principles of Yoga with ways to introduce and lead clients through the various poses. We learned the movements in a safe and fun way and were able to practice with one another to get more comfortable with these skills. I have been able to incorporate Yoga movements with many of my clients and it has added to the therapeutic experience, helping clients to reduce their trauma response. I highly recommend this course for any therapist interested in adding mindful movements to their trauma work with their clients."
Michelle Chachkes, LCSW
"Chris' course was incredibly helpful for me in learning ways to effectively bring yoga into my clinical practice. The specific practices each week were a great way to learn the movements, and get practice cueing others through them. The discussions around the ethics and ways to ensure the practices were trauma-informed was also very helpful. I have used the exercises and sequences with clients in therapy, and many have found them to be effective ways to connect the mind and body, and shift the focus out of over-thinking brains." -Kimberleigh Hagar, LCSW
"Prior to taking the Yoga Basics course, my knowledge of using holistic approaches in therapy was limited to breath work, meditation and grounding techniques. Now after taking this course I feel confident incorporating yoga movement into sessions to help clients reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. I also learned how to cover informed consent with clients, as well as how to use trauma informed language. I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking to expand their clinical skill set."
Mary Key, LCSW, LCAS
"I learned so much from this course. It was extremely detailed and grounded in research. Chris is a very knowledgeable and empathetic teacher. You will have lots of opportunities to practice the skills that you are learning. You will definitely feel ready to use the knowledge both personally and professionally."
Marina, LCSW
"I enjoyed the Yoga Basics class. I did find it helpful. It helped fill the gap between about how to bring it to the office which is something I did not get from the 200 hour course. "
Erin Watlington, LCMHCS
