Digital Seminar
Embodied Practice
Applying Trauma-Informed Yoga in Therapy
- Average Rating:
- 98
- Faculty:
- Joanne Spence, DMin, ERYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP | Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C
- Duration:
- 58 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Sep 09, 2026
- Product Code:
- NOS096782
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
This experiential workshop helps clinicians move from insight into embodied practice. Participants will engage in guided, trauma-informed practices to understand how body-based interventions support regulation, and learn how to introduce them clearly, safely, and within scope of practice in clinical settings. The focus is on confidence, choice, and translation—knowing what to offer, how to offer it, and when it fits.
You’ll walk away able to:
- Experience and demonstrate trauma-informed, body-based practices appropriate for clinical use
- Use clear, invitational language that supports safety and client agency
- Recognize and respond to nervous system cues in real time
- Integrate brief, scope-appropriate practices into time-limited sessions
Credit
Faculty
Joanne Spence, DMin, ERYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP Related seminars and products
Joanne Spence, D.Min, ERYT-500, C-IAYT, YACEP, is a recovering social worker, yoga therapist, educator, and author. She is the author of Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Toolbox for Therapists: 47 Simple Practices to Calm, Balance, and Restore the Nervous System (PESI Publishing, 2021) and the forthcoming How to Die Well: A Practical Guide for the Living, her fourth book. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Australian Social Work and The Arts in Psychotherapy. With over two decades of experience, Joanne trains clinicians and educators nationally and internationally in trauma-informed, body-based practices. She is the founder and executive director of Yoga in Schools and has taught in hospitals, mental health settings, schools, churches, and correctional facilities, as well as at professional gatherings such as the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, Omega Institute, and Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. Her work bridges clinical insight and embodied practice, emphasizing practical, accessible approaches to supporting nervous system regulation in individuals experiencing trauma, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and sleep disturbances.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Joanne Spence has employment relationships with Yoga Abbey 300 Yoga, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Veteran's Administration, Urban Osis Pittsburgh, and Yoga in Schools. She receives compensation as a consultant and speaker and royalties as a published author. Joanne Spence receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Joanne Spence has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C Related seminars and products
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C, is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified complex trauma professional, EMDR Consultant, and Kripalu yoga teacher. She is an internationally sought-out speaker, leading voice in the field of trauma recovery, and the author of eight books including The Complex PTSD Workbook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga.
As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, her work is rooted in the positive psychology movement, which is focused on enhancing resources and fostering growth. She offers an integrative, mind-body approach to therapy that includes relational therapy, somatic psychology, EMDR therapy, parts work therapy, and therapeutic yoga for trauma. Praised by Dr. Stephen Porges, Arielle specializes in applying his polyvagal theory, which focuses on addressing imbalances within the autonomic nervous system that underlie most mental and physical health conditions. Her work can be found at the Shift Network, Sounds True, Psychotherapy Networker, Embody Lab, Art of Living, Omega Institute, and more.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Arielle Schwartz maintains a private practice, has an employment relationship with Integrative Psychiatry Institute and receives compensation as a yoga instructor. She receives royalties as a published author and receives compensation as an international presenter and a yoga instructor. Dr. Schwartz is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. She receives speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Yoga Alliance.
Additional Info
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product.
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Objectives
- Select at least two trauma-informed, body-based practices appropriate for use within scope of practice in a clinical setting.
- Use invitational, choice-based language when introducing embodied practices to clients in a manner consistent with scope of practice.
- Identify at least two client responses (e.g., increased regulation, discomfort, disengagement) and determine appropriate, scope-of-practice-aligned responses.
- Summarize the adaptability of brief, guided practices for use within scope of practice in time-limited therapy sessions.
Outline
Welcome & Bridge
Practice 1: Breath & Regulation
- Guided Practice
- “What did you notice?”
- “How might this translate to a client session?
Practice 2: Grounding & Orientation
- Noticing variability of experience
- Reinforcing “optional” and “choice”
Practice 3: Gentle Movement
- When movement helps/when it doesn’t
Clinical Translation
- How to introduce these in session
- Language examples
- “If you’d like …”
- “We could try …”
- What to watch for
- Overwhelm
- Shutdown
- Resistance
Q&A
Closing Integration
- One final brief practice
- Key takeaway
- “Simple, optional, relational”
Risks, Limitations, and Ethical Considerations
- Emerging evidence base and current research limitations
- Potential risks and limitations of application
- Complementary use from stand-alone clinical intervention
- Scope-of-practice considerations and professional boundaries
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Physicians
- Case Managers
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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Total Reviews: 98
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