Cultivate yourself as an agent of transmission of cultural transformation through healing in the Tao of Trauma model
This two-year long program for 6-8 people will help participants cultivate themselves as agents of transmission of cultural transformation through healing in the Tao of Trauma model. The class is designed to cultivate embodied experiences of kinship, and build capacity to embody and share Tao of Trauma spirit, values, and content.
I come to this project thinking about the importance of cultivating the vibration of the Tao of Trauma even after I am done teaching it. No one will teach what we all know now as the Tao of Trauma — it arises out of my particular life experience.
Is there something in YOUR life experience that is aligned with the mission and values of The Tao of Trauma that wants to be shared? I’d like to help you do precisely that! Our world wants that too.
Tracey Post will be my co-facilitator. Tracey is an LCSW, a Somatic Experiencing as well as an EMDR Practitioner, and Tao of Trauma graduate and Clinical Assistant.
Over her Tao of Trauma training, she has expanded her practice to integrate therapeutic touch and loves it!
Tracey has taught in the fields of trauma, human relationships, and human sexuality for over 20 years on the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels. She has helped trainers and educators integrate their unique expertise with best practices in adult education assisting in the creation of multiple curricula for universities and for profit and non-profit agencies.
Tracey is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant. More on Tracey HERE.
Pre-Requisites
· Completion of the Tao of Trauma five-part series
· Attendance at Foundations of Trauma Healing: Cultivating Healing Through the Body’s Wisdom on Sunday, February 9, 2025, 10 am – 5:30 pm ET Live on Zoom (6 CEUs for Social Workers and Acupuncturists pending, registration details coming soon)
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2 years of Somatic Experiencing or equivalent training (e.g. EMDR, Sensory Motor Psychotherapy)
· Minimum 1 year on ToT Assisting Team. Attendance at all Assistants meetings.
Program Requirements
· Design and produce a ToT-inspired class based on your interest and niche. You will teach this course twice, once with Tracey Post and once with Alaine Duncan. You will recruit students and manage all logistics with assistance from Tracey and Alaine and our Teacher Certification Course group. Preference for in-person, in your local area. You will receive 1/3 of the class fees after expenses (space rental, our travel and lodging).
· Facilitate a monthly ToT on-line community support group that includes both ToT alumni and current students. Participants would pay a fee of $40 directly to you for a 90-minute zoom-based group. Integrative Healing will provide you with a list of graduates and current students who have expressed interest in such a group and who live in your time zone/area for you to draw from. You will provide organizational and clinical support — and will collect your own fees ($40 per session). Goal is to cultivate ToT community and embodied experiences of relationship. You may offer case consults, facilitate group practice sessions, or support people to process their learning experience.
· Participate in a bi-monthly 2-hour long group Teacher Certification Course on Zoom in which there will be regular assignments helping you to design your class. We will also discuss issues that arise in the monthly community support groups that you will be facilitating. Our first class will be 4 hours long, and will occur on January 31, 2025 from 1 to 5 pm, Eastern. The remaining classes will be 2 hours long.
· Serve as Alaine’s assistant in one or more in person “Demo Days.”
· Attend a minimum of 3 in-person Tao of Trauma Enrichment Classes each year for the next 2 years. These will be held in both Thousand Oaks, CA and Silver Spring, MD, pending registration minimums. Registration fees apply. Fee waived when serving as clinical assistant which will rotate through the group.
· Attend a minimum of 8 monthly case consultation sessions each year for next 2 years. Registration fees will apply.
Upon successful completion of the program requirements, Alaine and Tracey will make a decision about certifying you as a ToT Teacher in a one-on-one conference.
Program Fee
$3,000 per year for 2 years
25% off for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and First-Generation Immigrants
Additional consults available from Tracey or Alaine for an additional fee.
Cancellations made 30 days prior to class will be issued a full refund, less a $100 administrative fee. No refunds thereafter.
Application Process
To apply, please complete THIS APPLICATION and email your completed application to Alaine and Tracey by October 25, 2024. Notices of acceptance will be made by November 27, 2024.