The use of self, vicarious trauma, self care and compassion fatigue
Preventing buronout whilst supporting others
This course is accredited by Yoga Alliance as an accredited continuing education school. The course gains 20 cpd points towards continuing education.
Saturday 25th October 2025 9:30am-5pm AWST
Sunday 26th October 2025 9:30am-5pm AWST
As a space holder do you….
Feel burnt out
Experience poor sleep quality
Feel exhausted
Suffer from high levels of stress
Suffer from compassion fatigue
Suffer from vicarious trauma
Learning to care for Self while caring for others
Join Martine Coates , in her Use of Self, Vicarious Trauma, Self Care and Compassion Fatigue course to gain the skills to become aware and response to the awareness of Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma.
You will learn how to Re-resource yourself and plan how to manage for the future by becoming aware of the need for Trauma Stewardship.
I know through personal experience and through witnessing colleagues the toll that this work can take. This impacts not only work but also affects our personal lives causing stress, carer burnout, relational stress, lack of motivation, brain fog and loss of joy in life.
Women are
often considered to be biologically driven to be caring and nuturing and are therefore often not acknolwegded for this resultant burnout, often feeling guilt and shame for being emotionally exhausted.
As a Clinician, Yoga Teacher, Doctor, Nurse, Teacher or Human Service Worker we come across people who have suffered trauma on a very regular basis. This training will give you the tools to support support yourself whilst undertaking the work of caring for the traumas of others, in doing this work we inevitably experience vicarious trauma and compassion fatique.
In caring for others, and taking on the struggles of the world, we need to learn to make caring for ourselves a priority.
Self care is not a luxury, its a necessity
Who is this training course designed for?
Yoga Teachers and yoga teachers in training who are interested in expanding their teaching skills and developing more confidence in working with students / clients who suffer from trauma and mental health difficulties. Yoga teachers will develop a much deeper understanding of the concepts of Yoga Psychology and it’s capacity to empower students by providing safe and inclusive yoga practices with awareness.
Wellbeing professionals who are interested in the mind body connection and working in a holistic way towards healing and recovery.
Teachers, nurses, first responders and all human service workers who come into contact with students/ patients who are distressed and overwhelmed and require significant support and containment. This course will give you the confidence to use grounding and stabilising techniques by using the body, breath and awareness of how the brain responds to anxiety.
Mental Health Professionals who are interested in bringing the body into treatment. There is now a significant body of evidence that has seen a marriage between yoga and Psychology. Neuroscience has shown that the mind and body are intrinsically linked and that trauma resides in the body. It has been my experience that when clients learn to befriend and trust their body, the capacity for clients to engage in therapy in a much safer and satisfying way is achieved. Yoga engages the nervous system teaching distress tolerance by balancing the nervous system, enhancing opportunities for neuroplasticity to occur by moving and breathing in a community setting with intention and on purpose.
Students of Yoga who are interested in further and deepening their knowledge in the context of ‘self’, working on their own journey towards total wellbeing and personal discovery.
In this module we will cover:
Learn how to care for ‘Self’ while caring for others
Make sense of our belief systes ad roles we play as carers personally & professionally
Understand the impact of Vicarious trauma and Compassion Fatigue
Gain an understanding of the role of transference and counter transference when working with others in the context of mental health
Learn the warning signs of Trauma Exposure Responss and finding balance
The use of sound in healing
In addition you will cover:
Psychological insight owrk
Yoga practice fore healing and embodiment
Learning trauma infor,ed care rituals to establish as a self care practice
All levels of yoga ability are very welcome. You do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend this training.
Martine is a yoga teacher, a psychotherapist who has significant experience in the public mental health system and in private practice and a certified Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga teacher, who was trained in this modality at The Boston Trauma Centre. Martine is also a Licensed Trainer for the Foundational Training in Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga.
Enrolment Details
There are two ways to enrol:
As a single module . Please select the purchase button below. Module cost A$595.00
This module can also be completed as part of the 100 hour Yoga for Embodiment & Healing course. Details available here
Course Dates
Saturday 25th Ocotber 2025 9:30am-5pm AWST
Sunday 26th October 2025 9:30am-5pm AWST
Location
Online via Zoom. A meeting invite will be included in the email welcome pack
A laptop or other internet connected device along with a stable Internet connecion are prerequisites