5 Day Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapy Training in Costa Rica

This five-day trauma-informed therapy training in Costa Rica is designed for yoga teachers and bodywork professionals who want to deepen their understanding of how the nervous system holds and releases trauma. Over the course of the program, you will explore how somatic, body-oriented practices can be woven into yoga teaching to create spaces where students with trauma histories feel genuinely safe. The approach centres on autonomy, choice, and invitational language rather than rigid instruction. A core focus is polyvagal theory and its relevance to teaching. You will learn to read the nervous system in real time, understanding how stress and chronic tension become lodged in the body, and how to help students reconnect with physical sensation at their own pace. The training also equips you with practical de-escalation tools drawn from sensorimotor therapy, including pendulation and titration. These techniques help you respond calmly and effectively when a student experiences a trauma response during class. Throughout the five days, the emphasis stays on empowerment. You will learn to prioritise safety, boundaries, and agency in every cue you give, creating a learning environment that supports people with trauma histories, sensory processing differences such as ADHD, and anyone who has felt disconnected from their body. Set in Costa Rica's natural surroundings, this intensive offers a focused, supportive setting to build practical skills you can bring directly into your teaching. By the end, you will have a working framework for teaching in a trauma-aware, nervous-system-friendly way that honours each student's individual healing process.