Clinical Yoga Institute
Somatic Trauma Training for Therapists
Learn somatic interventions for trauma, nervous system regulation, and body-based
trauma therapy through a clinical yoga training designed for therapists who notice talk therapy alone isn’t fully resolving trauma. This program gives you a structured, clinically grounded way to work directly with the body—so your sessions begin to shift from insight into real, observable change.
Grounded in 30 years of teaching somatic yoga, trauma, and integrative medicine.
Most therapists were trained for insight.
This training shows you how to work where trauma actually lives—the body.
Why Therapists Choose Clinical Yoga Institute:
• IRB-approved research published in PubMed and IAYT
• Former Duke University Continuing Education faculty
• NASW UT Award Winner
• Trauma training provider for Utah Juvenile Justice
Comprehensive. Rigorous. Clinically Grounded.
Somatic Interventions for Trauma — Rooted in Yoga, Designed for Therapists
Many approaches to somatic trauma therapy, bottom-up trauma therapy training, and nervous system regulation training for therapists are built on principles that have existed within yoga for centuries. Clinical Yoga Institute teaches these principles through a full yoga teacher training so you can gain your somatic therapy certification. It's designed specifically for therapists, providing the deeper framework behind many modern body-based trauma therapy training methods.
Many clinicians encounter yoga and somatics in one of two ways:
• a therapist who has taken a yoga training
• a yoga teacher without clinical trauma education
Many clinicians turn to yoga for their own regulation—but lack a clear way to integrate it into
clinical work. At the same time, talk therapy often reaches a limit where insight doesn’t create change. This training bridges that gap with a structured, clinically grounded somatic approach.
This is not just about adding more techniques. It’s about changing where you work from.
Gain Your Somatic Trauma Training for Therapists. Become a
Clinical Yoga Practitioner™
While Earning 42 CEUs and
Your RYT-200
This is a hands-on, clinically grounded training for therapists who are ready to move beyond insight and into real change.
You’ll learn how to integrate somatic interventions for trauma, nervous system regulation, and trauma-informed yoga into your sessions—so your clients don’t just understand their patterns, they actually begin to resolve them.
What Therapists Learn in This Somatic Trauma Training for Therapists:
Integrative Clinical Framework
Bridge DSM-5 diagnoses with somatic assessment, integrating yoga, Ayurvedic principles, and chakra-based awareness to recognize trauma patterns more clearly.
Nervous System Regulation Tools
Apply body-based interventions that help clients move out of chronic stress, anxiety, burnout, and trauma responses—into measurable regulation.
Hybrid Learning Format
Engage in monthly live Zoom sessions, immersive in-person trainings, and guided video modules designed for real clinical integration.
CEU-Eligible Professional Training
Earn 42 continuing education credits (including 2 ethics) through Utah SWA while learning clinically grounded, trauma-sensitive practices.
Expanded Professional Application
Integrate this work directly into therapy sessions, trauma-informed groups, and community-based settings with clarity and confidence.
Through our Clinical Yoga Practitioner™ training, therapists learn somatic interventions for trauma, nervous system regulation, and body-based trauma therapy within a comprehensive clinical yoga training designed to create real, observable change in clinical sessions.
Hear why leading trauma authority Bessel van der Kolk believes yoga is crucial for trauma treatment.
Earn a Somatic Trauma Certification for Therapists While Earning 42 CEUs*
For Your Private Sessions Learn practical somatic techniques for trauma—including breath regulation, chair-based movement, and body awareness—that can be safely integrated into clinical sessions across a wide range of client presentations, so you can move beyond insight into real change.
For Your Group Sessions Graduates are trained to offer trauma-informed yoga in clinical settings, studios, and community programs—allowing you to expand beyond one-on-one sessions into structured group experiences that support trauma recovery.
*42 UTAH SWA (2) in ethics which may be applicable in your state.
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Bridging ancient yogic wisdom with modern trauma recovery, this methodology is recognized for its clinical depth and real-world impact.
Founder Corena Hammer is a recipient of the NASW Utah Award for her contributions to the field of social work.
This work is trusted at the state level and contracted by the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) to provide
trauma-informed training and somatic interventions for professionals working within the high impact justice system.
Corena Hammer, Founder, CEO
Clinical Yoga Institute
I founded Clinical Yoga Institute after being invited to teach as a mind–body expert for Duke University’s Continuing Education department for Nike and their Team Xcelerate. Over the past 30 years, I’ve trained hundreds of professionals in somatic yoga and integrative, trauma-informed practice.
My work has been supported through IRB-approved research published with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and indexed in PubMed, exploring how yoga can support mental health treatment. I am also a recipient of the NASW Utah Award for contributions to the field of social work.
Through this work, a consistent gap became clear: therapists are seeking effective somatic interventions for trauma and nervous system regulation, yet most yoga training lacks the clinical framework required for therapeutic application.
Clinical Yoga Institute was created to bridge that gap—providing licensed therapists with the training needed to integrate somatic, body-based approaches safely, ethically, and within scope of practice.
Trauma recovery requires more than good intentions. It requires clinical training, ethical awareness, and a deep understanding of the body’s role in healing.
Read Corena Hammer's Full Bio Here
"Your Body Is A Trauma
Resolution Toolkit"™
~Corena Hammer
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