Do you feel as though the current crisis in America has jolted you awake, only to realize that you have much to learn about your role as a teacher and leader in recognizing your blind spots and breaking the cycle of systemic racism but are feeling trepidatious and unsure of where to start but know you need support, compassionate understanding, education, and guidance?
YES… We are glad you are here. We can help.
✔️ Are you deeply saddened by what has unfolded and feeling called to learn and understand so you can do better?
✔️ Have you had the realization that you may have been unconsciously contributing to systemic racism and had no idea?
✔️ Are you in need of expert guidance and a safe place to explore your blindspots?
✔️ At times have you felt paralyzed or frozen and other times noticed the urge to speak up but felt afraid to say or do the wrong thing?
✔️ Are you exhausted and desiring a safe place to land and be accepted and embraced in your not-knowingness?
✔️ Do you want to contribute to powerful change that will positively impact the world for generations to come?
✔️ Do you want to know how to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment in your classes and community for all People of Color?
✔️ Are you craving connection with a community of vulnerable souls who are all interested in growing and learning through this awakening without judgment or defensiveness?
✔️ Receive expert guidance and structured race relations education that supports your growth and understanding of how to be a better human, and more inclusive teacher and leader.
✔️ Be provided a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space to explore your blindspots and vulnerabilities.
✔️ Dissolve fear and gain the confidence to speak up from an informed place.
✔️ Gain a deep understanding of trauma and how to identify trauma response patterns in yourself and others.
✔️ Cultivate an expanded awareness and learn to regulate your self and your system.
✔️ Know you are doing your part in interrupting old systems that perpetuate the cycle of systemic racism.
✔️ Cultivate an environment in your heart and your offerings that supports diversity, equity, and inclusivity.
✔️ Be a part of an inspiring group of dedicated yoga professionals that walk their talk, do the work, and show up for you.
✔️ Be a change-maker and make a difference in the world.
Join Felice Laverne and Katie Brauer on a multi-month journey as we support you in understanding the nuances of systemic racism and your role in race relations through a trauma-informed lens. This Live training will be educational as well as transformational as you recognize and take ownership of your own shortcomings while learning how we can move forward together toward progressive change and equality as yoga teachers and leaders.
Access exclusive Be the Change live training, support, and resources.
Maggie T.
"Felice and Katie are incredible facilitators they know how to navigate what can be uncomfortable terrain with utmost support and grace. I have learned so much through the Trauma and D&I work they've shared and know I am a better parent, teacher, and community member as a result".
Rebekka M.
"All I can say is every white yoga teacher needs to know and learn from Felice and Katie. As a team, they created a safe environment for me to be vulnerable and explore what I didn’t know, and understand my own white privilege. I feel like I got schooled (in the best way), and now have the knowledge to actively cultivate an inclusive environment and also the voice to speak up when necessary. This experience has been deeply moving and enlightening".
Colleen M.
"I’m beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Katie and Felice. I’ve gained new insight, awareness, and sensitivity for other races and cultures while being equipped with tools and solutions to create a more supportive and inclusive environment for People of Color. "
Get access to Live weekly training with Felice Laverne and Katie Brauer to explore and get educated on Race Relations through a Trauma-Informed Lens and how it weaves into your role and responsibility as a teacher and leader.
Develop your skill and understanding as a yoga practitioner and space holder for others. Expand your toolbox through highly effective bonus training with Katie that will serve you in the studio and in your life.
Land into a safe and supportive environment and connect with other teachers that see this as an opportunity for growth and awakening and are willing to be in this exploration right alongside you.
Explore an integrative and physiological framework for understanding trauma and the nervous system. You will learn about the different types of trauma, how trauma response can show up in you and your students, and expand your capacity and increase resilience along with simple techniques to regulate the nervous system, improve health and wellbeing.
Expand your self-awareness and identify detrimental habitual patterns in your nervous system. You will gain understanding of how to identify the behavioral characteristics when you are in a patterned response and how to self regulate.
Learn a 5-step framework that will radically improve your life, your relationships, and your ability to facilitate transformative experiences for students. You will get the structure and tools to assert boundaries, address difficult conversations with confidence, and minimize conflict + hurt feelings.
Felice Laverne is The Yoga Professional Diversity & Inclusion strategist, literary agent, book editor, and author coach.
She has established Diversity & Inclusion initiatives at global brands such as HarperCollins Publishers, and she has edited books such as Zerlina Maxwell’s Amazon #1 The End of White Politics and Paola Ramos’ Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity.
She is the author of The Other Americans: A Novel.
Called a “powerhouse yogi and rising leader” by Forbes, Katie Brauer is an international yoga educator, personal transformation expert, and mentor at the intersection of yoga and entrepreneurship.
A teacher for over two decades, Katie has been a practitioner of trauma healing since 2004. She has extensive experience in working with professional athletes who’ve suffered from severe concussions, birth trauma, abuse survivors, and those suffering from PTSD. She is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and completed a two-year program at the Boulder School of Energy, as well as a Somatic Experiencing Practioner, having completed Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing 3-year program.
She’s the creator of The Yoga Professional Incubator, an online business and personal growth immersion for yoga teachers determined to make a difference without falling into the burned-out ’n broke trap.
An Aussie native and former professional snowboarder, Katie’s been featured in TEDx, Wanderlust, Entrepreneur, Gaiam TV, Well + Good and more.
Live Classes take place on Zoom, everything is recorded so if you miss a Live Session, no problem, you can catch the Replay.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE: All Live Classes take place at 12.30pm PST
No Problem, everything is recorded so if you miss a Live Session, the Replay will be available for you to watch in your own time.
There is no comparison to the value you gain from exploring this terrain with an Expert Guide and Live Mentor along with a supportive community.
Through this interactive program, you will experience accelerated understanding and learning that elevates you into a new level of awareness and enables you to integrate into a new normal.
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Earn 20 Continuing Education Credits with Yoga Alliance for The Yoga Professional BE THE CHANGE training.
1. When you hit the red button, you will go a screen to enter all your info and set up your membership login details password.
2. Once you click purchase you will get a virtual high five from me and the community for listening to your inner knowing and taking action.
3. Next, you will get an email in your inbox from katie@theyogaprofessional.com with your immediate next steps, along with a link to the members-only portal and the TYP Be the Change Community.
