Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Trainings

Rooted in Evidence.

Grounded in Integrity.

Created for Meaningful Impact.

Build the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to teach Yoga with greater awareness, adaptability, and care.

Yoga Alliance-accredited 200-hour and advanced 300-hour training.

Not Just a Certification

A Formation in Healing, Science, and Spirit

Whether you are pursuing professional certification, deepening your personal practice, serving in ministry, working in clinical settings, or exploring your next chapter, our trainings are designed to cultivate both competence and character.

We welcome students from diverse professional, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds. Our Yoga-Alliance Accredited programs are grounded in trauma-informed principles, nervous system science, and classical Yoga foundations, with options for both faith-integrated and traditional experiences.

Hi, I'm Lenora Rousseau, lead instructor and founder of the Pointe of Grace Yoga Institute.

I’ve brought together more than a decade of education, research, and professional experience—and more than 10,000 hours of teaching Yoga and movement—to create trauma-informed, evidence-based trainings that help people grow as teachers and as human beings.

As an E-RYT 500, ordained minister, certified spiritual director, and social-work professional, I have spent years integrating Yoga, behavioral-health education, spiritual care, and whole-person approaches to resilience.

Our trainings are created for people preparing to step into the next chapter of their teaching, service, or vocational calling with greater knowledge, confidence, and purpose.

Military Spouse Scholarships & Support

Lenora founded this program as a military spouse, and we are honored to support military spouses pursuing meaningful, flexible, and portable career pathways. Eligible students may qualify for up to 100% tuition through the SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA).

Want to learn more about Lenora's journey as a military spouse? Read her story here

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What Trauma-Informed Means to Us

A trauma-informed approach recognizes that every student enters the room with a unique body, history, nervous system, and relationship to practice.

For us, this means:

Every sequence is created with nervous-system regulation in mind
Every cue supports clarity, choice, and accessibility
Every student is invited to remain connected with their own experience
Every teacher understands their ethical role and professional scope

In training, this looks like clear instruction, scaffolded learning, personal practice, individual support, and practical teaching preparation.

We don’t assume experience. We build it.

Why Train With Pointe of Grace?

The POGYI Method: Where Science, Tradition & Trauma-Informed Practice Meet

Evidence-Based

Learn the why behind the practices you teach.

We honor Yoga’s history and philosophical foundations while exploring how breath, movement, attention, and interoception affect the nervous system. You’ll develop language for explaining the physical and regulatory purpose of a practice without making promises outside a Yoga teacher’s professional scope.

Trauma-Informed From the Foundation

Trauma-informed teaching is not treated as one isolated lesson or optional addition. It shapes how we approach sequencing, cueing, class structure, student choice, accessibility, and professional boundaries.

You’ll learn to consider the different bodies, histories, experiences, and levels of regulation students may bring into the room.

ARC-Based Sequencing

Our ARC sequencing method provides a repeatable framework for creating classes with intention.

Rather than collecting disconnected postures, you’ll learn to develop practices that gradually support awareness, regulation, and completion of the stress cycle—while still leaving room for creativity and your own teaching voice.

Compassionate and Impactful Cueing

Effective cueing is more than telling students where to place their bodies.

You’ll practice using anatomical, proprioceptive, and interoceptive language that helps students understand their options and remain connected with their own experience. Our approach prioritizes clarity, choice, and accessibility without overwhelming students with unnecessary instruction.

Individual Guidance and Support

Online learning should not mean navigating teacher training alone.

Our programs include individual support to help you work through course material, strengthen your teaching, prepare for program requirements, and consider how your training connects with your goals. The amount and focus of this guidance varies by program, but human connection remains part of the learning experience.

Education That Continues With You

Teacher training is the beginning of your development—not the end.

Graduates retain lifetime access to their course materials, allowing them to revisit lectures, resources, worksheets, and future curriculum updates as their practice and teaching continue to evolve.

Bring Your Experience.

Discover What’s Next.

You may come to teacher training through a personal Yoga practice, professional role, spiritual calling, lived experience, or desire to serve a particular community.

You may hope to teach in a studio, incorporate Yoga into ministry, complement your work in wellness or healthcare, partner with a nonprofit, support military-connected families, or create accessible practices within your own community.

Or, you may not know exactly where your training will lead yet.

You do not need to have it all figured out before you begin.

Our programs provide a strong trauma-informed foundation while creating space to consider how your interests, experiences, and values may shape the teacher you are becoming.

Real Students. Real Impact.

Kaley Lawrie, 200 RYT

I had a wonderful experience with Pointe of Grace Yoga Institute! You can tell Lenora has a passion for teaching and for the benefits of trauma-informed yoga practice. The training is comprehensive, thoughtful, and gives you a solid foundation upon which to build your practice as a future yoga teacher. I enjoyed every minute and would highly recommend POGYI to anyone looking to become a registered yoga teacher!

Zandra Michel, LMHC, 500RYT

For years, I tried to complete my 500-hour training, but I had a difficult time finding a school where I truly felt supported, not only in my yoga practice but also in life in general. Point of Grace gave me exactly that. Lenora is incredibly skilled. Her compassion, patience, and passion for teaching yoga inspired me to deepen my commitment to the practice. The classes and workshops are very well structured and thoughtfully designed. I can truly say that I grew both as a practitioner and yoga teacher I highly recommend Point of Grace to anyone looking to deepen their practice and expand their knowledge of yoga.

Hannah Bernstein, 200RYT, ABA

Completing this 200-hour trauma-informed training with Lenora has been one of the most meaningful experiences of my life, both personally and professionally. From the very first session, it was clear that the curriculum was built with extraordinary care and intention. The trauma-informed framework didn't just shape how I understand yoga as a healing tool; it deepened my relationship with my own body and nervous system, helped me grow through one of the biggest transitions of my life, and gave me the confidence to step into teaching.

Experience It for Yourself

Many yoga teacher trainings tell you what they teach.

We'd rather show you.

Reading about trauma-informed Yoga and experiencing it are two very different things. We invite you to take a full-length, all-levels class taught by Lenora. We'll also share a brief overview of our teacher training pathways and what makes our approach to Yoga education unique.

✔ Experience our trauma-informed teaching approach firsthand

✔ Practice with a full-length all-levels class

✔ Learn about our 200 and 300 Hour training pathways

✔ Explore at your own pace with no obligation to enroll

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Which Training Is Right For Me?

Both programs share the same commitment to trauma-informed education, practical application, ethical teaching, and meaningful student support.

Your starting point depends on your current certification and what you are ready to build next.

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

The 200-hour program is the starting point for becoming a certified Yoga teacher. It provides a comprehensive foundation in Yoga philosophy, anatomy, asana, breathwork, sequencing, cueing, trauma-informed methodology, ethics, and professional practice.

This training is for students preparing to teach for the first time, as well as those who want to deepen their personal practice or explore how Yoga might complement their existing work, ministry, or service.

No previous Yoga teaching certification is required.

Advanced 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

The advanced 300-hour program builds upon the education received during a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. It is designed for certified teachers who want to deepen their knowledge, refine their teaching, develop a meaningful area of focus, and continue toward RYT 500 registration.

Students complete advanced Yoga education while exploring how their training connects with their professional goals, intended community, ministry, or evolving direction as a teacher.

A completed 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is required before enrolling.

200 HR RYT Guided Self-Study

Begin your first Yoga Teacher Training on your schedule through a structured combination of on-demand coursework, 75 personal-practice hours, individual coaching, applied assignments, and practicum preparation.

Six hours of POGYI coaching guide you from orientation through the development of your final teaching demonstration. You’ll build and practice your sequence one part at a time, receive personalized feedback, and have additional coaching time available for the questions or support that matter most to you.

Begin anytime • Complete online • Up to 12 months to graduate

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Adv. 300 HR Personalized Study

Build upon your 200-hour foundation through advanced coursework, individualized study, workshop development, and direct guidance from the Lead Instructor.

You’ll deepen your understanding of trauma-informed Yoga, complete advanced subject areas, develop an original workshop, and apply your education to your goals, area of focus, and the people you hope to serve.