Most of your clients will have experienced trauma in one or more of its various forms: interpersonal violence, earthquake, sexual assault, car accident, loss…. Many of them will have experienced trauma multiple times in their lives. Working with clients who have stuck trauma can present a range of issues for fitness professionals. We are working with the physical body that has encoded these memories in the very fascia that we often want to release, mobilise and strengthen. We are in a powerful position to help clients in their journey to heal if we know what to look for and feel confident to work with trauma.
Learning Outcomes:
• Trauma in all its forms, including latest empirical research
• Have a broad foundation for the appreciation of psychological and physiological representations of trauma
• How to create a safe place for your clients to move their bodies
• Understand how to ask about trauma and work sensitively with clients who have lived experience of trauma.
• Have a somatic understanding of trauma and how we can process that with our clients
• Learn and practice TRE (Trauma Release Exercise) protocol
• Learn grounding and mindfulness strategies for use with clients who have experienced trauma
• Be trauma informed in your practice!
