Canmore Counselling | Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School
Trauma-Informed. Anti-Oppressive. Accessible. Eight Limb Yoga.
Our intention is to support you in learning ways to honour the roots of yoga while also empowering you with a thorough understanding of trauma-informed community care. As a student, you will learn to bring Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology into the scope of your practice.
We believe trauma-informed care requires an active commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, anti-racism, reciprocity, and meaningful care for people and communities who have been intentionally and historically marginalized.
Alumni Reviews
from Celeste Price, April 2026: I continue to be so moved by the care and intention behind the faculty who guide these courses. Melissa, and everyone at Canmore Counselling, have created something truly special by bringing together teachers who are so heart-led, grounded in love and justice, and deeply aligned with the spirit and truth of yoga. It is a real gift and honour to be learning alongside, and being held by, such thoughtful, wise, and beautiful humans.
from Ashley Draper June 2026: I finished the program with practical tools, a stronger foundation in trauma-informed principles, and a renewed sense of confidence in supporting others. I am deeply grateful for the wisdom, care, love and integrity that shaped this training. I would highly recommend this program to anyone seeking a comprehensive and transformative approach to yoga, healing, and psychological well-being.
from Gabrielle Benitez Nov 2025:
This program is amazing and has taught me so much more than yoga. I've carried so many of the teachings into my personal and professional life.
We believe trauma-informed care requires an active commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, anti-racism, reciprocity, and meaningful care for people and communities who have been intentionally and historically marginalized.
Our team lives across Turtle Island, and we honour the Nations who continue to nurture these lands. Our primary office is located in Châ Ûpchîchîyen Kudebi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore, on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), Tsuut’ina First Nation, and Blackfoot Confederacy. These lands are also home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory.
We are grateful to be students, practitioners, and guides of yoga, an Indigenous wisdom tradition with roots in India and across South Asia and parts of Africa. We are committed to learning from and amplifying South Asian teachers and practitioners while continuing to learn alongside our own students, faculty, and alumni.
As a team, we are committed to uplifting Truth, language, culture, and relationship as essential to right relations and to our ongoing work of reconciliation and decolonization. Thank you for being here :)