Training Pathways
Three distinct programs, each designed for different stages of professional development and different roles in the field.
Pain Care Aware™ - Group Teaching (50 hrs)
For: Movement teachers who work in a group setting.A structured certificate program that gives you a thorough grounding in pain care, providing you the foundation to teach with safety, sensitivity in group settings.
By combining pain neuroscience with yoga philosophy and principles this program helps you develop the confidence to respond to the challenges you face when someone has pain in your class. Replace nocebic, fear-based cueing with compassionate language that empowers your students to trust their bodies. Gain the confidence to support the diverse needs of all participants within your groups.
This Certificate has two parts:
- Online foundations course - 30 hours: This section is self paced. The theory of pain science through a PCA™ lens. We recommend giving yourself 2-6 weeks for this section.
- Practicum - 20 hours: Live online with Colleen over 4 days.
Pain Care Aware™ - Working with Individuals 1:1 (60 hrs)
For: Manual therapists, movement professionals, health care practitioners, yoga therapists and mental health professionals who work 1:1 with clientsIdeal for Athletic Therapists, physiotherapists, Osteopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists, yoga therapists, and other hands-on practitioners, this program provides a foundation in pain neuroscience alongside practical tools to help you better understand pain, communicate more effectively with clients, and adapt your approach in real time. You and your most challenging client do through the program together. You get to sit back, be the student and learn alongside your client as equal partners with no pressure to perform or figure it out. The last day of the program is for the professionals only and you'll be guided on how to design a pain care program specific to your client.
This Certificate has two parts:
- Online foundations course - 30 hours: This section is self paced. The theory of pain science through a PCA™ lens. We recommend giving yourself 2-6 weeks for this section.
- Practicum: Live online with Colleen (30 hours over 4 days).
* For the practicum one of your clients may attend with you, for free. They will act as your case study.
DARE to Heal Certificate
For: Manual therapists, movement professionals, health care practitioners, yoga therapists and mental health professionalsFor practitioners who get that it's impossible to properly guide and help others if you have not embraced these tools in your own body. Embody the DARE principles firsthand and understand pain the same way your clients would. DARE offers a uniquely playful, curious compassionate approach to befriending your own body and nervous system. Once you've lived it, you'll be able to use those same tools to support others with greater clarity, confidence, and responsiveness.
This Certificate has two parts:
- Immersion: Join a DARE to Heal cohort to live embody the approach and witness the transformations as they take place in real time.
- Practicum: The 30-hour practicum with Colleen supports you in bringing this experience into your clinical work.
Integrate what you’ve learned, explore the neuroscience behind the process, learn to teach somatically and learn to teach manual techniques so your clients can help themselves. You'll have time to apply the work in a clinical context, and complete a case study to consolidate your learning.
