Hello
As trauma-informed yoga gains popularity; many teacher training programs are beginning to incorporate elements of it into their curricula. 
While this is undoubtedly a positive shift in making yoga more inclusive and healing; I’m concerned that in the rush to accommodate Western psychological models, we might be unintentionally sidelining the deeper philosophical and spiritual dimensions of classical yoga. How can training programs strike a healthy balance? 
Should teacher trainees be expected to learn trauma theory & nervous system regulation methods (like polyvagal theory), or should these remain optional specializations for post-certification development?
At what point does a 200-hour or even 500-hour training become overwhelmed by modern psychology, reducing the focus on practices like pranayama, yamas/niyamas, and meditation? Checked https://yogaalliance.org/yoga-alliance-policies/scope-of-practice-Splunk training guide related to this and found it quite informative.
I’d love to hear from trainers and students—especially those who've gone through programs trying to blend the two worlds. Have you seen a model that respects both trauma-informed principles and traditional yoga roots? If so, what did that look like in practice?
Thank you !! 