Y12SR: Peer Support Guide Certification

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Y12SR

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Indianapolis, IN

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about 2 months • 36 hours • $ 1149.0+

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Level 4 Yoga Teacher Badge Level 4
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Purpose

Y12SR Peer Support Guide Program trains teachers to lead Yoga of 12-Step Recovery

What to expect

This unique, trauma-informed program blends the ancient wisdom of yoga with the structure of 12-step recovery. This is a two-part, 36-hour program that combines self-paced online learning with a live, hands-on weekend session. The first part is a self-paced, 21-hour online course focused on foundational knowledge, while the second is a dynamic, 15-hour live session or in-person, that emphasizes practical facilitation skills. The training includes lectures, practice sessions, group discussions, practice teaching, experiential exercises, and a full Y12SR meeting simulation to prepare you for leading your own sessions.

Style/Lineage

The Y12SR program is not a traditional yoga lineage, but a modern synthesis born from Nikki Myers’s personal experience and training in multiple disciplines. She explains that the practice aims to "connect the dots" between the ancient wisdom of yoga philosophy and practices, the practical tools from the 12-step program, the neuroscience of how addiction affects the brain, and trauma healing. The phrase captures the program's core philosophy, "The issues live in our tissues," rooted in the realization that a union was needed between the cognitive approach of 12-step programs and the somatic approach to healing offered through yoga.

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

General Knowledge
  1. Identify the symptoms of unresolved trauma and nervous system dysregulation.
  2. Identify the root causes of addiction and disordered behaviors through a trauma-informed lens by examining how these patterns live in the body and how yoga and 12-step recovery can support sustainable transformation.
Professional Knowledge
  1. Discover sustainable ways for self-regulation and ‘trigger’ management that support and enhance physical, mental, and spiritual health on an individual and collective level.
  2. Distinguish the traps of projection, transference, countertransference, boundary violations, and spiritual bypass.
Practice Skills
  1. Practice yoga using somatic tools to support brain repatterning.
Teaching Skills
  1. Participate in a network of professionals, including trauma experts and others in the addiction and recovery field
  2. Design and facilitate Y12SR meetings, integrate themed practices, and hold space for others on the path of recovery.

AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.

Program Emphasis

Evaluation methods

Program evaluations
  • Teaching evaluation
  • Special project

To earn your Y12SR Peer Support Guide Certification, you must: Complete all Step One materials and pass the online assessment, register for and attend a live Step Two session, and lastly complete the full 36-hour program, allowing up to one year between Step One and Step Two

Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

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Nikki is a Yoga Therapist (IAYT), E-RYT500, and Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist with decades of experience. A lifelong student and teacher, she blends yoga, trauma healing, recovery, neuroscience, and spiritual connection to support individual and collective healing.

Nikki Myers
Level 4 Yoga Teacher Badge Level 4
y12sr.com
Indianapolis, IN, US

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