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who we are + what our mission is

Trauma-Informed Yoga Australia exists because we believe trauma-informed principles have the power to transform how people move, lead and heal.

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Born from lived experience with complex trauma and the profound impact of trauma-informed yoga on nervous system recovery and embodiment, this social enterprise brings together trauma-informed yoga, trauma-informed leadership and adaptive leadership under one mission-driven practice.

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We work with individuals seeking reconnection with their bodies, facilitators wanting to deepen their trauma-informed practice, and organisations committed to embedding these principles into leadership and culture.

Renee Robson, Trauma-Informed Leadership Speaker, Trauma-informed practice educator, trauma-informed care workshops
our founder

Hi! I'm Renée, a trauma-informed leadership, yoga and practice educator with expertise in leadership capability development and organisational design across sectors. With a Master's degree in Management, a postgraduate learning diploma and international speaking and work experience, I bring a wealth of knowledge - and enthusiasm - to what I do.

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Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, I now live in Regional Victoria, Australia, with my husband, son and our nervous system-regulating dog, Jimmy.

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I left my career leading disability and mental health learning professional learning design for one of Australia's largest nonprofits after years in national and international HR and leadership functional leadership roles.

Throughout my career I've seen firsthand how powerfully trauma-informed principles can transform organisational culture, leadership practice and the way employees and volunteers are supported - when they're genuinely embedded into decision making and organisational design.

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Given my love of working in for-purpose organisations who do amazing things, this understanding became the foundation for what I do now.

We work and live on the lands of the Wathaurong People of the Kulin Nation and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

 

We honour the lands we walk on and the wisdom of First Nations communities worldwide.

experience + learning

organisational/leadership expertise

  • Founded Trauma-Informed Leadership, and later Trauma-Informed Yoga Australia

  • Previously led the Disability and Mental Health Professional Education function at Life Without Barriers, one of Australia's largest nonprofits

  • Led the Performance and Capability function at bloom hearing specialists and Widex Asia-Pacific - a global retail and wholesale healthcare technology company

  • Established and led the Learning and Organisational Development function and team at YMCA Victoria - at the time one of the world's largest YMCAs

  • Led the Human Resources function at Nazareth Care Australia and New Zealand

  • Master's Degree in Management, with research focusing on organisational drift and corporate functions' and leadership's influence on whether the organisation achieves its core mission or drifts from it

  • Qualified Secondary School Teacher (English and Social Studies) with a Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning, alongside a Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Media Studies

  • Represented Aotearoa New Zealand in the Japanese Government and United Nations Ship for World Youth Program, focusing on the Education stream (2011)

trauma-informed practice and credentials

  • ​Trauma-informed yoga facilitator, working with at-risk groups in both voluntary and professional capacities

  • Teacher of trauma-informed, trauma-aware and trauma-sensitive yoga practices - to yoga teachers, clinicians, and many others

  • Yoga teacher training qualifications include Vinyasa and Flow, Yin, Yoga Nidra, Trauma-Informed Facilitation, Trauma-Sensitive Facilitation among others

  • Completed the Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies with Bessel van der Kolk's Trauma Research Centre (the author of The Body Keeps the Score and international trauma expert)

  • Completed the Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training (TCTSY) in March 2025, qualifying as TCTSY-F (Facilitator)

  • Completed 845 hours of yoga teacher training (with more always underway)

affiliations and memberships

  • ​Member of both the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) and a Global member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), and accredited in the administration of Facet5 assessments

  • Yoga Australia Certified Yoga Teacher 

  • Lead the Trauma-Informed Yoga facilitation programmes at Zero Point Yoga (Ocean Grove, Victoria) and Australian Yoga Academy (Melbourne, Victoria)

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