Leader in Yoga Therapy Training
Trina Bawden-Smith is a leader and pioneer in the field of Yoga Therapy training and education. Trina has collaborated with many leaders in the field of Yoga Therapy, including Donna Farhi, Dr. Shirley Telles, Timothy McCall, Richard Miller, Sal Flynn, Amy Weintraub, Judith Lasater amongst others. Her acclaimed Yoga Therapy Conference was the first conference dedicated to Yoga Therapy in Australasia and ran for eight years. Trina is the driving force behind the Yoga Therapy Institute’s signature training, the Graduate Certificate in Yoga Therapy. This is one of the longest running registered Yoga therapy training courses in the world. She has personally overseen more than 30 deliveries of the course which has trained more than 400 Yoga therapists over more than a decade.
Community
Trina is the creative heart behind the Yoga Therapy Institute. Trina’s passion is for connecting people and building communities. Her vision and passion for her work ensures that every course, workshop or training is imbued with her love and warmth. That every participant feels welcome and every detail is attended to. And that people talk about her courses for years after they have finished and often tell her that her courses changed their life.
She is a much loved member of the Yoga and Ayurveda community and counts many respected Yoga therapists, teachers and organisations amongst her friends, including Yoga Australia, IYTA, Australasian Association of Yoga Therapists, International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), Meditation Events, Quest for Life Foundation, Dru Yoga, Australian Yoga Life magazine and countless Yoga therapists and teachers working in their communities.
Training and Education
Trina Bawden-Smith holds a Masters degree in Arts in International Relations, Diploma in Event Management, and a Bachelors Degree in Commerce. Trina also completed a Yoga Instructors Certificate from the research-based Vivekananda Yoga Research and Therapy Centre (Svyasa) in Bangalore, India and undertook an Ayurveda lifestyle consultant’s course in Sydney. She is a natural organiser and leader and has had a strong interest in Yoga, meditation and eastern philosophy from a young age. Trina taught Yoga for a number of years before starting the Yoga Therapy Institute gaining a reputation for her guided relaxations and her love for her students.