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800-Hour Yoga Therapy Diploma
​Required Resources

Book / Resource List
Please note: The books 1) Embrace Yoga’s Roots & 2) What Happened to You, are required readings in multiple courses. You only need to complete this book reflection once. 
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300-Hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology Certification
  • Embrace Yoga’s Roots by Susanna Barkataki
  • What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey​
  • Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion by Zahabiyah Yamasaki 
95-Hour Yoga for Kids & Teens Certification
  • Embrace Yoga’s Roots by Susanna Barkataki
  • What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey
  • H is for Healing Card Deck: 52 Everyday Practices to Strengthen Children's Emotional, Physical & Mental Well-Being by Zabie Yamasaki (Author) and Eve Andry (Illustrator) 
85-Hour Pre & Post-Natal Certification
  • Embrace Yoga’s Roots by Susanna Barkataki
  • What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey
  • Yoga for Pregnancy & Birth by Megan Sloan
Yoga Nidra Certification
  • Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation & Awakened Clarity by Tracee Stanley
190-Hour Practicum & Mentorship
  • Selected chapters from:
    Collins, S., & Jay, M. (Eds.). (2025). Decolonizing Health, Healing, and Care: Embodying Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Counselling. Limited copyright © 2025 by Counselling Concepts.
    Please note: This ebook will be integrated throughout the program, starting in 2026     ​​
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​Please reach out if you have any questions about this resource list: [email protected] ​
​We believe wholeheartedly that community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism are inherent to trauma-informed care. 
Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is accredited by the Accreditation Committee of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). For more information, see IAYT.

Canmore Location:

109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We're next to Communitea & Vermelho, 
​on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave.

Established in 2014.
​Copyright © 2026 by
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. The primary location of Canmore Counselling and Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is located in Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. We are grateful to be located on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), which includes of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, and Goodstoney First Nation, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika First Nation, Piikani First Nation, and Kainai First Nation. This is also the home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. We recognize all Nations who continue to nurture these lands, and we are dedicated to uplifting Truth, language, and culture as essential to right relations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action. 

At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities. 

We believe wholeheartedly that trauma-informed care requires commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism. Thank you for being here :)​