Tao of Trauma 2025 - 2026
The Princeton Center for MindBody Healing has partnered with Integrative Healing for the 2025-26 version of The Tao of Trauma!
Join Licensed Acupuncturist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Alaine Duncan and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Tracey Post for a 5-session, year-long exploration of an East meets West approach to restoring balance and regulation in survivors of traumatic stress.
Follow the 5 Elements and the 5 Seasons of the Chinese agricultural calendar — and their interface with self-protective responses found in animal predator-prey relationships and described in western neuroscience in general and PolyVagal Theory in particular.
Be amazed at the innovative approaches to support balance and regulation in trauma survivors that emerge out of this East meets West approach.
Receive in-depth didactic and hands-on instruction and practice to help trauma survivors complete missing or thwarted steps in the Self-Protective Response.
Acupuncturists, body-workers, medical providers, and mental health clinicians are welcome.
Central to The Tao of Trauma classes are the supervised clinical practice sessions in each module. Students “lend” their nervous system/energy body to fellow classmates to explore and practice the interaction, observation, and touch skills inherent in The Tao of Trauma model.
Dyadic practice merges cognitive learning with body wisdom, cultivates deeper somatic awareness in the therapeutic experience of both practitioner and client — and builds the fabric of the class. They are the heart and soul of the classroom model.
The full training schedule can be viewed HERE.
Alaine Duncan, M.Ac., L.A.C, Dipl,Ac, SEP
Tracey Post, LCSW, SEP
CEUs
70 NASW / ASWB CEUs: Approved for 70 CEUs through NASW Vermont; application for ASWB credits may or may not be approved.
Course completion requirements: Social workers must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for CE credit. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
70 CAB CEUs: Category 1 Course by the California Acupuncture Board, Provider number 1576, for 5 weekends of 14 hours each weekend of live in person continuing education.
70 NCCAOM PDAs: 14 hours per module approved by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
70 NCBTMB CEUs: 14 hours per module approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork.
Registration Options
Our 2025-26 season will include two in person cohorts: One in Silver Spring, Maryland and another in Hamilton Township, New Jersey.
Registration closes on September 25, 2025.
Cohorts
#1: In Person in Silver Spring, Maryland
Crossings Healing and Wellness
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 300
Silver Spring, MD 20910
MODULE & DATE
Classes held Friday/Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Metal | Awaken Arousal- October 3 & 4, 2025
Water | Signal Threat- January 9 & 10, 2026
Wood | Mobilize a Response- March 20 & 21, 2026
Fire | Restore Coherence- May 29 & 30, 2026
Earth | Digest the Gristle- September 18 & 19, 2026
#2: In Person in Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center
3100 Quakerbridge Rd.
Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
MODULE & DATE
Classes held Friday/Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Metal | Awaken Arousal- September 26 & 27, 2025
Water | Signal Threat- November 21 & 22, 2025
Wood | Mobilize a Response- March 6 & 7, 2026
Fire | Restore Coherence- May 15 & 16, 2026
Earth | Digest the Gristle- August 14 & 15, 2026
Fee Schedule
Early Bird $2,100 (on or before August 15, 2025)
Regular Fee $2,500 (after August 15, 2025)
Two Payments $1,300 each (September 1, 2025 & March 1, 2026
Four Payments $650 each (September 1, 2025; January 15, 2026; April 1, 2026; July 1, 2026
Payment and Cancellation Policy
If you registered as part of a payment plan, please note the dates for each of your payments. We do not store your credit card information and can’t make charges ourselves, so you are responsible for making those payments using THIS INSTALLMENT PAYMENT FORM.
Cancellations made 30 days prior to class will receive full refund, less $100 administrative fee. Students who cancel their registration after the Final Payment deadline will NOT receive a refund of any amount.
Participants have the option of rescheduling their attendance for up to one year for any particular module.
It is important to attend the full training for the optimum learning experience. If you must leave for any length of time during the training, please inform the registrar, an assistant, or the instructor.
Invitations to join a class from the waiting list will be sent via email when space becomes available.
Students who are registered for a class will receive email reminders with hand-outs 10 days before class. Students are responsible for checking their email, including spam folders, for these reminders and notifications.
Questions or Comments?
Please contact Alaine Duncan at alaine.duncan@integrativehealingworks.net or Tracey Post at tracey@princetonmindbody.com if you have questions, concerns, any ADA accommodations or grievances about this course.
About Tracey & Alaine
Tracey Post, LCSW, SEP
Over 20 years of experience in trauma, post-traumatic growth, sexual health, and sexual identity. Expertise in Somatic Experiencing, multi-sensory trauma treatment, EMDR, women's sexuality, gender identity, diverse sexual expression, and sexual orientation. Tracey is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant on topics including trauma, multi-sensory mindfulness and post-traumatic growth.
Alaine Duncan, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac, SEP
Alaine Duncan is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and an acupuncturist who integrates the neurobiology of traumatic stress with the wisdom of Chinese medicine. She holds a particular fascination for how restoring balance and regulation in trauma survivors serves both individual healing and social transformation. Her book, The Tao of Trauma: A Practitioner’s Guide for Integrating Five Element Theory and Trauma Treatment, is the foundation of East-meets-West workshops she offers for acupuncturists, mental health and medical providers. More: https://integrativehealingworks.net/
Target Audience
Social Workers, MFTs, Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Holistic Nurses, Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists and BodyWorkers, Physicians, Psychologists, Naturopathic Physicians, Licensed Acupuncturists.