Trauma and Healing©

Description

Tagline:
Looking for real change? We facilitate the process to get you there.

Course Description:
Whether historical or intergenerational, trauma shapes how all people experience the world, interact with others, and respond to systems of power. Trauma and Healing is a healing-centered workshop designed to guide leaders through a transformative process of understanding trauma and developing tools to lead with empathy, consciousness, and care.

Facilitated by T4T, this course supports educators, administrators, and community leaders in developing a shared language and framework to recognize how trauma impacts the body, relationships, institutions, and communities. Participants will be guided through a reflective and restorative journey that blends modern neuroscience with ancient healing traditions.

Each cohort will co-create personal and collective healing plans, building practical strategies to shift from reactive leadership to conscious, community-driven engagement. This experience not only strengthens leaders’ emotional intelligence but also enhances team performance, reduces burnout, and fosters authentic connection across differences.

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Understand the biological and emotional impacts of trauma
• Develop a personalized healing plan rooted in community and ancestral practices
• Gain tools for conscious leadership and holistic team building
• Create safer, resilient communities and more sustainable organizations

Who Should Attend:
Ideal for parents, educators, school and district leaders, professors, nonprofit professionals, government officials, civic and advocacy groups, K–12 institutions, community colleges, universities, and anyone seeking to lead with healing and historical integrity.

Course Format & Details:

• Platform: Zoom (Virtual)
• Schedule: 1 day per week over 10 weeks
• Duration: 90–120 minutes per session (includes a break)
• Cost: $350 or 10 weekly payments of $40

Facilitator:
Shenmiakhu (Shen-mee-Ahoo) Pernebsati is a teacher educator and program builder whose work is grounded in healing, mentorship, and transformational learning. With more than 15 years of experience in higher education, community outreach, and international teaching, he prepares future educators to lead with compassion, clarity, and resilience—especially when working with students who carry unseen burdens into the classroom. Shenmiakhu began is journey in trauma healing, working at community-based clinics serving HIV and AIDS patients in Oakland and working in various mentorship roles throughout the Bay Area.

Philosophy: Rooted in healing-centered approaches, Shenmiakhu trains educators to create low-anxiety learning spaces supporting emotional growth and academic achievement. He believes that meaningful education begins with presence, attentive listening, and the ability to guide students through personal and collective challenges. His teaching philosophy centers on the connection between emotional awareness and intellectual success—an approach that has proven powerful for students facing instability, barriers, disabilities, or generational hardship.

Experience: In higher education, Shenmiakhu has trained aspiring teachers at the University of San Diego and the University of Delaware and through various international teacher development programs. His courses combine pedagogical strategy with healing centered practice, giving educators tools to support students’ mind, body, and spiritual evolution.