Tao of Trauma 2025 - 2026

Welcome to The Tao of Trauma, a yearlong advanced training running from Fall 2025 to Fall 2026. Presented by Tracey Post, LCSW, SEP, and Alaine Duncan, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., SEP, this course builds on the foundational material introduced in Foundations of Trauma Healing – Cultivating Healing Through the Body’s Wisdom. Designed for healing professionals, this immersive training deepens your understanding of trauma resolution by integrating the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine with Western neurobiology. Through practical tools, embodied learning, and a transformative framework, you’ll learn to support trauma healing through the body’s innate wisdom.

If you’re interested, please email Tracey at tracey@princetonmindbody.com to express your interest and be notified when the course opens for registration.

The course is currently being reviewed by ASWB for CEs. If approved, we expect the credit amount to be somewhere around 70 credits. 

Official dates:

  • First Session: Metal Element - Sept. 26-27, 2025

  • Second session: Water Element - Nov 21-22, 2025

  • Third session: Wood Element - March 6-7, 2026

  • Fourth session: Fire Element- May 15-16, 2026

  • Fifth session: Earth Element - August 14-15, 2026

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.