Australian Trauma Education Centre

03/03/2026

A big thank you to Tamir Berkman from Berkman Academy for sharing his wisdom and experience with .

This wonderful discussion was filled with laughter, joy and a whole lot of knowledge sharing.

06/02/2026

It's an absolute honour and privilege to support Cardinia Foundation! If you are a HR expert or a business owner looking for a partner who can help you:

1. Maximise workplace wellbeing
2. Understand psychosocial safety
3. Provide 1-2-1 direct support for your team

Please reach out and by partnering with us, you'll help give back to the community and get the best out of your team!

🤝 Welcome to our newest Supporting Partner – ATEC 🤝

We are proud to welcome Australian Trauma Education Centre (ATEC) as a new Supporting Partner of the Cardinia Community Foundation.

ATEC is an all-in-one mental health provider supporting businesses across the South East, delivering individual counselling, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and mental health training—both online and face-to-face. Their work helps businesses reduce absenteeism, workplace stress and lost productivity, while building resilience, managing burnout and meeting Worksafe compliance standards.

We are especially grateful that ATEC will be donating a portion of the profits from their EAP programs to support our local community. This partnership is a powerful example of how business can create meaningful social impact while prioritising wellbeing.

Thank you, ATEC, for investing in both workplace mental health and the Cardinia community. We’re excited to work together. 💙

03/02/2026

Exciting news from Australian Trauma Education Centre! Term 1 2026 is here, and we are thrilled to offer a range of yoga and pilates classes designed to support your well-being in a trauma-informed way.

Whether you are new to these practices or looking to continue your journey, we have options for everyone.

Starting with our Chair Yoga sessions, perfect for gentle movement and accessibility:

Monday Chair Yoga (NEW!): February 2nd to March 30th, 6:30pm to 7:15pm at Timbarra Community Centre (Multi-purpose room). Cost: $15 casual or $90 for the term (9 weeks).

Wednesday Chair Yoga: February 4th to March 25th, 4pm to 5pm at Rossmoyne Family & Community Centre. This one is free, sponsored by the City of Casey.

For more details on our Chair Yoga program, visit https://www.atec.vic.edu.au/chair-yoga
We also have mat-based classes to build strength and flexibility:

Questions? Email us at enquiries@atec.vic.edu.au or call 0480 841 016.

See you on the mat!

02/02/2026

We are joining with Refugee Education Australia and The Australian Advocacy for Safe and Ethical Research in Sensitive ConTexts Network
to offer a free, online trauma-aware teaching and research Community of Practice!

Our first online CoP will kick off in February. In addition to discussing what YOU want from YOUR CoP, this session will cover risks associated with research, particularly when conducting sensitive-topic research, and introduce attendees to resources available to researchers in Australia.

To register for our first session on February 16th, please click on this link:
https://lnkd.in/gNyE6emc

ATEC

11/12/2025

Thanks for having us at the National VET Conference in the Gold Coast. The VELG team did an amazing job organising!

Our session focused on sharing brain regulation activities that educators could draw from into the classroom and online.

Can you touch one of your hands to your opposite year and use your other hand to touch your nose? And switch. And switch. How fast can you do these movements?

Aside from being fun to try and to watch, you just did brain gym or as some like to call it a brain break activity.

19/11/2025

Our next Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Foundational Training date has been set!

Join us online in February across 2 x weekends to build understanding on traums sensitive yoga.

This is open to anyone interested in building their own yoga practice, or for any professionals (for example social workers, exercise physiologists, fotness instructors, educators, community leaders) supporting trauma impacted people.

You will walk away with a deeper understanding of the principles, have plenty of opportunities to experience this practice in your body, and consider how this might be used in your workplace or personal practice.

Book in now on our website.

28/10/2025

Discover the healing power of trauma sensitive yoga at Australian Trauma Education Centre.

Reconnect with your body in a safe, empowering space that supports the easing of PTSD symptoms. Choose your pace, reclaim your strength. Join us: https://www.atec.vic.edu.au/tctsy

25/10/2025

For those who've done a session with - you'll know that she always approaches every session with joy, light and a huge smile.

But what makes it really special is every practice whether it's your first or 50th, you'll learn something different or experience something new.

The next 20 hour program is currently being planned so if you're keen to try it register your interest at

www.atec.vic.edu.au/tctsy

20/10/2025

Big thank you to the and for a wonderful session today where we explored harmonising trauma with movement and body connection.

Looking forward to next meeting with the and MHPN!

Comment below if you have a specific request or feedback for the group.

10/10/2025

Headspace is Australia's leading youth mental health provider. They help young people ages 12 to 25 access free mental health support, providing much needed relief to some of the most vulnerable people.

If you're a younger person in need please reach out to headspace and if you need to speak to someone today head to https://headspace.org.au and checkout their eHeadspace Chat to speak to someone straight away.

Support and good people are always around. You just have to look.

Honoured to be working with the team providing Trauma Aware Yoga practices for the team.

16/09/2025

As someone who has seen the impact Dementia can have on a loved one, I wanted to give a big thank you to the for inviting me to help out and join this year's Together for Dementia as part of their Dementia Action Week.

It's estimated that dementia impacts approximately 433,300 Australians.

Whilst cures haven't been found yet, some research suggests exercise, and gentle activity such as yoga may help manage dementia symptoms, potentially improving cognitive function, attention, verbal memory, mood, and neural connectivity in dementia patients.