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The Aura Institute was founded on a single Idea:

Trauma Lives In The Body.

About The Aura Institute:

The Aura Institute was founded to usher in a new era of mental health & wellbeing centered on body-based therapies. Our team is a diverse group of therapists, healers, and entrepreneurs who create experiential learning environments to empower you to enter new dimensions of your work and career.

Our trainings are different than other trainings because they prepare practitioners for real-world practice. We make sure every student who comes to us feels adequately supported as they gain confidence in the sensitive early moments of a new career.

As the leading integrative trauma institute, Aura trainings weave together evidence-based approaches to help practitioners reach unparalleled depth and skill in transforming trauma. By infusing soulful purpose, intuition, and heart-led work with scientific, body-based trauma healing modalities, we create an environment for profound experiences unlike anything your clients have encountered before. We impart wisdom through highly experiential learning, inviting students to deepen their connection with the wisdom of their own bodies.

Aura Institute Team

Stephanie Scarminach - Somatics Practitioner

Kyra Haglund - LCSW, SEP, E-RYT

Prema McKeever - MA Psychotherapy & Spirituality, Chinese Medicine

Odessa Perez- MA, LMFT

Giten Tonkov - Biodynamic Breathwork

Briana Waddell - Aura Co-Founder

Dr. Angela Lumba-Brown - Stanford University Brain Performance Center

Hala Khouri - MA, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, RYT-500