The Academy of Inner Science presents:
Collective Trauma Facilitator Training
2024–2025
with Thomas Hübl
A 14-month Professional Development Program to Learn the Principles and Practices for Working with Collective Trauma
Become part of a global network of trained facilitators
If you have completed the Timeless Wisdom Training and have professional experience in therapeutic and/or group facilitation work, you are invited to continue your studies with Thomas in the Collective Trauma Facilitator Training (CTFT). During this 14-month intensive, you will expand your understanding of the principles and the architecture of collective trauma as well as the skills necessary to hold a collective healing container. At the end of the training a Certificate of Completion will be issued, outlining the hours and content of the training.
After the 14-month CTFT training, graduates approved by Thomas will have the opportunity to apply their skills by joining Pocket Project International Labs teams, assisting with Collective Trauma Integration Processes (CTIPs), or collaborating on other projects via the Pocket Project. Upon completing a period of mentoring (at least 18 months) and passing an evaluation, participants may be approved as Certified Collective Trauma Facilitators, with authorization to perform a specific role.
Collective Trauma Facilitator Certification will require continuing education and periodic renewal.
“In the future, when we travel to various countries for collective trauma interventions – or hold them online – we will need a skilled team of facilitators in order to create a safe container for large group processes. This program is a deeper training for those who are interested in being part of such a team.”
Thomas Hübl
What the Program Includes
Five Online Workshops (4 days each)
Thomas will lead five 4-day online workshops. Each workshop will focus on specific topics inside the curriculum and will include experiential demonstrations and witnessings, meditations, writing, and group exercises.
One 6-Day In-Person Retreat and Practicum
We will come together for one in-person retreat for a deeper exploration of collective trauma integration and continued practical experience with both participating in and facilitating group processes.
Additional Study Materials
You will be given access to core teachings from The Principles of Collective Trauma Healing online course (8+ hours of audio/video recordings with written transcripts), as well as other recorded content to supplement your learning throughout the program.
Home Practice
Program Curriculum
Online Workshop #1:
April 1-4, 2027 (4 days)
Principles of Collective Trauma & Architecture of the Collective Unconscious
- Energetic principles of the collective unconscious
- Past, presence & future
- Systemic symptoms & systemic absenceing
- From reduced to restored movement
- Stages of collective trauma integration
- Basic skills for collective trauma facilitators
- Onboarding the past into presence
- Freedom of Attention
- Tension – Attention
- What is integration
- Vicarious trauma
Online Workshop #2:
July 8-11, 2027 (4 days)
Individual, Ancestral and Collective Fluidity
- Individual & Ancestral relatedness to a field of collective trauma
- Collective trauma conditioning within a field of collective trauma
- The construction of identity and process of ‘othering’
- Distinction of individual, ancestral & collective aspects of trauma
- Differentiation – Discernment – Fusion
- Intergenerational Attunement
- Our superpowers of presence and relatedness
- Collaboration in teams
Online Workshop #3:
November 4-7, 2027 (4 days)
Intergenerational Trauma (Ancestors) and the Collective Trauma Integration Process (CTIP), Part 1
In this workshop, we will practice the collective trauma integration process, both with Thomas, and in break-out groups.
- Intergenerational trauma work continued
- Group facilitation skills
- Building a group container
- Intention – container
- Relational & Systemic Sensing
- Voices from the ‘Dark Lake’
- Meeting the energy of the ethical violation
- Core areas, such as: gender, colonialism, racism, ecology, genocide, war, refugee experience (this exploration will continue in subsequent modules)
- Experiencing CTIP in the whole group
- Break-out groups with supervision – CTIP prototyping
- Building facilitation skills
Online Workshop #4:
February 3-6, 2028 (4 days)
The Collective Trauma Integration Process (CTIP), Part 2
In this workshop, we will explore how to work with ethical transgressions and how the group and facilitators can stay resourced through a challenging process.
- CTIP practice with different topics
- Meeting the energy of the ethical violation
- Working with victim-perpetrator dynamics – entanglement
- Resourcing of the group and facilitators
- Three human rights: to Be, to Belong, to Become
- Individuation in the individual, ancestral, and collective development
- Having a choice in the collective development
- Subject-object transcendence
- Building facilitation skills (continued)
Online Workshop #5:
April 21-23, 2028 (3 days)
The Collective Trauma Integration Process (CTIP), Part 3 - Specific Applications
- Trauma-informed organizations & institutions
- Restoration of societal institutions & systems
- Media, Education, Politics, Health, etc.
- Post traumatic learning and growth
- Global collective trauma triggers
- Data speed
- Self care in collective trauma fields
- Teamwork – leading as teams
- Trauma informed leadership
In-Person Retreat
Location: Hof Oberlethe, Germany
CTIP in person work - Integration & Ethical Restoration
In this retreat, we will revisit and deepen the content of previous workshops and continue our practice in breakout groups
- Distinction of individual, ancestral and collective voices
- Meeting the energy – being with and grounding intensity
- Recognition of how the sacred law was crossed
- Free creative potential & collaborative capacity
- Facilitation of individual, ancestral and collective integration
- Experiencing CTIP in the whole group
- Break-out groups with supervision – CTIP prototyping
Online Workshop #6:
July 15-16, 2028 (2 days)
Meta-learning
In this workshop, we will explore the integration of the learnings and the training content and the preparation for the practice phase
- Meta-reflection & Meta-learning
- Global social witnessing
- Integration of training into the planning of practice phase
- Learning how to develop an International Lab
- Preparing for fieldwork & supervision period
- Peer to peer intervision, supervision, mentoring calls
Next Step: Field Work and Mentoring
After the 14-month CTFT training, graduates approved by Thomas will have the opportunity to apply their skills by joining Pocket Project International Labs teams, assisting with Collective Trauma Integration Processes (CTIPs), or collaborating on other projects via the Pocket Project. Upon completing a period of mentoring (at least 18 months) and passing an evaluation, participants may be approved as Certified Collective Trauma Facilitators, with authorization to perform a specific role.
Collective Trauma Facilitator Certification will require continuing education and periodic renewal.
Faculty
Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has been leading large-scale events and courses that focus on the healing and integration of trauma. He has been teaching workshops and presenting training for Harvard Medical School since 2019. In 2022, he received a PhD in Wisdom Studies from Ubiquity University.
His non-profit organization, The Pocket Project, works to support the healing of collective trauma throughout the world. He is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds and the forthcoming book Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World.
Thomas will be joined by a small Assistant team as well as guest presenters.
Schedule of Workshops
Online Workshop #1
April 1-4, 2027
4 Days
Online Workshop #2
July 8-11, 2027
4 Days
Online Workshop #3
November 4-7, 2027
4 Days
Online Workshop #4
February 3-6, 2028
4 Days
Online Workshop #5
April 21-23, 2028
3 Days
In-Person Retreat
June 12-18, 2028
Online Workshop #6
July 15-16, 2028
2 Days
Tuition for the 2024–25 Program
Students participating in the Core Group will receive a discount on tuition.
1 payment of
$4,200
$3,500
If concurrently participating in the EU or US Core Group
6 payments of
$705
$588
If concurrently participating in the EU or US Core Group
The costs of travel, food, and lodging for the in-person retreat are additional and not included in the program tuition.
Application
Applications are now being accepted for this program.
To attend the program, you must have:
- Graduated from the Timeless Wisdom Training
- 5-7 years experience working professionally as a psychotherapist, medical professional, social worker, educator, group facilitator, executive coach, strategic consultant, mediator, counselor, or similar.
- A professional degree or certifications as appropriate for your discipline
Here’s What Students are Saying
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“You can feel that Susanne and Martin are experienced meditators, and you get the feeling they love teaching meditation practice.”
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“I appreciate the rich experience from Susanne & Martin’s own meditation practice. There are always very valuable tips and helpful insights that help me shift my meditation in the right direction.”
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“I experienced the spaciousness and gentleness of Suzanne and Martin and felt very safe and resourced in the container that they created.”
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“This course was a gift to myself. I felt deeply that I wanted to be in this field. The most valuable part was the meditations we did together.”
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“Susanne and Martin encourage others through their authenticity. They offered me an open space and made me feel that whatever happens during the meditation is good.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
The online workshops will be held each day from:
7am–1pm Los Angeles / 10am–4pm New York / 4pm–10pm Berlin
Each day will include teaching, meditation, movement, and breakouts plus short breaks and a longer meal break.
Attendance at the in-person retreat is required. The retreat offers the opportunity to practice together in a group and to work on developing skills applicable to in-person facilitation.
Waivers will be granted only to participants experiencing a serious health issue or financial hardship, or government-imposed travel restrictions.
A limited number of partial scholarships will be available for qualified applicants based on financial need, to cover tuition expenses only.
This program will be held in English. Translation to German and Spanish will be offered if there are enough participants who require it.
At the end of the 14-month CTFT training, a Certificate of Completion will be issued, outlining the hours and content of the training. To achieve certification, an additional period of supervision will be required.
Graduates approved by Thomas will have the opportunity to apply their skills by joining Pocket Project International Labs teams, assisting with Collective Trauma Integration Processes (CTIPs), or collaborating on other projects via the Pocket Project. Upon completing a period of mentoring (at least 18 months) and passing an evaluation, participants may be approved as Certified Collective Trauma Facilitators, with authorization to perform a specific role.
Collective Trauma Facilitator Certification will require continuing education and periodic renewal.