Cultivating Resilience, Nurturing Growth
Building Warriors of the Heart
The Association of Trauma-Informed Martial Art Schools, your premier resource for cultivating a safe and supportive environment within the world of martial arts .
Check out Our Book : Warriors of the Heart
About
A Few Words About Us
ATIMAS, the association of Trauma Informed Marital Arts Schools is an organization dedicated to helping connect individuals and families with qualified martial arts instructors and schools that are sensitive and informed about mental health including, trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-esteem, shame, etc. ATIMAS certified instructors are trauma and mental health informed and have received psychoeducation and certification from mental health professionals.
Purpose
Our purpose is 3 fold
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Connect individuals and families with high quality, certified, trauma informed instructors and schools
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To help martial arts schools and instructors become great tools in an individual or families healing journey
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To help individuals, families, mental health clinicians, doctors, teachers, and school counselors understand the benefits and value of marital arts training on mental health.
Why Choose us ?
Benefits of Martial Arts
Emotional Resilience
Learning martial arts involves overcoming challenges and setbacks, teaching you to embrace failure as part of the growth process.
Mind-Body Connection
One of the most profound benefits of martial arts is the development of a strong mind-body connection. Through mindful practice, you’ll learn to synchronize your movements with your thoughts, fostering a heightened sense of self-awareness.
Increased Concentration
Martial arts require keen focus and concentration. Training helps sharpen your ability to pay attention to detail, improving your mental acuity both inside and outside the dojo.
Stress Relief
Martial arts provide an exceptional outlet for stress relief. Practicing techniques and forms helps release tension, clearing your mind from daily worries and allowing you to focus on the present moment.
Benefits of your school joining ATIMAS
Increased marketing opportunities through consults with owner and founder of ATIMAS to develop a specific marketing plan for your area focused on therapists, psychologists. physicians, psychiatrists, school counselors, and the community at large.
The opportunity to consult directly with ATIMAS owner and founder to coordinate specific teaching interventions for individual students and the opportunity to coordinate a students clinical team when appropriate.
Access to future trainings in the areas of ADHD, Anxiety, behavior problems and more.
Certification
Empowering You to Lead with Compassion and Expertise
Certification Process
Attend a didactic ATIMAS training with Jeremy Leavitt
Take and pass the certification test
Re-certify yearly with by attending the recertification class.
