NADA Ear Acupuncture Training in Scotland Become a CPD-Accredited, Trauma-Informed Practitioner

Learn the internationally recognised NADA 5-Point Ear Acupuncture Protocol in this 4-day intensive training, with some bonus online sessions and self study materials. Gain your certification, deepen your somatic awareness, and bring calm, evidence-based healing into your practice.

From Chaos to Calm — The Method That Changed Life For Me and My Clients

About Pathfinder CIC →

Through Pathfinder CIC, we’ve built strong relationships with the NHS Tayside Charitable Trust and local charities that now fund our NADA acupuncture and trauma-informed sessions.
These partnerships have allowed us to deliver fully funded wellbeing programs across Scotland, supporting recovery, mental health, and community resilience.

Our promise to you: When you train with us, you won’t simply gain a new skill, but you will also learn exactly how to build a sustainable practice, connect with organisations, and bring this work into the places that need it most. And we'll have some fun too!

When I first learned the NADA protocol, I watched anxious, restless people exhale for the first time in years. Personally, it changed my life too. From uncontrollable rage to nonchalant calmness, from insomniac to sleeping 8 hours every night!

This protocol has been changing lives since 1973, and this is your invitation to join this movement.
Now, I train others to do the same, safely, compassionately, and with lasting impact.

I’ve built my entire wellbeing practice on this simple, powerful system, five tiny points in the ear that speak directly to the nervous system.
Whether I’m supporting trauma recovery groups, burnout professionals, or community clients in crisis, the results are the same: calmer minds, softer bodies, brighter eyes.

This training is about restoring regulation, building trust, and helping others come home to themselves. Fully body-based trauma-informed work.
If you’ve been searching for a practical tool that brings science, spirit, and humanity together, then this is it.

Lynn Erasmus, NADA GB Registered Practitioner & Trainer, TEDx Speaker, and Somatic Trauma-Informed Specialist.

BECOME A SOMATIC TRAUMA-INFORMED NADA PRACTITIONER

To apply, complete our application form, if successful we will arrange a 1-1 call

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What is the NADA Protocol & Why It Works

The NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) protocol uses five ear points to restore calm and balance. It supports emotional regulation, detox processes and sleep — making it a go-to tool for stress and trauma care across hospitals, rehab centres and community clinics worldwide.

🌿 Nervous-system first: Safety and regulation before technique.
🧘‍♀️ Clean practice: Health & safety and cross-contamination mastery.
💛 Trauma-informed lens: Recognise freeze states and co-regulate effectively.

Used in NHS trusts and charities — portable, affordable, and profoundly human.

What You’ll Learn & How It Flows

• Origins of the NADA protocol + brief Traditional Chinese Medicine overview
• Health & Safety and client handling
• Needling technique + point location (supervised practice)
• Resourcing techniques for self-regulation & setting up a calm space
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Importance of Energy
• Research evidence and record keeping ethics

✨ The Transformational Benefits of NADA Ear Acupuncture ✨

💪 Physical Benefits

Reduces cravings for drugs, alcohol, nicotine, sugar, and caffeine.
Eases withdrawal symptoms (sweating, shaking, headaches, body aches).
Improves sleep quality and helps with insomnia.
Regulates hormones and adrenal glands, reducing fatigue.
Supports the immune system and detoxifies organs (kidney, liver, lungs).
Balances the autonomic nervous system, reducing stress reactivity.
Aids weight regulation and improves digestion.
Improves skin, hair, and nail health due to enhanced circulation and detox.

🧠 Mental & Emotional Benefits

Calms the mind and reduces anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and anger.
Promotes relaxation and mental clarity, helps people feel centred and grounded.
Improves focus, concentration, and decision-making.
Stabilises mood and enhances emotional resilience.
Supports trauma recovery and helps regulate the nervous system after stress.
Encourages self-connection and emotional release.

💬 Behavioural & Psychosocial Benefits

Increases engagement and retention in treatment and recovery programs.
Improves manageability and social behaviour in community or group settings.
Encourages calm, quiet reflection in non-verbal group environments.
Supports recovery from prescribed medication dependency.
Assists in smoking cessation and relapse prevention.

🕊️ Overall Wellbeing

Promotes a deep sense of peace and wellbeing.
Helps the body restore balance (Yin tonification) bringing serenity and emotional stability.
Cost-effective, non-invasive, drug-free, and safe for most people, including young people.

What You Get

✅ NADA Practitioner Certificate + Annual Membership
✅ Printed & digital manuals + starter kit (needles, ear chart & slides)
✅ CPD-Accredited Somatic Trauma-Informed Certificate
✅ Private community + practice groups nationwide
✅ Downloadable meditations & happiness techniques

“Straightforward, safe and powerful. Our clients felt calmer within minutes.” — Sam · Recovery Lead

Ready to Become A CPD-Accredited, Somatic Trauma-Informed NADA Practitioner?

Ready to join our NADA Ear Acupuncture and Somatic Trauma Informed 4-day Intensive Training?

You'll do 1/2 day online session, 3 days at our wellness hub and followed up by 1/2 day online.

You will also get access to our online Somatic Trauma Informed Training course and our Happiness course.

Proposed dates:

27 - 29 March

15 - 17 May

19 - 21 June

21 - 23 August

2-4 October

27-29 November

10am-4pm each day

Light refreshments provided

Our CPD-accredited, hands-on certification that helps you regulate nervous systems, not just talk about them.

Learn the internationally recognised NADA 5-point protocol, get your NADA Practitioner certification and first years membership, and receive access to our Somatic Trauma-Informed module, community, cheat sheets and starter kit.

You'll be able to start treating clients right away.

Perfect for healthcare, wellbeing, and recovery professionals.

Guided personally by Lynn Erasmus, NADA GB Registered Trainer, TEDx Speaker, and Somatic Trauma-Informed Specialist.

If this sounds up your street, we have an application process. If you are successful we will arrange a 1-1 with Lynn.

Click on the button below to complete your application.

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YOUR TEACHER

Hey, I'm Lynn

Meet Your Trainer, Lynn Erasmus an internationally recognised speaker, trauma-informed coach, and accredited NADA GB Trainer based in Scotland. With two decades of experience in journalism, entrepreneurship, and wellbeing, she bridges science and spirit to teach regulation through calm, embodied leadership.

Lynn founded Pathfinder CIC, a social enterprise providing trauma-informed education, acupuncture clinics, and CPD-accredited training across the UK. Her teaching style blends professionalism with humanity clear, confident, and quietly rebellious.