Yoga in Schools Canada

01/17/2025

We shared our Trauma-sensitive Mindfulness Training with a group of incredible educators and admin last weekend. Thank you to all who joined us, in person and online!
As a way of befriending our nervous system, we named our states. One participant called her flight/flight ‘Forrest Gump’, hence my expression in the photo (not sure why I shied away from drama in high school😋).
For the sake of mindful living, let’s look at the four states we tend to employ when faced with stress:

Fight, which expresses itself through blame, hostility or combative communication.

Flight, which expresses itself as running away, hiding, seeking safety elsewhere.

Freeze, which happens when we withdraw, get lost in our screens, blank out or numb out.

Fawn, which happens when we attempt to please or appease others to control a situation.

What are your top two instinctive ways of dealing with stress? What would you name them?

Once we have awareness of our stress reactions, we can learn to work with them so we respond in more skillful, less harmful ways. We’ve had some pretty amazing conversations arise from this content, and it’s a great discussion to have with your students to better understand how your nervous system works…just in time for Monday’s events.

11/21/2024

Are you looking for a program that will aid you in dealing with the fear and stress that surrounds us these days? Qigong certification happening in two days! In person and Online.
Qi Gong is an ancient practice designed to revitalize the body, harness the mind and regulate the nervous system.
Scientific studies show that Qigong:
*decreases anxiety & depression
*improves concentration
*increases energy
*balances our mood
*relieves tension and fatigue
*regulates stress
*boosts our immune system
Qigong involves gentle standing movements combined with the breath, accessible for all levels of ability.. Each graduate will also be given a four video program for personal and professional use.
Leader: Jenny Kierstead, certified in three 200hr Qigong Trainings across North America.
Who: educators, parents, therapist, support staff and anyone interested in wellbeing.
When: November 23-24th, 2024-9am till 3pm
Where: Chocolate Lake Hotel, Halifax, NS, in-person and Online.
Price: $500.00+hst
To register: https://form.jotform.com/240998461502259
More info about program; https://yogainschools.ca/new-qigong-level-1.../

09/26/2024

Food does bring us all together!! Sending love and blessings to all our First Nations friends!!

09/18/2024

Evidence- based practices to enrich both you and your student lives!!
Sometimes one decision can change your life forever.
This in person/online program is rated as Top 8 YTT in Canada and has been described as a life changing experience.
“This course is one of the top two things I’ve done in my life.”
April Wallace, school teacher, PEI
It is a DOUBLE CERTIFICATION, combining Yoga in Schools and 200 hr. Yoga Alliance endorsed YTT training.
Each participant will receive detailed manuals on Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Grade 11, Yoga for Autism, and Yoga for Diverse Learners, which are useful resources for both educators and community teachers.
Piloted within the school system, Yoga in Schools was developed by the pioneering work of award-winning educators and therapist Jenny Kierstead and Blair Abbass.
Testimonials:
"The best program on earth, it changed my life forever and Jenny and Blair are so amazing, generous people and so authentic! If you want to start a journey that will transform you to be the better version of yourself, this is it!" Carole Turcotte- French Teacher NB
“Thank you for giving me access to a new, deeper tool-set for being a better person, parent, and teacher.”
- Beth W, Yoga in Schools graduate and Elementary School Teacher
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Who can attend? Teachers, Support staff, Guidance/Health Teachers, Psychologists, or anyone interested in a 200hr YTT Certification.
Suitable for all-levels of ability and experience.
When: Starts Saturday September 20th, -In-Person/Online-Any missed time can be made up by watching recordings.
Where: Halifax, Chocolate lake Hotel
Fee for YTT: $2995.00+hst (An interest-free payment plan is available) Also check local PD for funding.
REGISTRATION https://form.jotform.com/213254766125051
Visit https://yogainschools.ca/yoga-teacher-training/ to learn all the details about the course or call 902-444-9642

Yoga Teacher Training, for Teachers. Sign Up Today for Our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, offered in person and online.

08/23/2024

We’re home from our final yoga retreat in Moncton with these adorable women, (and baby Lincoln). During the final presentations, Lucy, a guidance counsellor, spoke about how crucial it is to build girl’s self-esteem, and how we need to teach them to fix each other’s crowns, instead of trying to knock them off. I see it all the time, girls and women knocking each other down, in an attempt to quiet the self-hatred and shame inside of themselves.

But that’s not what we experienced together this week, in fact, it was quite the opposite. These women spent the week supporting each other through practice teaching, as they searched for the words in their minds and stumbled through asanas on their mats. It was a stellar thing to witness, as the American presidential campaign reflected the same kind of lifting up of women, by women.

I feel so gratified in knowing that these graduates are returning to their communities with hearts full of fun and friendship, and I look so forward to seeing how they share these teachings.

Oh and a special congrats goes out to baby Lincoln for receiving his yoga teaching certificate just 4 weeks after receiving his birth certificate!

07/09/2024

This summer, we have been very blessed to have Holly Meuse attend our YTT.
She’s just completed her masters, is currently working through her PhD in Education, and is taking our ytt for fun at the same time. She started us off with a sacred smudge and offered First Nations wisdom with a cleansing ritual of dumping our negativity into a stone that we were all given and then invited us to throw it into the lake. It was such a simple, yet powerful practice that helped to relieve the burdens we carry.
Holly, we are immensely thankful for your presence and contribution to this experience.
Wela’lin!