Our goals are to teach teenagers how to live a more mindful existence with less stress and more balance and joy in their lives.
Within a workshop setting, the students will learn how to reduce stress and anxiety through yoga, mindfulness meditation, and journaling. In addition, other practical approaches to calming the mind and body will be discussed.
Learn MoreTrish holds a degree in Sociology and has been a Certified Life Coach focusing on health and wellness for over 15 years. She is also a certified yoga instructor and practitioner of over 23 years.
Andrea has worked for the TDSB for over 26 years primarily focusing on at-risk youth between kindergarten and grade eight. Assessing mental health has always been Andrea’s key to success.
In February 2013, the TDSB released a mental health census which was conducted in 2011, involving over 100,000 students. The outcome was disturbing.
Over 70% of the teens reported feeling sad, worried and concerned about their future.
These alarming statistics have ignited in us a passion and commitment to helping youth find ways of managing their stress.
that although school is often very stressful, it’s not that bad,
I have a family who loves me and great friends.
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