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Event Overview:

Five years ago, Jenny and Blair were planning the first Yoga in Schools Trauma and Mindfulness Conference for therapist and educators, when Jenny’s sister and educator, Lisa McCully lost her life in the mass casualty. It was the mindfulness teachings that they had curated which enabled them, as a family, to heal and move through this devastating experience. Since then, they’ve worked with thousands of therapist, educators and administrators to create trauma-sensitive environments and relationships.

Join Jenny and Blair in this one hour workshop that will provide trauma-sensitive language, breathwork, movement and mindfulness practices to support Therapist, educators and students through traumatic events, during these uncertain times.

For more info on their programs, visit https://yogainschools.ca


Meet Your Presenter:

Blair Abbass is a gifted therapist, award winning educator. Blair is author of “Mindfulness in the Classroom” manual, used in schools across Canada. He wrote the mindfulness component of the Public school Program Yoga 11, which he was the first to teach in the classroom. He also developed and implemented the first Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program for the NSTU. Blair co-wrote the Trauma and Mindfulness Training Program in collaboration with the First Nations (MK) Board in NS.

Jenny Kierstead is the founder of national award winning Yoga in Schools and Girl on Fire Empowerment. She received the Women of Excellence Award and the RBC Women of Influence Award for her Yoga in Schools initiative. After teaching Physical Education in Vancouver for 8 years, she designed the Yoga Grade 11 course for the Nova Scotia Department of Education, the first ever PSP yoga program implemented in Canadian public schools.


Date: January 14th, 2026

Time: 12pm - 1pm ET

This event will be recorded

This event has been approved for 1 credit

 

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LUNCH&LEARN - Mindfulness and Trauma, an Approach for Skillfully Navigating the Challenges of Life

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  • Wednesday Jan 14 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • 100% Online - Zoom