Education

New Leaf Foundation is offering a package of mindfulness resources for educational use, including training materials and audio/video recordings. These resources are intended for staff and client use only—not for resale. Applications open until December 10, 2024.

Working with Stress Through Mindfulness

This introductory workshop explores the impact of stress on our brains, bodies, and behaviours and shares the positive impact that mindfulness-based practices can have on the stress cycle.

Workshop

Audience: youth, parents, educators, youth-service providers

Building Blocks for Resilience

This professional development training is designed to help educators and service providers develop and carry out mindfulness-based activities in their classrooms and programs. It explores the effects of chronic and traumatic stress, how to employ trauma-informed approaches, and cultivating resilience using movement, breath and awareness practices.

Training

Audience: educators, youth-service providers, parents

Mindfulness Toolkit

Our speciality is offering mindfulness in a way that’s simple, inclusive and relatable. With New Leaf Foundation’s Mindfulness Toolkit, you’ll get access to seven lesson plans with bite-sized activities like audio and video recordings, printable worksheets, and Google Slide Presentations that make sharing easy.

Resource

Audience: educators, youth-service providers

What Participants Say

“One thing I learned that I found really useful was being aware of the type of stress I am feeling, whether it is beneficial or not, and how to deal with it…”

Youth

Workshop Participant

“The lessons and ideas were very beneficial to both myself and the students. I've created a binder with all the emails/suggestions I received from you and plan to utilize it in the future.”

Educator

Training Participant

“I appreciated the reminder that mindfulness is more than the breathing and calming practices. It is an approach and a way of thinking."

Professional Services Staff

Workshop Participant

“I'm excited to try the Gingerbread activity. It could be useful to use in telephone counselling."

Professional Services Staff

Workshop Participant

“Thank you for teaching me how to help kids deal with the trauma they faced and continue to face daily.”

Educator

Training Participant

“I found the instructors to be engaging and the material was clearly delivered. I enjoyed the additional readings, videos, and the manual. The manual is excellently written and accessible.”

Yoga Teacher

Training Participant