About Us
Yoga. Dance. Mindfulness
Play-Based Approach
Problem
Children are more stressed than ever.
Ex: digital overstimulation, pandemics, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, faster paced society etc…
These mental health concerns are compunded with growing concern that children are the most inactive they have ever been.
research
New research is showing how kids yoga & mindfulness practices enhance
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Emotional Regulation
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Confidence
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Compassion
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Empathy
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Self-esteem
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Coping and social skills
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Focus
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Academic performance
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Physical motor skills develoment
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our solution
Yoga and mindfulness builds resilient, adaptable and emotionally intelligent nervous systems.
Mind Moves programs aim at creating fun, playful and positive movement experiences for children rooted in creativity, thus encouraging them to be life-long (mind) movers.
Impact
Served over 500 children across Vancouver with our camps and classes in over 6 community centre and 7 schools over two years with excellent parent feedback.
Mission
To provide tools & resources for physical and emotional learning to children, families and schools through mindful movement.
We Stand For:
Play
Creativity
Curiosity
Inclusivity
Respect
Fun!
VISION
For our movement programs to create generations of mindful kids, parents & educators, creating ripples in our local communities through our shared values of kindness, connection, inclusivity and play.
Our Core Values
Physical Literacy
We help motivate confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding of how the human body works in bite-sized pieces to children.
We introduce fundamental gross and fine motor skills throughout to help children be lifelong and enthusiastic participants in physical activity.
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Our curriculum is inspired by:​ yoga, creative movement, BrainDance (Anne Green Gilbert), Eurethmy, Feldenkrais & Bartneiff Fundamentals
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Socio-Emotional Learning
We help children understand their own emotions and that of others, develop empathy, and self-regulation, set and achieve positive goals and experience healthy relationships.
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Each class children participate in mindfulness exercises including reflections, discussions, journaling or art based learning of emotions.
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Resilience Tools
We use evidence-based and trauma-informed mindfulness practices and breathing techniques for emotional regulation to help children cope with big feelings and rise from a challenge.
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Each class starts with a check-in where children are encouraged to share and talk about whatever is on their minds. This builds trust, safety and rapport between our instructors and the children we teach.