Please note: This workshop has been cancelled. If you have any questions, please contact us. New Leaf offers yoga programs to youth who are facing barriers due to a number of factors due to various forms of marginalization and trauma. We highlight making yoga accessible and…
Love in Full Bloom with Frank Jude Boccio
In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger. — Issa Our Day of Mindfulness is a kind of “mindfulness urban retreat” where we take the opportunity to set aside a full day in order to nourish and nurture ourselves and each…
Update on Warriors for Peace
We launched our annual Warriors for Peace fundraising campaign this past fall. We are reaching out to yoga studios to pledge a donation amount in support of our yoga programs with youth. Donations come in many levels to accommodate studios of all sizes and can…
Street Yoga Teacher Training (Jan 24 - 26)
Street Yoga Teacher Training The Yoga Sanctuary Danforth Toronto, Ontario January 24 - 26, 2014 Visit www.streetyoga.org for more details
Bring Yoga-based Life Skills Programs to 500 Youth
You helped us SURPASS OUR GOAL, raising more than $20,900 (which equals $40,900+ because a donor committed to matching the funds at $20k!) Thank you so much for your continued generosity and support - we couldn’t do it without you! New Leaf Yoga Foundation needs…
Seeds of Change Gala hosted by Moksha Yoga Uptown
Thanks to the support of Moksha Yoga Uptown, the gala attendees and various contributors, we were able to raise approximately $23,000. Moksha Yoga Uptown is hosting a gala-style event to benefit New Leaf Yoga this November 13, 2013. The evening includes a catered dinner by…
Reaching In, Reaching Out: Yoga for Youth in Diverse Spaces
Reaching In, Reaching Out: Yoga for Youth in Diverse Spaces will be offered in Ontario annually. Stay tuned for details on our next workshop. New Leaf offers yoga programs to youth who are facing barriers due to various forms of marginalization and trauma. We highlight making…
Frank Jude Boccio on Not Too Tight; Not Too Loose
Frank Jude Boccio will be leading a mindfulness yoga workshop titled ‘Not Too Tight; Not Too Loose’ in support of New Leaf Yoga Foundation. Click here for workshop details and registration.
Not Too Tight Not Too Loose: Mindfulness Yoga Workshop
As students of yoga, we are often told to “surrender,” “let be,” and “let go.” We are also instructed to “practice, practice, practice!” Disciplined effort (tapas), along with self-study (svadhaya), and deep aspiration (ishvara pranidhana), are three components of the Kriya-Yoga taught by the great…
Thank You For Your Support
Thanks to your generosity and support, we were able to reach our goal for the ‘Sending Youth to Yoga Retreats’ Indiegogo campaign. We extend our deepest gratitude to you for helping us make yoga accessible to the inspiring, resilient, beautiful youth of our city.
Indiegogo: Youth Yoga Day-Retreats
The Project
This year we launched an exciting new initiative in the northwest Toronto neighbourhood of Rexdale, called Free Up.
CANADA LOVES YOGA - TORONTO
Help us spread the word and support our work with youth! $1 will be donated to New Leaf for every share of the link below. Please share and we hope to see you on July 6th with Yahoo! Canada. http://ca.screen.yahoo.com/purple-power-yoga/ Be a part of Canada’s first…
Warriors for Peace Update
These amazing studios have become Warriors for Peace: Seven Seeds Studio Yoga Moksha Yoga Uptown Moksha Yoga Bloor West Moksha Yoga Danforth Moksha Yoga North York Moksha Yoga Downtown Moksha Yoga Waterloo Kula Oakville Moksha Yoga Brooklin Moksha Yoga Brampton Moksha Yoga Maple Kula Annex…
Room to Breathe Documentary
We will be hosting a Movie Night and Q & A at select Warriors for Peace yoga studios in the GTA.
Become a Warrior for Peace
Warriors are people engaged in a cause. Heroes facing the world’s greatest problems. Armed with the tools of yoga and meditation, our cause is peace.
Three Schools, One Community Initiative
Moving into our 6th year, we’re beginning to place additional focus on prevention programs. Our prevention initiatives continue to align with our mandate by operating in some of the least- served neighbourhoods so that yoga may be an option for those who haven’t had access.…
Art from Regent Park Pilot
Take a look at some of the artwork that was created by youth in our 10- week pilot program in Regent Park last year. Students were asked the question, “How does yoga make you feel?”
Click here to learn more about our partnership with the Toronto District School Board and our classes in three schools in Regent Park.
New Leaf Yoga Celebrates Five Years
Jess Robertson, Co-founder of New Leaf Yoga, shares her gratitude for everyone that has participated and supported us over the past five years. We are so happy to be celebrating our five year anniversary with you!
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