New Leaf Foundation is a leader in Canada making yoga and mindfulness-based practices available to youth in marginalized communities in order to support their mental, emotional and physical health. Our organization has spent the last 9 years delivering long-term, sustainable programming to youth in some…
Reaching In, Reaching Out: Yoga for Youth Training
Since 2007, New Leaf Yoga Foundation has been an innovator in Canada supporting the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of youth through programs utilizing yoga and mindfulness-based practices. Our focus is working within priority schools, low-income communities, and youth justice settings in the Greater Toronto…
Reaching In, Reaching Out: Yoga for Youth Training
New Leaf Yoga Foundation is a leader in Canada making yoga and mindfulness-based practices available to youth. Our organization has spent the last 8 years delivering long-term, sustainable programming to youth in some of the least-serviced communities and facilities in the Greater Toronto Area and…
Still We Rise Gala (Gallery)
Thank you so much to everyone that came out to our Still We Rise Gala event on December 3rd at the Gladstone Hotel.
New Leaf Yoga Featured in the Toronto Star
Yoga program teaches kids how to cope with stress at school and home New Leaf Yoga Foundation is teaching yoga and mindfulness to kids from marginalized communities where there’s a lack of supportive services. By: Isabel Teotonio Living reporter, Published in the Toronto Star on…
Yoga Could Boost Prisoners’ Mental Health
Posted: 07/15/2013 on The Huffington Post Yoga: the secret to less-stressed, better-behaved prisoners? A new study by researchers from Oxford University, King’s College London, the University of Surrey and Radboud University Nijmegen may suggest so. The findings, published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, show…
Pilot Studies of a Yoga Model for Reducing Perceived Stress and Improving Self-Control in Vulnerable Youth
Two pilot studies demonstrate that a comprehensive multimodality intervention of Transformative Life Skills (TLS) consisting of Yoga poses (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation (dhyana) can reduce perceived stress and increase self control and self-awareness in at-risk and incarcerated youth. Study by R. Ramadoss, PhD and B.K.…
Journal of Yoga Services, First Issue
The mission of the Journal of Yoga Service is to help build a professional community for members and organizations bringing yoga to underserved and vulnerable populations and to provide a forum for discussion, sharing of educational information, inspiration, and peer support. Future editions of the…
Permission To Be You with Jay Fields: Workshop For Yoga Teachers, Practitioners, & Lovers of Life
Join New Leaf Yoga Foundation for a special workshop and fundraiser where you can develop your own practice while supporting youth in our programs. Combining current research in neuroscience and ancient teachings in spirituality with the best practices from yoga, improv and somatic leadership, we’ll…
Reaching In, Reaching Out: Yoga for Youth in Diverse Spaces in Burnaby, BC
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…
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