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…
Still We Rise Gala
On December 3, 2014, New Leaf Yoga Foundation is teaming up with successful Greater Toronto Area Moksha Yoga studios to support mindfulness and yoga-based life skills programs for youth who face barriers to accessing positive wellness-based resources. Motivated by a belief in the strength and…
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.…
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…
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…
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.
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