WHAT STAFF ARE SAYING

“I’ve received positive feedback from the youth regarding their yoga experience at King Street Detention. After class, they’ve noted that tension and frustrations have been released and a sense of calm, balance and peace is apparent. Many thanks to New Leaf Yoga for providing us with this life transforming opportunity and for bringing positive and warm energy into our space!” - Carole Varin, King Street Detention, Program Manager

“We specifically chose hard to handle youth with a history of violent behaviour. Since their participation in the yoga program, I have noticed and documented many changes. The residents have gone up in the [behavioural] level system, no behaviour reports, no violence, listening better, co operative and calmer. Some of the youth we chose were ADHD, fetal alcohol and disruptive… I would definitely support any facility trying this program.” - C. Forsythe, former Volunteer Coordinator, Bluewater Youth Centre

“I have found the yoga program to be a wonderful complement to clinical programming. For those youth who have participated in yoga for some months, we begin to notice their stress level decrease; they seem more at peace. It teaches them to slow down and breathe slowly. This often decreases their level of impulsivity. They also develop some self-awareness through meditative practices.” - M. Johnston, Social Worker, Ministry Youth Centre