307. Trauma Informed Yoga with Breathwork

307. Trauma Informed Yoga with Breathwork (pm) “Parents Welcome”

Facilitator: Jennie Abbot is the Founder and Director of Harmony Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Company, the creator of YogaBREAK for Classrooms, Harmony at Home Kits, various Parenting and Educator Workshops and The My Peaceful Play Game for Kids. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) and Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (CYA-CYT) with the Canadian Yoga Alliance teaching over 75,000 children to date. Jennie is the co-creator of the Harmony 95 Hour Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher Training Program through the International Yoga Alliance. Jennie’s offers Workshops for Parents and Educators in partnership with the Institute of Child Psychology. Jennie is also a Color Me Yoga Children's Yoga Teacher Graduate, Rainbow Kids Yoga Certified Instructor, with Specialties in Yoga for the Special Needs, Safe Anatomy for Children and Trauma Informed Yoga for Children and Youth through Yoga Ed. In addition, Jennie has taken Mindfulness Training through Dr. Dan Siegel, Author and Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training with the Center for Mindfulness. Jennie is in participation in a professional learning community that is a project of the Fred Rogers Institute. Jennie has worked with children, families, government, non-profit organizations and educators for over 20 years sharing her passion of bringing happiness and peace into the lives of children through yoga and mindfulness.

Are you an adult who works with children? Statistics show 1 in 3 people will experience trauma, often before the age of 16. It’s crucial for caregivers, educators, and healthcare professionals to provide trauma-informed self-regulation tools to support all children, even when trauma is undiagnosed.

Trauma-sensitive Breathwork and Yoga can help children in developing a sense of safety in the body by reconnecting with breath, recognizing and accepting the present and developing self-awareness through yoga. Learn to recognize the signs of trauma, understand its effects, and apply trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness techniques to promote emotional healing and self-regulation. Transform your approach to supporting children’s mental and physical well-being. Enhance your ability to create safe, nurturing spaces where children can thrive. This course will support you in offering mindful movement practices that are nurturing and calming in order to support children and youth who have experienced trauma to find hope, healing and happiness.

Target Audience: All Staff

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