Jenny Kierstead
Jenny is the founder of national award winning Yoga in Schools and Girl on Fire Empowerment. As a visionary in the yoga movement, she received the prestigious Women of Excellence Award and the RBC Women of Influence Award for her Yoga in Schools initiative. After teaching Physical Education in Vancouver for 8 years, she designed the Yoga Grade 11, the first ever PSP yoga program implemented in Canadian public schools.
Jenny is passionate about directing her grief, or as Valerie Kaur would call it, divine rage that is not meant to destroy, but to reorder the world.
Introduction to Resilient Youth
This summer, the theme of the Annual Yoga in Schools Conference is Resilient Youth, a movement created by Jenny and Blair's daughter, Sophia Rae, who's now 19 years old.Through this session, we are brought together by the understanding that we all suffer. We will address teens struggles and how they can skillfully navigate rock bottom moments to rise again. Participants will walk away with a personalized toolbox of psycho-educational strategies that they can draw from in the future and share with their students. Key Takeaways: How to self care when life takes an unexpected turn How to rebuild your foundation when all feels lost How to employ mindfulness tools to gain a healthier perspective How to become your greatest ally and eliminate self criticism For more info on their programs, visit https://yogainschools.ca
Strong as a Mountain, Adaptable as Water
A mindfulness and movement approach for skillfully navigating the challenges of life with strength and balance. Five years ago, Jenny and Blair were planning the first Yoga in Schools Trauma and Mindfulness Conference for educators, when Jenny’s sister and educator, Lisa McCully lost her life in the mass casualty. It was the mindfulness teachings that they had curated which enabled them, as a family, to heal and move through this devastating experience. Since then, they’ve taught thousands of educators and administrators to find their strength and yet flow with the tides. Join Jenny and Blair in this one hour workshop that will provide grounding practices, energizing breathwork, movement that unwinds tension and mindfulness practices for these uncertain times. For more info on their programs, visit https://yogainschools.ca