Professional Development

Pathways to Wellness in Education

Wellness is an integral part of a school community: healthy students are better learners and healthy teachers are better leaders. Nurturing the wellness of a school community contributes to positive social, emotional, mental and physical outcomes, which all lead to more overall engagement from learners.

Hire Wymbin for your school’s next PD session to learn how to incorporate Mindfulness and Yoga into your teaching practice and classroom. There are two types of workshops we offer, each with a special focus: increasing students’ wellness, and increasing educators’ wellness. These workshops are available for 1.5 hour or half day sessions that can also include a yoga practice upon request.

Two categories of Professional Development at Wymbin:

Wellness for Students

Professional Development for Teachers to Increase Mindfulness and Mental Health practices with their students

Wellness for Teachers

Professional Development for Teachers to Increase Mindfulness and Mental Health practices for themselves

Wellness for Students

Professional Development for teachers to increase mindfulness and well-being for your students in the classroom. We offer 1.5 hours and half day professional development training for school teachers.

What can you expect:

Learn the many ways which mindfulness and yoga can benefit children and youth, backed up by research
Experience mindfulness and yoga practices that help regulate the nervous system
Learn direct ways to share key exercises in the classroom that help students feel more calm, regulated, self-aware, and mindful
Add to your own toolkit of strategies when teaching complex classrooms

We will cater your workshop to focus on specific needs your school has to meet your students where they are at, such as focusing on social- emotional learning, anxiety and stress management, responsible decision making, body-mind awareness, resiliency, self-regulation and movement/breathing breaks throughout the day.

What are the benefits for students who engage in mindfulness activities?

Improved attention
Emotional regulation
Greater compassion
Reduction of stress and anxiety

Who is the Workshop a good fit for:

Anyone who is currently working with kids and youth (ages 3-18), and who is passionate about increasing well-being and mindfulness practices, but is possibly unsure of how to get started in the classroom setting.

Wellness for Teachers

Professional Development for Teachers to Increase Mindfulness and Mental Health practices for themselves. We offer 1.5 hours and half day professional wellness workshops for school teachers.

What can you expect:

Learn the many ways which mindfulness and yoga can benefit you
Incorporate self-compassion and positive self-talk throughout the day
Experience and engage in mindfulness and meditative practices
Learn exercises to teach in a healthier, more sustainable way
Make small shifts in your mindset about how you approach work and stress
Add to your own toolkit of self- care strategies

We will cater your workshop to focus on specific needs your school has to meet your teachers where they are at, such as focusing on self compassion, burn-out, healthy habits, and rest/relaxation

What are the benefits for students who engage in mindfulness activities?

Reduced stress and burnout
More mentally and emotionally supportive classrooms
Better classroom organization
Experiencing more CALM and JOY in teaching

Who is the Workshop a good fit for:

Anyone who is currently working with youth (ages 3-18), and is looking for ways to increase the well-being of teachers and educators.

Pricing:

1.5 hours: $250 plus GST

Half day (3 hours): $450 plus GST

1 hour yoga class: $100 plus GST

Rachel Groen

Rachel Groen is an elementary teacher, a yoga teacher for kids and adults, and the curriculum creator for Wymbin’s Mind and Move program. Her vision is to help teachers and classrooms find balance, peace in the day, and ways to care for their well-being.

Kristina del Corro

Kristina del Corro is the CEO and lead mindfulness expert of KDC Coaching. She has been working with multi-passionate humans for over a decade helping them use their own transformational energy to create mindful habits to make more time.

Looking for a Yoga Class for Teachers?

We also offer customized yoga classes that we can teach for your staff at your school. We teach faster flow classes, as well as slower restorative classes. We can also do a combination of both! We can teach a yoga practice individually or add it onto any workshop.

For more information, email hello@wymbin.com or call (403) 452 2549