In episode 2 of a blog series for instructors or facilitators supporting newcomers, I aim to address reservations you or your program participants may have about the benefits of yoga. Recognizing that newcomers are accessing programs for language-learning and acquiring particular benchmarks and knowledge that will move their lives forward in Canada, I hope to […]
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As we enter another year of uncertainty, fragmented programming and isolation, I am offering this space to those of you who are providing services to newcomers ways to support their wellbeing, and as well as your own. In the following months, I will share knowledge, practices and principles and develop resources that can be implemented
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By Sandrine Espie, Founder at RESCAPE, a restoring space for social service workers, community organizers and environmental activists Slogans promoting the integration of well-being and wellness practices into the workforce are flooding our media. However, in this seemingly well-intentioned political and media context, we know that the successful integration of these concepts is challenging for
Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, February, 2020 After an awe-inspiring and adventurous 4 weeks in January and February travelling around central Mexico, the year took a sharp downturn, starting with my birthday on March 12. Sitting in a coffee shop talking to our contractor about the renovations underway on our downtown condo, my purse was
What is needed in the increasingly diverse and complex learning environment of language instruction for immigrants? I am grateful and excited to do the work I do, opening doors to look beyond current systems, structures and practices, asking questions such as these, and listening. Throughout the past year, through conversations with refugee men and the
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