Dance grounds the body to the earth and raises the spirit to the sky. I have always loved to dance. When I am in my body moving, I feel the most…

"Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time i...

We all know that one person. No matter what hits them, they simply get back up. Amidst all adversity, they hustle, they battle and sometimes they e…

Through our observations of nature, we can learn about the true essence of ourselves. I spend as much time as possible communing with nature. I pa...

Yoga is an ancient physical, spiritual, and mental practice that originated in India. The yoga practice involves breathing exercises, physical move...

Every morning I walk my dog through a small forest, which weaves its way along Eramosa River. It’s autumn where I live and many of the trees have s...

I have few childhood memories of feeling confident in math. In the days when I excelled at addition and subtraction, math lessons were fun. However...

Language is one of the most powerful tools we have. We use it on a daily basis to communicate with others and ourselves, to work, to create, and to...

This time of year, schools direct their attention towards programs and policies that support healthy relationships and a positive school climate. W...

In recognition of Orange Shirt Day on September 30, an annual event to commemorate the residential school experience, I’d like to acknowledge the s...

I will never forget watching an Oprah show many years ago, featuring the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Toni Morrison, and hearing her comment tha...

A little over a year ago I had a baby and my life completely changed. My husband and I moved to a new city, he started a new job, and we had this n...

These are tumultuous times and heading back to school has never felt so precarious. I have been reaching out to colleagues and teacher friends to a...

It takes a village to raise a child, and that village will be called upon in this time of upheaval, uncertainty and change. As teachers, we are su...

In only a few short weeks, teachers and students will be returning to the classroom after months of working and learning from home. While there is ...

The last several months have been unlike anything anyone could have imagined. It is hard to believe that in such a short amount of time, we went fr…

Embodied Learnings evolved from a deep knowing that cognitive processes alone fail to meet the emotional, mental, and physical needs of students. ...

Selecting the right music for dance in the classroom can be a tedious process with so many options to choose from. Depending on the activity, ...