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Being a youth is stressful! The Mindful Edge helps youth enhance health & well-being by:

  • Reducing stress
  • Cultivating present-moment attention
  • Increasing focus and attention skills
  • Increasing positive coping skills
  • Developing emotional regulation and balance strategies
  • Teaching the science of how the brain affects behaviour and learning
  • Manage transitions in life, i.e., to high school/post-secondary
  • Developing communication skills to foster improved relationships
  • Improving overall mental and physical health and well-being

The overall program goal is resilience – The Art of Being with the Ups & Downs in Life

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The Mindful Edge™ is a specially developed program to provide Stress Reduction and Life Strategies for Youth. It is based on the principles of the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workshop program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn. 

The Mindful Edge™ combines the practices of mindfulness with knowledge of neuroscience, positive psychology, movement and healthy living skills to create a program that benefits youth socially, emotionally, physically and academically.

Mindful Edge™ Interactive delivers 8 interactive lessons. Each lesson contains information, practices (breath, movement, focus) and activities that support healthy habits and attitudes to cultivate wellness.

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