Well if it isn't September...

9/2/2020

Back to work.
Back to school.
A typical Fall routine and yet very little feels typical, this year ✨

My amazing friend, Mrs. Birdie (aka: Mrs. B) is a grade school teacher, busy prepping for the arrival of her class to join her, next week.

At home, Mrs. B and her awesome spouse are prepping their girls for back-to-school too!

Knowing so many of you are in this same boat this Fall, I want to share some incredible tips, from Mrs. B, as you step into an atypical school year:

1. Practice mask wearing at home. Mrs. B will invite her girls to wear their masks while they’re on their tablets and around home. They do it together because practicing at home will help kids feel more comfortable and used to wearing a mask during school days!
2. Celebrate their cuteness! I was on a video phone call with Mrs. B and her girls and Mrs. B was showing me pictures of how cute her girls look in their masks. The girls were beaming 😁

3. Remember: Everyone in your family is different. Every family is different. Get everyone involved in finding ways to create ease in the dis-ease.

4. Check-in at the end of the day. What was the best part of today? What was the toughest part? What are you looking forward to now?

5. Create space to toss those masks in the wash & make time for fun, laughter, and lots of downtime.

Big love,
Dr. Jay & Mrs. Birdie

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Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, Nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Canmore Counselling is located Châ Ûpchîchîyen Kudebi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. The physical location of Canmore Counselling & the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology is in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, which is considered Treaty 7 land and home of Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III, and the traditional territory of the Îyârhe Nakoda, including the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action.

At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities.

We believe wholeheartedly that community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism are inherent to trauma-informed care. Thank you for being here.