A Greeting from Chey (she/her)
Counselling, Wellness & Community Support
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Hello! I'm Chey Johns (she/her).
I am an Afro-Indigenous (Jamaican and Anishinaabe) trauma-informed yoga teacher, Child and Youth Care Counsellor, and Master of Counselling Psychology student at Athabasca University. My mission is to promote mindful living by making mental health and yoga accessible and inclusive for all. I am also a graduate of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School 200-hour teacher training. I grew up on the traditional territories of the Robinson-Huron and Robinson-Superior areas and I am a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. I currently live, work, and play in Mohkínstsis (Calgary), on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani First Nations), as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations (including the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations), and the Métis Nation (Region 3), Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. I am here to support the Counselling & Wellness Team as well as the Community. Looking forward to connecting, Chey |
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, Nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Canmore Counselling is located Chuwapchipchiyân Kudi Bi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. We are located the beautiful Rocky Mountains which is considered Treaty 7 land, 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, and home of Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. As an act of reconciliation and decolonization, may we work together to answer the TRC's Calls to Action: Truth & Reconciliation Commission Reports and Findings.
At Canmore Counselling we are also priveleged to be yoga students, practitoners, and guides. Our offerings are dedicated to honouring the root of yoga and learning from and amplifying the voices of 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.
At Canmore Counselling we are also priveleged to be yoga students, practitoners, and guides. Our offerings are dedicated to honouring the root of yoga and learning from and amplifying the voices of 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.