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, Master of Counselling Psychology student at Athabasca University, and offers counselling, wellness, and community support at Canmore Counselling. 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 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.
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.