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Animal Yoga
Heather Cherisse
Animal Yoga is an opportunity for kids to express themselves in a safe
environment, learn new physical movements and sounds, build dexterity and
ability through repetition, and exercise their creative muscles. All this being
done in group dynamic which supports the building of self-trust and trust in
others. Together we will move through different postures as animals. We will
breath and even sometimes make sounds like animals from more large and
loud to smaller, more still positions and quiet. We move towards stillness and
take rest at the end of the class.
I try to teach young athletes, young
people to be adaptable, because
it's never what you want it to be,
it's never what you expect it to be
but you still have to find a way to
have success, find a way to thrive,
[...] being adaptable.
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Reaching New Heights
Dallas Soonias
Dallas Randolph (Keeshig) Soonias is a Volleyball phenomenon! Born in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and featured as a Neechie Gear Role Model, Dallas has
excelled on the national and international court. Dallas is proud to be the first
Indigenous Canadian to represent Canada at the highest level of his sport and feels
honoured and blessed that the game he loves has taken him to all the corners of
the planet. He always keeps in mind when he puts on the jersey, he's not just
representing Canada, but also the First Nations peoples. In this session, Dallas
shares what it is like being a professional athlete. He will talk about his career
path, and relate the challenges he has had to overcome to the challenges youth
might be facing. His session is presentation-based and full of messages of
perseverance and hope. Students are encourage to come prepared with questions.
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