Trauma-Informed Yoga & Mindfulness 4 Schools, Educators & Youth centers

Koru Rise 4 Rangatahi programme:

Koru Rise 4 Rangatahi (Teens & YA’s) is a trauma informed yoga + mindfulness programme that is designed (drawing on evidence based programmes) to cultivate greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, stress resilience, healthy relationships & purposeful living mindsets - giving rangatahi the skills to succeed.  We also run Educator workshops (scroll down for more info).

It includes: mindful movement, breathing practices, centering techniques, and strength based positive psychology practices. Please refer to the benefits on the adjacent page to better understand the value of this programme for your school/ rangatahi.

“Thank you for everything. The class was so much fun & yoga helped me feel so relaxed & calm. Can you come back next week, can we have you come every week!” (Teen mum,TPU)

The tools and practices can be taught as quick brain breaks, within Health & PE classes, tutor sessions, or as a term long trauma informed dynamic mindfulness programme for children or teens well-being.

As a Here to Be grantee, we are grateful to be able to offer scholarships for this programme to schools/ community groups serving rangatahi from disadvantaged areas.

Here to Be is lululemon’s social impact program that disrupts inequity in wellbeing through movement, mindfulness and advocacy.

Koru Rise 4 Teens Educator training

We also offer educator trainings where we equip you with simple tools and strategies to promote learning readiness and cultivate children and teens overall well-being. Led by our certified trainer and supported by a classroom ‘tool-kit’ we give you (or your teachers) the confidence to start using evidence-based tools and practices in their classrooms.

Koru Rise 4 Teens Educator training equips you with simple tools and mindfulness practices to support your students wellbeing and promote learning readiness within the classroom environment (and their daily lives). It’s designed to be information, experiential and practical.

What you’ll learn:

• The impact of stress & trauma on body, mind, spirit (and readiness to learn)

• How it impacts nervous system, self regulation + the Window of Tolerance

• Science and power of resilience

• Learn how to spot trauma with students & how to cultivate a feeling of safety

• Simple trauma-informed mindfulness practices to help students feel seen (and safe), to rebalance the nervous system, to cultivate self awareness, self-regulation, discharge of stress/energy, build healthy relationships and feel motivated to learn

• Simple breathing techniques, mindful movement (chair based yoga), and centering practices

• Activities to promote listening + focus

• Activities to help students connect to their strengths + values

• Self-care and compassion practices - to cultivate attend + befriend

• Purposeful living practices to increase engagement in school/ learning

We offer two options for training:

• A one day in person workshop which includes a classroom toolkit/ manual to support learning and online resources for ongoing support.

• 4 x 2 hour long workshop sessions held weekly online

As a Here to Be grantee we are excited to offer this for FREE to Educators, Counsellors, Social workers + Youth Workers with priority given to schools/ communities most in need. Please register your interest to find out about the next scheduled workshop with us below.

As a trained Yoga 4 Trauma Recovery instructor, all of our programmes are trauma informed and inclusive.

WHY IT’S NEEDED RIGHT NOW

Our trauma-informed Yoga and Mindfulness programmes fill a critical need to nurture children and teens emotional, physical and mental health needs. Every day we read about how our country is in a mental health crisis with many of our youth feeling lost and disconnected. Our programmes and workshops empower wellbeing in line with the Hauora model of “Te Whare Tapa Whā” where the four pillars help us balance and feel whole. We offer direct in class sessions or dedicated weekly sessions with select group of students - including neurodiverse learners.

Research on school-based yoga interventions has increased rapidly through recent years. As a whole, these studies suggest that school-based yoga has a number of positive effects on outcomes such as student mental health, behavior, and performance.

• Cultivates inner resources & builds coping skills for stress resilience - grounding, orientating, centering

• Cultivates safety and comfort in the body and enlivens energy flow to promote physical wellbeing (Tinana)

• Develops skills for self-regulation and emotional wellbeing (through working with Hinengaro)

• Cultivates connection and ‘interbeing’, and cultivates greater meaning and purpose (Wairau)

• Nurtures community and develops SEL skills that support healthy relationships (Whānau)

• Cultivates balance in the nervous system - to cultivate calm and support learning readiness

• Enables a release of stored energy / stress (that can get trapped in the muscles/nervous system/ body)

• Students develop more compassionate relationship with their whole self - to learn to attend and befriend

• Builds student ‘agency’ to counteract anxiety and/or bullying

Koru Rise 4 Teens Introductory (2 hour) workshops

for educators, counsellors, social workers + Youth workers

Interested in learning simple and effective mindfulness and mindful movement tools for the classroom? Looking for ways to practice mindfulness yourself for your own well-being?

We offer introductory workshops once a month (online/ in person within schools) to give you resources for your toolbox to manage and inspire your students.

In a 2 hour Introductory session you will learn:

• The impact of stress & trauma on body, mind, spirit (and readiness to learn) - and how to spot it in your students

• Simple but powerful mindfulness practices to cultivate a culture of care - for yourself and students to help students to feel seen (and safe), grounded, and more centered (for learning readiness and emotional regulation)

• Includes simple breathing techniques, mindful movement (chair based yoga), and centering practices

This FREE training is available in person or online so please register your interest below if you’d like to be informed of our next training.

“Such an awesome workshop - very informative and such a calm welcoming space. Today was therapeutic and a chance to really look at how we bring our presence to spaces and our work. 10/10! Would highly recommend!” Social worker, Family Success Matters

Your trainer/ facilitator Trish du Temple

Trish is a certified Yoga 4 Trauma Recovery Instructor, a Mindfulness & Meditation Instructor, with specialist training in Yoga Therapy for Children with Special Needs (Incl. ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia), Yoga for Teens, Mental Health Aware Yoga, MBSR-Teens, Mindful Grieving, Certificate in Creating Wellbeing (a Positive Psychology program).