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A NEW PATH FORWARD100-Hour Mindfulness Certification | Halifax + Live Online
November 21–22, 2026
IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO LEARN MINDFULNESS, THIS IS IT.
We're all facing unprecedented levels of overstimulation, anxiety, and disconnection.
Our attention is constantly being pulled somewhere else. Our minds are busy. Our nervous systems are overwhelmed. Sometimes, we can move through an entire day without ever really being in it.
Mindfulness offers us another way.
This November, join therapist Blair Abbass and award-winning educator Jenny Kierstead for A New Path Forward, an immersive 100-Hour Mindfulness Certification designed to help you cultivate greater calm, awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience - for yourself and the people in your care.
MORE THAN MINDFULNESS
Drawing from their combined 50 years of experience, Blair and Jenny bring together a practical four-part approach to self-regulation:
MINDFULNESS - developing awareness, attention, and presence
MOVEMENT -using the body to support regulation and wellbeing
COGNITIVE STRATEGIES - understanding thoughts, emotions, worry, and anxiety
STORYTELLING - using stories for meaning & growth
Designed for all levels of experience, this training is both deeply personal and highly practical; supporting your own wellbeing while giving you tools to use with the people you teach, counsel, care for, and lead.
YOUR 100-HOUR CERTIFICATION INCLUDES
✦ An immersive LIVE weekend with Blair Abbass & Jenny Kierstead, available in Halifax or live online
✦ Self-paced online learning and resources to complete on your own schedule
✦ A comprehensive 160-page Mindfulness in Schools manual, developed by Blair and Jenny and piloted within the public school system
✦ Contributions from respected mind-body leaders, including trauma-informed mindfulness leader David Treleaven, interoception specialist Kelly Mahler, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers
✦ PLUS Blair Abbass's A New Path Forward Online Program, featuring cognitive strategies, movement, mindfulness, and mood and anxiety tools for greater clarity, emotional regulation, resilience, and confidence
The practices are adaptable for children, teens, and adults and have been used in schools, studios, and professional settings across Canada.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Teachers • Counsellors • Psychologists • School Support Staff • Health Professionals • Yoga & Mindfulness Teachers • And anyone seeking deeper personal or professional training in mindfulness and emotional regulation.
WHAT GRADUATES SAY
“The manual is well laid out and contains beautiful teachings and instructional tools. It provided the perfect framework for me to develop my mindfulness classes, which have already had a profound impact on my students and on me personally as a professor.”
-Dr. Heather Gunn McQuillan
“I found this program to be as much of a personal retreat as it was a professional development course.”
- Jerome Stewart, Principal, Nova Scotia
TRAINING DETAILS
LIVE Training: November 21–22, 2026
Location: Halifax + Live Online
Plus: Self-paced online training
Early Bird: $690 + HST until October 31
Regular Price: $890 + HST
MORE INFORMATION:
https://yogainschools.ca/mindfulness-100-hour.../
TO REGISTER:
https://form.jotform.com/213255635687262
Questions?
[email protected] | (902) 444-9642
Mindfulness isn't only something we learn. It's something we practice together.
Come learn leading-edge tools for navigating stress, reconnect with yourself, and experience the healing power of community.
“Overthinking is a mental treadmill. It keeps your thoughts busy, but it won't get you anywhere.”
Step off the treadmill. Return to your life.
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