Sa̱ltała – Trauma-informed Yoga and Ceremony

Practice & Praxis: Keynote by Jessica Barudin

prac·​tice | to perform or work at repeatedly so as to become proficient   

 prax·​is | the practical application of any branch of learning

Sa̱ltała – Trauma-informed Yoga and Ceremony

Jessica will weave stories, Kwakwaka’wakw values, and research to describe Indigenous contemplative and meditative practices. She will offer reflections of healing intergenerational and historical trauma and strengthening community wellness through Yoga and Ceremony. She will speak to her experiences of co-creating trauma-informed curricula with First Nations womxn and the early impressions of her doctoral project “(Re)Connecting through women’s teachings, language and movement: Culturally-adapted yoga for First Nations Womxn and Girls”.