What People are Saying:

“I never thought I could shift away from ‘over thinking’. It seemed like my mind would never stop. Then I found some relaxation after practicing the 5-Days, and started using a special recording for my injuries/issues. Now I can manage my day and not just get through it.”

“The Take A Breath program has been a blessing for our school community. I have heard students, parents, and staff express how the quality of their lives have been improved by the incorporation of this work into their personal wellness practice. As the principal of our school, I have personally benefited from this practice, and have been able to use the online resource to open staff meetings, parent conferences, and school-wide assemblies. We are looking forward to continuing with the program and integrating it even more into our school life, including being used with students who are having difficulty with expected behaviour and integration into the classroom setting.

Like any practice, we have room to grow as we continue to develop how we make this program a more integral part of our school community, but with time, I know the benefits of this practice will have a profound effect on our community.”

Principal

K-9 School

“The Take a Breath program was very well received by students, families and teachers and incredibly easy to implement from an administrative point of view.

A benefit this program offers is to the teacher, who can experience it right along with the students versus having to lead students through the breath exercises themselves. It clearly reduces stress levels in all the classrooms and creates an atmosphere of peace and focused attention. It has had a marked impact because of the way it teaches kids to recognize and release their stress. For some, it is the first time in their lives that they have ever realized how much stress they actually carry in their bodies.

Working with the creators of the program has been an exceptional experience. For example, they wrote and recorded a customized practice for one of our families that was dealing with significant grief after losing their dad/husband to pancreatic cancer. This family continues to share how helpful this tool was in their lives to process the grief and emotion this tragic event caused, andwe are grateful for the abundant generosity of the TAB creators.”

Counselor

Gr. 7-12 School

“The "Take A Breath" program has been a definite benefit to our school community! It provides everyone with valuable skills to improve self-regulation, manage anxiety, and reduce stress, all of which are significant components of the "Personal Awareness & Responsibility" competency of the new British Columbia Schools Curriculum. Last year our school had over 300 student participants, and 86% reported a positive experience.

Both students and staff love the sense of calm they achieve, and appreciate the stress relief of the breathing techniques. As well, the "Take A Breath" online content offers numerous breathing practices for different aspects of our lives, and is a wonderful year-round resource easily accessible for our students, parents, and staff.”

Educator

7-12 School

Student

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Adult

University

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"Take a Breath has been involved with our High School for the last 2 years. This past school year, every grade 7 and 8 has participated in one "Take a Breath" session and the school also bought access to the website. It has been a very positive experience was amazing to see how much calmer my students were afterwards... such a positive tone to my class and an openness. The TAB staff have been so accommodating with scheduling and requests. The price is extremely reasonable for what is provided.”

"I had trouble not thinking about deep breathing and just doing it, but towards the end I got the hang of it. At the end I was totally relaxed and ready to go to sleep. His voice was very soothing and the visualizations helped me start goals. I see myself doing this again today before the math test I will have to take after lunch."

"I feel like I could see myself using this strategy when I'm feeling really stressed out, or even when I'm just sad."

"At the beginning I was unsure about the class. But then when we started to relax, lay down, let loose, and clear all negative thoughts, I found it very peaceful and relaxing."

"I thought that Take a Breath was very relaxing and that I will be using it every day so that I don't have to be stressed. It was very helping because I feel like I wasn't relaxing enough/or just not taking the time to do it. Thank you very much I really needed it."