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using the brain + body science of mindfulness to promote good mental health with alix dunham🤜🏽🧠
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You’ve been through some shit. And you figured it out. Every single time so far - that’s a pretty great track record.

I call it your resilience reserve. And it’s the thing we can draw on when life starts to spiral.

Come spend a Sunday afternoon building yours. We’ll talk about how elite athletes use stress, how to turn a stress response into a challenge response and how to trust ourselves to handle whatever comes.

Join me for grey MATR: grit for grown-ups (part of East Van Wisdom School)

Sunday, Oct 25
12-1:30pm
Green Room Yoga

DM me for registration info or find the link in our bio 👉🏻🧠♥️ taken in Green Room Yoga by @gritworkshops

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6 days ago

Our next round of Grit Lab is almost here, and there are still spots for your kiddo to hop on the brain-train!

Grit Lab is where kids (ages 8-11) learn the neuroscience of big feelings and build tools for emotional resilience. We play games, make crafts, and have a ton of fun while growing strong, healthy brains.

This pod we’re diving into:
🛡️ How to diffuse bullying behaviour
🤝 Co-regulation (calm is contagious!)
⏸️ Impulse vs. logic and the power of the pause
🎯 Brain-boosting games for focus and executive functioning
🎨 Creativity as a mental health tool
💛 Values + confidence

Every week kicks off with a quick review, so new friends can jump right in.

Tuesdays, Nov 3 - Dec 15
3:30-5:00pm
North Shore Academy, 50 Gostick Way, North Van

Spots are limited, so DM me or tap the link in my bio to save your kiddo’s spot! taken in North Shore Academy by @gritworkshops

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7 days ago

Stressed about being stressed? Same. Quite often actually.

What if stress isn’t the enemy? Elite athletes don’t try to crush it, they use it. Racing heart, sweaty palms, butterflies - that’s your body powering you up, not falling apart.

Let’s figure out how to flip the script together. Let’s train our brains, tap into everything we’ve already gotten through, and learn to use stress as fuel instead of letting it run the show.

East Van Wisdom School: grey MATR stress-fuel workshop
Sunday, Oct 25
12-1:30pm
Green Room Yoga

Link in the bio 👉🏻🧠♥️ taken in Green Room Yoga by @gritworkshops

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7 days ago

Hey you - yeah you. The one who’s on the fence about doing the work. Curious about grey MATR but not ready to commit to the 6-week thing? I see you - all good.

Come hang out for a day. One 90-minute grey MATR, a little taste for anyone who wants to try it on.

grey MATR is grit for grown-ups: science-based, heart-led and built entirely on research-backed tools to boost our human experience. We dig into how our brains + bodies actually work (hello, vagus nerve, the most beautiful nerve in the body). We learn why stress doesn’t have to flatten us and can actually be fuel, amirite? And we practice riding the emotional wave so we’re driving the bus, not our feelings. We laugh, we swear, we co-regulate, and we finish with a sweet, long meditation to let all the dust settle.

Why come?
👉🏻Because nobody handed us the manual for our own brains.
👉🏻Because resilience is a skill, not a fixed trait, and you can build it like a muscle.
👉🏻Because we were never meant to do this all alone.

Let’s figure some shit out together. Join me for grey MATR: grit for grown-ups.

East Van Wisdom School: grey MATR
Sunday, October 25
12-1:30pm
Green Room Yoga
$25
link in bio

#greymatr #eastvan #vancouvermindfulness #brainhealth #meditation taken in Green Room Yoga by @gritworkshops

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16 days ago

Ok team, starting our engines!
Grit in Schools is pedal to the metal starting Monday.

race lineup features:

👉🏻53 workshops (K-7) at Highlands Elementary
👉🏻14 Friendship Labs (K-7) at Eastview Elementary
👉🏻16 workshops at Brockton School
👉🏻6-12 weeks of Lunch Grit at Seymour Heights, Eastview and Upper Lynn: steady laps
👉🏻One-offs at North Shore Academy, Queen Alexandra Elementary and Collingwood: quick pit stops

We cross the finish line in December and pull into the pits. Until then, I love you, be safe and DM me to book a spot on the grid for January

👉🏻🧠♥️
#proactivementalhealth
#healthybrains
#resilience by @gritworkshops

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16 days ago

Sometimes it’s just all way too much. The noise. The busy brain. The rumination. My brain can go from organized flow to chaos in a split second. Yours?

As my years progress (56 of them already for Christ sakes), I’ve figured out a few things that help. I haven’t mastered my mind yet - but I’ve been working on it and have a hefty toolbox.

If you’re looking for some tricks to slow the roll, I can help.

Come to grey MATR this Fall. And yes - we have a spot for you tonight. DM me.

East Van Wisdom School:
grey MATR
Thursdays Sept 24-Oct 29
6:30-8pm
Green Room Yoga
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25 days ago

Life is a balancing act - amirite?

What can you expect when you come to grey MATR?

We run science-based, heart-led workshops for people who want to dig into boosting their brain power. We learn about recent research, we talk about our own brains and we practice growing strong neuro-pathways through mindful meditation. We laugh, we empathize, we swear, we co-regulate and we make plans for how we want to move through life.

Grey MATR can help you keep it all in the right lane.

East Van Wisdom School: grey MATR
Thursdays Sept 24-Oct 29
6:30-8pm

DM me for a discount code!
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a month ago

Can you join us on Friday Sept 24?

Delia Brett, Lisa Gibson and I are launching East Van Wisdom School @eastvanwisdomschool and we’re doing a little sampler. We’d love you to be there to be part of the community we’re building. Come!

Everyone is welcome.
7:00–8:30 PM · FREE Green Room Yoga

It’s free but you still gotta register so we know how many humans.
Thx ya’ll!
Link in bio 🦉🧠🙏🏽 taken in Green Room Yoga by @gritworkshops

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a month ago

Ever feel like this? Yup. Same. Quite often actually.

Let’s figure some shit out together. Let’s figure out how to make our beautiful brains work in our favour.

Join me for grey MATR: grit for grown-ups - part of @eastvanwisdomschool

Thursdays
Sept 24-Oct 29
6:30-8pm
Green Room Yoga

Links in the bio or DM me for a discount code.

Let’s get it done [together] 🧠 taken in Green Room Yoga by @gritworkshops

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Grit Lab (8-11yrs) 12 weeks of brain-training, friend-building, and figuring out who you are. Let’s go!

👉🏻Meet Your Brain! - what’s actually going on in there (and how to make it stronger)

👉🏻Breathe Like a Boss - simple breathing tricks for the big-feelings moments

👉🏻Your Coping Toolkit - more tools for when things feel hard

👉🏻You’ve Got Parts - getting to know all the different sides of you

👉🏻How to Make a Friend

👉🏻How to Argue (and Still Be Friends After)

👉🏻Boring to Bully - standing up for yourself + your people

👉🏻Be Someone’s Calm - helping a friend when they’re having a rough moment

👉🏻Stop, Think, Choose - your brain’s two speeds, and how to pick the right one

👉🏻Brain Gym Day - games that build a stronger, smarter brain

👉🏻Create to Feel Better - art as brain medicine

👉🏻Know Yourself, Own Yourself - values + confidence (+ a big celebration!)

Twelve weeks. One strong, healthy brain. Let’s train it 👉🏻🧠♥️

Grit Lab / Tuesdays 3:30-5pm
Sept 22-Oct 27 [pod 1]
Nov 3-Dec 15 [pod 2]
Sept 22-Dec 15 [pod 1+2]

Registration links in our bio 👉🏻 taken in North Shore Academy by @gritworkshops

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a month ago

Life is tricky. Kids deserve more than “just calm down.” Let’s give them some skills.

Grit gives kids practical, science-backed tools to:
👉🏻Understand their brains 👉🏻Navigate big feelings 👉🏻Pause before reacting 👉🏻Handle friendship + conflict 👉🏻Practice mindfulness 👉🏻Build resilience 👉🏻Develop empathy + self-awareness 👉🏻Grow healthy, adaptable brains

The more they practise these skills, the easier they become to access when life gets hard.

Grit Lab starts Tuesday Sept 22 and we’d love to have your person on the brain-train.

Sept 22-Oct 27 [pod 1]
Nov 3-Dec 15 [pod 2]
Sept 22-Dec 15 [pod 1+2]
North Shore Academy (50 Gostick Way N. Van)
Payment plans + scholarships always available ♥️

Registration links are in the bio 👉🏻 taken in North Shore Academy by @gritworkshops

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It was always my dream to collaborate with super-rad, sparkly, intelligent women in East Van. Like actually. It was something I wrote down as a goal 2 years ago when living in North Van and hustling Grit solo.

Fast forward to East Van Wisdom School.

And the first official offering of East Van Wisdom School gets to be Grey MATR. I’m honoured.

Come join us for Grey MATR and take a dive into the science behind our well-being. Six weeks of connection, community, introspection, laughter and learning.

East Van Wisdom School: grey MATR
Thursdays
Sept 24-Oct 29
6:30-8pm

Link in bio or DM me and I’ll send it over
👉🏻🧠♥️ taken in Green Room Yoga by @gritworkshops

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