Take Perspective
Social Emotional Learning
Yoga
Mind-Body Connection
About Take Perspective
Embrace your Neurodiversity
Connect with your healthiest self
Embrace your Neurodiversity
My work in the field began over 25 years ago, focusing on autism and related social learning challenges.. I have since had the opportunity to teach and learn alongside individuals with a variety of learning profiles. I believe in collaborating as a team to help each student embrace their strengths and access their potential in all areas of development.
Aimee French
Connect with your healthiest self
Embrace your Neurodiversity
I am a certified wellness, social emotional learning and yoga instructor. Much of my work focuses on social cognitive therapy and behavior support. I'm passionate about developing programs that balance the relationship between mental, physical and emotional health.
Connect with your healthiest self
Connect with your healthiest self
Connect with your healthiest self
I understand how hard taking the first step toward a wellness program can be. Throughout my personal journey, I have worked through physical ailments and injuries, as well as post traumatic stress disorder. One philosophy I embrace in my daily life is that "with one breath, you can begin again" (spoken by my first meditation teacher).
Yoga for Teachers
Class Description
Yoga for Teachers provides the benefits of a yoga practice built into your school day. Typically offered during teacher lunch breaks, this class is built around your schedule within a range of 45-60 minutes. Together, we’ll stretch, strengthen and balance both our physical and mental selves, toward the goal of a calm yet energized state for the remainder of the day. Before and after school classes are also offered (depending on day, time and location).
Inspiration for the Teacher Wellness Program
As a former elementary school teacher, one thing I never felt I had enough time in the day for was a consistent self-care routine. With ongoing responsibilities and emotional investment long after dismissal, this is the kind of job you take home with you. I started closing the curtains and door of my classroom during my lunch break and unrolling my yoga mat in front of the images and sounds of the ocean I'd put up on my smartboard. Those 45-50 minutes created an immediate change and the positive impact continued to grow. What I experienced was refreshed mental and physical energy for the remainder of the day and an improved outlook overall. In a job that you give so much of yourself to, it’s important to also value what you give to yourself. Committing to my own yoga practice during the school day, allowed me to replenish my reserves and prevent the feeling of being depleted. My students picked up on my new, balanced self, which led to healthier relationships, perspectives towards learning and academic growth. I am passionate about sharing the transformative effects of this journey with as many educators as I can…