RVN Wellness

12/28/2025

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12/27/2025

Invest in Your Child’s Mental Health

Winter Youth Programs | Starting January 13

At RVN Wellness, our yoga-inspired youth programs are led by a Master’s-level therapist and grounded in evidence-based tools that support emotional regulation, confidence, and resilience.
Through intentional movement, mindfulness, and play, children learn skills they can use both on and off the mat - at school, at home, and in everyday life.

✔️ Therapist-led & trauma-informed
✔️ Small groups with individual attention
✔️ No yoga experience required
✔️ Each child receives a crystal to anchor weekly lessons

➡️ Winter Term begins January 13
➡️ Spots are limited. Registration is now open.
➡️ Register today at www.rvnwellness.com

💙 Due to the therapeutic nature of this program, sessions may be eligible for extended health benefits where counselling by an RSW is covered.

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12/27/2025

Family Yoga - where connection comes before perfection.

Every Sunday at 11:00 am

A playful, connected class for parents & kids to move, breathe, and have fun together. No pressure. No perfection. Just quality time on the mat!

➡️ All ages welcome (infants to grandparents!)
➡️ Come as you are
➡️ Included in all passes (including our two week trial pass!) 

Register at

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12/24/2025

Join Mona for an end of the year sound bath to cleanse the mind, body and soul for a fresh start in 2026. Sound bath will include guided meditation to cleanse and balance the chakras, Reiki to heal the body and a blessing ritual with Caco to welcome in blessings in the new year. $60 or included in unlimited memberships.

Register at www.rvnwellness.com under specialty classes.

12/23/2025

Meet

Tara is one of the secret ingredients that makes our kids’ yoga classes feel so supportive and special. She’s a yoga instructor, children’s yoga instructor, and ECE assistant, and she joins us in every kids’ class to help create a calm, connected, and confidence-building experience for each child.

Having Tara in the room means:
- more individual attention for every child
extra support for kids who need help regulating big feelings
- smoother transitions, better focus, and more space for play and connection
- a safer, more contained environment where kids can truly thrive

Why two instructors matter:

Kids don’t all move, feel, or regulate the same way. Having a second instructor allows us to meet children where they’re at in real time, whether that’s offering gentle redirection, emotional support, or encouragement to try something new. It’s one of the reasons families tell us our classes feel different.

Our youth yoga programs are intentionally designed and led by a Master’s-level therapist, with the added support of a skilled assistant in every class because your child deserves more than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Winter Kids Term begins January 13.

Registration is open now!

Stay tuned for exciting 2026 offerings from Tara and our other children’s yoga instructor, Rachel whom together make up .roots.kids.yoga starting with another epic Kids’ Night Out on January 24!

Registration is open now at www.rvnwellness.com

If you’re looking for youth yoga programs that prioritize safety, connection, and individualized care... this is it.

*Tara received her yoga teacher training with and her children's yoga teacher training with
These are the two top yoga teacher training programs in the lower mainland that we recommend those wanting to be instructors attend.

12/18/2025

**Saturday**

Join for a Winter Solstice celebration at RVN Wellness. This special evening includes yoga, guided Yoga Nidra, a women’s circle, and a vegan, gluten free potluck. A warm and inclusive gathering for all who identify as women in a safe, 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming space. Friday, December 20 | 6:00 to 9:00 PM $25 with dish | $40 without dish (food provided)

Register at www.rvnwellness.com under specialty classes.

12/17/2025

Wednesday!

Join .zee and for a deeply nourishing journey to the cosmos and back in our Yoga Nidra + Reiki specialty class.

This is a space for rest, recalibration, and subtle energetic magic as guided meditation meets hands-on reiki support.

Spaces are limited

$35 or included in monthly memberships

Register at www.rvnwellness.com under Specialty Classes

Come float, rest, and reset.

12/16/2025

Anyone else missing these retreat vibes with ???

Come get cozy with the final soul & sound circle of 2025 on winter solstice (this Sunday!) as Surya weaves together song, ceremony, and ceremony.

Head to www.suryalight.ca

12/15/2025

Early bird deadline is December 15!

Our youth programs are yoga-inspired and thoughtfully designed by a Master’s-level Registered Social Worker, blending movement, mindfulness, and play to support emotional growth in a way kids truly enjoy.

Through each class, children build resilience, confidence, and practical emotional tools they can carry into everyday life. Every child also receives their own crystal, used intentionally throughout the term as a grounding anchor and a tangible reminder of their inner strength and spark!

New Winter Term begins January 13, 2026
Early bird pricing ends tomorrow (December 15)

Register at www.rvnwellness.com with promo code YOUNGRAVENS to save and create space for your child to step into their power and discover their resilience.

Due to the therapeutic nature of this program, it may be eligible for coverage under extended health benefits where counselling by an RSW is included.

12/14/2025

Fill your cup this holiday season.

When the world gets loud, the mat is where we come back to ourselves.

This Christmas and New Year, we’re offering space to breathe, move, play, and rest together as a community.

Christmas Day | December 25
9:30 am | Festive Flow
11:00 am | Family Yoga (all ages welcome)
12:00 pm | Gentle + Restorative

New Year’s Day | January 1
9:30 am | New Year Morning Flow
12:00 pm | Soul Flow 
7:30 pm | Evening Reset + Release

Whether you’re pouring from an empty cup or simply craving connection, these classes are an invitation to slow down, soften, and begin again… together.

Spots are limited. Included with all memberships (including our 2 week trial pass) 

Register at www.rvnwellness.com under specialty classes. 

Community. Connection. Care.

12/13/2025

Interesting timing.

Just as my heart is breaking, grieving the loss of this important work, I received this email from a researcher at McGill University about a study involving participants from my 🍄-assisted therapy offerings.

Every participant shared overwhelmingly positive, transformative experiences. They spoke about safety, trust, careful preparation, thoughtful integration, and the importance of working within an ethical and well-held container with a trained professional.

And yet, the recent decision by the BC College of Social Workers is forcing this work back underground, rather than allowing it to be offered transparently, ethically, and safely by trained and experienced therapists.

For now, I remain committed to providing preparation, integration counselling, and psychoeducation within the limits of what the College currently permits.

At the same time, those of us impacted by this sudden and abrupt policy change, issued with zero notice, will be advocating for ethical, evidence-informed, and responsible policy reform. The immediate demand to cancel these services, without consultation or transition, raises serious ethical concerns.

We finally have emerging treatments showing strong evidence for depression, anxiety, chronic pain, end-of-life distress, and more. There are reputable training programs, clear practice standards, and approaches that align with our Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Halting this work wholesale is a dramatic step backward.

If this policy impacts you, I encourage you to contact the BC College of Social Workers directly and share your concerns.

And if you are navigating psychedelic experiences on your own, please prioritize safety and know that I am here to support you with ethical preparation and integration counselling.

This conversation isn’t over.

12/11/2025

Fun fact: back in 2010, I wrote my MSW case study on the racist roots of our drug laws. I never imagined I’d one day be fighting for the right to support clients seeking the evidence-based healing properties of psilocybin... yet here we are.

Psilocybin has been part of traditional healing practices long before our modern systems arrived, and the research we have today largely confirms what many communities have known for generations: these medicines can help.

To align respectful practice with clinical standards, I completed training with Canada’s leading psychedelic-assisted therapy program along with ongoing continuing education to ensure my work remains ethical, grounded, and evidence-informed.

And because today’s regulatory decisions are pushing people underground, here’s what matters most:
If you are seeking psilocybin support, please work with someone who is properly trained and experienced. The Therapsil directory is a great place to find qualified providers. I’m not listed simply because I chose not to pay for the directory subscription, not because I’m untrained or inexperienced.

Which brings me back to that case study from 2010: the same forces that shaped our early drug laws are still showing up today - deciding who gets access, whose healing is legitimate, and whose isn’t. This latest block from BCCSW feels like yet another echo of that pattern.

So I’ll keep doing what I’ve always done: advocating for safe, evidence-based, accountable care... and for your right to healing that shouldn’t have to disappear into the shadows.