About Us

 As a classroom teacher and wellness coach, I’m focused on mental and physical health from the inside out.  

Deb Taylor from Oakville is a seasoned sound healer, yoga instructor, and trauma-sensitive mindfulness practitioner. With years of experience across music, meditation, and yoga, nutrition coaching, and education, Deb offers a holistic approach to wellness that promotes healing on both a physical and emotional level. Her specific training in trauma-sensitive mindfulness allows her to create a safe, compassionate space for individuals who have experienced trauma, ensuring that retreats she hosts, corporate wellness presentations,  sound baths and yoga sessions are accessible and 

supportive for all participants.

In her monthly sound baths, Deb combines her musical expertise with her deep understanding of mindfulness and trauma awareness. Using instruments like crystal singing bowls, gongs, and chimes, she creates a soothing auditory environment that encourages deep relaxation and mental clarity. Her background in yoga instruction enhances this experience, guiding participants to release tension through mindful movement and breathwork.

Deb’s sessions are thoughtfully crafted to help participants achieve a deeper connection between mind and body, while also fostering emotional release and spiritual alignment. Her trauma-sensitive approach ensures that all individuals, regardless of their background or experiences, feel nurtured and empowered to explore their personal healing journey.

As a teacher, author, mindfulness facilitator, yoga instructor, sound healing facilitator, trainer, and a learning fiend, I'm committed to helping people feel better, in body and in mind. My special interest in trauma-informed mindfulness comes from my own life experiences with understanding of its importance in education.

I feel a passion for helping people love their life. I know it can be done, and I can’t not share it.

I have a unique connection with my students of all ages that stems from my own personal journey toward wellness. I’ve been a classroom teacher for over 20 years at the primary, intermediate & senior levels. For several years, I was simultaneously a wellness coach trained in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.

Body, Mind & Spirit considered, it's all connected.    

As my experience and understanding has grown, I have developed 

The MYndful Movement Program.

This program was created with the insight and input of social workers, CYC's, principals, teachers, parents and our students.

Through our MYndful Movement practice, we develop SEL skills and set intentions to enhance our life experience. 

Credentials:

• BA BEd HON, OCT Member
• Yoga Instructor 200HRS
• Wellness Specialist

Course Work:

• Mindful Schools 
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
• How To Work with Trauma That We Can't Verbalize: Dr. Peter Levine
• Mindfulness and Substance Abuse Training:  Sam Himelstein, PhD
• Children's Yoga: Deva Tree
• Teaching Teen Yoga: Deva Tree
• Myofascial Release: Tiffany Crukshank
• Prehab: Yoga Injury Prevention 
• Coming To Our Senses Retreat: Jon Kabat-Zinn
• SMART Program: Mindfulness Everyday
• SMART Facilitators Program: Mindfulness Everyday
• Mindful Self-Compassion: Markus Bohlmann, Mindfulness Everyday

There are now thousands of studies showing the benefits of mindful games and techniques for stress management and self-acceptance. Parents and teachers alike are now more open than ever, to these practical tools that show benefits in the child's mood, energy and outlook.