Blair Abbass (Facilitator, Curriculum developer)

MA in Education | MEd | Registered Counselling Therapist

Co-founder of Yoga in Schools, Blair Abbass is a registered Counselling Therapist and retired educator of 34 years. He introduced mindfulness into the school system in NS and designed the first stress reduction program for the NSTU 25 years ago. Since then, he’s collaborated with his wife, Jenny, to create and implement the Mindfulness in Schools Manual, which is used in schools across North America. He co-designed and taught the first Pubic School Program Yoga Grade 11 course in the public-school system, a course that is now taught in most high schools in Atlantic Canada.