Peace. Love. Yoga. by Leelou Poppins
About Leelou Poppins
Leelou completed a bachelor degree in Education (2011) and a short program in Literature for Children (2012) at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, a Reiki certification with Reiki Samasati school in Mexico (2013), and the 3-Day Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training in Montréal (2013). During her studies, she worked as a research auxiliary in the field of teaching French as a second language and visited alternatives schools in Quebec, France, and Belgium.
Leelou worked with children from different cultures in various environments such as schools, daycares, French immersion programs, outdoor camps, community events, festivals, etc. She moved to Naramata during summer 2014 and fell in love with Apex community the following winter. She has since shared the Rainbow Yoga love at Rippin' Rascals daycare, Jumping Beans PlayCafé, Naramata Community Market, Naramata Playschool, and more.
She is a Rainbow Yoga Ambassador in the Okanagan valley, a member of the Alliance for Self-Directed Education, and a board member of the newly formed Apex Community Association. She is passionate about sharing social-emotional learning through yoga and mindfulness playdates, and offering services for children and families in her community.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
- Gandhi
~ * About Peace. Love. Yoga. * ~
Mission
Inspire Peace.
Peace in every heart.
Peace in every home.
Peace in every community.
Peace on Earth.
Vision
(Co) Create a sustainable Self-Directed Education Learning,
Community & Retreat Center, including:
A) Sustainable accommodations, community room and kitchen (yurts, tipis, etc.);
B) Permaculture gardens, fruits & nuts trees, with emphasis on native and ancient seeds;
C) Farm-to-table vegan community meals experience;
D) Yoga, well-being, SUP & sail workshops, camps, retreats, etc.;
E) Families, Childcare & Self-Directed Education Learning services, etc.;
F) A place to give birth to dreams...
"So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned."
- J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
About Rainbow Yoga
"Our unique style of Rainbow Yoga is communal, interactive and fun! It celebrates life and brings people together! [...] In Rainbow Yoga we connect with touch, massage, hugs, dance, we move together and we co-create the class in a magical way that creates a playful space for everybody to feel loved and nurtured. [...] We practice in a circle, often connected through body and heart; we honor and celebrate the circle of life."
"All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.”
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Fundraiser 2017
Money shouldn't be a boundary to yoga playdates:
This is why I offer them mostly by donation.
This is also why I volunteered and invested so much on this website.
$ 1010 were raised online
between 24 generous daydreamers, peacebuilders, and changemakers!
~* Warm thanks and hugs to all Peace. Love. Yoga. backers! *~
Nicholaus McCrea, Brigitte Bastien, Francine Beaudet, Valérie Jean, Micheline Robert, Marie-Eve Brière-Latin, Ashley Selwood, Sarah Setters, Jeannot Lafontaine, Manon Leduc, Jacynthe Lafontaine, Martin Gendron, Lindsey Dionne, Logan Gendron, Evan Gendron, Yann Lafontaine, Mark McCrea, Mark McElroy, Michelle Mark, Dawn Doell, Kerri Hartman + more anonymous backers!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
"This one goes out to all the heroes -
the kids and the grownups
who are doing extraordinary things to make
the world more awesome."
"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched,
they are felt with the heart.”
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince