Purcell Mountains, BC

info@thewhyacademy.ca

The WHY Academy

Growing whole healthy youth, from the inside out.

all youthfor the curious, the unschooled, the schooled and the families that know health is THE currency of our future.

YOUTH SPORTfor private, not-for-profit sports organizations and motivated individuals looking to level up their program + their athletes

MOMS + CAREGIVERSwe see you. we feel you. you are the heart of the home and the family organizer. come rest, reset and restore with us.

Begin with WHY.

Whole Healthy Youth is

our mission.

Education through discovery, experience and practice is

our method.

"Health is an inside job, and our inner knowing is the key. We help youth unlock their inner wisdom with a full spectrum of tools and strategies we have developed through decades of study and practice as educators and health professionals.

At the WHY Academy, we strive to create products and solutions to support youth to take care of themselves and nurture whole health as an essential life skill. That means nurturing the caregivers, and supporting the teachers and coaches too. No stone unturned, we are here for it all.

Whole health is an essential life skill

Knowing why builds understanding

Healthy understanding drives healthy behaviour

A sense of purpose is key to success

We create solutions to grow whole healthy youth

OFFERINGS

THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

FOR YOUTH ATHLETES

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FOR ALL YOUTH

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R&R MOMS WILD WELLNESS RETREAT

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Our team

Kristine Divall

MEd, Certified Yoga Instructor + Yoga Teacher Trainer

I am an educator, yoga teacher, consultant and coach living on the unceded territories of the Secwépemc and Ktunaxa peoples, Golden BC.

I hold a Masters in Education, and during my career have worked both as a teacher and alongside schools through the non-profit sector.

In 2008 I co-founded Vinyasa Yoga for Youth, a non profit that integrates the practices of Yoga and Mindfulness into schools. I lead multiple yoga teacher training each year that bring yoga to communities furthest from opportunity.

It is my belief that true personal wellness comes from approaching health holistically and incorporating a variety of tools for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

I spend a lot of time in nature, breathing in the beauty of the natural world, and when possible I love to do these things in community and with children.

Julie Brown

BSc (Kinesiology), Osteopathic Practitioner

When I was 18 I realized the only thing that is really mine, is me. My body, mind and spirit.

I studied physics, physiology and psychology. I poured myself into anatomy. I researched behaviour, learning and trauma. I carry big questions and small questions, and a curiosity that drives me.

I have worked in brain injury rehab, with elite athletes, the very young, the very old and the very sick – in hospitals, homes and my private osteopathic practice.

I live with the principles of Osteopathy, and the laws of nature. They weave together and help me make sense of the world.

Telling the story of the body, how it works and how it heals from injury and disease is a feature project in my life's work. Inspiring people to discover their inner health, and to transform is my 'why'.

The WHY Academy is about telling this story to our youth, to help them build a lifetime of whole health.

Our Philosophy

Seeing the Whole

Our Mission + Vision

Mission: To nurture understanding and responsibility for personal well-being.

Vision: To help transform whole health in 1 million youth.

Values: Grounded in nature, driven by curiosity, inclusive of all.

Purcell Mountains, BC

info@thewhyacademy.ca

(306) 290-5264