Meet the Founder

Ashley Thackaberry has been teaching holistic and humane education in Ontario since receiving her Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto in 2010. She has taught young people in a variety of learning environments, engaging them in areas of social emotional learning, bully-prevention, and environmental and social justice education. More recently she has discovered the profound healing capacity of mindfulness through her own practice and is empowering youth to reconnect with their own bodies, minds, and hearts by imparting resiliency tools rooted in mindfulness. When doing so she has had the privilege of witnessing young people listen more deeply, develop better emotional awareness, and cultivate empathy for themselves and others. Ashley feels honoured to share her experience and passion for both teaching and healing as a mindful educator and founder of Minds@Ease. 

Ashley embodies what she teaches knowing that the efficacy of mindfulness programs are directly related to the teachers’ own level of presence. She understands that implementing mindful awareness programs demands a constant evolution of her own mindfulness and teaching practice.