SPARK, A Mother-Daughter Journey

Hi, this is Jenny Kierstead and Sophia Rae, a Mother-Daughter duo. We’ve been through a lot together the last few years. As we moved through COVID self-isolation, we also dealt with our own traumatic grief from the massacre here in NS, which claimed the life of Jenny’s sister, and Sophia’s Aunt, Lisa McCully. We decided to channel our desire to spark a light amidst the darkness by creating this podcast.Our hope for this podcast is to ignite honest, whole-hearted conversations that bridge the generational gap, heal trauma and light the path for a healthy, united future.

Host

Jenny Kierstead

Jenny Kierstead is an educator, wellbeing expert and visionary in the yoga and mindfulness movement. She is the co-founder of Breathing Space Yoga Studios, Yoga in Schools, Mindfulness in Schools, Girl on Fire Empowerment and Women of Light Program. Having worked intimately with the Department of Ed in Nova Scotia, she’s written and developed ten Yoga in School programs. Jenny and her husband, Blair Abbass, have trained thousands of teachers in yoga, mindfulness and trauma-informed practices. In her 20 year entrepreneurial life, she’s received numerous national business awards, including the RBC Women of Influence award. Her greatest achievement, however, is raising two incredibly wonderful daughters, Sophia and Bella.