Y Mind Vancouver Island

01/28/2026

We will be starting our online Youth (18-30) group on February 10th, one week later than planned. We still have lots of spots open. Contact mindfulness@vancouverislandy.ca for more information.

Mental health challenges shouldn’t get in the way of doing what you love. Our programs help overcome barriers and get you on the right track to where you’d like to be. Our free mental wellness programs, Y Mind and Mind Medicine, help participants learn how to manage stress and mild-to-moderate a...

01/15/2026

Hi!
We still have some spots open for our virtual information sessions and group. This program is for any Youth 18-30 on Vancouver Island that would benefit with some supports for stress and worry. If stress is stopping you from having the life you want, let us help. This is a free program. Check out our website or contact us. See poster for details.

01/05/2026

Is your life not going the way you wish it would? Are you becoming overwhelmed with stress? We can help. We are offering our FREE mental wellness programs for Youth (18-30) this Winter. Depending on where you live on Vancouver Island we have both in-person (at UVic and Pacific Centre Family Services Association ) or over Zoom for anyone outside of those areas. We can provide tools and strategies to support you when you are experiencing difficult emotions and unsupportive thoughts. If you are in the Victoria area we will provide you with a Y membership to support your physical health. Yes, your physical and mental health are connected. Give friends and family a gift by sharing this post. Contact mindfulness@vancouverislandy.ca for more information

12/18/2025

Tuck this in your back pocket for this holiday season...

Connecting with the present moment: Direct attention in an intentional way rather than by mere habit, noticing what is present here and now, inside us and out.
Acceptance: Allow ourselves to feel even when the feelings are painful or create a sense of vulnerability.
Defusion: See our thoughts with enough distance that we can choose what we do next, regardless of our mind's chatter.
Observing Self: Notice the story we've constructed of ourselves and gain perspective about who we are.
Values: Choose the qualities of being and doing that we want to evolve toward.
Committed Action: Create habits that support these choices.

For a deeper dive into these concepts, join us this winter!

12/11/2025

Is your life not going the way you wish it would? Are you becoming overwhelmed with stress? We can help. We are offering our FREE mental wellness programs for Youth (18-30) this Winter. Depending on where you live on Vancouver Island we have both in-person (at UVic and Pacific Centre Family Services Association ) or over Zoom for anyone outside of those areas. We can provide tools and strategies to support you when you are experiencing difficult emotions and unsupportive thoughts. If you are in the Victoria area we will provide you with a Y membership to support your physical health. Yes, your physical and mental health are connected. Give friends and family a gift by sharing this post. Contact mindfulness@vancouverislandy.ca for more information.

12/05/2025

It's that time of the year again! There can be some peaks and valleys if you let it get to you. Let's practice staying present and try not to get pulled into the past or future. Neither exist right now. If you want to get some tools and strategies on how to do that come to Y Mind. We are offering in-person and virtual sessions this winter. Check it out here: https://vancouverislandy.com/program-services/community-health/mental-wellness/ or email mindfulness@vancouverislandy.ca

Mental health challenges shouldn’t get in the way of doing what you love. Our programs help overcome barriers and get you on the right track to where you’d like to be. Our free mental wellness programs, Y Mind and Mind Medicine, help participants learn how to manage stress and mild-to-moderate a...

11/17/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnF-PTiEf4s

Great video made by Southern Interior YMCA. Check it out to find out more about the Y Mind program! We are open for our information session registrations for our next Youth groups, both in-person and virtual.

Y Mind is a free program which provides mental health supports and group mindfulness sessions to youth in the Southern Interior of BC. Y Mind provides health...

11/13/2025

Looking to enhance your ability to respond to life's challenges? Broaden your understanding of your emotional responses? Gain nuanced ways of knowing yourself? Learn wise strategies to support yourself. For free. Come and check out the Y Mind program. Our information sessions for our upcoming Winter 2026 Youth (18-30) groups are open. We are offering in-person in Victoria and online for anyone in Vancouver Island area. To register for an information session, go here:
https://vancouverislandy.com/program-services/community-health/mental-wellness/

11/04/2025

Would you like to learn more about how your brain works? Become your own best friend? Have a better relationship with your mind? Become more aware and actively engaged in your life?
Do I have a program for you! Check out the Y Mind program at the Vancouver Island Y. We are offering in person and online this winter. https://vancouverislandy.com/program-services/community-health/mental-wellness/

10/30/2025

“The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself. The most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle.

Don't wait until things get too difficult. We can help.
Register for an information session for our winter Youth groups, in-person and online.
https://vancouverislandy.com/program-services/community-health/mental-wellness/

Mental health challenges shouldn’t get in the way of doing what you love. Our programs help overcome barriers and get you on the right track to where you’d like to be. Our free mental wellness programs, Y Mind and Mind Medicine, help participants learn how to manage stress and mild-to-moderate a...

10/29/2025

Do you know any youth/young adults (under 31 years old) that struggle with stress (school, social, future), anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, self-doubt, social pressure, perfectionism, comparison culture (social media), finding purpose, managing difficult emotions? Worried about their education or career? A new parent? Getting a divorce? Caregiver? Social worker or teacher? Starting a new job? New to the area? Out of work? Athlete or performance artist? Alive?! Life is challenging. We get it. This program is designed to help navigate life with strength using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We will guide them through building awareness and skills to be flexible with their thoughts, introduce self-compassion when feeling uncomfortable emotions, and begin to define living by what's important to them now. They will learn how to be true to themselves. Unlock their potential and build emotional intelligence so they can thrive.

Registration is now open for our Winter Youth programs!!

10/24/2025

Don't wait until things are unbearable to get support. If stress and worry is becoming an issue...

We are here and we are free.

We have groups planned for the winter starting in January 2026. Youth (18-30) both in person and online to support people all over the Vancouver Island area.

Check out our website for more information and to register for an information session. Please share.
https://vancouverislandy.com/program-services/community-health/mental-wellness/