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“Pommier Jewellers August

Sports Mom”

Mireille Valliere Game
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August’s Mom of the Month is Mireille Valliere.
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Mireille keeps busy with her son, thirteen-year-old Snowman
Jonathan Trudeau. Johnathan has played soccer Kit
and baseball but now really enjoys hockey and
golf, according to his mom. Hot
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“I do my best to support him and to help him
achieve his goals,” Mireille says of being a Partnered with
sports mom. “I mostly do the background work,
so I drive him, search for teams and coaching
programs, and I also try to educate him on proper
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Mireille enjoys at home workouts. “Johnathan
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“During the pandemic we used to go out and do short jogs together, which I enjoyed very much
as it was a fun bonding time with him.” 6 Second Street East,
A full-time labor relations officer, Mireille and her family are also landlords and own a small

business. “We have always been a sportive family,” she says. “I did a lot more skiing back in Cornwall
the day with Jonathan, but as he got older his preferences changed, so now I stay active with 613-932-4022
workouts mostly. I have the mindset that as parents we have the opportunity to provide guidance, www.pommierjewellers.com
to be the example, and help our children have a healthy, balanced lifestyle to be a better human.”

Yoga Camp and Belonging

recently to attend a local Yoga Camp how strong a yoga community Through my personal yoga practice
Yoga of the St. Lawrence River. The day community, I have met so many my self-esteem and my resilience. I
Day held on the beautiful shores we have in our area. Within this among friends, I have improved both

Ro’s promised plenty of yoga, drumming, great people and made wonderful am healing those shadow parts that
a delicious lunch, and crafting our friends. For example, through the were stuck in victim mode and I am
own beaded mala bracelets. There pandemic we did yoga online, then moving forward. By listening to each
was plenty of sunshine and yoga on created walking and hiking groups other, we learn to heal ourselves.
By Rosanne Fortier the dock. We practiced our drumming and since then breakfast clubs, Whether it is family, friends, or
skills and in a teambuilding activity, birthday celebrations, and now we’re groups such my yoga community,
challenged our coordination followed taking trips together. My yoga tribe belonging is a natural desire, to
by lots of laughter. With twenty are like-minded people who love to belong and be part of something
participants in total, I was pleasantly get out and play. They are nature greater than yourself. I am such a
surprised to see some familiar enthusiasts and with a passion for life, person. Whether I am following a
yoga friends I hadn’t seen in a long they seek adventure. They’re also class or when I’m instructing, I bring
time, while also meeting some new great listeners and positive in nature. my whole self and there is no mask
people. I came away from the day But be forewarned, they will let you required. Consistently, yoga has
with full appreciation for the beauty know when you’re stuck and when brought me more health and more joy
ot summer days are upon us of location, those in attendance, the it’s time to “get over it and move with a sense of belonging that keeps
Hand with that comes spending quality of the instruction, and the on.” I love that about them!! The me grounded and reaching for more.
more time outdoors and enjoying effort that goes into planning such an message here is that we all get stuck, Le quote du jour: “Yoga adds years
the warmth and the splendor of the event. Looking back on my first intro especially when we feel victimized. to your life to life to your years.”
wild outdoors. I had the opportunity article for Sports Energy, I shared Clearly, this is not a pity party. Alan Finger