Nurturing Young Leaders Through Wellness Workshops at the i-LITE Conference

The Love Peace Harmony Team had the opportunity to support Grade 7 and 8 students through wellness workshops as part of the TCDSB Intermediate Leaders In Training Event or ‘i-Lite’ Conference, held at multiple locations across Toronto, Canada on January 28-29, 2026.

Over two days, the team led two workshops impacting over fifty students, and empowering them with our signature Love Peace Harmony tools and techniques to support mental-emotional health and wellbeing, stress regulation, inner calm and uplift general quality of life —skills that are increasingly vital for today’s youth.

During these wellness workshops, the students practiced writing the calligraphies of love, peace and harmony on disappearing-ink water paper, as a way to calm the mind, become present in the body, and access a deeper layer of peace and tranquility within. 

Initially, the classrooms were full of energy and excitement as the students had just come from lunch after a big opening performance in the gym. However, once they began practicing this therapeutic art form, very quickly the atmosphere in the room transformed into one of quietness, focus, relaxation and deep peace. The stillness in the room was palpable. The students were much more grounded, relaxed, and at ease.

To close the session, the team guided the students in a box breathing exercise, as a tool and resource they can learn, take home, and apply in life whenever it is needed, to de-stress, regulate emotions, relax, and bring greater grounding, balance, peacefulness within. 

Early adolescence is a time of intense emotional and social development. When students are given tools to regulate their inner world, they are better equipped to focus, manage stress, build healthy relationships, and step into leadership with confidence and compassion.

The i-LITE Conference brings together motivational speakers, leadership training, and skill-building workshops to empower young leaders. By integrating wellness into leadership education, the conference recognizes a vital truth: strong leadership begins with inner stability, self-awareness, and emotional resilience.

The Love Peace Harmony team is grateful to contribute to initiatives like i-LITE that support the whole student—mind, body and emotions—planting seeds for healthier, more empowered futures.