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Online workshops wherever you are
STANCE is our online coaching community. No matter where you are in the world, you can still progress on your skiing journey with these insightful virtual workshops.
Check out our STANCE Mindset Coaching Program or re-visit a STANCE Community Workshop led by experts in their fields.
STANCE Mindset Coaching Series
Our STANCE Mindset Coaching Program is a skier-focused workshop series that combines mind-body awareness, nervous system regulation, and guided group reflection to enhance performance and resilience on and off the slopes. Facilitated by Registered Clinical Counsellor, Somatic Experience Practictioner adn CSIA Level 3 Ski Instructor Sydney Badger, each workshop presents a new topic related to skiing and the mind
Our new STANCE Mindset Coaching series is a monthly group workshop series where each month we’ll delve into a new topic exploring the link between skiing and the mind. Led by Registered Clinical Counsellor Sydney Badger, this program will give you the tools to progress deeper into skiing and the self.
Commit to yourself this winter with this unique mental training program. Dive into your inner growth with links to all 5 live sessions, as well as recorded video from the workshops to watch again later.
PAST SESSIONS: All livestreams have already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentations that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like. Please note due to confidentiality, recorded sessions will not include group sharing or Q&As.
STREAMED MARCH 6, 2025 | 6PM PT
How can you harness your nervous system to move with fear instead of against it? In this workshop, we’ll explore the role of fear in skiing, learning how it can protect, guide, and even empower you. Discover how to work with your body’s natural responses and shift fear from a barrier into a tool for growth on the mountain.
Our new STANCE Mindset Coaching series is a monthly group workshop series where each month we’ll delve into a new topic exploring the link between skiing and the mind. Led by Registered Clinical Counsellor Sydney Badger, this program will give you the tools to progress deeper into skiing and the self.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like. Please note due to confidentiality, recorded sessions will not include group sharing or Q&As.
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Past STANCE Community Workshops
These past STANCE sessions, presented by experts in the field, cover a diverse range of topics. Watch these workshops anytime, anywhere to keep growing and learning.
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STREAMED FEBRUARY 13, 2025 | 6PM
Have you ever felt your body freeze up just as you’re about to drop in? Not sure when to push through or when to say no? In this workshop, we’ll explore techniques to manage fear, build trust in yourself, and commit with confidence in challenging situations.
Our new STANCE Mindset Coaching series is a monthly group workshop series where each month we’ll delve into a new topic exploring the link between skiing and the mind. Led by Registered Clinical Counsellor Sydney Badger, this program will give you the tools to progress deeper into skiing and the self.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like. Please note due to confidentiality, recorded sessions will not include group sharing or Q&As.
STREAMED JANUARY 23, 2025 | 6PM PT
Your inner voice can be your biggest cheerleader or your toughest critic. In this workshop, we’ll dive into understanding and reshaping the way you talk to yourself, helping you transform self-doubt into support and acceptance. Learn strategies to recognize unhelpful patterns, cultivate a more constructive inner dialogue, and boost your confidence both on and off the mountain.
Our new STANCE Mindset Coaching series is a monthly group workshop series where each month we’ll delve into a new topic exploring the link between skiing and the mind. Led by Registered Clinical Counsellor Sydney Badger, this program will give you the tools to progress deeper into skiing and the self.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like. Please note due to confidentiality, recorded sessions will not include group sharing or Q&As.
STREAMED ON NOVEMBER 26, 2024 | 6PM PT
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, 'I’m not good enough to be here,' when out in the mountains? If your imposter syndrome flares up each time you click into your bindings or step into a skin track, you’re not alone. This workshop dives into tools to help quiet those voices of self-doubt and build a foundation of self-trust and support on the slopes.
Our new STANCE Mindset Coaching series is a monthly group workshop series where each month we’ll delve into a new topic exploring the link between skiing and the mind. Led by Registered Clinical Counsellor Sydney Badger, this program will give you the tools to progress deeper into skiing and the self.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like. Please note due to confidentiality, recorded sessions will not include group sharing or Q&As.
STREAMED DECEMBER 11, 2024 | 6PM PT
Choosing the right backcountry partners can make all the difference in your experience and safety on the mountain. But how do you know you’re with the right people? In this workshop, we’ll explore what makes a solid skin track partnership and the skills to navigate these dynamics.
Our new STANCE Mindset Coaching series is a monthly group workshop series where each month we’ll delve into a new topic exploring the link between skiing and the mind. Led by Registered Clinical Counsellor Sydney Badger, this program will give you the tools to progress deeper into skiing and the self.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like. Please note due to confidentiality, recorded sessions will not include group sharing or Q&As.
STANCE Coaching brings you long time ski coach Sydney Badger. Sydney’s impressive list of accreditations doesn’t stop with 16 years of teaching skiing. Syd also is a CADS Adaptive Instructor, has an undergraduate degree in Outdoor Leadership & Experiential Learning, is currently working on a Masters in Counselling, and is training to be a Somatic Experience Practitioner.
In this talk, Sydney will address how your nervous system helps or inhibits your ability to tackle your goals in skiing. She will break down technical skills on & off the mountain to ultimately help you understand how to move forward wherever you are at. She will draw elements from her experience as a coach and pair them with her training as a counsellor to give you a holistic picture of how the mind & body are intertwined when it comes to skiing.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like.
In this live stream presentation from the author of the anticipated book “Cycles” we will hear about the vastly understudied area of periods, and how they impact as not only as athletes but in every corner of our lives.
Who Is Amy Hammer?
“I was a competitive ski racer from a young age through college, where I raced as a division 1 athlete. Since retiring from racing in 2012, backcountry and ski mountaineering have been my happy places to explore on skis. I’ve taught movement and yoga classes and also coached alpine, big mountain and nordic skiing. I’m the author of two books, How to Grow a Baby (Roost, 2021) and Cycles (Roost, 2023). I am also a family nurse practitioner in Reno, NV, where I live with my family.”
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like.
STANCE Coaching brings you long time ski coach Sydney Badger. Sydney’s impressive list of accreditations doesn’t stop with 16 years of teaching skiing. Syd also has an undergraduate degree in outdoor leadership & experiential learning, a masters degree in counselling, and is training to be a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
In this talk, Sydney will address how to get past survival skiing and ski bumps in style. By breaking down how to read and navigate moguled terrain, she can help us learn to ski bumps (and trees!) with more ease. Syd will combine tools and tactics you can use on snow with her understanding of our fear response for a holistic picture of how to up your game in variable terrain. The end goal is to help us feel more fluid and confident, no matter what level of skier you are.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like.
STANCE Coaching brings you acclaimed sports psychologist John Coleman to discuss harnessing the power of your mind in order to overcome challenges in your athletic pursuits.
John has a doctorate in Performance Psychology and is currently the lead mental performance consultant for a number of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic teams. He has worked with many professional skiers over the years, including Leah herself. He is sought after by companies worldwide to train their athletes, which he does alongside running his own performance program called FreeFlow. If you are looking to step up your relationship with your mind - now is the time.
In this live stream Q&A, we will be learning from Nutritionist Shannon MacLean about the ways we can fuel ourselves for skiing, and what we can eat to promote recovery after. We will be asking Shannon the the top of mind questions that YOU have been asking us: How much? How often? What types of foods do we eat before? What types of food should we eat during activity? What type of nourishment do we need after?
Shannon, of Spruce Tip Nutrition, is a compassionate nutritionist, herbalist-in-training, foodie, writer, researcher, nature-loving human, and Revelstoke resident. Shannon's wellness philosophy is informed by nature's rhythms, the nervous system, and gut health. She believes in personalized, collaborative, root-cause, judgement-free, heart-centred healthcare. Shannon is dedicated to helping you reach your goals, feel your best, and love yourself along the way. She is currently taking 1:1 clients at www.sprucetipholistic.com
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like.
If you and your ski partners have always dreamed about doing a big spring traverse but are intimidated by the unknowns, this discussion is for you. Traverse aficionado Maddy is here to shed some light on how to successfully plan and pack for backcountry missions when the temperature is rising. Her long list of traverses includes a full traverse of the Selkirk Range and more recently the Bugs To Rogers (have you seen Mind Over Mountain?) and she is passionate about sharing what she has learned from these experiences with others.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like.
In this live stream presentation, Girls Do Ski founder and professional skier Leah Evans will break down the steps to skiing big lines. Leah will get in depth about the tools that she learned to use during her competition days, and how she’s continued to build that toolbox during her film career. With a deep dive on both the technical and mental aspects of big line skiing, Leah will show us how anyone can make these steps applicable to their skiing.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like.
In this live stream workshop, sports psychologist John Coleman is back to teach us how to recalibrate our mental game after injuries, and how to avoid falling into a fear-based mindset after them.
John has a doctorate in Performance Psychology and is currently the lead mental performance consultant for a number of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic teams. He has worked with many professional skiers over the years, including Leah herself. He is sought after by companies worldwide to train their athletes, which he does alongside running his own performance program called Freeflow. If you are looking to step up your relationship with your mind - now is the time.
PAST SESSION: This livestream has already taken place. You are purchasing a recording of the presentation that you can watch on your own time, as many times as you like.