UPCOMING WORKSHOPS with Shivani

YOGACARA - Whirling Wonders. YTT

DHARMA SESSION. - intermediate level THIS MONTH -DIMENTIONS AND GRANTHIS. This happens every month for teachers and like minded people who want to bring their life into a deeper expression of living yoga. - - Sunday 29th AUG- (10 - noon) - suggested dontation $30 - OUR HOUSE (fairview slopes)

15 OCT - 16 NOV - Travelling to Rikhia for Ashram Life.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND WEEKLY CLASSES IN KIMBERLY AND CRANBROOK STARTING DECEMBER 2010!!! please contact us for more details. s

COMMUNITY GATHERINGS!

EVERY SATURDAY!

-------MAHAMRITINJAYA HAVAN FOR HEALING -------- Tantric Fire Ceremony - (5.30pm - 6.30pm) - OUR HOUSE (Fairview Slopes) - new address after may 1st

 

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WHIRLING WONDERS - An Introduction to the Chakras

A 3 hour introduction workshop to kick start your exploration into your energy or pranic body. Enabling you to go deeper in your practice and take the wisdom of these fascinating 8 energy centers into your everyday life.

"Whirling Wonders" is a 3 hour introduction to  the chakras, in order to  start you on your self exploration journey of these wonderful wells of knowledge within you.

The pranic body - the home of the 8 energy wheels know as the Chakras , is  a huge subject. Primarily because each and every aspect of who you are - physically, emotionally, and mentally can be attributed to the balance or imbalance of a chakra (s)  within your body.

The workshop covers the basic characteristics and functions of each chakra. What each chakra "looks like" in  its  balanced, deficient ,  and excessive state s .  Which Asanas (physical yoga postures)  work  to stimulate and open each energy center . And we'll cap it all off with a meditation to help you tap into the subtle energy of whirling wonders within.

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CHAKRA SHUDDHI MEDITATION WORKSHOP

With basic knowledge and having started your exploration of the chakra system you are now ready to learn the 3 step meditational technique of locating, stimulating and purifying each of the 8 main chakras.

Taking the information accumulated from your "Whirling Wonders" workshop or personal knowledge of the Chakra system, it is now time to expand your practice from using your awareness of the chakras in Asana (yogic postures) and bring it into your meditational practice as well!

In the Chakra Shuddhi Meditation Workshop (shuddhi = purification) we cover 3 individual meditations to start the process of Locating, Stimulating and Purifying each chakra. These are 3 of the 5 steps needed to awaken and rise the Kundalini Shakti. The final 2 stages must be practiced with a Master or Guru as the techniques are passed down only at the time the student is ready to practice them.

Please note that in order to attend this workshop you must already have a basic knowledge and understanding of the chakra system as the basics of each chakra will not be covered.

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MANTRA - The Path To Healing, Light & Peace

For most the yogic journey starts with asana, but yogic life does not start, nor end with your physical practice. Mantra provides the opportunity to deepen your practice and evolve to open yourself to a higher vibration and more subtle level of awareness.

If you seek to live with awareness on all levels and actively engage in both self-healing, as well as healing for the larger community and mother earth, mantra is the next step in your journey. The practices presented in this workshop are so powerful they have the ability to purify and balance dis-ease and transform/refine/balance your emotions.

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PRANAYAMA - More Than Breathing

This workshop offers yet another opportunity to deepen your practice with the 4th “limb” of yoga, pranayama.

Pranayama are techniques that purify and refine the subtler energies of the body. Prana while usually interpreted as the breath, is actually a more subtle form of energy that integrates the soul to the body and holds the body in balance. Simply said, prana is the lifeforce, the shakti behind our human experience.

Practicing pranayam in addition to asana is essential to prepare for practicing meditation and experiencing the different layers of “Self”.

Through self-exploration, both physically and energetically we will explore they pranic implications of pranayama techniques of basic asana, leaving you with tools to deepen your practice and prevent dis-ease within your body.

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SURYA NAMASKARA - A Salutation to the Sun Within

We all know what a Sun Salutation is... we do them, but do we know why? What does it do? How do we optimize our experience of this ancient vinyasa? Taking it from a 12 posture robotic sequence into a blissful moving meditation? - Well come along to our 3 hour workshop and find out...

Surya Namaskara - A Salutation to the Sun Within is a 3 hour in-depth exploration into an ancient yoga practice. Many know the moves as the instructor calls them out in a yoga class but do you really know what your doing? What the benefits are or why your doing them at all?

This workshop lets you explore each posture individually optimizing the asanas (postures) for YOUR body. Then taking that knowledge and moving it from a 12 posture robotic sequence into a blissful moving meditation. We will explore the many layers of wisdom of this practice though the intricacies of breath, the chakras and though the vibrational sound of Mantra.

The workshop is balanced between theory, discussion and practical movement giving you the tools and confidence to explore your Being though Surya Namaskara both at home and at your local yoga studio.

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CHANDRA NAMASKARA - A Salutation to the Moon Within

We all know what a Sun Salutation is... we do them, but do we know why? What does it do? How do we optimize our experience of this ancient vinyasa? Taking it from a 14 posture robotic sequence into a blissful moving meditation? - Well come along to our 3 hour workshop and find out...

Chandra Namaskara - A Salutation to the Moon Within is a 3 hour in-depth exploration into Suyra Namaskaras (sun salutations) sister. Although not as common as Suyra Namaskara, Chandra Namaskra is an integral part of any balanced yoga practice.

This workshop lets you explore each posture individually optimizing the asanas (postures) for YOUR body. Then taking the knowledge of the 14 posture sequence and moving it into a blissful moving meditation as you acknowledge the Divine Mothers cooling energy though the Moon within. We will explore the many layers of wisdom of this practice, when it is optimum to practice it instead of Suyra Namaskra and explore its intricacies though breath, the chakras, though the vibrational sound of Mantra.

The workshop is balanced between theory, discussion and practical movement giving you the tools and confidence to explore your Being though Chandra Namaskara both at home and at your local yoga studio.

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DELIGHTFULLY DOSHIC - An Introduction to Ayurveda

Take the 5 elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Either) combine them into 3 Doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) mix them up into every combination possible and you get the template for the human body! Find out how YOUR Doshic combination works in YOU and how to bring your body into balance though food, exercise and lifestyle...

Delightfully Doshic will take you on a 3 hour exploration of the basic principles of Ayurveda - the Doshas.

Ayurveda (Ayur - life, Veda - knowledge) - a sister science to Yoga - has been around for thousands of years... in fact it was the main influence in the formation of Chinese medicine! Ayurvedic principles are centered around the five elements which are then grouped into 3 "Doshas" Vata (Air and Ether), Pitta (Fire and Water) and Kapha (Water and Earth).

This workshop covers the characteristics and traits of each of the doshas and how they come into play in YOUR physical body both when you are in and out of balance (health), what foods will balance or aggravate your digestive system and what style of Yoga or physical exercise is best suited to you. We will also take a look at how the doshas influence your personality and your lifestyle.

Come and explore how these 3 delightful personalities dance in your body, influencing who you are today and who you will be tomorrow!

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SWOONING SWARA - An Introduction to the Nadis

Furthering the exploration of the Pranic body, Swooning Swara explores the physic nervous system that links the Chakras - the Nadis. Come along and find out how balance, explore and appreciate the influence the Nadis have over every aspect of your mental and physical health.

Furthering the exploration of the Pranic body (great for those who have a basic knowledge of the Chakra system, but not essential), Swooning Swara explores the physic nervous system that links the Chakras - the Nadis. Come along and find out how balance, explore and appreciate the influence the Nadis have over every aspect of your mental and physical health.

The Nadis - variously translated as "channels", "nerves", "veins", make up the composition of the subtle or yogic body in Tantra. Like the Chinese meridians, the nadis constitute channels of flow of subtle vital force or prana. The Nadis have a strong influence over the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems in the body as they interweave with each of the chakras up the spinal column and thus heavily influence and communicate to us about how our physical and mental bodies are or are not in balance. Although the pranic bodies holds a system of 72,000 Nadis, they can all be balanced and harmonized by learning the intricacies of the 3 main Nadis, Ida, Pingala and Sushumna. Come and learn what daily activities are optimized by running a certain Nadi's, how to get out of bed on the "right side" and which flow of energy will help digestion and sleeping.

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DHARMA SESSIONS - Eat It, Think It, Feel It, Live It, Teach It.

Dharma Sessions are monthly sessions for Yoga Teachers and People with a similar level of yogic understanding, who want to take thier Yoga to the next level. Its a coming together of community, to grow, explore, to find your foundations, study and shine. Search inside for what you want uncovered, and together we will explore the answers.

SUNDAY (monthly)

10am - noon

$30 + gst (so. $31.50)

For the next session date please see the list of upcoming workshops or contact us.

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