Tuesdays July 5 and 12, 2016 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am
Mommy or/and Daddy get their groove back!
This class is for you and your baby & for pregnant women.
Whether your baby is in your belly or on your belly – let’s dance Nia. Together. This is your time in. A time to bond and connect with yourself and your baby through Music, Movement & Magic. You’ll sense and express your new body and build a strong bond with your baby & improve baby’s sensory-motor development. In the womb, mother and baby move to the same heartbeat. Dancing with your baby is a natural extension of this vital rhythmic connection. Infants thrive through touch; wearing your baby close, swaying and dancing together is a wonderful way to meet this need. We dance simple choreographies and also move freely (FreeDance).
You’ll gently build and strengthen your muscles, joints, connective tissue, coordination and balance, socialize with other mamas and/or papas & gain confidence as a new parent.
you can join at...
We're always so impressed how dedicated our yogis are through the Ottawa winter, that when it comes to summer, we want to help you maintain the benefits of a regular yoga practice for health and vibrancy through the warm months. That's why between June 1st and July 31st, 2016, when you purchase a 10 or 20 class package or sign up for Auto-Renew, you'll receive free yoga in the month of August.
The class packages you purchase are good for a year from the date of purchase, and the bonus classes are valid for use between August 1 - 31st, 2016.
When you purchase...
A 10 class package = 5 free August classes.
A 20 class package = 10 free August classes.
The Monthly Unlimited Auto-Renew (studio membership) in June or July = one month of free yoga. Because the Auto-Renew is a minimum 4 month commitment, you'll pay for your first month at time of registration, and then your second month will be free,...
The PranaShanti mobile app is now available! With the mobile app you can:
Check the Class Schedule
Reserve your space in Class
Check into Class from your mobile device
Enroll in workshops, events and trainings
View your appointments
Make new appointments
View your attendance and place on wait lists
DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APP!
Follow the links below to either the Android or Apple store to download the new App:
• Apple App Store
• Google Play Store
Enjoy the ease and convenience from your phone or mobile device!...
What is yin yoga and why is it beneficial? Before the lovely and knowledgeable Joe Barnett returns to PranaShanti this month, let’s explore what this quiet, powerful yoga is and who will benefit from a yin yoga practice.
You’ve seen the Yin Yang symbol – a black and white circle divided by a curved line to form two intersecting teardrops, each with a drop of the opposite colour inside.
The yinyang concepts originate in ancient China where various schools of cosmology and astrology sought to explain cosmic harmony, but dominantly drew on the notion that the sun, warmth and daytime (yang) were balanced by the moon, coolness and nighttime (yin). The yinyang symbol itself has no known origin, but is also associated with the healing system of Traditional Chinese Medicine that integrates into yin yoga.
In India, yogis called the subtle energy of our beings prana and the pathways it flows along nadis. In China, the Taoists (adepts of the Tao philosophy, premised...
Family Day is Monday, February 15!
We are open! Whether you are celebrating Family Day with the family tree or with your yoga family, we're open with our full Class Schedule. You can get into a class with a daytime teacher you haven't tried before, or go to your regular evening class.
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With the tremendous benefits of yoga and meditation too numerous to name, these practices are definitively acts of self-love. In acknowledging that we are worthy of wellness, peacefulness and health, we are caring for ourselves when we show up on the mat.
This season of the heart, February, is such a critical time for self-care – particularly in colder climates where willpower is depleted just by meeting the basic needs of work and daily routines. In Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science, this is a very wet, dense season that corresponds to the Kapha dosha. To restore balance in body and mind, we should adopt practices that soothe and counter our personal constitutions. Some of us will need quiet practices in the warm room, and others need invigorating Kundalini and movement practices to keep us from slowing down into inertia.
It is an excellent season to practice daily self-love with the 40-Day Yoga Challenge. The Challenge at PranaShanti begins in February for a variety...
This is a guest post from Angela Regnier, to invite you to our January 23 workshop!
I often hear moans and groans in my Forrest-Inspired yoga classes when we are about to start the core sequences, but students regularly admit to me how beneficial and effective they really find them!
Here are a few reasons why core strength is so important:
Improve balance and stability –
By strengthening muscles in your lower back, hips, and abdomen, you will make every day activities and sports easier to enjoy. The transverse abdominis is an important and large muscle that yogis need to access. It is the deepest of all abdominal muscles that plays a huge role in supporting your posture – especially your pelvis and low back. Virtually every yoga asana (posture) and every movement you make in a day will improve with a stronger core.
Build digestive fire –
Some traditional yogic breathing exercises, such as kapalabhati and nauli, do much to activate...
This is a guest post from PranaShanti Yoga Teacher Jen Gillean, a Prenatal Yoga instructor.
It is no surprise that many women are drawn to yoga practice during their pregnancies. Most of us now know that yoga means union or connection to the universe through our physical being. And most pregnant women would agree that this is what they feel is happening as nature takes the driver's seat in their body. I mean think about it, each day a pregnant woman wakes up to find a stranger eating her food and literally claiming VIP status in her body! And yet, society expects pregnant women to "keep up" with the rest of us in this crazy, busy world.
In just 9 months, women must wrap their minds not only around what is happening to their body but also to prepare for their new role as mothers. Pregnancy is often a time to reflect on the types of values with which to raise your...
Beat the Winter Blues with the PranaShanti 40 Day Yoga Challenge!
The Challenge runs from Wednesday, February 10, 2016 to Sunday, March 20, 2016
The PranaShanti 40 Day Challenge is a commitment to attend yoga classes for 40 consecutive days.
Yogic science confirms that it takes 40 days to fully develop a new life-promoting habit or to drop a current destructive habit. The PranaShanti 40 Day Challenge is a great way to strengthen the body, unburden the mind, and begin a daily commitment to yourself. In 40 days, you can create a whole new way of being.
Start with any class on Wednesday, February 10!
There are 3 optional team gatherings!
1. Wednesday, February 10, 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM ~ Kick Off Class
Join us for our Kick Off class. We’ll follow the class with healthy snacks. This is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow participants so that you can encourage each other along the way. You’ll be seeing a lot of...
The Winter Solstice is the longest night and shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere, and so follows it’s the reverse in the southern. The solstice is considered auspicious in many cultures, including the Romans’ “Day of the Unconquerable Sun”, the Druids’ “Light of Arthur” and the Hindus’ Diwali and Lohri. This year it falls on December 22, when we’ll have just over 9 hours of daylight.
In many places, obviously including Ottawa, solstice marks the distinct shift into winter. While the days are getting longer with increasing sunlight after solstice, we enter a season where we desire hibernation. These cold, dark days remind us of the reverence and gratitude we have for sunlight and our perfect position in relationship to the sun for the abundance it provides. Like all things, there are dual, overlapping aspects to all creation, and so we embrace the necessary darkness and dormancy winter provides for renewal in the spring season.
The natural drawing in...
