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Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children

Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children with Victoria Lynes Sunday, September 22, 2019 “If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” - Dalai Lama Our children live in a hurry-up world of busy parents, school pressures, incessant lessons, competitive sports and the ever increasing dominance of hyper-connectedness and “on-line all-the-time culture”. These influences can be very stressful for our kids! The bustling pace of our children's lives can have a profound effect on their innate joy. Growing research suggests that teaching children to disconnect though Yoga and Mindfulness, can help them in the same way it benefits adults, having a profound impact on alleviating depression, anxiety and improving concentration and self-esteem. Kids think better, are kinder humans and show up in the world more connected to their surroundings with these skills! Overview This fun, interactive, creative and practical workshop is designed for: parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers and educators, health care professionals, yoga teachers or...

Meditation Training

Meditation Training with Devinder Kaur Friday, December 3 to Sunday, December 5, 2021 "Meditation: Because some answers can only be found on the Inner net." – Shira Tamir Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. While its highest and original purpose is to help us awaken our inner, spiritual nature, the benefits to body and mind are well established by medical research. Practiced on a daily basis, meditation produces profound results on all levels of your being—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It connects you with your own inner powers of vitality, clarity, and peace. Join, PranaShanti Yoga Centre Director, Devinder Kaur, for an introductory course to learn more about the powerful affects of meditation and how to teach simple and effective meditation techniques to others. Course Overview In this training, you will learn how to integrate meditation into your lifestyle and learn how to teach simple and effective meditation techniques to beginner students with...

Winter Comfort – Restorative Day Retreat

Winter Comfort Restorative Day Retreat with Anne Wanda Tessier Saturday, November 30, 2019 11:30 am to 4:30 pm Escape the cold, and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season with this 1 day urban Restorative Retreat with Anne Wanda Melt away the holiday stress and nourish your body, mind and spirit. Feel nurtured in a warm and supportive atmosphere, while creating the opportunity to connect with others. During this one-day retreat we will practice gentle and restorative yoga with hot-stones and guided meditations. This is a perfect opportunity to take time out for yourself, while still providing the time for other commitments during the weekend. By taking care of ourselves, we can take better care of others. Our retreat day is suitable for all levels of yoga practitioners, including those who are new to the practice. About the Retreat Our Urban Day Winter Retreat includes: Welcome talk and introductions Gentle yoga and meditation practice A nourishing and healing light catered lunch Restorative yoga with Hot Stones A...

Authentic Relationships Ottawa

Authentic Relationships Seminar December 1, 2017 to December 6, 2017 with Dr. Mahan Rishi Singh & Nirbhe Kaur (more…)...

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program with Carole Trépanier September 16, 2020 to November 11, 2020 ONLINE COURSE - Live Stream 9 Week Series + Urban Retreat. This 9-week experiential program with Carole Trépanier develops in participants a foundation in mindfulness practice. The program begins with an Orientation Session, followed by 26 hours of direct instruction, including a meditation day retreat and daily home practices. MBSR is an 8-week, once weekly, group program that was developed in 1979, by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and associates at the University of Massachusetts Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society. The curriculum is based on the emerging field of Mind-Body Medicine and as a result, MBSR is now an internationally acclaimed program with a growing body of research supporting its efficacy and potential benefits for a variety of populations. Through intentional training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction strategies, participants will learn to mobilize their own inner resources to activate learning, growth and healing while increasing emotional regulation and enhancing self-care and...

Yin Yoga Teacher Training Ottawa

30-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Laurie Howe and Stéphane Ippersiel September 27-29, 2019 Discovering the healing potential of a yin practice is becoming more popular. This 30-hour training is designed for both yoga teachers and dedicated yoga practitioners to delve deep into the practice and theory of Yin Yoga, and explore anatomy, sequencing, safety in postures, introduction to meridian theory, and mindfulness. Course Overview Who will benefit from this Training? This training will benefit teachers, practitioners and students alike. It can be used as a therapeutic treatment or as a personal practice. You don’t need to have the desire to teach, only to openness to fully immerse yourself in yoga. More and more practitioners are exploring Yin Yoga. This is a natural reaction to what has become an extremely yang health culture. Yin yoga is the relaxed practice of floor postures for three to five minutes at a time. A yin practice emphasizes the connective tissues of the hips, thighs, pelvis and lower spine. It prepares the...

Women’s Yoga Retreat – Yellowknife, NWT

Elemental: Earth * Wind * Water * Flame * Spirit Women’s Yoga Retreat for the Soul with Dev Suroop Kaur, Devinder Kaur & Dhanraj Kaur Yellowknife, NWT, Canada September 13 – 16, 2018 Hosted and organized by Radiance Mbodied Yoga located in Yellowknife, NWT. Autumn arrives early in Canada's north. The transition from summer to fall invites us to reconnect with nature - as well as our own elemental nature. This connection is enhanced where we can readily immerse ourselves in the Precambrian Shield - featuring some of the world's oldest rock and the deepest waters. Plus, on crisp autumn nights, the dancing flames of the Aurora Borealis light up the sky. Combine this with yogic, meditative, and community practices that enhance connection within and with others, we have the opportunity to create a powerful experience. Immerse yourself in the stunning, isolated beauty of the north country. Connect to your elemental nature. Blachford Lake Lodge – a unique fly-in resort - provides you with the chance to enjoy...

Bryan Kest Master Class Weekend

Bryan Kest Master Class Weekend Friday, March 29 to Sunday, March 31, 2019 Bryan Kest has been practicing yoga since 1979 and has been teaching since 1985. He developed his unique, distinctive style of yoga, Original Power Yoga, in the late 1980s. Over the years, this style, an amazing workout for the body, mind and spirit, has made him a well-known, popular teacher across the United States and around the world. Outline Power Yoga Intro & Practice Friday, March 29, 7 pm – 9 pm Bringing yoga back into yoga this is the class that most likely will inform your yoga practice the most as Bryan explains how yoga is not a physical practice but a meditation practice and how this relates to anything we do including exercise -- Power Yoga intro and practice. Full Power Yoga Saturday, March 30, 10:30 am – 1 pm Full Power Yoga flow with all the bells and whistles. In this class we put meditation into motion in a very full physical experience. Long,...

Hot Yoga Intensive

This 25 hour intensive is a strong complement for a current yoga teacher of any style or a springboard for the student who is ready to take the leap into a broader perspective and fuller appreciation of the practice of Hot Yoga. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to teach and practice various lengths of Hot Yoga classes. This comprehensive training includes instruction on yoga philosophy, postures and sequences, anatomy and physiology and teaching methodology. Your Trainer Cat Edward is gregarious and energetic: her teaching offers students mental clarity and physical wellness with a hefty dose of epic moments. She is clear, straightforward, and brings her sassy joie de vivre that is all feeling. Having completed her 500 hour teacher training in Brazil, Cat is a globetrotter and perpetual traveler. She loves people and places far more than stuff – she’s been to over 30 countries. Cat’s an excellent connector and learns all about her students – their practice and lives – and blossoms...

Mind and Meditation Ottawa

Mind & Meditation with Devinder Kaur and Dev Suroop Kaur November 4-9, 2021 Live Stream and/or In Person Your mind has a unique, energetic frequency that runs parallel to your individual place in history’s time-line. As a soul who decided to take human form, both dense and luminous in nature, you are bound to the subtle and radical changes in the earth’s rhythms as well. There is only one sanctuary from the chaotic changes we are now experiencing-- your own mind. Mind & Meditation is intended to illuminate the relationship between you and your mind. Through this powerful experience, you will explore how the mind works in relationship to yourself and others. You will begin to integrate fundamental concepts about the nature and dynamics of the mind into your life. Perhaps most important of all, you will deepen your meditative practice. The type of relationship we create with our mind is essential to our ability to act effectively, to recognize our true nature and to...