Waheeda Moses is an Ottawa-based Shamanic and Energy Medicine practitioner, ceremonial guide who creates sacred, transformative spaces for healing and spiritual growth.
Trained in yoga, qigong, cross-cultural shamanic traditions and multiple healing modalities, she leads immersive workshops that include spirit journeys, rituals, plant-spirit connection, ceremonies, wisdom teachings, and guided meditations.
Waheeda’s grounded and heart-centred approach helps participants release old patterns, reconnect with themselves, and deepen their relationship with Spirit in a safe container....
Alyson weaves artistry, anatomy, and somatic movement with ancient yogic wisdom. These combined disciplines create a tapestry that reminds us of the human body's self-organizing bio-intelligence.
A somatic guide, Alyson works deeply to Deconstruct and Reconstruct unconscious muscle tension. Known as “the teacher who does things differently,” her carefully crafted sequences leave students with greater physical and emotional knowledge.
Deemed a sequencing wizard, her embodied flows shift long-held movement habits, muscle tone, fascia patterns, and reflexive responses. Techniques such as self-myofascial release and somatic mobility hacks dissolve root causes of pain and fast-track strength and flexibility.
We cannot deny reality, but we can influence the present. Life sneakily leads us to our purpose, often on a path we resist. Yoga and Somatics guided Alyson toward her dharma: inspiring others to inhabit their soma. The soma, our self-sensing entity, shapes the fabric of personal and collective movement in all forms.
Creator and founder of Yoga Somatics Online since 2019, she weaves 25 years of experience...
Janice has been an integral part of the Ottawa yoga community for over 20 years, bringing decades of experience, study, teaching and mentorship to her work. Throughout her career, she has travelled internationally teaching movement, fitness and yoga, and has returned to Ottawa over the years to lead Teacher Trainings, workshops and classes.
A dedicated lifelong student and teacher, Janice has completed five Teacher Trainings with renowned teacher Richard Freeman, experiences that have had a profound influence on and inspired her teaching. She also had the opportunity to study with Pattabhi Jois during his visit to Canada. Her practice extends beyond asana, with a special connection to meditation developed through her studies at the Shambhala Center in Boulder, Colorado.
Janice is honoured to be part of the PranaShanti Yoga Centre faculty for both the Summer and Fall 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training programs. She also contributes to the 300-Hour Teacher Training program through workshops that provide students with opportunities to deepen their...
Bren’s mission is to help you advance your yoga practice, live in tune with the seasons, and experience the benefits of meditation (even if you don’t like to sit still!).
In her classes you will find clear, directive language, and respect for your individual anatomy and experience. She specializes in the connection between Yin Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine and creative sequencing in both strengthening and gentle Flow styles. Bren is passionate about helping practitioners realize they are the observer of their experience and to share in a practice of intentional choices that help bring one to present moment awareness.
Bren is a long-time yoga practitioner, and has used traditional yoga practices as well as modern mindfulness and psychology to greatly improve her sleep, become less reactive, and to find some peace in both stillness and movement.
She holds RYT500 designation and has taken additional trainings in Yin, Mindfulness, Yoga for Chronic Pain, and is a Trauma Informed Facilitator.
When not teaching or practicing...
Catherine is a Full Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa. She received her PhD at the University of La Sorbonne in Paris (France). She specializes in Ancient Greek philosophy and Buddhist philosophy, and teaches meditation. She is co-founder of the Contemplative Studies Programme at the University of Ottawa, and a member of the University’s Academy of Mindfulness and Contemplative Studies.
She has published numerous books and articles on Homer, the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus. Her current research focuses on Buddhist philosophy, especially on metaphysics and consciousness, as the foundation for an original conception of philosophy, which she calls ‘contemplative philosophy’, based on contemplative practices including meditation and yoga.
She has practiced meditation and yoga for more than a decade and has participated in various short- and long-term meditation retreats....
Max Strom, renowned speaker, author, and breathwork teacher, has spent over 30 years teaching emotional healing and transformation through his Breathe to Heal method. This approach alleviates anxiety and sleep issues, fostering profound personal and relational changes.
His four TEDx Talks, including the viral Breathe to Heal talk, have captivated global audiences, while his books, including "There is No App for Happiness" and "A Life Worth Breathing" continue to inspire worldwide.
With a third book coming soon, Max’s work extends beyond the page through in-person courses, livestream workshops, and online content.
Explore Max’s teachings at www.maxstrom.com to embark on a transformative journey towards a life of meaning and purpose.
“I spent a lot of time exploring various meditative and movement practices. However, it wasn’t until I found Max’s Inner Axis approach that I was able to finally recover from decades of battling depression and anxiety. I can’t express how grateful I am for what Max has created – it is simple and yet also deeply...
Professor Saba Alvi is an award-winning professor and anti-racism educator. Her courses explore issues around anti-racism and anti-oppression pedagogy, marginalized youth and BIPOC youth subcultures. She also serves as an Anti-Racism Consultant for schools with large BIPOC student populations.
She completed her PhD in Education at the University of Ottawa. Her doctoral research explored how Muslim youth subcultures perform identity through clothing, such as the hijab.
5+ years of experience in teaching and research at the post-secondary level. Areas of interest include: Anti-racism, Cultural Studies, Youth Subcultures, Society and Schooling, Women/Gender studies, Public Pedagogy and Identity/Subjectivity...
Shannon is our 200-Hour Program and 800-Hour Program Training Co-ordinator. With a profound commitment to the practice of yoga, Shannon brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that enriches the training journey for every student who embarks on this transformative path.
Shannon's journey as a lifelong learner of yoga has been nothing short of inspiring. Having not only completed two 200-Hour Yoga Trainings, but also having immersed herself in a multitude of specialized courses and advanced trainings, Shannon has cultivated a deep understanding of the holistic principles that underpin the yogic tradition.
Her intention is to help each student grow their yogic understanding of their body, mind and spirit, enabling them to learn to be their own teacher.
Shannon can be contacted at shannon@pranashanti.com for any program questions.
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Dev Suroop Kaur delights in sharing the pure practicality of nurturing a successful and deeply authentic life. An accomplished musician, recording artist, Naad Yogini and sound healer, Dev Suroop Kaur strives to break it down, keep it real, and guide students to their own empowered authenticity. From the deeply contemplative compositions in her recordings Sahej and Narayan, to the hip, edgy beats of her chant-rap album Kundalini Beat, Dev Suroop Kaur offers an extraordinary range of styles to invoke the experience of the Divine Spirit.
Blessed to study and practice yoga and meditation for most of her life, she gratefully shares what she has learned – and continues to learn – about how to love, work, and live better in the world. She deeply enjoys training others in the science of Naad Yoga, conscious communication, and how to access the beauty and power of their personal voice. She currently lives with her husband in Espanola, New Mexico and, in addition to her teaching...
Katherine completed her initial teacher training, here in Ottawa, in 2012. She has been teaching yoga and meditation in the Ottawa-Gatineau region ever since - in studios as well as within the local health and social service sector - alongside her work as a psychotherapist and clinical manager.
Since 2016, Katherine is trained and certified as a yoga therapist within the Krishnamacharya tradition of yoga, also known as Viniyoga. She continues to study, practice, and receive mentorship in this tradition, while continuing to explore the vast wisdom of yoga across all lineages and schools of thought. She has weaved yoga therapy into the fabric of her life and career because she knows its effectiveness in restoring wellness first hand, and sees the results in the people she works with.
She is a mother, a dog-owner, a nature-lover, and writer, who is always looking for ways to deepen her own practice. You can count on Katherine's classes to be breath-centered, regardless of the...
