Join Anne Wanda Tessier for a special 90-minute Restorative Yoga practice combined with the use hot stones and aromatherapy!
In this all-levels yoga practice, Anne will begin with aromatherapy and a meditation to calm the mind and allow you to drop in to the experience.
You will then be guided in a restorative yoga practice, which will be enhanced with essential oils and the use of hot stones. The heat and weight from the stones will help ground the body and assist is releasing muscle tension while we explore various supported poses.
Relax, restore and renew the body, and soothe the mind and nervous system with this unique yoga experience.
Cost: $65.00 per person in advance, $75.00 per person, day of.
Maximum 12 participants, so sign up early!
Location: PranaShanti Yoga Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa, ON. Studio: Soul Room.
Immerse yourself in a deeply soothing experience that combines gentle yoga and a live harmonic sound relaxation.
You’ll be supported in releasing stress and tension through gentle yoga postures. As your body settles, you’ll be enveloped in the healing vibrations of crystal and metal singing bowls, chimes, Gong, and other meditative instruments—designed to quiet the mind and restore your energy.
Whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this class is a beautiful way to reset and recharge.
Cost: PranaShanti Drop-In Fee, Class Package, or Membership.
You’re welcome to bring an eye pillow or anything that adds to your comfort. This class is held in our warmly heated studio, the Body Room, with the lighting dimmed for a restful and restoring experience.
Location: PranaShanti Yoga Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa, ON. Studio: Body Room (warm).
At the intersection of Yin Yoga and Gong Meditation is a sweet spot where mind and body are totally relaxed and totally aligned. The Yin Yoga practice lengthens and opens the physical body, massaging deep connective tissue in a most relaxing way.
The gong’s warm vibrations envelop your entire being in wave after wave of preternatural sound that will affect you at the cellular level. Chances are you’ll feel pretty good after this practice.
Come share this experience, every third Saturday at 3:00 pm.
Cost: PranaShanti Drop-In Fee, Class Package or Membership.
This class is held in our warmly heated studio, the Body Room, with the lighting dimmed for a restful and restoring experience.
Yoga blocks, blankets and bolsters are available in the studio room. Please bring with you the additional props you require to rest comfortably for the 60 minute session. Dress comfortably.
Inner Stillness: Monthly Meditation Group | In-Person
Wednesday, April 14th, 7:00pm - 8:15pm
In-Person Class
Join Devinder each month for a meditation gathering designed to nourish your inner life and support a consistent, grounded practice. Each month explores a different theme or aspect of meditation—such as breath awareness, mantra, mindfulness, visualization, or working with the mind.
The evening begins with a short session of mindful movement to prepare the body, followed by an insightful discussion topic, a meditation, and a period of deep relaxation to integrate the experience.
This welcoming space offers the opportunity to explore meditation in community, ask questions, and reconnect with your inner stillness.
Open to all levels. Bring a cushion, notebook, and your curiosity.
Cost: PranaShanti Drop-In, Class Package or Membership.
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON.
Inner Stillness: Monthly Meditation Group | Online
Wednesday, April 14th, 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Online Class
Join Devinder each month for a meditation gathering designed to nourish your inner life and support a consistent, grounded practice. Each month explores a different theme or aspect of meditation—such as breath awareness, mantra, mindfulness, visualization, or working with the mind.
The evening begins with a short session of mindful movement to prepare the body, followed by an insightful topic, a meditation, and a period of deep relaxation to integrate the experience.
This welcoming space offers the opportunity to explore meditation in community, ask questions, and reconnect with your inner stillness.
Open to all levels. Bring a cushion, notebook, and your curiosity.
Cost: PranaShanti Drop-In, Class Package or Membership.
Explore the fascial system of the body and its role in movement, posture, and overall well-being through somatic movement practices and principles ,along with a brief history of somatics, its pioneers and their work, and similarities with ancient yogic practices.
Learn how understanding fascia can deepen your approach to yoga therapy by recognizing movement patterns and restrictions. Discover how practices such as (the Tensegrity Repair Series) the Somatic Mobility Series, restorative and dynamic pandiculation, Somatic exercises, breathwork for vagus nerve stimulation, improved interoception, and fascia release , and Body Reading through the lens of Myofascial Meridian Anatomy, reveal the relationship between physical posture, life experience, and the unique story embedded in each individual’s nervous system and fascia, all of which support mind-body healing, functional movement, and yoga asana.
Learning Objectives
Understand the fascial layers of the body and their role in movement, force transmission, and tensegrity along the Myofascial Meridians.
Explore how to unravel habitual, unconscious restrictions that influence mobility, posture, and function to move with more ease, on and off the yoga mat.
Learn how Pandiculation resets resting muscle tension at the nervous system level providing pain relief from common musculoskeletal issues.
Understand the somatic science behind pandiculation for enhancing sensory motor awareness and restoring voluntary muscle control.
Navigate the Myofascial Meridians with Body Reading and discover how they reveal the story embedded in the nervous system.
Advance your yoga asana with the Somatic Mobility Series, a somatic fitness approach to fascia health, flexibility, and strength that works with—not against—the stretch reflex.
Learn breathwork practices for releasing core muscle tension, vagus nerve stimulation, and nervous system regulation.
Learn how these Somatic and Yoga practices integrate easily into, and can be tailored for, group classes and private yoga therapy clients.
Learn how practices such as the Tensegrity Repair Series, Yoga and Somatics can support yoga students and yoga therapy clients.
Learning Materials
PranaShanti Course PowerPoint Slides
Body Reading: Visual Assessment and the Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers
Additional References
Somatics: Reawakening the Mind's Control of Movement, Flexibility, and Health by Thomas Hanna
Fascial Fitness (second edition) by Robert Schleip with Johanna Bayer
The Fascia Connection by David Lesondak (new book release!)
Handout: Tensegrity Repair Series (Gioia Irwin)
Myofascial Yoga: A Movement and Yoga Therapist's Guide to Asana by Kristie Bender Segarra
Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists by Thomas Myers
There are no additional fees, books, supply costs or other additional expenses beyond the course fee for this course.
Assessment
Pre-course reading assignment that is discussed during course.
Informal Observation: In-session. Open-ended
Questions: In-session.
Practice Teaching with Feedback.
Small Group Exercises: Pairs and triads reporting back to full group. Case Study.
Homework: Series of questions to be answered in writing.
Dates and Timings
Friday, April 16, 2027 to Sunday, April 18, 2027
Friday: 6 pm to 9 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
Breaks will be provided.
Cost and Registration
SAVE $50.00 by registering on or before January 31, 2027 for $525.00 per person. $575.00 per person thereafter.
International & Out-of-Town Participants: If you are registering from outside Ottawa, Canada, and would like printed training materials mailed to you, please register at least 10 days before the course start date to ensure timely delivery. Additional shipping charges apply. Otherwise, course materials will be provided electronically whenever possible.
Note: This course is open to the general public. 6 months to 1 year of regular yoga practice is recommended for participation.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers the course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
This course is also part of our Yoga Alliance 300 Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training.
Our 3,000 square foot Education Centre offers a large open concept training area with high ceilings and an abundance of natural light and excellent ventilation. There is a kitchen with fridge, microwave, kettle and dishware. We have a dining area with tables and chairs, 2 gender neutral bathrooms, and our Administration Office.
Practice postures that encourage a healthy, happy pregnancy and birth. Connect with other as you move your body in ways that feel good and help alleviate some of the common effects of pregnancy.
You will learn breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as simple postures that can be beneficial for your pregnancy, labour and motherhood!
Each week we will discuss topics such as pelvic health, incl. pelvic floor and pelvic stability, diastasis prevention, pain management and birth positions.
These classes are perfect for every stage of pregnancy. In fact, many women stay from beginning thru to their due dates!
Dates and Times:
6-week series
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm each evening
Cost: $190.00 per person for the 6 week series.
$40.00 per person Drop-In Fee.
No previous yoga experience is required.
A birthing partner is welcome to attend at no additional cost.
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON.
The full moon can be a meaningful time for reflection and reset. Its natural cycle offers a helpful reminder to pause, reflect, release, and create more balance in both body and mind.
A full moon practice can also awaken our creativity and inner clarity. Whether you are working on creative projects or seeking fresh perspectives on life’s challenges, this is a beautiful time to let go of stagnant energy and make space for insight and renewal.
In this class, you will unwind and reset through slow, grounding yoga postures, allowing the body to open and the nervous system to settle. You will then move into a deeply restful Yoga Nidra—a guided, meditative relaxation that supports effortless release, inner healing, and integration.
This practice invites all to soften, to listen inward, and to welcome the spaciousness that the full moon brings.
You’re welcome to bring an eye pillow or anything that adds to your comfort.
Cost: PranaShanti Drop-In Fee, Class Package, or Membership.
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON.
Practice postures that encourage a healthy, happy pregnancy and birth. Connect with other as you move your body in ways that feel good and help alleviate some of the common effects of pregnancy.
You will learn breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as simple postures that can be beneficial for your pregnancy, labour and motherhood!
Each week we will discuss topics such as pelvic health, incl. pelvic floor and pelvic stability, diastasis prevention, pain management and birth positions.
These classes are perfect for every stage of pregnancy. In fact, many women stay from beginning thru to their due dates!
Dates and Times:
6-week series
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm each evening
Cost: $190.00 per person for the 6 week series.
$40.00 per person Drop-In Fee.
No previous yoga experience is required.
A birthing partner is welcome to attend at no additional cost.
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON.
Yoga teachers, like all professionals, face new challenges in the digital era. SEO’s, metrics, algorithms, and declining attention spans on a societal level means that today’s yoga teachers must adapt to new technologies with integrity.
We’ll explore maintaining an authentic presence that is rooted in your teaching voice and seamlessly moves across platforms while honouring digital boundaries.
Getting to know the tools available to amplify your unique teaching style: social media, digital platforms, and AI. So that rather than reject the technology outright, you leave empowered to make conscious and intentional decisions on how your message is delivered.
Learning Objectives:
How to develop an authentic online presence
Tips on marketing with integrity in the digital space
What are your digital boundaries & how to honour them
Discuss and engage with digital tools
AI and teaching yoga
This course is for teachers who value integrity, want to engage online without being consumed by performance, and who are curious about how to use digital tools without losing the humanity of their work.
Dates and Timings:
Friday, April 30, 2027 to Saturday, May 1, 2027
Friday: 6 pm to 9 pm ET
Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm ET
Breaks will be provided.
Costs and Registration:
SAVE $30.00 by registering on or before September 15, 2026, for $295.00 per person.
$325.00 per person thereafter.
Fee includes the training and certificate. A recording of the training is available until 7 days after the training ends.
International & Out-of-Town Participants: If you are registering from outside Ottawa, Canada, and would like printed training materials mailed to you, please register at least 10 days before the course start date to ensure timely delivery. Additional shipping charges apply. Otherwise, course materials will be provided electronically whenever possible.
Notes:
This course is open to the general public. 6 months to 1 year of regular yoga and/or meditation practice is recommended for participation.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers this course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
This course is also part of our Yoga Alliance 300 Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training.
Our 3,000 square foot Education Centre offers a large open concept training area with high ceilings and an abundance of natural light and excellent ventilation. There is a kitchen with fridge, microwave, kettle and dishware. We have a dining area with tables and chairs, 2 gender neutral bathrooms, and our Administration Office.
