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: $180.00 per person for the 6 week series.
$35.00 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 goal is not to tie ourselves in knots - we're already tied in knots. The aim is to untie the knots in our heart and mind." ~ Max Strom
Join a seminar weekend with Max Strom! Inspiring workshops and a training on breathwork, well-being, and emotional health. A unique opportunity for transformation!
Max Strom is a global teacher, speaker, author, and trainer, and is known for profoundly inspiring and impacting the lives of his students for over two decades. His method, Inner Axis, is a field-tested system that addresses the internal, and emotional, aspects of our life, as well as our physical health and well being. He is the author of; There is No APP for Happiness, and, A Life Worth Breathing.
A dynamic speaker, Max has presented at three TEDx events, and keynote addresses for wellness conferences, corporate conferences, and yoga festivals.
SEMINAR PROGRAM OUTLINE:
Vital Life-Better Sleep: Stress Management
Friday, June 5, 2026: 7 pm to 9 pm
All levels are welcome.
This evening workshop deals directly with the modern plague of sleeplessness and stress. In America, the Center for Disease Control has declared sleep disorder an epidemic, and this is happening in industrial cities across the world. This workshop will help you re-think your priorities and gives you knowledge to take home with you to help you to fall asleep quickly and stay asleep longer.
This seminar begins with a lecture, and then moves into a gentle restorative sequence of postures and gentle movement that immediately trigger deep relaxation. This is followed by a powerful breathing sequence that takes you even deeper into extraordinary calm. Most students find it difficult to get up off the floor at the end because they are so relaxed. Simple, powerful, accessible. Bring writing materials.
Strength, Grace, and Healing (Hips and Legs)
Saturday, June 6, 2026: 10 am to 12 pm
All levels are welcome.
We don’t want to become flexible and strong angry people. Great abs don’t help with panic attacks. The intent of our practice is not only to increase our strength and flexibility, it is partially that, but it what if it could also melt away anxiety?
Inner Axis transforms our body while also promoting emotional health. Over time, this work transforms our behaviour from coarse to gracious, and even our thoughts from chaos into balance. Class will begin with a talk about emotional health and transformation, followed by a practice of Inner Axis yoga, breathing patterns, and visualization. Focus on the legs, hips, and spine.
A Life Worth Breathing:
Saturday, June 6, 2026: 2 pm to 4:30 pm
All levels are welcome.
This special event is focused on transforming depression into inspiration and anxiety into calm. Max’s work is known for its healing, penetrating affect, leaving students feeling renewed and open.
The workshop begins with a talk by Max based on ideas from his book of the same title. This will be followed by the integration of breathing exercises and yoga movement. The final segment of the workshop will focus on seated breathing exercises to revitalize and inspire your body, your emotions, and your life.
Our session closes with a book signing.
The Healing Power of Forgiveness | healing relationships + empowering lives
Sunday, June 7, 2026: 10 am to 12 pm
All levels are welcome.
Forgiveness is perhaps the most powerful and yet forgotten tool we have for healing ourselves. To forgive another heals oneself, just as anger toward another poisons oneself. Anger and resentment destroy our lives.
For the body to heal, often times what is most vital is to heal the broken heart or spirit. Failure to forgive affects our stress level, power to heal the body, discernment, and all of our relationships. The first part of this seminar is a powerful lecture on forgiving others; the second part will address forgiving oneself. Max has taken the message of forgiveness around the world to a people of many faiths and nationalities.
This seminar includes:
Lecture and writing
Visualizations
Simple breathing exercises
Questions and answers
Some Doors Open Only from the Inside:
Sunday, June 7, 2026: 2 pm to 4 pm
All levels are welcome.
"Genuinely life-changing."
"Turning point in my life."
"Major breakthrough."
"Highly valued catalyst in my therapy process."
Just a few of numerous comments of people having experienced a session of powerful breathwork with Max Strom. There’s a time for talking, and there’s a time to let our breath work for us and go beyond what we can rationally grasp to release our congested emotions from stress, depression, anxiety, or PTS. Emotions affect our breathing, for example: crying and laughing. But did you know that changing the pattern of our breathing influences our emotions?
An innovative method, simple techniques, and incredible results. The practices you will learn in this workshop take you to a calm and inspired state with new depths of insight. This workshop will include lecture, standing and seated breathing exercises. Bring writing materials. (not advised if you are pregnant)
DATES AND TIMES:
Friday, June 5, 2026, to Sunday, June 7, 2026
Friday: 7 pm ET – 9 pm ET
Saturday: 10 AM ET – 12 pm ET and 2 PM ET – 4:30 pm ET
Sunday: 10 AM ET – 12 pm ET and 2 PM ET – 4 pm ET
Attend individual sessions or the full weekend.
This is an In-Person event. There is no online or virtual option.
COST:
2-hour sessions $95.00 CDN each person.
2.5-hour session $125.00 CDN each person.
Sign up for the FULL weekend and SAVE! $475.00 CDN per person for the full weekend.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
LOCATION:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
NOTES:
All levels are welcome. No previous experience necessary.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers this course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
Max Strom | Vital Life-Better Sleep: Stress Management
Friday, June 5th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
In-Person
Seminar Weekend
"The goal is not to tie ourselves in knots - we're already tied in knots. The aim is to untie the knots in our heart and mind." ~ Max Strom
Join a seminar weekend with Max Strom! Inspiring workshops and a training on breathwork, well-being, and emotional health. A unique opportunity for transformation!
Max Strom is a global teacher, speaker, author, and trainer, and is known for profoundly inspiring and impacting the lives of his students for over two decades. His method, Inner Axis, is a field-tested system that addresses the internal, and emotional, aspects of our life, as well as our physical health and well being. He is the author of; There is No APP for Happiness, and, A Life Worth Breathing.
A dynamic speaker, Max has presented at three TEDx events, and keynote addresses for wellness conferences, corporate conferences, and yoga festivals.
SEMINAR PROGRAM OUTLINE:
Vital Life-Better Sleep: Stress Management
Friday, June 5, 2026: 7 pm to 9 pm
All levels are welcome.
This evening workshop deals directly with the modern plague of sleeplessness and stress. In America, the Center for Disease Control has declared sleep disorder an epidemic, and this is happening in industrial cities across the world. This workshop will help you re-think your priorities and gives you knowledge to take home with you to help you to fall asleep quickly and stay asleep longer.
This seminar begins with a lecture, and then moves into a gentle restorative sequence of postures and gentle movement that immediately trigger deep relaxation. This is followed by a powerful breathing sequence that takes you even deeper into extraordinary calm. Most students find it difficult to get up off the floor at the end because they are so relaxed. Simple, powerful, accessible. Bring writing materials.
DATES AND TIMES:
Friday, June 5, 2026
Friday: 7 pm ET – 9 pm ET
This is an In-Person event. There is no online or virtual option.
COST:
2-hour sessions $95.00 CDN each person.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
LOCATION:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
NOTES:
All levels are welcome. No previous experience necessary.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers this course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
Max Strom | Strength, Grace, and Healing (Hips and Legs)
Saturday, June 6th, 10:00am - 12:00pm
In-Person
Seminar Weekend
"The goal is not to tie ourselves in knots - we're already tied in knots. The aim is to untie the knots in our heart and mind." ~ Max Strom
Join a seminar weekend with Max Strom! Inspiring workshops and a training on breathwork, well-being, and emotional health. A unique opportunity for transformation!
Max Strom is a global teacher, speaker, author, and trainer, and is known for profoundly inspiring and impacting the lives of his students for over two decades. His method, Inner Axis, is a field-tested system that addresses the internal, and emotional, aspects of our life, as well as our physical health and well being. He is the author of; There is No APP for Happiness, and, A Life Worth Breathing.
A dynamic speaker, Max has presented at three TEDx events, and keynote addresses for wellness conferences, corporate conferences, and yoga festivals.
Strength, Grace, and Healing (Hips and Legs)
Saturday, June 6, 2026: 10 am to 12 pm
All levels are welcome.
We don’t want to become flexible and strong angry people. Great abs don’t help with panic attacks. The intent of our practice is not only to increase our strength and flexibility, it is partially that, but it what if it could also melt away anxiety?
Inner Axis transforms our body while also promoting emotional health. Over time, this work transforms our behaviour from coarse to gracious, and even our thoughts from chaos into balance. Class will begin with a talk about emotional health and transformation, followed by a practice of Inner Axis yoga, breathing patterns, and visualization. Focus on the legs, hips, and spine.
DATES AND TIMES:
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Saturday: 10 AM ET – 12 pm ET
This is an In-Person event. There is no online or virtual option.
COST:
2-hour sessions $95.00 CDN each person.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
LOCATION:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
NOTES:
All levels are welcome. No previous experience necessary.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers this course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
"The goal is not to tie ourselves in knots - we're already tied in knots. The aim is to untie the knots in our heart and mind." ~ Max Strom
Join a seminar weekend with Max Strom! Inspiring workshops and a training on breathwork, well-being, and emotional health. A unique opportunity for transformation!
Max Strom is a global teacher, speaker, author, and trainer, and is known for profoundly inspiring and impacting the lives of his students for over two decades. His method, Inner Axis, is a field-tested system that addresses the internal, and emotional, aspects of our life, as well as our physical health and well being. He is the author of; There is No APP for Happiness, and, A Life Worth Breathing.
A dynamic speaker, Max has presented at three TEDx events, and keynote addresses for wellness conferences, corporate conferences, and yoga festivals.
A Life Worth Breathing:
Saturday, June 6, 2026: 2 pm to 4:30 pm
All levels are welcome.
This special event is focused on transforming depression into inspiration and anxiety into calm. Max’s work is known for its healing, penetrating affect, leaving students feeling renewed and open.
The workshop begins with a talk by Max based on ideas from his book of the same title. This will be followed by the integration of breathing exercises and yoga movement. The final segment of the workshop will focus on seated breathing exercises to revitalize and inspire your body, your emotions, and your life.
Our session closes with a book signing.
DATES AND TIMES:
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Saturday: 2 PM ET – 4:30 pm ET
This is an In-Person event. There is no online or virtual option.
COST:
2.5-hour session $125.00 CDN each person.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
LOCATION:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
NOTES:
All levels are welcome. No previous experience necessary.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers this course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
An excellent workshop for runners, cyclists and those looking to ease knee pain and stiff hips, this MELT Method workshop will focus entirely on our hard-working lower half.
The MELT Method uses specially-designed foam rollers and balls to rehydrate fascial tissue (also called connective tissue). Areas of our fascia get dried out and stiff with repetitive motions and postures (in other words, just living life!), and the MELT Method is a technique to help hydrate this tissue back to functional health. As fascia is a distinct tissue from muscles, this is not a traditional foam rolling class! A pain-free technique, MELT is designed to ease fascial tension, bringing hydration to the tissue through gentle compression techniques.
Cost: $40.00 per person in-advance, $45.00 per person day of.
Maximum of 12 participants.
Location: PranaShanti Yoga Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa, ON. Studio: Soul Room.
About Rachel:
Rachel Lipton is a Level 2 MELT Method® Instructor and Registered Acupuncturist.
“I found MELT during the pandemic while trying to find a cost-effective way to manage my posture-based pain and tension areas. After practicing for two years, and using it while training for a short tri-athalon, I decided I couldn’t keep it to myself any longer! As a registered acupuncturist, I found the overlap between fascial function and the ancient Chinese meridians thrilling. I’m delighted to be sharing this method with the Ottawa community.”
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.
Max Strom | The Healing Power of Forgiveness | Healing Relationships + Empowering Lives
Sunday, June 7th, 10:00am - 12:00pm
In-Person
Seminar Weekend
"The goal is not to tie ourselves in knots - we're already tied in knots. The aim is to untie the knots in our heart and mind." ~ Max Strom
Join a seminar weekend with Max Strom! Inspiring workshops and a training on breathwork, well-being, and emotional health. A unique opportunity for transformation!
Max Strom is a global teacher, speaker, author, and trainer, and is known for profoundly inspiring and impacting the lives of his students for over two decades. His method, Inner Axis, is a field-tested system that addresses the internal, and emotional, aspects of our life, as well as our physical health and well being. He is the author of; There is No APP for Happiness, and, A Life Worth Breathing.
A dynamic speaker, Max has presented at three TEDx events, and keynote addresses for wellness conferences, corporate conferences, and yoga festivals.
The Healing Power of Forgiveness | healing relationships + empowering lives
Sunday, June 7, 2026: 10 am to 12 pm
All levels are welcome.
Forgiveness is perhaps the most powerful and yet forgotten tool we have for healing ourselves. To forgive another heals oneself, just as anger toward another poisons oneself. Anger and resentment destroy our lives.
For the body to heal, often times what is most vital is to heal the broken heart or spirit. Failure to forgive affects our stress level, power to heal the body, discernment, and all of our relationships. The first part of this seminar is a powerful lecture on forgiving others; the second part will address forgiving oneself. Max has taken the message of forgiveness around the world to a people of many faiths and nationalities.
This seminar includes:
Lecture and writing
Visualizations
Simple breathing exercises
Questions and answers
DATES AND TIMES:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Sunday: 10 AM ET – 12 pm ET
This is an In-Person event. There is no online or virtual option.
COST:
2-hour sessions $95.00 CDN each person.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
LOCATION:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
NOTES:
All levels are welcome. No previous experience necessary.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers this course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
"The goal is not to tie ourselves in knots - we're already tied in knots. The aim is to untie the knots in our heart and mind." ~ Max Strom
Join a seminar weekend with Max Strom! Inspiring workshops and a training on breathwork, well-being, and emotional health. A unique opportunity for transformation!
Max Strom is a global teacher, speaker, author, and trainer, and is known for profoundly inspiring and impacting the lives of his students for over two decades. His method, Inner Axis, is a field-tested system that addresses the internal, and emotional, aspects of our life, as well as our physical health and well being. He is the author of; There is No APP for Happiness, and, A Life Worth Breathing.
A dynamic speaker, Max has presented at three TEDx events, and keynote addresses for wellness conferences, corporate conferences, and yoga festivals.
Some Doors Open Only from the Inside:
Sunday, June 7, 2026: 2 pm to 4 pm
All levels are welcome.
"Genuinely life-changing."
"Turning point in my life."
"Major breakthrough."
"Highly valued catalyst in my therapy process."
Just a few of numerous comments of people having experienced a session of powerful breathwork with Max Strom. There’s a time for talking, and there’s a time to let our breath work for us and go beyond what we can rationally grasp to release our congested emotions from stress, depression, anxiety, or PTS. Emotions affect our breathing, for example: crying and laughing. But did you know that changing the pattern of our breathing influences our emotions?
An innovative method, simple techniques, and incredible results. The practices you will learn in this workshop take you to a calm and inspired state with new depths of insight. This workshop will include lecture, standing and seated breathing exercises. Bring writing materials. (not advised if you are pregnant)
DATES AND TIMES:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Sunday: 2 PM ET – 4 pm ET
This is an In-Person event. There is no online or virtual option.
COST:
2-hour sessions $95.00 CDN each person.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
LOCATION:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
NOTES:
All levels are welcome. No previous experience necessary.
For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers this course provides CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
Discover the ancient art of sound healing in this unique Breathwork Sound Immersion experience led by Devinder. This practice uses the transformative power of breath and sound to promote deep relaxation, emotional release, and pain relief.
In this 60-minute class, you'll be guided through a soothing journey of conscious breathing, complemented by the rich, ambient sounds of gongs and other instruments. As you lie comfortably in savasana (corpse pose) on your yoga mat, Devinder's calming voice and the resonant vibrations of the gongs will envelop you, helping to balance your nervous system and alleviate stress.
Our warmly heated studio, the Body Room, will be set with dimmed lighting to create a restful environment. Yoga blocks, blankets, and bolsters are available for your comfort, but feel free to bring any additional props you need to fully unwind.
Whether you’re seeking to reduce stress, release tension, or enhance your overall well-being, this session offers a powerful and restorative experience. Each class is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the healing soundscape and emerge feeling renewed.
Cost: PranaShanti Drop-In Fee, Class Package, or Membership
Dress comfortably and prepare to embark on a journey of profound relaxation and inner peace. 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).
Balance the Heat: A Holistic Nourishment Summer Immersive Series
Saturday, June 13th, 10:00am - 2:30pm
In-Person Series
This four-week series of day retreats is a seasonal reset for your relationship with food, body, mind and emotions.
Summer’s intensity can quietly increase internal heat, therefore affecting digestion, hormones, mood, and energy. This 4-week immersive experience is designed to help you regulate that heat through education, embodiment, and integrative lifestyle practices rooted in Ayurveda.
You will understand why, and how to apply Ayurveda and Yoga principles to your daily life with confidence.
This immersive retreat series is for anyone who is experiencing one or more of these symptoms:
Inflammation
Irritability
Exhaustion
Sleep Disruption
Bloating
By the end of this four-week series, you will:
Understand how summer impacts your unique constitution
Stabilize digestion without suppressing appetite
Reduce inflammation and emotional reactivity
Protect and restore your vitality (Ojas)
Develop sustainable daily rhythms for energy and clarity
Feel empowered in your relationship with food and self-regulation
Each session is a stand-alone educational mini-retreat blending teaching, movement, breathwork, embodiment, a one-hour cooking class and shared seasonal meal.
Week 1: Tend Your Agni Without Getting Burned
June 13, 2026: 10:00am-2:30pm
When summer heat rises, digestion often becomes sharp, reactive, or unpredictable. You may feel hungry but inflamed. Energized but crashing. Ayurveda teaches that this is a sign your digestive fire, Agni needs guidance.
You may be experiencing:
Acid reflux
Bloating
Sugar cravings
Afternoon crashes
Feeling overheated after eating
In this immersive first session, you’ll learn how to stabilize digestion in hot weather through practical seasonal rhythms, cooling breathwork, gentle movement, and a one-hour cooking class focused on strengthening, not extinguishing your digestive fire. You’ll leave with clarity about your unique digestive tendencies and a sustainable summer plan to reduce discomfort and restore steady energy.
This session stands alone as a powerful digestive reset.
Week 2: Cool Inflammation & Internal Heat
June 20, 2026: 10:00am-2:30pm
Inflammation is not random. It is excess internal heat expressing itself through the skin, hormones, and emotions. Summer amplifies this fire. If left unbalanced, it shows up as reactivity, frustration, and physical discomfort.
You may be experiencing:
Skin flare-ups (acne, rosacea, rashes)
Redness or sensitivity
Headaches
Hot flashes
Increased anger or irritability
Feeling easily triggered
This session will enlighten you on methods of cooling the system intelligently. Through Ayurvedic education, a hands-on cooking class featuring anti-inflammatory seasonal foods, calming pranayama, and embodied self-soothing practices, you’ll learn how to reduce internal heat without dulling your vitality. You’ll walk away with tools to calm skin, regulate mood, and feel lighter in both body and mind.
This session stands alone as an inflammation reset.
Week 3: Prevent Burnout & Protect Your Energy
June 27, 2026: 10:00am-2:30pm
Summer invites expansion, more light, more activity, more social engagement. But without protection, your deeper reserves become depleted. You may appear functional on the outside while quietly running on empty.
You may be experiencing:
Exhaustion despite longer days
Trouble sleeping
Over-scheduling and social fatigue
Feeling depleted after gatherings
Hormonal fatigue
In this restorative and educational immersion, you’ll learn how to preserve Ojas, which is your vitality essence, while still enjoying the season. Through nourishing cooking instruction, restorative yoga nidra session, guided nervous system reset practices, and personalized rhythm planning, you’ll create a sustainable framework for energy protection. You’ll leave with practical tools to sleep better, say no without guilt, and move through summer with steadiness instead of strain.
This session stands alone as a burnout-prevention retreat.
Week 4: Calm the Mind & Cool Emotional Reactivity
July 4, 2026: 10:00am-2:30pm
Summer heat doesn’t just affect the body. It rises into the mind. Thoughts can feel sharper. Reactions quicker. Patience thinner. You may notice yourself less tolerant and more easily triggered.
You may be experiencing:
Short temper
Conflict in relationships
Impatience
Feeling overstimulated
Comparison or judgment
Emotional overwhelm
This immersive session focuses on cooling the mental and emotional body. Through guided meditation, reflective practices, embodied awareness, seasonal cooking, and group connection, you’ll learn how to cultivate steadiness and compassion even in the heat. You’ll leave with daily tools to regulate emotional intensity, communicate more clearly, and maintain inner calm through the remainder of the season.
This session stands alone as a mental reset retreat.
Dates and Times:
4-week series
10:00am-2:30pm each Saturday.
Cost and Registration:
Full Series: $820.00 per person before April 30, 2026, $1080.00 per person thereafter.
Single Session: $220.00 per person before April 30, 2026, $295.00 per person thereafter.
Commitment Bonus: Participants who enrol in the full 4-week series receive a complimentary 60-minute private Zoom consultation with Sonia, an experienced Ayurvedic wellness coach. (scheduled separately). This allows you to personalize what you’ve learned and support deeper integration into your daily life.
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 Lending Library and Administration Offices.
Tend Your Agni Without Getting Burned: Digestive Stability in Summer
Saturday, June 13th, 10:00am - 2:30pm
In-Person Series
An Integrative Wellness Experience for Body • Mind • Lifestyle • Integration
Summer’s intensity can quietly increase internal heat, therefore affecting digestion, hormones, mood, and energy. This 4-week immersive experience is designed to help you regulate that heat through education, embodiment, and integrative lifestyle practices rooted in Ayurveda.
Tend Your Agni Without Getting Burned: Digestive Stability in Summer
Saturday, June 13, 2026: 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
When summer heat rises, digestion often becomes sharp, reactive, or unpredictable. You may feel hungry but inflamed. Energized but crashing. Ayurveda teaches that this is a sign your digestive fire, Agni needs guidance.
You may be experiencing:
Acid reflux
Bloating
Sugar cravings
Afternoon crashes
Feeling overheated after eating
In this immersive first session, you’ll learn how to stabilize digestion in hot weather through practical seasonal rhythms, cooling breathwork, gentle movement, and a one-hour cooking class focused on strengthening, not extinguishing your digestive fire. You’ll leave with clarity about your unique digestive tendencies and a sustainable summer plan to reduce discomfort and restore steady energy.
This session stands alone as a powerful digestive reset.
Dates and Times:
Saturday, June 13, 2026
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Cost:
$220.00 per person before April 30, 2026. $295.00 thereafter.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
Location:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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).
Whether you’re new to energy healing or an experienced practitioner ready to elevate your results, this powerful full-day training unlocks your natural ability to create real, tangible shifts.
Across 8 immersive hours, plus a 2-hour live integration call, you’ll learn to sense, direct, and work with energy through potent External Qigong Healing (EQH), cross-cultural healing techniques, and a sacred initiation connecting you to a lineage of Andean Wisdom Keepers.
You’ll leave feeling activated, harmonized, confident, and capable of facilitating profound healing for yourself and others. Together, we’ll enter the boundless Tao, the eternal, inexhaustible emptiness from which all things arise. No symbols, steps, or prerequisites are needed; the only requirement is an openness to receive.
Overview:
This transformational training is designed for both new and seasoned healers who want to experience immediate results and deepen their energetic mastery. Rooted in Qi-based energy medicine and cross-cultural healing traditions, the day blends practical techniques with spiritual transmission to expand your healing capacity on every level.
You will receive the Munay Ki Healer’s Rite, an Andean energetic transmission that opens the luminous field and connects you to a lineage of Wisdom Keepers.
In addition, the training guides you to move energy with precision, clear blockages, read the field, and shift emotional patterns stored in the organs. Guided partner practices help build confidence in facilitating healing both in person and at a distance. You’ll also receive essential tools for grounding, energetic hygiene, and sustaining your own vitality so your work remains powerful and replenishing.
This is more than a modality, it is an immersion into biological energy, grounded in both ancient wisdom and modern scientific efficacy.
What You’ll Learn:
Activate your healing channel - Receive the Munay Ki Healer’s Rite, connecting you to a lineage of Andean Wisdom Keepers and opening the luminous energy field. This rite strengthens your healing channel, awakens deeper intuitive perception, and supports your evolution into the “new human”.
Foundational Qi principles - Understand how energy flows, stagnates, transforms, and how to influence it
Reading the energy field - Develop sensitivity to perceive density, blockages, and subtle layers
Energy diagnostics - Learn to scan, assess, and understand imbalances within yourself and others
Clearing emotional energy - Techniques to shift energy stored in organs to restore healthy Qi flow
Partner-based healing practice - Guided practice to build confidence and trust in your abilities
Energetic hygiene & vitality maintenance - Grounding, protection, replenishing your life force
Remote Healing foundations – Learn to detect energy blockages from a distance
This will be a memorable healing journey of deep learning, activation, and connection. If you feel called to expand and refine your gifts, this experience is for you.
Dates and Times:
Sunday, June 14, 2026.
9 am to 6 pm ET, with periodic breaks.
Follow-up Zoom Session:
Sunday, June 21, 2026.
6:30pm-8:30pm ET
Cost and Registration:
$450.00 per person before April 30, 2026, $495.00 per person thereafter.
Fee Includes: A certificate of completion once 8 case studies are finished.
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 Lending Library and Administration Offices.
Cool Inflammation & Internal Heat: Calming the Body and Emotional Fire
Saturday, June 20th, 10:00am - 2:30pm
In-Person Series
An Integrative Wellness Experience for Body • Mind • Lifestyle • Integration
Summer’s intensity can quietly increase internal heat, therefore affecting digestion, hormones, mood, and energy. This 4-week immersive experience is designed to help you regulate that heat through education, embodiment, and integrative lifestyle practices rooted in Ayurveda.
Cool Inflammation & Internal Heat: Calming the Body and Emotional Fire
June 20, 2026: 10:00am-2:30pm
Inflammation is not random. It is excess internal heat expressing itself through the skin, hormones, and emotions. Summer amplifies this fire. If left unbalanced, it shows up as reactivity, frustration, and physical discomfort.
You may be experiencing:
Skin flare-ups (acne, rosacea, rashes)
Redness or sensitivity
Headaches
Hot flashes
Increased anger or irritability
Feeling easily triggered
This session will enlighten you on methods of cooling the system intelligently. Through Ayurvedic education, a hands-on cooking class featuring anti-inflammatory seasonal foods, calming pranayama, and embodied self-soothing practices, you’ll learn how to reduce internal heat without dulling your vitality. You’ll walk away with tools to calm skin, regulate mood, and feel lighter in both body and mind. This session stands alone as an inflammation reset.
Dates and Times:
Saturday, June 20, 2026
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Cost:
$220.00 per person before April 30, 2026. $295.00 thereafter.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
Location:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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.
The Summer Solstice is a time to celebrate the light of consciousness within ourselves and within each and every person, and to embrace the potential for greater consciousness awakening within ourselves.
This practice will be an offering to the sun that illuminates our physical world as well as the inner light that guides our journey. It is a time to come together to embrace the sun’s journey towards fullness and conquest of light over darkness. This is symbolized in our own spiritual process as well, moving from darkness towards light, honoring both as great teachers.
Join us for a special 90 minute Kundalini Yoga Summer Solstice celebration class.
Class will include pranayam, a kriya (yoga set), a double gong relaxation, and beautiful elevating meditation for strengthening our radiance and raising our vibration!
Summer symbolizes joy, celebration, community, playfulness and warmth – expect these themes to be woven into our time together!
Cost: PranaShanti Membership, Class Package or Drop- In Fee.
Complimentary iced tea and fresh fruit served after class!
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON.
Join us in a sanctuary of light and stillness with this deeply restorative Summer Solstice Yoga Nidra and Sound Bath experience, honoring the fullness of the longest day of the year.
This nurturing experience offers a calm, supportive environment to rest deeply, turn inward, and reconnect with your inner guidance.
The session begins with a gentle Yoga Nidra practice, guiding the body into relaxation while keeping the mind quietly present. You will then be carried through a rich soundscape, designed to mirror the expansiveness and warmth of the solstice season.
Throughout the practice, you’ll hear gongs that awaken awareness, crystal singing bowls that foster calm and transformation, drums that echo the pulse of life, water sounds that encourage reflection, and chimes that bring harmony and integration. These vibrations help the body, mind, and spirit feel supported, grounded, and aligned with natural cycles of growth and renewal.
This experience is designed to help you:
Cultivate deep rest and renewal
Reflect on personal growth and seasonal transitions
Connect with your inner light
Recognize what is coming into fullness while honoring what is still unfolding
The session concludes with a guided visualization inspired by harvest and illumination, creating space to honor growth, release what has served its time, and set intentions for what is emerging.
No prior yoga or meditation experience required. Please bring a yoga mat and something cozy to cover up, and allow yourself to be guided into stillness and presence.
Cost: $40.00 per person in advance, $45.00 per person day of.
Maximum 20 participants.
Location: PranaShanti Yoga Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa, ON. Studio: Body Room (warm).
Your lymphatic system plays a vital role in detoxification, immune function, and overall vitality — yet it often needs gentle support to function optimally. This is your opportunity to stimulate flow, reduce stagnation, and feel refreshed from the inside out.
This one-hour workshop combines gentle, mindful movement with targeted yoga therapy ball techniques designed to encourage lymphatic circulation and release areas of restriction in the body.
Through rhythmic movement, light compression, and intentional breathwork, you’ll help support natural detox pathways, reduce puffiness and tension, and enhance overall energy and resilience.
Perfect for anyone wanting to feel lighter, support immune health, and improve circulation in a simple, accessible way. No prior yoga experience is necessary.
Cost: $40.00 per person in advance. $45.00 per person day of.
Maximum: 12 participants
Location: PranaShanti Yoga Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa, ON. Studio: Soul Room
Join us for an uplifting evening of Kirtan — the joyful practice of call-and-response chanting.
Guided by Michael Hutkins, we’ll come together in sound, devotion, and community to raise our collective vibration and open the heart.
No experience is needed — simply come as you are. Feel free to bring an instrument if you wish, or just your voice and presence. Together, we’ll chant, uplift, and share in community spirit, all while supporting our neighbours through the Parkdale Food Centre.
Come sing, connect, and be nourished — body, heart, and soul.
Cost: $11.00 per person donation with the proceeds in support of the Parkdale Food Centre.
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd floor, Ottawa, ON.
Prevent Burnout & Protect Your Energy: Restoring Vitality in an Overstimulating Season
Saturday, June 27th, 10:00am - 2:30pm
In-Person Series
An Integrative Wellness Experience for Body • Mind • Lifestyle • Integration
Summer’s intensity can quietly increase internal heat, therefore affecting digestion, hormones, mood, and energy. This 4-week immersive experience is designed to help you regulate that heat through education, embodiment, and integrative lifestyle practices rooted in Ayurveda.
Prevent Burnout & Protect Your Energy: Restoring Vitality in an Overstimulating Season
Saturday, June 27, 2026: 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Summer invites expansion, more light, more activity, more social engagement. But without protection, your deeper reserves become depleted. You may appear functional on the outside while quietly running on empty.
You may be experiencing:
Exhaustion despite longer days
Trouble sleeping
Over-scheduling and social fatigue
Feeling depleted after gatherings
Hormonal fatigue
In this restorative and educational immersion, you’ll learn how to preserve Ojas, which is your vitality essence, while still enjoying the season.
Through nourishing cooking instruction, restorative yoga nidra session, guided nervous system reset practices, and personalized rhythm planning, you’ll create a sustainable framework for energy protection. You’ll leave with practical tools to sleep better, say no without guilt, and move through summer with steadiness instead of strain.
This session stands alone as a burnout-prevention retreat.
Dates and Times:
Saturday, June 27, 2026
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Cost:
$220.00 per person before April 30, 2026. $295.00 thereafter.
All Master Class purchases are FINAL. NO REFUNDS will be provided for Master Class, Workshop and Event cancellations. However, a credit to your PranaShanti account is available up until five (5) days before the start date or you may arrange for an alternate person to attend in your place. No credits will be provided after that time.
Location:
PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Discover the ancient art of sound healing in this unique Breathwork Sound Immersion experience led by Devinder. This practice uses the transformative power of breath and sound to promote deep relaxation, emotional release, and pain relief.
In this 60-minute class, you'll be guided through a soothing journey of conscious breathing, complemented by the rich, ambient sounds of gongs and other instruments. As you lie comfortably in savasana (corpse pose) on your yoga mat, Devinder's calming voice and the resonant vibrations of the gongs will envelop you, helping to balance your nervous system and alleviate stress.
Our warmly heated studio, the Body Room, will be set with dimmed lighting to create a restful environment. Yoga blocks, blankets, and bolsters are available for your comfort, but feel free to bring any additional props you need to fully unwind.
Whether you’re seeking to reduce stress, release tension, or enhance your overall well-being, this session offers a powerful and restorative experience. Each class is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the healing soundscape and emerge feeling renewed.
Cost: PranaShanti Drop-In Fee, Class Package, or Membership
Dress comfortably and prepare to embark on a journey of profound relaxation and inner peace. 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).
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.
