Yoga Breath Intensive
Opening the Second Chakra
$25
Raise your energy and calm your mind using powerful breathing-exercises from Kundalini Yoga!
Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of Consciousness. It strengthens the ability to see and resolve the causes of negative emotions. It intensifies the awareness of our inner desires and needs and enables us to live our own truth in attentiveness and concentration. In this intensive class we'll work on two breathing-sets created by Yogi Bhajan - the master of Kundalini Yoga:
- one set to support our digestive system
- one set to open our second chakra for creativity and sexual balance. (The energy that is not used for sexual activity is made accessible to the body to strengthen the functions of our organs, the nervous system and the activity of our brain). When you are vibrating positively from this center, life is colorful, vibrant and deeply meaningful.
If you can, bring or wear something orange!
Instructor: Sabine Macdonald~Instructor Meridian Yoga, Reiki, Breathwork, Thai Yoga Massage
Date/Time: Sunday, September 13th, 2009 ~ 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Friday Retreats
$25 (all four $80)
A Friday Retreat is a wonderful two hours that you give yourself every month. Deepen your healing practice…whether you are new to yoga, meditation and breathwork, or a seasoned practitioner of the healing arts While the focus for each retreat is different, we will always use the powerful techniques found in breathwork, meditation, yoga, movement and relaxation therapies to help you access your inner wisdom. Healing can only take place in a calm state of body and mind…so come prepared to be totally relaxed, empowered and rejuvenated!
Presenter: Rukhshana Surty ~ Director, Mind/Body Therapist, Meditation, Breathwork, Massage
Date/Time: Friday, September 25th, 2009 ~ 2:00-4:00 pm (next: Oct. 16, Nov.27, Dec.11)
Joyful Musical Evening - Kirtan
$15
Come join us for this ancient, participatory musical experience – invite inner joy and peace with an interactive gathering of blissful chanting and Yoga of the voice (NAAD Yoga). No musical background or trained singing voice required! Bring the entire family and join in as we share our hearts and voices to create haunting, soulful rhythms. This is an evening of fun and spiritual connection. All are welcome – come with a smile and an open heart! (Bring a percussion instrument if you wish…drum, rattle, etc.)
Instructor: Lea is a certified Kundalini Iktya yoga instructor and an award winning singer/songwriter whose music has been featured in Hollywood films.
Date/Time: Friday, September 25 th , 2009 ~ 7:30-9:00 pm
CHI KUNG – The Breath of Happiness
$45
Chi-Kung is a set of precise physical and mental exercises practiced with a relaxed body and spirit, while focusing on a meditative state of mind. Fluid movements, combined with gentle, rhythmic breathing will melt away tensions and bring a peaceful feeling of oneness. Students of any age or fitness level are welcome to enjoy the benefits of Chi-Kung ~ improved respiration and blood circulation ~ mental alertness and reduced stress ~ improved balance and coordination ~ better digestion and deep massage of the internal organs. Chi-Kung develops patience, sensitivity and awareness. Master Colin brings us his unique and fun style of teaching and shares many years of experience and wisdom to guide you into a state of calm mind, flowing body and energized spirit! (Traditional Chinese tea and yummy goodies included)
Instructor: Colin Young ~ 3rd Generation Tai Chi & Chi Kung Master, Yang style, with over 22 years training and experience in Martial Arts. He specializes in body/mind balance of posture, back-care, energy flow and energy gates. Colin has also studied Chi Kung in China from high-level Masters, focusing on breathing, energy circulation and healing techniques.
Date/Time : Saturday, September 26 th , 2009 ~ 1:00-4:00 pm
Mudra Space Awareness
Meditation and Movement
$40
In all aspects of our lives and in our most basic actions we have an opportunity to be fully in the moment with an open mind and heart. Mudra Space Awareness is a training program developed between 1972 and 1976 by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to combine a meditation practice with meditation in action. Mudra Space Awareness is taught at Naropa University and at meditation retreats. Our three-hour workshop is an introduction to this wonderful practice to help you gain a personal awareness of your space and senses. Here are some testimonials:
"By knowing how to relate fully with whatever tension occurs in my life, I learned to achieve relaxation. What a surprise!"
"The Mudra approach to walking meditation will totally change the way I walk for the rest of my life."
"Mudra showed me how to re-orient myself to each action of my life. I'm inspired now to look at each activity and become totally with it before going on to the next action."
"The sense perception exercises in our Mudra Clinics helped me to understand that I had never in my life made a direct relationship to any of my senses."
Presenter: Shauna Larson, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Instructor, Seminary student in Buddhism at Shambhala Meditation Center , singer/songwriter and Clown training
Date/Time: Saturday October 3rd, 2009 ~ 1:00-4:00 pm
Yoga Breath Intensive
Opening the Third Chakra
$25
Raise your energy and calm your mind using powerful breathing-exercises from Kundalini Yoga!
Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of Consciousness. It strengthens the ability to see and resolve the causes of negative emotions. It intensifies the awareness of our inner desires and needs and enables us to live our own truth in attentiveness and concentration. In this intensive class we'll work on two breathing-sets created by Yogi Bhajan - the master of Kundalini Yoga -:
• one set to work on our spleen/pancreas, controlling our circulation of blood, supporting our defense / immune system, inviting love, beauty, harmony, creativity…
• one set to open our third chakra to be energetic, organized, have a well-developed sense of will-power, as well as personal strength and stamina
If you can, bring or wear something yellow!
Instructor: Sabine Macdonald~Instructor Meridian Yoga, Reiki, Breathwork, Thai Yoga Massage
Date/Time: Sunday, October 4 th , 2009 ~ 10:00-12:00 noon
Free Lecture: Losing Weight with Hypnosis Free
You are invited to experience a group hypnosis session for shedding extra pounds. Once you learn about what hypnosis really is, fears that you may have will be removed, which enables you to experience a very deep state of relaxation to open your subconscious mind for accepting the suggestions to optimize your weight. In this workshop you will be taught how to enter a deep state of relaxation that opens your subconscious mind to accept suggestions on how to optimize your weight. René will also teach you self- hypnosis so that you can give yourself positive suggestions which will help you to achieve your goals. With hypnosis, weight loss can be as easy as closing your eyes.
Presenter: René Dosen, Hypnotherapist and member of the National Guild of Hypnotherapists
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 6 th , 2009 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Friday Retreat
$25
A Friday Retreat is a wonderful two hours that you give yourself every month. Deepen your healing practice…whether you are new to yoga, meditation and breathwork, or a seasoned practitioner of the healing arts While the focus for each retreat is different, we will always use the powerful techniques found in breathwork, meditation, yoga, movement and relaxation therapies to help you access your inner wisdom. Healing can only take place in a calm state of body and mind…so come prepared to be totally relaxed, empowered and rejuvenated!
Presenter: Rukhshana Surty ~ Director, Mind/Body Therapist, Meditation, Breathwork, Massage
Date/Time: Friday, October 16, 2009 ~ 2:00-4:00 pm (next: Nov.27, Dec.11)
Medicine Wheel – Healing Spirit
$40
Medicine Wheel teachings are among the oldest beliefs of First Nations people, creating a holistic foundation for human behavior and interaction. These beliefs are about walking the earth in a peaceful way, While assisting in seeking healthy minds (East) strong inner spirits (South), inner peace (West), and strong, healthy bodies (North). A Medicine Wheel can best be described as a mirror within which everything about the human condition is reflected back. It requires courage to look into the mirror and really see what is being reflected about an individual's life. The term "Medicine" by First Nations people is used within the context of inner spiritual energy and healing or an enlightened experience, in other words, spiritual energy. The Medicine Wheel and its sacred principles assist individuals along the path towards mental, spiritual, emotional and physical enlightenment. In this workshop we investigate the teachings of the Medicine Wheel & find our place on the Wheel and what it means to us in our spiritual lives.
Presenter: Jessica Romano, Holistic spiritual therapist, Visionary artist, musician and student of Shamanistic studies, gives life-transforming healing, meditation and healing-arts workshops
Date/Time : Saturday, October 17 th , 2009 ~ 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Angel Healing Circle
$25
Angels need you to ask them for help. Angels are messengers of the creator and they are here for us. We need to invite them into our lives and learn how to summon their guidance, support and blessings. Working with the angels uplifts your body, mind and spirit. Learn about your guardian angels, and the archangels and how to call and connect with them.
Living from a material ego basis to a spiritually-uplifted awareness of the abundance and vibration of the Universe is the focus. We will work with affirmations and releasing resentment and anger which hurt us and slow down our spiritual progress. The circle includes a heart healing prayer, cord cutting, releasing and cleansing of emotional blockages, guided healing meditation, drawing of angel cards and a thank-you prayer. Embrace the magnitude and power of the universe and feel connected and supported by the ‘other side'.
Presenter: Karen Edwards, ATP – Angel Therapy Practitioner (certified by Doreen Virtue)
Date/Time: Thursday October 22, 2009 ~ 7:30-9:30 pm
Overcoming Self-Resistance
$30
Do you ever find yourself suddenly doing the dishes, tidying up or pretty much anything else EXCEPT working on reaching a desirable goal once you've decided to create change in your life? Ah, resistance! When we feel a little stuck in life, chances are that we are stuck in “analysis paralysis”, an “all-thinking-no-movement” syndrome. Directive action, regardless of how small, is an amazing anti-stagnation potion that can quickly lift a dark mood and negative spiral thinking. So how can you overcome the barriers you've created in fear, and leap forward? Join us in this workshop and learn how to use tools such as guided imagery, powerful movement techniques and journaling to help you break through those barriers. Please bring a yoga mat or cushion to sit on.
Presenter : Isabelle A. Sayed, A passionate advocate of creative expression and self-created contentment, Isabelle currently facilitates change through Self-Transformation Coaching, as a trained Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach.
Date/Time: Saturday, October 24, 2009 ~ 1:00-3:30pm
The Magic, Mysteries, and Miseries of Solomon
$40
Who was Solomon? What was his story? What were his gifts and his pitfalls? Come learn about this most amazing and enigmatic King of Israel, from his divine Wisdom and the global respect and power he earned, to his powerful grasp of magic and the stars, to his most sacred and painful love affair with the Queen of Sheba. Learn how he was so highly respected by all other nations and what led to his most tormenting downfall, which shattered the peace in Israel . Moshe Daniel will share some of the potent symbols and words of power Solomon used to protect himself from dark forces, and will also discuss the subject of evil in general, Solomon's strange relationship with it, and how to recognize and protect oneself from it. A mystical evening of story-telling!
Presenter : Moshe Daniel Block, B.Sc., HMC , ND , Kabbalist, Alchemist, Musician, Author, Inventor, Moshe is a practicing Naturopathic doctor, specializing in homeopathy and psychotherapy. He is also the author of two books, The Revolution of Naturopathic Medicine, on the philosophy of healing, and The Last Four Books of Moses , on Kabbalah. His umbrella website can be found at: http://www.david-house-productions.com
Date/Time : Thursday, October 29, 2009 ~ 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Meridian Yoga ~ Going Deeper
$25
The goal of Meridian Yoga is to activate and harmonize the flow of chi or universal life-force energy along the meridians or energy pathways of the body. This class will give an insight into some of the poses of Meridian Yoga and their benefits. Working with a partner provides a deeper and more complete stretch and heightened, kinesthetic experience in your tissues with better understanding of the positions. We will warm up with breathing exercises, open the flow of energy in the meridians through specific stretching, and end with some wonderful Thai Yoga Massage techniques to relax fully. Come with or without a partner.
Instructor: Sabine Macdonald~Instructor Meridian Yoga, Reiki, Breathwork, Thai Yoga Massage
Date/Time: Friday, October 30 th 2009 ~ 6:00-8:15pm
Yoga Breath Intensive
Opening the Fourth Chakra
$25 Raise your energy and calm your mind using powerful breathing-exercises from Kundalini Yoga!
Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of Consciousness. It strengthens the ability to see and resolve the causes of negative emotions. It intensifies the awareness of our inner desires and needs and enables us to live our own truth in attentiveness and concentration. In this intensive class we'll work on two breathing sets created by Yogi Bhajan - the master of Kundalini Yoga -:
- one set to work on our pelvic balance . If the pelvis and its supporting muscles are out of balance, symptoms of stress such as low stamina, lower back pain, and exhaustion can occur. This kriya (set), helps us to feel balanced, increases our energy level and maintains potency.
- one set to open our fourth chakra , the center of awareness and home of our compassion which breeds kindness and goodwill to all. This set will strengthen your self-healing ability and the immune system.
If you can, bring or wear something green!
Instructor: Sabine Macdonald~Instructor Meridian Yoga, Reiki, Breathwork, Thai Yoga Massage
Date/Time: Sunday, November 1 st , 2009 ~ 10:00-12:00 noon
Compassionate Communication for Couples
This evening workshop will present a most powerful interpersonal communication process based on Marshall Rosenberg's work with Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Following a brief overview of the principles and steps of NVC, we will focus on one of the deeply enriching practices it suggests, that of expressing gratitude. Though gratitude is but one aspect of NVC, it is a powerful one, one that allows us to remember the fundamentals of why we are choosing to be together. It generates a strong foundation upon which we can then bring up things we don't appreciate. This can then be done in a safer environment, one in which we have basic trust that we matter for one another.
We wish to make this workshop deep, meaningful and fun. Being a couple who have based our relationship on NVC principles and practice, we are delighted to present to you this most exciting tool that fosters both respect and authenticity. Eventually, NVC allows each person to move toward moment-to-moment transparency and an enhanced ability to listen with care and wonder. This introduction may lead to setting up a couples' retreat later on.
Is this workshop for me? For us? Maybe, if…
We have been recycling the same arguments without solving anything for a while;
We are very nice to each other and our life has become dull;
I have become nitpicky and exasperated about almost everything my partner does;
I have trouble hearing what my partner really wants me to hear;
There are taboos between us, things we just don't bring up anymore.
My ideal couple relationship is…
To live fully the love I feel,
To be true to myself while deeply honoring my partner,
To be heard and accepted, and returning that to my partner
The Presenters
Valerie Lanctot-Bedard
Valerie is a certified NVC trainer, coach and mediator. She works with people who want more out of life, who want to reach for their full potential and evolve. Facing challenges and growing from them is the basis of her work with individuals, couples, families, communities and work teams.
Jean-Philippe (JP) Bouchard
JP is an organizational development consultant. He has worked with teams, managers and organizations for most of his career. Introducing NVC into his work has brought it much more depth and meaning, helping people work better together and growing through conflict.
Jean-Philippe and Valerie have created their own consulting and training firm. They work in a variety of environments and in all sorts of situations. They enjoy sharing the depth and promises of NVC, touching people in their places of innermost hope and potential.
Date/Time: Thursday, November 5, 2009 ~ 7:00-10:00 pm
Price: $65: /couple (advanced registration) - $75 at the door ($50 for returning couples)
BALANCE AND HARMONY IN RELATIONSHIPS
$45
Using the most sacred mysteries of Creation and the laws of the Universe, Moshe will teach you how to achieve harmony, peace and joy within yourself and in your relationships . Take a journey through the depths of the Universe to understand the origins of the human being, our divine nature, and how to reach our truest and deepest calling. Delving into the mysteries with kabbalistic, astrological, and alchemical tools and knowledge, this workshop will help expand your mind and blossom your heart. Learn the pitfalls of ancient belief systems that hover in the collective unconsciousness of humanity. Interactive exercises and guided meditations will be used to help you access your own, perfect spiritual essence. Leave with new vistas of enlightenment!
Presenter: – Moshe Daniel Block, B.Sc., HMC , ND , Kabbalist, Alchemist, Musician, Author, Inventor, Moshe is a practicing naturopathic doctor, specializing in homeopathy and psychotherapy. He is also the author of two books, The Revolution of Naturopathic Medicine, on the philosophy of healing, and The Last Four Books of Moses , on Kabbalah. His umbrella website can be found at: http://www.david-house-productions.com
Date/Time: Saturday, November 7 th , 2009 ~ 1:00-5:00 pm
Shamanic Journey
$40
As interest in healing methods has grown and become more mainstream, and as researchers have discovered the universality and remarkable results of shamans, there is a widening interest in living, healing and working on the Shamanic path. This interest has been furthered as the laws now being expounded by theoretical physicists are congruent with the shaman's understanding of reality and the other worlds. Ancient sages of both Eastern and Western disciplines have utilized the major part of Shamanic processes.
In this workshop we go on a magical, mystical journey and meet with our power, (spirit), animal, and receive messages from our spirit guides. You will be guided through visualization and the sound of the drum, to “travel” to the worlds where the animal spirits live. In this world, you will find your power (or spirit) animal, the animal who is guiding you right now. After spending some time with the animal in your vision we return and have a nurturing discussion, interpretation and sharing of your journey.
Presenter: Jessica Romano, Holistic spiritual therapist, Visionary artist, musician and student of Shamanic studies, gives life-transforming healing, meditation and healing-arts workshops
Date/Time : Thursday, November 12, 09, 7:00-10:00 pm
Successful Aging, Graceful Eldering
$25
Now is the time to learn how to transform your life's experience into wisdom and consciously live your days with meaning, joy and connection to the source of what is best within you. Our extended life span has provided us with unique opportunities to create a new vision of growing older. Come join us in an interactive workshop as we explore issues concerning maturity, aging and our changing roles in society.
The following are some of the areas we will address as we move from ``age-ing to sage-ing``
- Re-examining our priorities in light of what gives meaning and purpose to our lives
- Harvesting our wisdom---our precious resource
- Opening up new dimensions of courage, inspiration and vitality in the autumn of our lives
- Uncovering the challenges that keep us from being fully engaged Elders
- What are our contributions, our enduring values that make a difference in our lives and in the lives of others?
- How can we live more consciously, more passionately at this stage of our evolution?
- How do we create our own living philosophy, our own legacy for our family and for future generations?
This is an invitation to connect the aging process to a heightened awareness of spiritual living.
Presenter: Henny Feldman, social worker and psychotherapist with over 30 years of clinical, management and consulting experience in various settings. Currently she is interested in issues related to Baby Boomers, aging, retirement and life-cycle changes. Henny facilitates S.A.G.E.(Successful Aging, Graceful Eldering) workshops addressing the changes, challenges and creative potential of this stage of life.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14 t , 2009 ~ 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Using Your Challenges as Opportunities
$35
Life challenges offer us an opportunity to grow, become stronger, and look for the lesson in every situation. This workshop will give you time to share your challenges with others and bring you closer to understanding them. We will practice breathing exercises and yoga poses for your specific needs to use in your everyday life. You will learn a simple but powerful meditation that you can do at any time and any place. We will look into what the laws of the universe have to offer. This workshop is limited to twelve people. Handouts will be provided. Please wear comfortable clothes, bring a yoga mat if you have one, and something to take notes with.
Presenter: Sabine Macdonald ~ Instructor Meridian Yoga, Reiki, Breathwork, ThaiYoga Massage
Date/Time: Friday, November 20 th , 2009 ~ 6:00-8:30 pm
Friday Retreat
$25
A Friday Retreat is a wonderful two hours that you give yourself every month. Deepen your healing practice…whether you are new to yoga, meditation and breathwork, or a seasoned practitioner of the healing arts While the focus for each retreat is different, we will always use the powerful techniques found in breathwork, meditation, yoga, movement and relaxation therapies to help you access your inner wisdom. Healing can only take place in a calm state of body and mind…so come prepared to be totally relaxed, empowered and rejuvenated!
Presenter: Rukhshana Surty ~ Director, Mind/Body Therapist, Meditation, Breathwork, Massage
Date/Time: Friday, November 27 th , 2009 ~ 2:00-4:00 pm (next: Dec.11)
Balanced Hips for Flowing Health
$40
Stress in the hips comes in many forms – old injuries, tightness, pain, decreased range of motion, emotional holding patterns, etc. - and can result in restricted movement, lower back pain, reduced energy levels, digestive problems or dysfunction of reproductive organs. Come and learn a series of postures and breathing techniques to open up the lower spine and areas around the hip joints. When the muscles around your hips are aligned, movement becomes smoother, and energy is able to flow naturally to restore balance to digestive and reproductive cycles. When the body systems are balanced, we can shift into a higher consciousness to improve the quality of our lives and our relationships. Beginners can use the postures as a foundation upon which to build a balanced yoga practice while seasoned yogis will create further space and depth in their practice. A great hip-opening class!
Presenter: Shauna Larson, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Instructor, Seminary student in Buddhism at Shambhala Meditation Center , singer/songwriter and artist
Date/Time: Saturday, November 28 th , 2009 ~ 1:00-4:00 pm
Yoga Breath Intensive at Harmoni
Opening the Fifth Chakra
$25
Raise your energy and calm your mind using powerful breathing exercises from Kundalini Yoga!
Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of Consciousness. It strengthens the ability to see and resolve the causes of negative emotions. It intensifies the awareness of our inner desires and needs and enables us to live our own truth in attentiveness and concentration. In this intensive class we'll work on two breathing-sets created by Yogi Bhajan - the master of Kundalini Yoga -:
- one set to loosen, stretch and bring flexibility to our spine .
- one set to activate our fifth chakra to open the connection between body and mind
and improve the ability to express oneself and to communicate with others
Instructor: Sabine Macdonald~Instructor Meridian Yoga, Reiki, Breathwork, Thai Yoga Massage
Date/Time: Sunday, December 6 th , 2009 ~ 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Friday Retreat
$25
A Friday Retreat is a wonderful two hours that you give yourself every month. Deepen your healing practice…whether you are new to yoga, meditation and breathwork, or a seasoned practitioner of the healing arts While the focus for each retreat is different, we will always use the powerful techniques found in breathwork, meditation, yoga, movement and relaxation therapies to help you access your inner wisdom. Healing can only take place in a calm state of body and mind…so come prepared to be totally relaxed, empowered and rejuvenated!
Presenter: Rukhshana Surty ~ Director, Mind/Body Therapist, Meditation, Breathwork, Massage
Date/Time: Friday, December 11 th , 2009 ~ 2:00-4:00 pm
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