Past Event - Crystal Bowl & Gong Concert with David Hickey & The Art of Eden Martin

Sonic Meditation

With Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls and Paiste Planet Gongs, David Hickey orchestrates a sonic journey to take you in to the peace of your being. Each set is improvised, magically giving sound to the beauty of each moment. David is accompanied by "The Art of Eden Martin" who captures each performance in colour.

David has been touring across North America for the past six years, performing over 500 shows and has released six CDs.

Crystal Journey has dedicated its intention for the music to help raise awareness for the environment and such social causes as Tibet and Burma, raising funds for these and other charities.

Friday, May 29, 2009 7:00pm
St. Paul's University

223 Main Street

Saturday, May 30, 2009
7:00pm
Le Relais plein air de la Gatineau
397 Bd. de la Cite des Jeunes

$20 per person or 2 for $35, children under 12 free.
613.6141611
sonicspiritottawa@gmail.com

www.crystaljourney.ca
www.edenartjourney.ca

Past Event - Double Gong New Moon Meditation with Devinder Kaur (Alison) and Rai Kaur (Catherine)

Join Devinder Kaur (Alison) and Rai Kaur (Catherine) for a Double Gong experience. Two Gongs Played at the same time!

Every New Moon, we have the opportunity to manifest a new beginning and when we come together with such an intention our efforts are enhanced.

This class will include a gentle Yoga Set, a Meditation for Prosperity and Clearing Obstacles and a Double Gong relaxation/meditation - all in the energy of the New Moon.

No previous yoga or meditation experience necessary.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre

Sunday, May 24th, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Cost: $14.00 per person.

Past Event - Gemini New Moon Toning with Jeremy Sills

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A sound circle for cultivating infinite love & gratitude

Sunday May 24th, 2009
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Guided by Jeremy Sills

Space for 33 Voices Please RSVP

Location: 383 Ravenhill Avenue in Westboro
Please RSVP: jeremy@sacredsound.ca
Fee: Suggested Donation $11.00

These Full and New Moon Tonings are sonic meditation circles. An intimate gathering for people interested in toning, voice, mantra, chant, vocal overtoning and sound healing. Toning can best be described as the uninhibited use of the voice to create a space for healing, transformation, and slowing us down from our busy day to day lives; entering a peaceful state in the spaces between the notes; true silence.Each Session plays with a specific theme and/or archetypal energy in correspondence with time of year.

Past Event - Ascending Kirtan with Jeremy Sills

Singing from the heart, open to your Divine Nature with Sacred Chant

A sacred circle for cultivating bhakti ~ infinite love & gratitude

Sunday May 24 5:00 PM
Guided by Jeremy Sills

Space for 33 Voices Please RSVP

Location: 383 Ravenhill Avenue in Westboro
Please RSVP: jeremy@sacredsound.ca
Fee: Suggested Donation $11.00

Past Event - Hatha Raja Yoga - Sonic Yoga & Meditation with Yogi Vishvketu

The Hatha-Raja class is a sequence of moderate postures practiced in a slow and mindful way in conjunction with the sonorous Brahmaree Pranayama (honey bee breath). The intention in this class is to lengthen the breath in the postures with sound. It emphasizes postures that influence the pineal and pituitary glands of the brain helping to bring the mind to a calm and uplifted state. The class concludes with 20 minutes of meditation. It is excellent for anyone wishing to release stress and increase pranic awareness through sound, movement and meditation.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre
Thursdays 5:45pm - 7:15pm

Yogi Vishvketu (Vishva-ji) has studied and practiced Hatha and Raja yoga and the Vedic healing arts in northern India since childhood. From the age of 8, he studied Vedic wisdom at Kanvashram in the foothills of the Himalayas. With its historic temple and Ayurvedic clinic, Kanvashram attracts many yogic saints and Ayurvedic masters, and was an ideal place to absorb these ancient healing and consciousness-raising traditions. Vishva went on to attain a Bachelor’s degree from a renowned Sports College with a specialization in yoga and its use in optimizing athletic performance, followed an M.A. and Ph.D. in Yoga Philosophy at Gurukul Kangri, the Sanskrit university of Haridwar. He then moved to Yoga Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, seeking advanced teachings in Pranic purification from Yogi Nath, while teaching and inspiring students from around the world to live the yogic life with joy and dedication.

He moved to Canada in 2001, and began to teach internationally, bringing a passion for yoga and his fun-loving nature to the classes. In October 2003 he released an instructional DVD entitled Moving into Bliss with Yoga, presenting a balanced sequence of asana and pranayama techniques in a harmonious and meditative flow set to classical Indian music. Vishva-ji has been a much-loved teacher and demonstrator at the Yoga Show and Conference in Toronto for the past five years, since its inception in 2003. In March 2008, he taught at the Purnarnava Ayurveda Conference in Rishikesh.

Vishva-ji is committed to offering holistic yoga workshops internationally, incorporating diverse aspects of the practice: asana, pranayama, cleansing kriyas, Ayurveda and Vedic chanting, as well as to offering Yoga Alliance registered 200- and 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) programs in Canada and in Rishikesh (India). He calls this holistic style of teaching Akhanda Yoga, meaning whole and indivisible. It is in this spirit that in January 2007, he and his wife, Chetana Panwar, founded Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram in Rishikesh (India) where they live and teach six months of the year (Oct. – April).

Vishva-ji esteems for their teachings in traditional Hatha yoga, the great saints Baba Prem Nath and Guru Yogi Nath of the ancient lineage of Nath; and for teachings in naturopathy and Ayurveda, the master Baba Hari Nam and Swami Yogananda.

Past Event - Solar Plexus Chakra Crystal Bowl Meditation with Jeremy Sills

May 21 Thursday 7:00 – 9:00pm
Pre-registration required $20.00 – seating 15

Location: Serendipity Books & Gifts 1337B Wellington St. West

Facilitated by Jeremy Sills, you will have the opportunity to engage your source energy flow through practical and intuitive meditation. Are youe ready and willing to explore your innate nature and connection to source energy? Each of the Chakras are worlds unto themselves; and when connected they have the capacity to co-create wholistically with the entire system that is our consciousness.

You will have the opportunity to work through the major theme/issue of your chakra with affirmation, intention setting, vocal toning, and the healing sounds of crystal singing bowls. Your spirit will guide you back to a place of harmony and gratitude. Whether it is to a place of appreciation and joy, or to a place of grateful understanding for the pain that has been with you, teaching you to be present with what is as you learn to accept yourself for who you are, wherever you think you may be on this journey
www.sacredsound.ca

Past Event - Ascend into Summer an evening of Crystal Singing Bowls and Yoga

Friday May 22nd, 2009
7:30-9:30 PM
Guided by Susan McEwen & Jeremy Sills

Location: Yoga & Tea Studio
Advance Registration Required: 613-304-6320 info@yogaandtea.com
Fee: $30

Join Jeremy Sills and Susan McEwen for an experience of movement, stillness, and sound, as we combine a flowing practice of breath, meditation, and asana with the healing vibrations of Crystal Singing Bowls.

Following our asana practice, Jeremy will guide us from deep relaxation on and up to sacred song, picking up his guitar and leading us in Kirtan to close the evening. Tapping into the energy of ‘22’, the master builder, Jeremy and Susan offer an intuitively guided class, designed to move us ‘outside the box,’ to build strength, stamina, and Heart space as we Ascend into Summer!

Dances of Universal Peace

Saturday May 30th, 2009
7:00-9:30 PM
guided by Bob & Marlene Neufeld ~ with Jeremy Sills (guitar)

Location: Champlain Field House 149 Cowley Ave.
( corner of Cowley Ave. and Clearview Ave, four- blocks east of Island Park Drive, N of Scott St)

Fee: Suggested Donation $10.00
Contact: Call 613-594-9248 or email info@marleneandbob.com for more information

Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, joyous, multi-cultural circle dances that use sacred phrases, chants, singing, and movements from the many sacred traditions of the earth to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and others. They promote peace and integration within individuals and groups world wide. The dances are meant to be a form of moving meditation, with a focus on attunement to the divine reality and respect for all of the various manifestations of this reality. There are no performers nor audience - new arrivals and old hands form the circle together. You need no experience in meditation, singing or dancing, only the desire to experience with an open heart.

Heart Chakra Crystal Bowl Meditation with Jeremy Sills

June 1st Monday 7:00 – 9:00pm
Pre-registration required $20.00 – seating 15

Location: Serendipity Books & Gifts 1337B Wellington St. West

Facilitated by Jeremy Sills, you will have the opportunity to engage your source energy flow through practical and intuitive meditation. Are youe ready and willing to explore your innate nature and connection to source energy? Each of the Chakras are worlds unto themselves; and when connected they have the capacity to co-create wholistically with the entire system that is our consciousness.

You will have the opportunity to work through the major theme/issue of your chakra with affirmation, intention setting, vocal toning, and the healing sounds of crystal singing bowls. Your spirit will guide you back to a place of harmony and gratitude. Whether it is to a place of appreciation and joy, or to a place of grateful understanding for the pain that has been with you, teaching you to be present with what is as you learn to accept yourself for who you are, wherever you think you may be on this journey
www.sacredsound.ca

Full Moon Gong Meditation with Devinder Kaur (Alison)

"When the moon is at its fullest, the mind’s prayers are heard most powerfully!”

Join us for this special class that calls upon the powerful energy of the full moon. Balance your mind, calm your spirit, and uplift your soul with Full Moon energy.

This class will include a few warm-up breathing exercises, a full moon meditation and a 45 minute healing Gong relaxation/meditation.

What to bring: Yoga mat, blanket/shawl & show up early! Complimentary homemade organic cookies and a warming cup of Yogi Tea served after class.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre

Sunday, June 7th; 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Cost: Use your PranaShanti Class Card or Sign Up Now with a Drop-In Fee.

Past Event - Kirtan with the Bhakti Connection at Rama Lotus

Friday, May 8th from 7:30-9pm

Friday, June 26th from 7:30-9pm

Do you like listening to yoga music? Why not create your own!

Join the group for an interactive gathering - creating blissful vibrations with voice and instrumentation to open the heart. Kirtan is an opportunity to experience Naad Yoga (the Yoga of Sound) and Bhakti Yoga ( the Yoga of Devotion), a type of Yoga that is whole and complete all on it's own. Experience sacred chant from various traditions such as Hindu (Sanskrit), Native American, Sikh(Kundalini), Goddess, Christian, Tibetan and more!

Create blissful vibrations to open your heart. Come to elevate Divine consciousness using your voice and music. Connect with your higher self and with others. All voices welcome, and no experience is necessary. Children and babies encouraged to come! Bring a drum, shaker or other instruments if you play.

Held in the Sky Room. Vegetarian treats will be available following to ground and connect - so feel free to bring a contribution for the feast!

Donations are accepted for Ryan's Well Charity (www.ryanswell.ca ). Past charities included :

• www.playingforchange.com
• www.savethechildren.ca
• www.msf.ca

Past Event - Full Flower Moon Toning with Jeremy Sills

A sound circle for cultivating infinite love & gratitude

Friday May 8th, 2009
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Guided by Jeremy Sills

Space for 33 Voices Please RSVP

Location: 383 Ravenhill Avenue in Westboro
Please RSVP: jeremy@sacredsound.ca
Fee: Suggested Donation $11.00

These Full and New Moon Tonings are sonic meditation circles. An intimate gathering for people interested in toning, voice, mantra, chant, vocal overtoning and sound healing. Toning can best be described as the uninhibited use of the voice to create a space for healing, transformation, and slowing us down from our busy day to day lives; entering a peaceful state in the spaces between the notes; true silence.Each Session plays with a specific theme and/or archetypal energy in correspondence with time of year.

Past Event - Symphony of Sound at the Sonic Gym