Winter Solstice Celebration of Light

Sunday,  December 19th

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

"There are two ways of spreading light: To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." Edith Wharton

Midwinter's day has been an important time for celebration throughout the ages. On this shortest day of the year, the sun is at its lowest and weakest, a pivot point from which the light will grow stronger and brighter. This is the turning point of the year.

Join PranaShanti Owner, Devinder Kaur, and friends from different spiritual and devotional paths for a Winter Solstice Celebration to welcome the light!

•Buddhist - Kelsang Rabjor, Joyful Land Buddhist Centre

•Christian - Father Jack Lau, Galilee Retreat Centre

•Aboriginal - Cindy Gaudet, Metis woman, Global Heartbeat

•Yogic/Sikh - Devinder Kaur, Yoga Teacher

Experience the healing qualities of meditation, prayer, blessing and song from these sacred and spritual traditions. Be surrounded by joy, peace and upliftment in the soothing and restful glow of candlelight.

Warming spiced mulled apple juice and a special Winter Solstice dessert buffet with decadent chocolate fountain, fresh fruit and holiday treats served afterwards.

Cost: $22 per person. Proceeds donated to the Food Bank.  Children's Winter Solstice Celebration with Jmaie Reardon occurs at the same time with a special program for ages 3 to 8.  $11.00 per child.

Everyone welcome! Bring a meditation cushion/pillow and show up early! Chair seating available. Please call ahead to reserve a chair, if needed. Yoga mats not required.

Sign Up Online or call PranaShanti at 613-761-9642 (YOGA) to reserve your space.

Let's celebrate this special time together in peace and understanding!

PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2V7
613-761-9642 (YOGA), http://www.pranashanti.com/

Kirtan with Bhava ~ Friday, December 17th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at PranaShanti

Kirtan with Bhava

Friday, December 17th

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

BHAVA is Sanskrit for devotional state of mind; the mood of ecstasy and self-surrender that comes through the loving divine embrace!

Friends, family and all folks are welcome to come sing with us as we celebrate the Winter Solstice. There's room to dance and clap your hands! Snacks and tea for all.

Bhava is:
•Naomi Guzman Poole (voice)
•Elissar Hanna (voice & harmonium)
•Jeremy Sills (voice, crystal bowls & gong)
•Guy Tardif (voice)
•Stephane Laurence-Pressault (darbouka)

Cost:  A suggested donation of $11.00. No chanting or singing experience needed - just an openness to beautiful sounds. All ages welcome.

Location:
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2V7
613-761-9642 (YOGA), http://www.pranashanti.com/

Double Gong New Moon Meditation - Sunday, June 13th, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Join Devinder Kaur and Guru Inder Kaur for a Double Gong experience.
Two Gongs played at the same time in harmony & rhythm!

"A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how one gives birth to oneself slowly."  By Rumi

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 Meditation for Prosperity and a Double Gong relaxation/meditation - all in the energy of the New Moon.

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

No previous yoga or meditation experience necessary. Everyone welcome!

Cost: Use your PranaShanti Class Card or Drop In Fee ($7 for first visit, $14 regular).

Be well,
 
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, ON
http://www.pranashanti.com/
613-761-9642 (YOGA)

Girish - Concert & Workshop - April 24/25, 2010 at PranaShanti

Girish In Concert - Saturday, April 24th, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Girish is coming back to Ottawa.  He was at PranaShanti for the opening Concert weekend in October 2008.  Joins us for this very special night as Girish is accompanied by Juno Award winner, Errol Starr and his band. Girish is just about to release a new CD called "Diamonds in the Sun". We're sure to hear some of the wonderful tracks from his new CD.

Girish sings traditional Sanskrit mantras with a modern, funky, yet deeply devotional twist. Accompanied by his amazing band, Girish invites his audience to participate by singing along, call and response chanting, and dancing.  If you think you haven't hear him before - check out most of your New Age and Kirtan/Chant CDs and you'll find him there as one of the most sought after musicians and vocalists.

Cost: $25 per person in advance. $30 per person at the door. Children under 12 free admittance. Please book early, space is limited!  Complimentary treats and tea served aftwards.

Chant Workshop with Girish

Sunday, April 25th, 2:00 to 5:00 PM

Girish's chanting immersion is for anyone seeking to bring the bliss of Sanskrit chanting into daily life or to deepen an existing chanting practice. You'll explore several of the most powerful Sanskrit mantras and offer practical guidance on integrating them into your yoga, meditation, or pranayama practice.

Girish's chant workshop will cover:

•The tradition of Bhakti Yoga (the Yoga of Devotion);

•The sacred power of Sanskrit;

•The Gayatri Mantra;

•Chants to the Goddess;

•Bija Mantras (mystical seed sounds);

•The Hanuman Chalisa;

•Meaning, pronunciation, and yogic application of all the chants; and

•Resources for further study and inspiration.

Cost: $40 per person. No previous chanting or yoga experience necessary.

To listen to Girish's amazing music please visit Girish Music.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 2V7
www.pranashanti.com
613-761-9642 (YOGA)

PranaShanti Welcomes Wade Morissette, Saturday, Feb. 27th, 7:30 PM

Join international Kirtan artist Wade Imre Morissette for an uplifting evening!

Saturday, February 27th, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Participate in an evening of powerful Kirtan with Wade Imre Morissette. A sing until you can’t sing anymore bliss out mantra call and response expression fest!

Wade has been practicing and teaching yoga for 13 years. He has completed Iyengar, Classical Ashtanga and Ashtanga-Vinyasa yoga teacher training. He has studied Vinyasa, Viniyoga, Anusara, and Kriya yoga, as well as zazen, Vedic Chanting, and active movement and sound meditations with some of the best-known teachers in Canada, North America, and India.

He is also a Reiki master, certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, and Viniyoga Therapist. He leads teacher trainings, workshops, retreats, and music-dance evenings internationally. He is currently releasing his yoga book "Transformative Yoga: 5 Keys to Unlocking Inner Bliss" with New Harbinger Publications.

Yogi tea and treats will be served after Kirtan

Cost: $25 per person in advance, $30 per person day of event.

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5 Keys to Unlocking Inner Bliss

An afternoon with Wade Morissette in a workshop based on his newly released book!

Sunday, February 28th, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Transformative Yoga reveals the key transformative process embedded within the yoga tradition. This book offers a complete set of beginner, intermediate, and advanced yoga posture sequences with photographs, and includes yoga meditations for boosting energy, releasing stress, and accessing your inner bliss.

The afternoon will combine the power of a vigorous flow practice, mindfulness meditation, and energizing live music, while Wade transforms your ordinary yoga practice into the extraordinary.

Experience deep connection through a journey of the 5 koshas: physicality (asana), meditation, energy (pranayama), awareness (integration) and profound inner peace (music and sound).

These powerful and potent practices will awaken your inner wisdom, ignite your passion for living, and open your heart to pure bliss. Open to all levels of students and teachers. Leave feeling empowered, connected and truly alive!

Copies of Wade's book will be available for sale at Pranashanti.

Cost: $40 per person in advance, $45 per person day of workshop.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street (near the Parkdale Market, free parking)
Ottawa, Ontario
http://www.pranashanti.com/
613-761-9642 (YOGA)

Kirtan Concert with Brenda McMorrow - Saturday, January 30th, 2010 - 7 PM

Kirtan – a practice of Bhakti Yoga (the Yoga of Devotion) - is a call and response form of singing which is expanding throughout North America as westerners discover it’s uplifting, healing and joyous effects.

Kirtan is easy to learn and participate in. The lead singer sings simple and beautiful melodies and the crowd responds either by memory or by using lyric sheets provided. Brenda explains, “Singing together– chanting the Divine names – encourages our hearts to open and the beauty of our true beings to shine!”


Canadian Devotional Chant artist, Brenda McMorrow, began her musical career in the early 1990’s as a singer/songwriter. She co-founded the London, Ontario folk/rock band Julia Propeller – a campus radio and CBC favourite – which opened for and shared festival rosters with acts like Ani Difranco and Bruce Cockburn.

Brenda’s rich musical exploration led her from folk to bluegrass to jazz and now - as meditation, yoga and expanding consciousness have become integral parts of her life – her true heart offering is to share her unique blend of original melodies, world beats and sacred Indian devotional chants.


To learn more about Brenda and her music visit Brenda McMorrow's Website.


Join Brenda and PranaShanti for this uplifting Concert.  Tea and treats served after the concert!


Concert Cost: $20 per person in advance; $25 per person day of the event.
 
Workshop:  Sunday, January 31st, 2010 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
An Introduction to the Art and Practice fo Kirtan with Brenda McMorrow
The next day, join Brenda in this special workshop where we will explore the sacred sounds of ancient mantra and the joyous singing of kirtan (a practice of devotional or Bhakti Yoga.)   Open to people interested in singing, meditation, yoga, sound healing and anyone wanting to try something heart-opening and new! No experience necessary!


Workshop Cost: $40 per person in advance; $45 per person day of the event.
 
Looking forward to chanting with you!
 
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 2V7
613-761-9642 (YOGA), www.pranashanti.com, info@pranashanti.com

How to Play the Gong Workshop with Devinder Kaur, Sunday, November 22nd, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Learn the basics of how to play the gong.

Explore the benefits of the sound and vibration produced by this ancient instrument. During the workshop you will learn how to incorporate the Gong's healing sound and vibration into your yoga practice and classes as well as how to play the gong for relaxation, meditation, healing and therapeutic uses.

The workshop is suitable for all yoga teachers, yoga students, healers and therapists. An information package containing all the information you need to get started in playing the Gong is provided for you to take home.

The workshop is led by Devinder Kaur, KRI Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer and Gong Player of the Gong Meditation CD "Echo: Meditations for Peace of Heart and Mind", Devinder Kaur.

This class is limited to 12 participants so please sign up early!

Cost: $75 per person.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, ON
613-761-9642 (YOGA), www.pranashanti.com

Double Gong New Moon Meditation - Thursday, October 15th, 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM

Join Devinder Kaur (Alison) and Guru Inder Kaur (Josephine) 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 Meditation for Prosperity and a Double Gong relaxation/meditation - all in the energy of the New Moon.

No previous yoga or meditation experience necessary.

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

Cost: Use your Class Card or Sign Up Now with a Drop In Fee, $7 for your first visit, $14 for regular Drop In. Sign up quickly to ensure your space!

PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, ON
613-761-9642, www.pranashanti.com

Triple Gong Meditation - Sunday, April 26th, 2009 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Join Alison (Devinder Kaur), Catherine (Rai Kaur) and Josephine (Guru Inder Kaur) for this special afternoon of elevating and joyful vibrations with 3 Symphonic Gongs played together.

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 Meditation for Prosperity and Clearing Obstacles and a Triple Gong Meditation/Relaxation where Alison, Catherine and Josephine will each play a Gong - all in the energy of the New Moon.

Feel surrounded and uplifted by New Moon Energy and the healing vibrations of the Gong!

No previous yoga or meditation experience necessary. Yogi Tea and a home baked organic goodie served after class.

What to bring: Yoga mat, blanket/shawl & show up early!

Cost: $14 per person. Pre-registration required.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2V7
613-761-9642 (YOGA)
www.pranashanti.com