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Enrollment
in these classes is limited; please register in advance
to ensure a spot.
We require a minimum of 48 hours notice to cancel registration in any workshop.
Workshop fees are non-refundable after this point. Please note that there is
a
10% administration fee for workshops fees refunded with 48+ hours notice.
Downtown workshops + events
click here for workshops
and events at the Beach location
Intro to Yoga : 4-week courses
Next session: Sundays, October 19 - November 9
Next session: Mondays, October 27 - November 17
This course introduces yoga practice in a slow and safe manner, and small class
size allows for more individual attention, assists, and questions. For those
with little or no experience, or students looking to reconnect with the fundamentals.
Click here for more information and upcoming class times.
Intro to Teacher Training Weekend with Diane Bruni
October 18 + 19
Time: Saturday: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm & Sunday: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
This is an opportunity to experience Downward Dog teacher training first hand. Perfect for those considering training,
but would like a sneak peek! This workshop is also for those who would like to deepen their practice. The weekend will include:
- Anatomy with Diane Bruni
- Philosophy with Matthew Remski
- Restorative with Andrea Peloso
- Asana with Diane Bruni
Schedule:
Saturday Oct 18th
1:00pm - 5:30pm with Diane
5:30pm - 7:00pm with Matthew
Sunday, Oct 19th
2:00pm - 4:45pm with Diane
4:45pm - 6:00pm with Andrea
This workshop is open to all levels.
Cost: $100
Location: Downtown
Register online
Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini
October 30 to November 3, 2008
We are looking forward to hosting accomplished teachers Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini this coming fall.
Click here for details about weekend workshops and a 15-hour teacher training.
Kirtan with Benjy & Heather Wertheimer with Ron Reid & Marla Joy
Friday, November 7, 2008
As the duo Shantala, Benjy and Heather Wertheimer lead kirtan (sacred chanting) worldwide, bringing audiences sacred lyrics,
soul-stirring vocals, and exotic instrumentation. Kirtan is a celebration of spirit through the chanting of sacred names carrying participants
into a state of heightened awareness, bliss, and devotion. The audience is invited to participate fully through call-and-response, dance, and meditation.
The weaving of Benjy's Indian classical singing and instrumentation with Heather's soaring vocals is fresh, original, and profoundly moving.
Together they create a beautiful music full of passion and reverence. Shantala has performed and recorded internationally with such sacred music
luminaries as Krishna Das, Deva Premal and Miten, and Jai Uttal. Our own Ron Reid and Marla Joy will be playing along with Benjy and Heather for this
beautful evening of Kirtan.
To find out more about Benjy and Heather Wertheimer click here.
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $20 in advance OR $25 at the door
Location: Downtown
Register online
Danny Paradise
Danny Paradise
Sunday, November 16
Danny has an open discussion before each class he teaches, discussing such topics as Healing through yoga, the historical roots of yoga,
and fulfilling your personal destiny & yoga. Each class with Danny is an exploration into the practice of Ashtanga yoga to bring joy, healing,
and the sacred journey to the practitioner. This class is open to all levels of students, as Danny teaches the classic sequences of Ashtanga yoga
in an accessible way using variations and modifications.
Background information about Danny:
Danny has been practicing Ashtanga Yoga for 28 years beginning in May 1975 and teaching publicly {and occassionally privately} worldwide
for the past 24 years. He teaches all levels of students and teachers and was in one of the earliest groups of westerners to learn all the classical
sequences of Ashtanga Yoga. His main objective is to help people develop a sacred, personal, private, safe, healing, meditative, consistent Yoga practice.
He's taught numerous well known artists, musicians, dancers, sports champions and studied with K. Patabbhi Jois in 1978 in Hawaii and 1980 in Hawaii in the USA.
This included K.P. Jois's first advanced series public classes in 1980 which were in Maui, Hawaii.
Cost: $25 or $15 for Month or Annual Pass holders
If you are a Month or Annual Pass holder, you must register by phone 416-703-8805 or in-studio.
Location: Downtown
Register online
Purchase Tickets for Sharon Salzberg
Friday, November 21, 2008
LECTURE: LOVINGKINDNESS
Lovingkindness is a meditation that cultivates our natural capacity for an open and loving heart. It is traditionally
offered with meditations that enrich compassion, and joy in the happiness of others, and also deepen our
own sense of peace. These practices lead to the development of concentration, connection, fearlessness, and
genuine happiness. Sharon Salzberg will introduce these teachings and support us in our own experience
and cultivation of these qualities through direct instruction and guided meditation using classical techniques in a
modern idiom. There will also be opportunities for questions.
Location:FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, St. Clair Ave.
Time: 7pm-9pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: $30
You may purchase tickets at our downtown location. CASH ONLY.
Sharon Salzberg will also be holding a weekend lecture from 2pm - 6pm on November 22nd & 23rd at the Multi-Faith Centre at U of T.
For more details please click here. Please join us for Michael Stone's booksigning and an
evening with Swaha after the lecture on Saturday, November 22, 2008.
The Inner Tradition of Yoga: How yoga comes alive in everyday life
Lecture and book signing with Michael Stone
followed by Kirtan with SWAHA
Saturday, November 22
Drawing on his new book exploring the psychological aspects of yoga practice, Michael will discuss key teachings from the yoga tradition and how they come to life
in formal practice and also in each and every moment. He will also explore the relationship between mind and body in traditional teachings and the some of the
necessary changes that the yoga tradition is undergoing as it establishes itself in contemporary western culture.
Michael Stone is a psychotherapist, author and yoga teacher and teaches internationally in studio, academic and medical settings.
His most recent book, The Inner Tradition of Yoga (Shambhala) with a foreword by Richard Freeman explores yoga from a psychological perspective
and his forthcoming book, "Yoga Engaged" explores the relationship between spirituality and activism. He is a long-time student in the various traditions of
Krishnamacharya and has written extensively on yoga psychology and the integration of yoga philosophy, ethics and physical practice.
Michael leads Centre of Gravity Sangha, a community of Yoga & Buddhist practitioners in Toronto.
Visit his website at www.centreofgravity.org
"Michael Stone's teaching brilliantly reveals the profound underpinnings of yoga which are rarely taught or understood. His demonstration of the interdependence of theory,
practice and daily life makes yoga work on a level that will truly transform our minds and hearts, as well as our bodies." - Richard Freeman, Director of The Yoga Workshop, Boulder, Colorado
"I am learning many new things from Michael Stone who is able to teach yoga to a new generation of people concerned with the inner practices of yoga as well as the cultural and ecological self." - B.K.S. Iyengar
Followed by a book signing and concert with SWAHA (Ron Reid & Meenakshi) and guest,
Michelle McAdorey.
The book signing and lecture with Micheal Stone is open to all.
Kirtan Price: $20 in advance or $25 at the door
Location: Downtown
Register online
Beach workshops + events
click here for workshops
and events at the Downtown location
Intro to Yoga : 4-week course
Next session: Wednesdays, October 8 - 29
This course introduces yoga practice in a slow and safe manner, and small class
size allows for more individual attention, assists, and questions. For those
with little or no experience, or students looking to reconnect with the fundamentals.
Click here for more information and upcoming class times.
Kids Yoga with Livia Berius
Mondays, September 22 - November 3
(excluding Thanksgiving Monday)
A fun-filled yoga class just for kids! Children will explore yoga through breathing exercises, yoga poses, partner yoga, games, music,
science experiments, eco-awareness activities, relaxation, and creative arts projects. Each class will explore a new theme, building
on understanding of yoga practices. All students must pre-register.
Time: 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm
Cost: $45 for all 6 weeks, or $10/class
Location: Beach
Register online
The Core with Natasha Wright
4-Week Pre-registered course
October 9 to 30
From standing postures, to twists, to back bends, to arm balancing, yoga postures and movements require and
build abdominal strength and stability. When the core muscles are strong and supple, they help prevent strain and
injury. By utilizing the principles of Pilates and core strengthening techniques, Natasha will guide you through a,
specifically designed series of postures to target and strengthen the abdominal region, your core! This class is suitable for all levels.
Time: Thursdays, 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm
Cost: $60 / 4 weeks
Location: Beach
Register online
Moving Meditation: A Led Primary Series with Full Vinyasa Workshop
with David Gellineau
Sunday, October 19
Vinyasa is the coordinating of breath and movement. It is the essence
of Ashtanga Yoga and an exact science demonstrating the most graceful
aspects of the practice, the ability to move effortlessly. Returning
to standing, Samasthiti pose, between postures, is a practice referred
to as "Full Vinyasa". In this 3-hour workshop, students will be guided through the Primary
Series practicing Full Vinyasas, experiencing the fluidity of the
breath, invigorating the body and mind through each asana and movement.
Time: 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Cost: $50
Location: Beach
Register online
Evolution: Intro to the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
with David Gellineau
Sat + Sun, November 29 - 30
Nadi Shodhana is the traditional name for the Intermediate or Second
Series of Ashtanga Yoga. It refers to the results of the practice,
the purification and strengthening of the nervous system and the
energy channels or nadis. In this 2-day intensive, the series will be
explained and the foundational postures and their co-ordinating
vinyasas will be introduced. Students will have an opportunity to ask
questions and look at key actions that develop the strength and
alignment for the postures, allowing the practice to deepen and evolve
into a flowing manner.
Time: 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm each day
Cost: $100 (both days)
Location: Beach
Register online
To
register for any of the above workshops online please click here.
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