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September 2023
The Art of Self-Consciousness
Transform and expand your consciousness, enhancing your body and mind natural potential. You will learn and practice empowering techniques allowing you to experience physical, mental and spiritual well-being and to regain a sense of balance. You will return home feeling confident and calm.
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September 4 to 8 Week Retreat
September 8 to 10 Weekend Retreat
Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Disengage from the distractions of your busy life and dive into a 5-day yoga and meditation retreat in the peaceful setting of the Laurentian mountains. Along with daily yoga classes, nutritious meals and nature walks, you will learn how to establish a good meditation practice that can help you regulate your emotions and give you more clarity and balance in your life. You will feel rejuvenated andequipped to continue your inward journey at home. This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners.
Teacher: Saraswati is a long-time staff of the Sivananda organization and director of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in Toronto. It will be a joy for her to share her experience and help you dive deeper into your spiritual practice.
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11 to 15 September Week Retreat
Cultivating Good Habits
“You sow a habit and reap your destiny.” As Swami Sivananda suggested our destiny is in our own hands and changing our habits can surely change our life. Come explore yogic tools for self-transformation (yoga postures, meditation and mind-control technics) and learn how yoga can help you to eradicate bad habits and develop new positive ones.
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18 – 22 September Week Retreat
22 – 24 September 24 Weekend Retreat
Yoga and Nature
Enjoy a relaxing yoga holiday and a unique experience in nature. Take a deep breath and gain new strength and inspiration in the healing Laurentian Mountains in the beautiful natural ashram setting through a holistic practice of yoga postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), relaxation technics (savasana), group meditations (satsangs), nutritious vegetarian meals, stimulating lectures on yoga philosophy and dynamic walks in the forest as well as a bonfire (weather permitting).
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25 – 29 September Week Retreat
October 2023
The healing power of sound
Topics covered include:
- Sound as a transformative and healing energy
- The power of mantras and kirtans
- From emotion to unconditional love
- How to choose and use mantras
Step-by-step guided chanting
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2 – 6 October week retreat
Thanksgiving weekend: Yoga for optimal health
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6 – 9 October weekend retreat
Increase your Vital Energy
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9 – 13 October week retreat
13 – 15 October weekend retreat
Inspiring tools to spiritualize your life
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16 – 20 October week retreat
The Art of Positive Thinking
Topics covered will include:
- The nature of thought and its inherent power
- Developing a healthy body-mind connection
- Samskaras: how habits are formed and how to transform them into positive forces
- How to create powerful positive affirmations
- Aims of life (purushartha): self-effort and karma
- Thought creates destiny: the self-transformative power of the mind
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20 – 22 October weekend retreat
Chair Yoga Training with Anjaneya, Micheal Hutkins
Other topics taught include anatomy of aging, tools for communicating with a population that often has limited hearing and sight and how to approach retirement homes and community. While designed for yoga teachers, those who work regularly with the elderly or wish to share yoga with loved ones can also benefit from this training. The course will count as 20 hrs credit for continuing education with the yoga alliance.
Program Schedule
Friday
3:00pm Check-in
4:00pm Hatha Yoga Class
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Satsang (silent practice, mantra chanting, talk) *
10:00pm Lights Out
Saturday
5:30am Wake Up Bell
6:00am Satsang* or Silent Walk
8:00am Hatha Yoga Class
10:00am Brunch
10:45am Karma Yoga
12:00pm Practice and Theory Chair Yoga Workshop
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Satsang*
10:00pm Lights Out
Sunday
5:30am Wake Up Bell
6:00am Satsang* or Silent Walk
8:00am Practice and Theory Chair Yoga Workshop
10:00am Brunch
11:00am – 2:30pm Practice and Theory Chair Yoga Workshop
3:00pm Room Check-Out
Michael Hutkins (Anajneya) is a 500hr trained teacher in the Sivananda lineage. He has been teaching chair yoga for over 15 years, making yoga accessible and fun for people of all ages and abilities. He is always amazed at how open seniors are to every aspect of yoga, from the physical to meditation, philosophy and even chanting.
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20 – 22 October weekend retreat
The Joy of Cooking
Pure and natural food helps us to keep a healthy body and a sharp mind so we can lead our spiritual quest successfully. Do you wish to know more about the diet and its benefits in spiritual and day-to-day life? Join us for this weekend retreat and discover how you can improve your diet, heal with the help of spices, and go beyond your food addictions for a more happy and fulfilling life. In addition to meditation sessions, chanting, yoga classes and afternoon lectures, you will be able to enjoy a special cooking class in which everyone can actively participate!
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23 – 27 October week retreat
Halloween family week-end retreat, From darkness to light
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27 – 29 October weekend retreat
