Past Workshops

(current workshops)

Finding Your Way
Deepening Your Connection & Capacity the Yoga, Meditation & Pranayama

Ramanand Patel & Hart Lazer
July 1–8, 2011
Sugar Ridge Retreat Centre, Midland, Ontario

In this rare opportunity for residential retreat and study with these two experienced teachers, you will explore a variety of ways to enrich your capacity to be present and wake up in daily life, practice and teaching. Ramanand Patel and Hart Lazer will guide you to touch the deeper parts of your experience and discover how they can be connected, in order to live more sustainably and fully with less resistance and fear.

In asana, you will skillfully explore the postures that challenge you deeply, learn to quiet your nervous system in pranayama, and in meditation you will work with accessing that there is nothing to oppose, grasp or ignore.

Who should Attend: This unique retreat is designed to be food for the curious intermediate, advanced practitioner with a minimum three years consistent yoga practice including experience in shoulderstand and backbends. Participants will have a basic understanding of the sitting practice of meditation. Those not quite fitting the above will be considered on a case by case basis given space.

Early Registration (before Apr. 1): $1400.00 + HST (CDN)
Late Registration (after Apr. 1): $1700.00 + HST (CDN)
A non refundable deposit of $500 is due upon registration. The balance is due by April 1, 2011.

Registration includes accommodation, workshop and meals. Meals are vegetarian and food sensitivities can be accommodated with advance notice - just email Liz and let her know at liz@sugarridge.ca.

Transportation is not included.

Participants will sleep in cabins nestled in the woods surrounding the retreat centre. They can accommodate up to 4 people per cabin. Washrooms/shower/eating facilities are located in the main centre just moments walk from each cabin.

Schedule:
* Schedule subject to change
Friday July 1, 2011:
6:00-9:00pm: greetings and beginnings

Saturday July 2nd through Thursday July 7th:
6:30am: breakfast
7:30-11:30am: meditation
12:00-2:00pm: lunch
2:30-6:00pm: asana practice
free time
7:00pm: dinner
Evening question and answer session or Dharma talk will be held two evenings during retreat
Individual interviews with teachers available every two days as needed

Friday July 8th:
6:30am: breakfast
to be determined

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Restorative Yoga

Kristin Honey
Temple Studios, Guelph
Saturday Apr. 16
Saturday May 21

Self Practice Classes

Kristin Honey
Temple Studios, Guelph
Apr. 3 and 17
May 8 and 22

A Day of Yoga and Buddhist Practice

with Michael Stone
Temple Studios, 42 Quebec Street, Guelph
May 28, 2011
9:00am-4:00pm
$90 CDN + HST

This day will integrate an in-depth exploration of classical yoga postures, breathing practices and meditation basics along with some study and discussion. A relaxed day of study with body, heart and mind.

Just published: Michael's excellent video on Elephant.

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Yoga in the Ropes

Kristin Honey
Soul Garden Retreat, Fergus
Sunday Mar 20, 12:00pm–3:00pm
Forward Folds/Inversions
$55 CDN

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Yoga in the Ropes

Kristin Honey
Soul Garden Retreat, Fergus
Saturday Feb 5, 12:00pm–3:00pm
Standing/Back Bends
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The Courage to Feel, Workshop 2

Hart Lazer Feb. 11–13

Simple Applied Ayurveda

Matthew Remski
Sunday Jan. 16, 2011
9:00am–5:00pm | $108 (plus hst)
The ayurvedic life is like gardening, maturing through patient practice and experimentation with the soill, climate, resources available to each unique individual. These full day programmes will present the basic language of Ayurveda,hlep you learn to speak it through daily actions and support your progress. Featuring interactive lecture, practical exercises, dialogue, live consultation and more, these sessions will give you tools for ongoing study and practice to support your life.
Download the poster here.

Head over Heels
Exploring Headstand & Shoulder Stand

at Moksha Yoga
Sun. Jan. 30, 3:30–6:30 pm
$35 advance, $45 drop-in (plus hst)

Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind

Dharma Talk and Book Signing with Michael Stone
Tue. Dec. 7, 2010, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Temple Studios, Guelph

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Acro-Yoga

Eugene Poku & Jessie Goldberg
Sat. Dec. 11

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Yoga and Meditation for Stress and Trauma

Hart Lazer
Workshop 1: Nov. 5–7, 2010
Friday 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday 9-12 and 2-5
Sunday 9-12 and 2-5
Queen Street Yoga, Kitchener
We all have an individualized code for holding tension and stress. Establish a skillful understanding of your own body’s code and its messages regarding stress and trauma; develop strengths and tools through yoga and meditation in order to build your capacity and be present with these experiences.

Workshop 2: Feb. 11–13, 2011
Temple Studios, Guelph
(pre-requisite, 1st workshop or equivalent)
Explore the inner dialogue between our woundedness and its connections to our daily thought processes, our chronic body pain and tension which often masks depression. Through asana and meditation discover how feelings such guilt, betrayal and lack of self acceptance are held in your body mind complex. Develop skills to look at and step out of these deeply held body patterns and beliefs.

Cost*:
individual workshops
  early bird (by October 15, 2010)
    $295 + HST
  late registration (after October 15, 2010)
    $350 + HST
both workshops
  early bird (by October 15, 2010)
    $575 + HST
  late registration (after October 15, 2010)
    $625 + HST

*If you have taken Workshop 1 in the past, join us again for the new version for just $150 + HST.

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Kirtan & CD Release Party w/ Brenda McMorrow

Presented by Kristin Honey Yoga, Living Yoga, and Moksha Yoga
Saturday, October 2 - 7.30 p.m.
Temple Studios, 42 Quebec St.
$15 advance/ $18 door
(tix through Kristin, at Living Yoga, Moksha Yoga, Bookshelf, Ground Floor Music)

A portion of the proceeds will go towards the New Leaf Yoga Foundation
Come celebrate the exciting White Swan Records release of Brenda's second devotional chant album "Love Abounds"!

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!”.

To learn more about Brenda and her music visit www.brendamcmorrow.com

Finding Your Pelvic Floor Workshop

Yoga Festival Toronto
Sunday August 22, 2010
I'm excited to participate in this eco-friendly conference highlighting local teachers and a wide variety of aspects of Yoga. To check out the workshop I'm giving and the plethora of choices for great workshops see http://www.yocoto.org/yftweekend.html

Embodied Practice,Embodied Presence

Toward the experience of awakening with Ken Mcleod and Hart Lazer
Click Here for full information

Restorative Yoga Bliss-a-thon

Sat Apr 3, 1-4pm
(also Jun 12)
$40 each
Temple Studios
Take time in your busy life to renew your energy, rest and open your body and mind. Give yourself the gift of three hours this month to replenish your nervous system, digestive tract and organs, and open to whats occurring beneath the busyness. Give your body, brain and heart a break. Open to all levels of experience.

Building Capacity to Work with Personal Stress and Trauma through Yoga Asana, Pranayama and Meditation

April 5-9, 2010, 6:00-9:00am
Temple Studios, Guelph

An exploration into new territory!! This workshop is based on new material that Hart has been working with over the past 14 months in his practices.

We all have an individualized code for holding tension and stress. Join us for this early morning opportunity to learn how to establish a skilful understanding of your bodies code and its messages regarding stress and trauma. Discover how to build an asana and pranayama practice that will grow your capacity to uncover layers of stress and trauma in the body, and learn how to meditate with this newly awakened material.

Cost:
before March 12th: $275 + gst = $288.75
after March 12th: $350 + gst = $367.50

Our current YTT participants 10% discount
before March 12th: $247 + gst = $259.88
after March 12th: $315 + gst =$330.75

Yoga in the Ropes

Sat. May 29, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Wed. June 16, 6:00pm - 6:00pm
Soul Garden Retreat, Fergus
$45.00 each (gst included)
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Goa Retreat

Hart Lazer
Mar 3-13, 2010
Goa India

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To register, email info@kristinhoneyyoga.com

Home Practice Primer

with Pat Harada Linfoot and Kristin Honey
Sun. Feb 21, 1-4pm
$50.00
Octopus Garden Yoga Centre
Have you wondered about developing or expanding your yoga practice at home, but don't know where to start? Too many obstacles? Whether you are a beginning student, teacher, or have returned from a practice hiatus, this workshop is for you! We'll explore the challenges of time, motivation, and expectations in order to organize and implement a home practice sequence that meets your specific body and experiences.
Workshop open to all levels of practice.

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Goa Retreat 2010

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10 Days of Yoga
Hart Lazer
March 3 – 13, 2010 in Goa, India
www.aashyanalakhanpal.com
$2,650 CDN before Sept 1, 2009
$3,000 CDN after Sept 1, 2009

To register or for more info:
519.826.0620 or info@kristinhoneyyoga.com

Restorative Yoga

Sun December 13, 5:30 - 8:30pm
78 Norfolk Street

Restorative Yoga

Nov 28, Dec 19
Temple Studios
$45 each,$120 all

Developing a Home Practice

Sat Nov 14 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Temple Studios
$45.00

Yoga in the Ropes

Wed Oct 21, Nov 11, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Soul Garden Retreat, Fergus
$50.00 each / $90 both

Women's Project Retreat

Yoga & naturopathy for menstruation and Peri/Menopause
Fri Nov 20, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Sat Nov 21, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Soul Garden Retreat, Fergus
Fri only $75 + gst = $78.75
Sat only $135 + gst = $141.75
Both $200 + gst =$210
Overnight $240 + gst = $252
includes overnight accommodation, saturday breakfast, use of hottub and all facilities

Michael Stone

Yoga for a World out of Balance
Fri Dec 11, Book Launch and Lecture, Living Yoga and Health
Sat Dec 12, Day Long Workshop
$125 + gst = $131.25
Temple Studios
To register or for more info:
519.826.0620 or info@kristinhoneyyoga.com

Restorative Workshops

June 20, July 11, August 8 2009
Saturdays, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Temple Studios

Cervical Spine and Building a Safe, Stable Inversion Practice

Hart Lazer
April 13 - 17, 2009
6:00 - 9:00am
Temple Studios, Guelph
Five daytime Master Classes
Cost:
Before March 1, 2009 = $215 + gst = $225.75
After March 1, 2009 = $275 + gst = $288.75
Individual sessions $50 + gst = $52.50
10% discount to people fully registered in the teacher training.

Chaos and Clarity: The Practice of Mind Training

Ken McLeod
April 23rd - 26th, 2009
Thursday: 5-9pm
Friday/Saturday: 9am-4pm
Sunday: 7am-12pm

Retreat will be held at United Yoga Montreal
(514-849-7100,
www.unitedyogamontreal.com)

Registration before January 15th 2009 - $275.00 + GST = $288.75
Registration after January 15th 2009 - $350.00 + GST = $367.50

Register with Kristin Honey
519-826-0620
info@kristinhoneyyoga.com

Restorative Yoga

Jan 31, Feb 28, Mar 28, Apr 18, May 30
1:00pm - 4:00pm
$45 each class or $198 series
Stressed, fatigued, in need of some rest?
Come give yourself a three hour respite to unwind, restore, renew and restore your whole being in the fully supported postures of restorative yoga. give yourself the gift of being present to yourself and your needs. All levels of experience welcome.

Developing A Home Practice

Saturday Jan 17 and/or May 23
1-4pm - $45 each
This workshop is open to all levels.
Anyone interested in developing a practice of yoga at home come learn to sequence postures in an intelligent way, what your motivation for practice is, what stops you from practicing and how to compassionately begin! Check the website and schedule for details!

Primary Series

Sunday Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 29, Apr 19
9-11am - $20 drop in, $75 all
Yes! One more chance to enjoy the full flow of primary series! Come come come and enjoy the heat and the flow of your breath and body together in the traditional sequence of primary series. Six months of level one or higher. Some knowledge of the flow required. Talk to me if you're unsure if this is for you!

Cervical Spine and Building a Safe, Stable Inversion Practice

Hart Lazer
April 13 - 17, 2009
6:00 - 9:00am
Temple Studios, Guelph
Five daytime Master Classes
Cost:
Before March 1, 2009 = $215 + gst = $225.75
After March 1, 2009 = $275 + gst = $288.75
Individual sessions $50 + gst = $52.50
10% discount to people fully registered in the teacher training.
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Three Evening Intensive

Hart Lazer
April 14-16, 2009
5:30-7:30pm
Kitchener
Full three day session = $126
Individual sessions = $47.25
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Chaos and Clarity: The Practice of Mind Training

Ken McLeod
April 23rd - 26th, 2009
Thursday: 5-9pm
Friday/Saturday: 9am-4pm
Sunday: 7am-12pm

Retreat will be held at United Yoga Montreal
(514-849-7100,
www.unitedyogamontreal.com)

Registration before January 15th 2009 - $275.00 + GST = $288.75
Registration after January 15th 2009 - $350.00 + GST = $367.50

Download the Poster

Register with Kristin Honey
519-826-0620
info@kristinhoneyyoga.com

Deep silence, backbends and inversions

Hart Lazer
Three Day Intensive
May 4-6, 2009
6-9am
Guelph
Full three day session = $141.75
Individual sessions = $52.50
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Teacher Training Info Night

Sunday Jan 11
7-8pm
Temple Studios
Come meet other people in our community interested in deepening their own practice or teaching others through their love of Yoga. Bring yourself, your questions, and we'll talk about the training and how it might fit you! Meet myself and Meaghan Johnson who will be teaching with Hart Lazer in this training.
Call if you have questions about the info night!

Deep silence, Backbends and Inversions

Hart Lazer
Feb 10 - 12, 2009
5:30 - 7:30pm
Queen Street Yoga, Kitchener
Three evening Master Classes
Cost: $120.00 + gst = $126.00, individual session is $45 + gst = $47.25

Deep silence, Backbends and Inversions

Hart Lazer
Feb 11 - 13, 2009
6:00 - 9:00am
Temple Studios, Guelph
Three daytime Master Classes
Cost: $135.00 + gst = $141.75, individual session is $50.00 + gst = $52.50

Deep silence, Backbends and Inversions

Hart Lazer
Feb 10 - 12, 2009
Both AM and PM
Cost: $215.00 + gst = $225.75 (near %20 savings!)

Primary Series

Date: Sunday Oct 26th; Nov 16th; Dec 14th
Time: 9-11am
Price: $16 tax included per class,
          $45 for all three
Location: Temple Studios

Restorative Yoga

Date: Saturday Oct 25th; Nov 15th;
          Dec 13th
Time: 1-4pm
Price: $45 tax included
Location: Temple Studios

Mysore Style One to One Practice

Date: Sunday Oct 19th; Nov 9th; Dec 7th
Time: 9-11am
Price: $16 tax included per class,
          $45 for all three
Location: Temple Studios

Primary Series

Date: Sunday Oct 26th; Nov 16th; Dec 14th
Time: 9-11am
Price: $16 tax included per class,
          $45 for all three
Location: Temple Studios

Morning Sadhana

Date: Monday to Friday: Nov 24th-28th and/or Dec 1st-5th
Time: 6:45 - 8:15am (not pm!)
Price: One week: $80, both weeks: $145
          (taxes included)
Location: Temple Studios
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Yoga, Naturopathy and Your Menstrual Cycle: Sarah Wyer and Kristin Honey

Date: Saturday Oct 18th
Time: 1-5pm
Price: $70 tax included
          Sliding scale offered for some spaces,
          space is limited.
Location: Temple Studios
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michael stone

Oct 3rd
7-9pm - Lecture, by donation
Oct 4th
Day of asana, breath and philosophy, $95 tax included

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Friday, Oct 3, 7-9pm,
at Living Yoga and Health, 105 Wyndham St N, Guelph.
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.

Seamless Practice: Integrating Yoga Postures, Breathing Practices and Yoga Philosophy
Saturday, Oct 4, 9am-12pm and 1-4pm,
at Flospace, 260 Waterloo Ave, Guelph.
A weekend workshop with Michael Stone

How does yoga mature both on and off the mat? Yoga does not mature by adding more and more spectacular postures but by learning how to contact and work with unfolding mental states, physical sensations, energies and feelings as they materialize in each and every moment. Yoga tunes us into the reality of how things actually are.

Using a rich context of philosophy and meditative insight, these yoga classes will allow participants to bring a new degree of freedom, technical skill and compassion to their every day practice. Students will learn small, subtle adjustments in form and attitude that can make problematic and difficult poses produce their fruits. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner of yoga, you'll learn new ways to adapt to the present moment and make your practice graceful and free.

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, most recently presenting his work to H.H. The Dalai Lama. Michael leads Centre of Gravity Sangha, a community of Yoga & Buddhist practitioners in Toronto. Visit his website at www.centreofgravity.org

Restorative Yoga Workshop

Saturday, June 21st, 2008, 1-4pm, $45 tax included

Stressed, fatigued, in need of some rest? Come give yourself a three hour respite to unwind, renew and restore your whole being in the fully supported postures of restorative yoga. Give yourself, (or someone else) the gift of being present to yourself and your needs. All levels of experience welcome.

Developing a Personal Home Practice

Feb 9, 2008

Yoga & Anatomy with Michelle Fraser and Lisa Carlesso

Jan 19, 2008, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm · $90 + GST
Manual Concepts Physiotherapy, 31 Farley Dr, Guelph
(in from northeast corner of Gordon and Clair)

developing a home yoga practice

saturday, sept 29, 1:30 - 4:30pm
$45 gst included

restorative yoga practice (with head wraps)

saturday nov 17, 1:30 - 4:30pm
$45 gst included

• Going Deeper Morning Intensive
  Monday to Friday, December 18th - 22nd, 6:30-8:15am
  $80 if you register before Nov 13, $90 after
• Going Deeper Evening Intensive
  Monday to Friday, December 18th - 22nd, 5:30-7:15pm
  $80 if you register before Nov 13, $90 after
• Valentines Thai Yoga Massage
  Saturday February 17th, 1-4pm · $45, or $80/duo

Ramanand Patel with Hart Lazer

September 14-16, 2007, in Toronto

Father Joe Pereira

October 20-22, 2006

Recipient of the Yoga Journal Karma Yoga Award, Father Joe Pereira has been teaching Yoga for over twenty years. As a senior Iyengar instructor, he has worked closely with BKS Iyengar for many years and spent over twenty years working aside Mother Teresa. He is the founder of the Kripa Foundation, an organization with 37 centres that combines Yoga asana, and meditation with the twelve-step program to provide support for people living with addictions, Aids, and those living with HIV. Father Joe is well loved and highly respected for his selfless spirit and the depth of heart he brings to the practice of Yoga. Register quickly as space is limited and this workshop will again fill rapidly!

Cost: $350 (gst included)
Dates: October 20-22nd, 2006
Times: Fri 5:30-9pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-1pm
Location: Queen Street Yoga, 44 Queen Street South, Kitchener

More workshops with Father Joe:

• KW Yoga Centre (Waterloo): October 22, 2006
• Sunseed Yoga (Oakville): October 24-25, 2006

Pranayama, Chanting, Meditation

Mar. 17 - 19, 2006

A weekend of pranayama, chanting and meditation, with a focus on their effects on our human physiology and energetics.

The Art of Teaching

May 26-28, 2006

Enhance and make conscious your teaching skills, including effective lesson planning, verbal articulation skills, seeing and understanding bodies and the philosophical aspects of teaching.

Working with Problem Backs

July 14-16, 2006

Learn to assess simple back and knee problems and the modifications necessary for yourself or for someone else. We will observe ways to modify other special needs as well.

Ramanand Patel with Hart Lazer

Yoga and Pranayama : September 5-7 and 8-10, 2006

Ramanand Patel is regarded as a leading yoga instructor for students and teachers around the world. When he was twelve his father initiated him into Yoga practice and philosophy. After meeting a few other teachers, he started more serious study under BKS Iyengar in 1968. Since 1984 he has studied Vedanta philosophy under H.H. Swami Dayananda Saraswati. He has also learned from sharing his knowledge with a a vast number of students and teachers since 1964.

Ramanand is highly respected and credited as a major innovator in the use of props and working with students with special needs. Register quickly as space is limited and the workshop will fill rapidly!

September 5-7
Cost: $300
Times: Tuesday-Thursday 10:30am-1pm and 2-5pm
Location: Queen Street Yoga, 44 Queen Street South, Kitchener

September 8-10
Cost: $350
Times: Friday 6-9pm; Saturday 10:30am-5:30pm; Sunday 10:30am-1:30pm
Location: Queen Street Yoga, 44 Queen Street South, Kitchener

Register for both sessions
before August 7: $550
after August 7: $600

Vinyasa and Transitions:  Breakdown and Play

May 13th, 2006

Most injuries that occur in Yoga practice happen during transition from one pose to the next, when consciousness breaks down or fatigue sets in. We will explore some techniques to facilitate flow and transition and deconstruct vinyasa with the principles and fundamentals of alignment, strength and sound practice. Bring a sense of humour, honesty and play!
Temple Studios, 42 Quebec St, Guelph

Restorative Yoga

Feb-May, 2006

Restorative yoga uses props and support in various poses to facilitate a deep release, an undoing, calming and quieting the mind. Asana are held for longer periods of time to encourage pranayama and a more organic experience of practice.
Temple Studios, 42 Quebec St, Guelph

Growing a Lotus:  Hips and Groins

Feb 18th, 2006

Through specific poses and sequencing, we will investigate potential opening for your groins and hips allowing some freedom of movement and range of motion.
Temple Studios, 42 Quebec St, Guelph

Embracing Our Cycles: Menstrual Cycle and Yoga

January 14th, 2006

Reacquaint yourself with the natural cycles of the moon and our menstrual cycle. We'll explore the variety of experiences of the menstrual cycles and Yoga practices to support yours.
Temple Studios, 42 Quebec St, Guelph

Past Workshops with Hart Lazer

Yoga as a Tool for Self Transformation

Sept 30-Oct 2, 2005

Through a combination of asana, meditation and self-exploration, the following questions from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras will be addressed: Does my practice really transform how I think? How much do I apply Yoga to my daily life? Through Yoga, can I become more aware of who I am and what I am doing?

Finding peace through Asana, Pranayama & Meditation

Oct 7-9, 2005

With Father Joe Perreira and Hart Lazer
Queen Street Yoga, 44 Queen Street S, Kitchener, Ontario

Nov. 4 – 6, 2005
Finding Freedom in Forward Bends
Come enjoy an opportunity to deepen your practice of forward bends and seated poses, exploring alignment and the use of props for all.

Jan. 27 - 29, 2006
Balancing A New View
Explore how Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog) prepares your practice for deeper balancing and inversion poses. Practice simple techniques, and discover their relation to standing poses, forward bends, backbends and twists.