Workshops and Special Classes
Yoga at the Gallery: Embodying our Experience of Art with Meaghan at the KW Art Gallery
Thursday August 26th, 6:30-8:30pm. $25/person plus HST. Minimum of 12 participants, maximum of 15. Register through the Gallery
This two hour workshop will begin in KW|AG's new program space with yoga and meditation practice; stretching, releasing stress and building the capacity to be present in our physical body. We will take our embodied awareness and explore the exhibitions through a self-guided walk. Through this experiment of sense and physical awareness, we may deepen our capacity to be present with ourselves, and also start to see art and art galleries as a place of refuge, learning and playgrounds of experience. The evening will conclude with a sharing of experiences.
Partner Yoga with Lindsay
Friday October 1st, 7:30-9:30pm
Join us for an evening connecting with a friend, family member or sweetheart with the fun and playful practice of partner Yoga. Lindsay will lead you through two hours of poses that will both challenge and soothe the body and mind, open your heart and get you laughing.
$43 for two people. Taxes included.
Handstands Workshop with Leena
Saturday October 23rd 1:30-4:00pm. $32 ($25 for students), taxes included
In this playful workshop we'll look at all the steps to turn your world upside down in a safe and empowering way!
You will learn techniques and poses to:
Strengthen the upper body for greater confidence
Prevent injury and compression in the wrists and shoulders
Open the hips for kicking up
Kick up successfully
Balance from the wall
Rest the arms, shoulders and legs well afterwards
Being able to do a handstand already is not a prerequisite for this workshop; however, 3-6 months of consistent yoga study and confidence with downward-facing dog pose is recommended. The workshop will emphasize a progressive approach celebrating and enjoying each part of the journey, no matter your previous experience with the pose.
Stress Reduction and Body Awareness/The Life Art Process
This class is built on a continuous creative interplay between movement, expressive art,* reflection, writing and dialogue. Each class begins with a simple movement resource. Immersing ourselves completely in the moment, we give ourselves over to arising sensation, feeling, image or thought. Without reservation or judgment we welcome whatever in us wants to come forward. We cultivate the willingness to witness, surrender, deconstruct, rebuild, not know, let go of attachments to what will happen, take risks, welcome the shadow - and celebrate the breakthrough into a new form or way of being.
Week One: Self Portrait
Week Two: Going Deeper with the Self Portrait
Week Three: Mask and Unmask
Week Four: Finding Your Animal Ally
Week Five: Steering into the Skid
Week Six: Opening and Closing
Please dress comfortably and bring a pen and journal. Art materials will be supplied. No prior experience necessary.
Time: 6 Sundays, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., October 24 to November 28, 2010
2nd Annual QSY Retreat in Fergus, October 15-17th with Meaghan and Lindsay
The theme of this weekend is embodiment and enjoyment.
Activities through the weekend will include long and deep yoga practices (all levels welcome), meditation, embodied movement, creativity, eating and enjoying amazing nutritious food, singing with local musician Charlena Russel, a big roaring fire, time in the hot tub and sauna, long country side walks, and also, options for all the napping, reflection and reading you wish. Don't ask how we fit this all in one weekend, just come and experience it.
Location: Soul Garden Retreat Centre: just 40min away in Fergus!
Schedule: Begins Friday night at 7:00pm, ends 1pm on Sunday. Please eat a light dinner on Friday before arriving. Download the full schedule.
Cost:
Residential (room two nights, brunch and snacks Sat. and Sun.) $350 plus GST (shared rooms)
Non-Residential (brunch and snacks included Sat. and Sun.) $280 plus GST The retreat centre is only 40min drive from Kitchener.
On Saturday night we will go to a wonderful Indian restaurant in downtown Fergus, please budget $20-30 for the meal.
Please email us to reserve your space.
Yoga and Meditation for Stress and Trauma with Hart Lazer
November 5-7, 2010: Workshop 1
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.
Location: Queen Street Yoga, Kitchener
February 11-13, 2011: Workshop 2
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.
Location: Temple Studios, Guelph
Cost
Individual workshops: early bird $295 + HST (by October 15, 2010); late registration $350 + HST (after October 15, 2010)
Both workshops: early bird $575 + HST (by October 15, 2010); late registration $625 + HST (after October 15, 2010)
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