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Please register in advance for all Workshops.


Thought Power
with Sivananda Staff
Thoughts control our lives, mold our characters, shape our destiny and affect our relationships with both ourselves and others. Learn practical techniques for facing both inner and outer obstacles through understanding of the transformative power of thought.

Aug 28, Sat, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Register
$30 - Non-members / $25 - Members
ASANA WORKSHOP - Headstand Workshop
with Sivananda Staff
For those seeking to master the headstand, the “king” of asanas. It is designed to guide you gently and systematically through the eight steps of the asana, learning to hold it comfortably or for longer time with minumum effort.

July 17, Sat, 2:30 - 3:30 pm Register
Sept 18, Sat, 2:30 - 3:30 pm Register
Nov 13, Sat, 2:30 - 3:30 pm Register
$20 - Non-members / $15 - Members
Yogic vegetarian: made simple
with Lisa
Yoga recipes are based on a simple, nutritious, vegetarian diet with a goal to keep the mind peaceful. Learn how to organize your kitchen and switch to a easy, uncomplicated vegetarian diet. Certain foods are beneficial for yoga practitioners and some food is best avoided in order to keep the body healthy and the mind focused.

Jul 10, Sat, 1:00 - 4:30 pm Register
Nov 13, Sat, 1:00 - 4:30 pm Register
$50 - Non-members / $40 - Members
Aromatherapy: More than just scent
with Yvonne Connell
AromaPharmacology & Hands on Practicum To Skillfully Work with Essential Oils

Eight Weeks Certificate Course – meeting once per week
Class format: weekly workshops; hands-on blending, oil properties/cards, and handouts

Course Overview:
  • Oil pharmacology- 24 potent essential oils in depth, oil properties, safety clinical use, historical use, chemotypes and the action of oils within the body. Ayurvedic principles
  • Hands on Practicum- skillful blending, using carrier oils, and hydrosols. Blend ratios for adults versus children, contraindications. Nose smelling exercises – inhalation therapy, and practicum for selecting oils for general use, for therapeutic use, for meditation/yoga; bathing, application on face- what to avoid, application for stress/anxiety, high/low blood pressure, pain, weight loss. Practical case studies. Homework for personal practice
  • AromaTherapeutics: Medicinal principles via olafactory pathway; balancing the nervous system; how to select, blend and apply oils as a remedy; avoiding skin irritants. Treatment protocols - chronic versus acute illness. Methods for skin, immune system, respiratory, digestive and dental Hygiene. Antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory principles… Working with emotional essence- stress kit, for fear, anxiety, relaxation. Methodology for massage therap
  • AromaPothecary – Creating perfumes, body oils and sprays. Have fun blending natural products for your family and for use in your home/bath, laundry, kitchen,
  • Vibration & Energy Healing- for the subtle body.
  • Integrating “Naad Yoga” and chakra oils. Using sound current & vibrations for the pineal and pituitary glands [brain - endocrine system]; activating energy channels
  • Methodology for Energy workers, and health therapist to integrate essential oils
Therapeutic Use & Benefits?
  • Clinical use –yogic breathing techniques, applicable to Inhalation therapy for stress, depression, asthma, congestion & fever
  • Create oil cards & First aid kit - bugs and bites, skin problems and personal hygiene kit
  • The art of therapeutic & perfume blending - what oils blends well, blending formulas
  • Therapeutic grade essential oils for Common ailments- applicable to Massage /physical therapists, energy workers, home use and anyone practicing a natural, wellness lifestyle
  • Parents, with children, who are seeking natural alternatives, and for sensitive skin ailments
  • Certificate of attendance – may qualify as CE
  • Weekly Aromatherapy clinic- participants can book aromatherapy massage at extra cost.
  • Facilitator – is a Certified Aromatherapist, she has been practicing Aromatherapy and massage professionally since 2004. She runs a Yoga and Health center in Richmond Hill. Credentials include: Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Abhyanga massage therapist- India trained, Manual Lymph Drainage massage, and Infrared Sauna Detoxification programs. Yoga training with KRI [Kundalini Research Institute] and specialization in Yoga for Stress Management & Yoga for Addiction Recovery. In training as Homeopathic Doctor.
Space for 15 people

Jul 6 - Aug 24, Tue, 5:00 - 6:30 pm Register
$240 - Non-members / $200 - Members
Aromatherapy Clinic & Massage
with Sivananda Staff
Appointment by reservation only.

Please call to schedule. Cost is $60.00 ~ 1 hr. Aromatherapy Massage on Amethyst BioMat – medicinal grade essential oils customized per client to personalize therapeutic effects. Please come 15 minutes early to fill out client treatment form for initial visit. *Amethyst BioMat- integrates a health system using infrared technology, negative ions and 28lbs of amethyst crystals. Your tired or sore muscles will enjoy the healing effects generated by the “warm, soothing “BioMat.

Students from Aromatherapy course: $50

Jun 1 (ongoing), Tue, 12:00 - 3:00 pm Register
$60 - Non-members / $60 - Members
  Om Namo Narayanaya