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FOR YOGA WORKSHOPS / INTENSIVES WITH RON REID AND MARLA MEENAKSHI JOY at DOWNWARD DOG, PLEASE VISIT: www.downwarddog.com

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TORONTO

 

HEALING MANTRAS-PART 4

Continuing on from part 3, this 5 week course goes into deeper healing Intentions or the "sankalpa’s" that bring the “siddhi’s” or deeper powers That lie hidden. We will focus on the “ Ganesh Siddhi mantra sadhana”, or the practice That facilitates the removal of obstacles or idea patterns that obstruct our Inner bliss and connectiveness to all of life. Then we will move forward to other healing mantras that increase the Overall flow of prana through the energy centres, speeding up the healing process on all levels, in all bodies! These mantras bring a rejuvenating “face-lift” to the spirit! All are welcome! (even if you haven't completed Healing Mantra's part 1, 2 or 3)

DATES: Wednesday November 7, 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2007
TIME: 7-8:30pm
COST: $125 plus GST = $132.50
LOCATION: Downtown Toronto (TBA)

 

MUKTI GYAAN PHILOSOPHY COURSE
with Meenakshi and Samashti (Hali)

New level 2/3 course starting September 2007.

Registration has commenced and the list is growing. For Information and registration, please contact us by email or by calling 416. 706.6210 for Meenakshi or 416 466-8864 for Samashti

This 40 hour course - which will span over an eight month period, will give you the opportunity to discover the amazing and mysterious beauty of some of the best of the yoga scriptures. We will continue studying the mystical revelations of The Upanishads, which were both 'seen' and 'heard' by the poets and sages of the Vedic period (B.C 2000). We will continue with chapter 12-15 of the Bhagavad Gita.... The most beloved of all the Yoga Texts... And will finish with the study as of the "Avadhut Gita" and "Yog Vashisht". This course is available to those who have already completed level 1 or 2 with Meenakshi and Samashti

We will learn to chant from these texts while discovering their timelessness.......and will analyze their complex and active philosophies.......

DATES: All Fridays...
2007: Sept. 29 / Oct. 12, 26 / Nov. 9, 23, 30.
2008: Jan. 18 / Feb. 1, 15, 29 / March 14, 28 / April 11, 25 /
May 9, 23.
TIME: 7- 9:30pm
COST: Course is 40 hours long and cost is $600+gst
LOCATION: TBA


Samashti and Meenakshi

 

2006-2007
38 Hour Philosophy Course
Part 1 and Part 2

MUKTI GYAAN - Teachings on the way to Freedom with Meenakshi and Hali Schwartz

We are proud to announce our 2006-2007 Yoga Philosophy course!!!

Mukti Gyaan: Teachings on the Way to Freedom

Taught by myself and my good friend and colleague Hali Schwartz.

This 38 hour course - which will span over an eight month period, will give you the opportunity to discover the amazing and mysterious beauty of the some of the best of the yoga scriptures.

In Part 1, we will begin with the Upanishads, the mystical revelations 'seen' and 'heard' by the poets and sages of the Vedic period (B.C 2000)

We will come into a in depth study of the Bhagavad Gita....the most beloved of all the Yoga Texts...........and will finish with the study of the famous Yoga Sutra by sage Patanjali......... Part two will delve into theBrihadaranyak and Chandogya Upanishad Ashtavakr Gita, Vivek Chudamani, the Bhagavad gita chapters 12-18, as well as Patanjali Yoga sutras; Kaivalya Pad.

We will learn to chant from these texts while discovering their timelessness.......and will analyze their complex and active philosophies....... This course will begin in September 2006, and will run until May of 2006. Dates as follows:
 

DATES: All dates are Friday evenings from 7:00 - 9:30pm

Level 1: September 22 ; October 6, 20 ; November 3, 17 ; December 1 January 19 ; February 2, 16; March 2, 16, 30; April 13, 27;May 11, 25

Level 2: September 29; October 13, 27; November 10, 24; December 8 January 26; February 9, 23; March 9, 23; April 6, 20; May 4, 18, 25

LEVEL 1 - COST: $550+ GST
LEVEL 2 - COST: $500 +GST
LOCATION: TBA- downtown Toronto
MORE INFORMATION: please contact Meenakshi at or Hali at 416.466.8864.

Payment is by cheque, cash or money order only, made payable to Hali Schwartz.

 

HEALING MANTRAS-PART 1

Explore the "sankalpa" or inner intention of chanting, for health, healing and rejuvenation for yourself and/or others.

In this workshop, we will explore ancient Sanskrit mantra formulas that help to clear our karma, working on each chakra (energy centre) to increase our overall flow through the energetic body, speeding up our healing process.

For all levels of chanters…come and explore the power of inner intention through mantra therapy for health, healing and rejuvenation of the spirit, the mind and all five bodies!

DATES: Wednesdays... October 18th, 25th, November 1st, 8th.
TIME: 7-8:30pm
COST: $100 plus GST = $106
LOCATION: Downtown Toronto...TBA upon registration.

 

HEALING MANTRAS-PART 2

Carrying on from Part one, we will explore other healing mantras, gayatri mantras, and longer prayers with healing intentions to take our sankalpa to a deeper level.

DATES: Wednesdays...November 15th, 29th December 6th, and 13th
TIME: 7-8:30pm
COST: $100 plus GST = $106
LOCATION: Same as above!

 

SUMMER CHANTING SERIES WITH MEENAKSHI
YOGA INVOCATIONS; SOUNDS OF BLISS

Learn to chant traditional Sanskrit invocations to the vedic and puranic deities! In this 5-class workshop we will explore some blissful invocations, delving into Sanskrit pronunciation, mythology, metre and meaning…blending our inner sound with melodic tunes to carry us into meditation and transcendence.

DATES: Wednesday evenings, July 25, August 1 8,15, 22nd
TIME: 7-8:30pm
LOCATION: Downtown Toronto (TBA)
COST: $125 plus GST= $132.50
TO REGISTER: Please contact Meenakshi at info@swaha.ca for more details

 

THE WHEELS OF LIFE
with Marla Meenakshi Joy

This workshop is an introduction to the energetic body from the Indian perspective, exploring nadi's (subtle nerve channels in the body), chakra's (energetic centres/plexuses), and kosha's (sheaths) through the study of their original appearances in the yoga scriptures, using the practices of chanting, meditation, visualization and yoga nidra.

DATES: Friday, April 13
TIME: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
COST: $30
LOCATION: Downward Dog Yoga Centre, 735 Queen St W
CALL TO PRE-REGISTER: (416)703-8805

 

MANTRA JAPA AND GAYATRI MANTRA CHANTING INTENSIVE

Constantly chanting the Divine name leads to mental purification, like crossing the restless ocean, we need a strong boat and good oars!

Mantra repetition is like the oar of the boat, helping to cross the rising and falling of the waves of the mind, bringing forward the peace of the depths of the ocean floor.

This mantra japa intensive will focus on various short Gayatri mantras dedicated to the different deities that help us to invoke their Divine qualities.

We will focus on the Surya Gayatri, Chandra Gayatri and the Agni gayatri for healing, finding emotional stability, dissolving depression and anxieties, and to improve our vitality and life force.

We will learn how to do 108 mantras for ritual, repetition and purification.

This course includes a JAPA MALA! (rosary for mantra repetition)

DATES: Saturday April 14, 21, and 28th
TIME: 4:30-6pm
COST: $100 (including GST)
LOCATION: Downtown Toronto...TBA

 

HEALING PRAYERS

These three classes are dedicated to Dhanvantari, the celestial physician and also to the healing Divine river Ganga.

As long prayers, they describe the visualizations of the forms of these two forces of healing, invoke their energies, and take us on a journey into the sacred mythology of the Puranas.

We will focus on proper Sanskrit pronounciation, metre, translation, myth, allegory, weaving them together with our focused invocations and inner intentions.

DATES: Saturday March 10- 4:30-6pm
Saturday March 17-2-3:30pm
Saturday March 24-4:30-6pm
COST: $75 plus GST= $79.50
CONTACT: Meenakshi through email to register.

 

RON AND MEENAKSHI AND SWAHA AT THE YOGA FESTIVAL - TORONTO, ONTARIO

See web-site for details of classes that they will be teaching

DATE: August 22-24th, 2008
CONTACT: matthew@yogafestivaltoronto.org or call: (416)920-4520
VISIT: www.yogafestivaltoronto.org

 

OUT OF TOWN

 

THE ART AND SOUL OF ASHTANGA YOGA
WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN PARIS, FRANCE!!!

October 19-21, 2007

 

TRANSATLANTIC YOGA FESTIVAL
in COLOGNE, GERMANY

Rocktober (October) 25-29, 2007
Details coming up online on may 1st, 2007
stay tuned to the website: www.yogafestivalcologne.de

 

DOWNWARD DOG 10TH ANNIVERSARY YOGA RETREAT IN ITALY!!

October 6-12th, 2007
Join Ron Reid, Marla Meenakshi Joy and Diane Bruni for Downward Dog's 10th Anniversary Yoga Retreat at La Casella in the green hills of Umbria.
(see “retreats” on this site for more details)

 

WORKSHOP IN OSLO, NORWAY

June 8-10th, 2007

  • Location:Norges idrettshøyskole Songs veien 220, 863 Oslo
  • Contact Caroline Belbo at cbelbo@online.no
    or Phone #:0047 90063669
  • Please visit www.yogajam.no for more details

 

ASHTANGA YOGA REFINED TEACHER TRAINING/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE

@ Atmajyoti Ashtanga Yoga Shala
May 28-June 7, 2007

 

TEACHER'S INTENSIVE

Mallorca, Spain
May 20-26, 2007

 

THE ART AND SOUL OF ASHTANGA YOGA
WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN PARIS, FRANCE!!!

March 2-4, 2007

 

TEACHER TRAINING AND INTENSIVE WEEKEND

@ The Yoga Loft, Cologne, Germany
February 23-25, 2007

  
 

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