Pre-registered Workshops
All
our workshops are held in small size classes in our beautiful Kriya
Studio. They are tailored to the individual needs of our students
Please read our workhop policy
 
Early Morning Yoga, Tuesday and Thursday
7:00-8:00am - Marion
Starting Tuesday, February 16 - call to register early
Get out of bed and
join us for Early Morning Kundalini Yoga every Tuesday and
Thursday. Get your circulation going and power yourself up for the day's
challenges. Boost your immune system, speed up your metabolism, maintain proper
weight, clear your mind and start your day with ease.
This 5 -week series is
for all levels, but some of the kriyas will be challenging and
more vigorous, and students are encouraged to maintain their own pace.
The number of people is limited. Drop-in is $16 if there is space. New
students have to purchase 10 class pass but our regular students can use
their existing passes and they need to be preregistered for the morning
classes.
Yoga for Runners and Athletes, Thursdays 6:00-7:15pm, Marion
Starting Thursday, February 25
This
dynamic 6-week workshop is designed for runners and athletes to improve
their flexibility and performance. The first few classes will teach the
different poses and their benefits. Exploring specific muscle group and
learning body awareness.
Once you have become familiar with the
poses we will practice different sequences. Breathing exercises
(pranayama) and meditation will be introduced, which can give you the
extra mental edge to push you to the next level. Yoga is a great
cross-training tool. If you are into outdoor sports, the winter months
are a perfect time to work on realigning your body and working on
neglected muscles you don’t use as much in your regular training
schedule.
Marion
has been a competitive runner for most of her life, and knows the time
and effort runners put into their practice. She knows that most of the
injuries through running are overuse injuries. To prevent nagging
injuries that can be discouraging, practice of yoga is very helpful.
Yoga can realign the body and it is a great cross-training tool to stay
injury free.
It’s a 6-week workshop. The classes are held once a week and the cost is $110. Drop-in is $20 if space permits.
We offer two pre-natal workshops, one is on Saturdays and the other one is on Wednesdays. You can purchase one or both of them.
Pre-Natal Yoga, Saturdays 1:30-3:00pm - Jessie
Starting Saturday- February 20 - call to register
Pregnancy is a unique time in life to be honored
and enjoyed. Prenatal yoga classes are a great way to share in the experience
with a group of other pregnant women and be able to relax and focus completely
on your body, and on your baby. We practice gentle yoga poses, breath
work, vocal toning and meditation, with the intention to relieve some of the
common discomforts of pregnancy, (from back ache to ankle swelling) and prepare
for labor and delivery. No prior yoga experience is necessary to benefit from
these classes. It is 10-week series. The price for the series is
$180. Please call to register 416
207-YOGA (9642) or email us at info@blissyogastudio.net. The number of people is limited.
Drop-in is $22 if there is space.
Pre-Natal Yoga, Wednesdays 7 :30pm-9:00pm - Jessie
Starting Wednesday February 10- this session is full
Next session starting Wednesday - April 21
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Pregnancy is a unique time in life to be honored
and enjoyed. Prenatal yoga classes are a great way to share in the experience
with a group of other pregnant women and be able to relax and focus completely
on your body, and on your baby. We practice gentle yoga poses, breath
work, vocal toning and meditation, with the intention to relieve some of the
common discomforts of pregnancy, (from back ache to ankle swelling) and prepare
for labor and delivery. No prior yoga experience is necessary to benefit from
these classes. It is 10-week series. The price for the series is
$180. Please call to register 416
207-YOGA (9642) or email us at info@blissyogastudio.net. The number of people is limited.
Drop-in is $22 if there is space.
Partner Pre-Natal Yoga, Sunday, February 21 , 2:00- 4:00 pm - Jessie
2 hour workshop
Pregnancy
is a magical - and challenging - time in the lives of an expecting
couple. In this one day workshop, expectant fathers/birth partners will
learn how to support their partner with confidence and sensitivity.
Mothers-to-be will gain calm and knowledge needed to ease and better
deal with the rigours of the birthing process. This workshop focuses on
the breath, moving through gentle yoga asanas (postures) together as
partners while finding new ways to experience a deeper connection with
each other through touch of hands. These gentle yoga asanas and
techniques will prove beneficial during pregnancy and labour.
This is 1 day, 2 hour workshop and the price is
$40.00 per coupl. Pre-registration is required. Class size limited.
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Mankind
has still not reached that point of universal level of dignity where he
realizes that the first giver of life is God and the second who nurses
life, is the mother.
Yogi Bhajan |
Yoga for Teens and Young Athletes, Tuesdays 4:45-5:45pm, Jessie
Starting Tuesday - February 9- call to register
Teens
are happy to discover that regular yoga practice builds stronger,
muscular body, calms the mind and balances out the mood swings due to
hormonal changes. Many teenagers and young athletes are active in
sports that develop certain muscle groups. However, they often overlook
flexibility of the spine, back, arms, and legs. Yoga stretching poses
are highly beneficial in correcting this imbalance to strengthen
muscles that are not used in sports training. The stretching may be
difficult at first, but with regular practice, the body becomes more
flexible and the poses easier. With stronger
body, teens build self confidence and self esteem. With relaxed and
calm mind Yoga helps teens to better understand complex life issues.
It’s a ten-week workshop. The classes are held once a week and the cost is $140. Drop in is $16 if space allows.
 
Yoga for Core Strength, Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 pm - Jelena
starts Tuesday, February 9 - this session is FULL
Next session starts Tuesday, March 23 - register early to avoid disappointment
The
seat of your inner power is your navel centre. When the core is strong
your whole body is protected, your skeleton is supported and your spine
is sheltered. On mental level your self esteem, self assurance and self
reliance becomes stronger. Your projection is better and you gain
magnetic personality. According to Yoga scriptures Yogi becomes master
if he or she masters his or her navel.
It’s a 5-week workshop. It's a small size class and the room fills up quickly, please register in advance. The classes are held once a week and the cost is $90. Drop-in is $20 if space permits.
Intro to Kundalini Yoga, Saturday 9:30-11:45am - David
Next session Saturday, March 6 - register early to avoid disappointment
A comprehensive, intensive introduction to the fundamentals of the practice of Kundalini Yoga, held on the first saturday of the month. Learn the basics of one of the original and ancient branches of Yoga. Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic blend of postures, pranayama (breath techniques) mantra, music and meditation which teaches one the art of relaxation, self-healing, self-discovery and develops an enhanced awareness of mind, body and spirit. Teacher David Aleksis leads this intensive workshop to provide those new to Kundalini Yoga with a foundation of knowledge to encourage and inspire students to the joys of a regular Yoga practice.
Cost $35. Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited.
Beginner Hatha Yoga, Sunday 3:00-5:15pm - Marco
Next session Sunday, March 28 - register early to avoid disappointment
Although
you can start from any point in a group yoga class, some participants
feel they need to know the basics before attending group classes. We do
just that in this Beginner Hatha Yoga workshop. We will teach new
students many of the basic yoga postures (asana) to help them feel
comfortable when attending group classes. Including Sun Salutes to warm
the body, basic meditation technique, learning to connect both body and
mind, and to find relaxation in and out of the poses.
Cost: $35.
Pre-registration is required. Class size limited.
Chakra Balancing, Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2:00-4:00pm - Marion
2 hour workshop
We are exceptional human beings; with this wonderful machine we call our body.
Its design has so many aspects to it. One is the subtle body that we
are often unaware of. In this subtle body is a hidden field of energy
that carries our urges, emotions and habits. It is an imprint of
everything that has happened to us in life. Here we find 7 chakras.
Each one organizes a different part of our life. This 2-hour
workshop will take you on a journey inside your body to explore each of
your seven charkas.
Explore the characteristics of each chakra and examine how balanced you
are in each Take a guided meditation to familiarize yourself with your
charkas.
Followed by a chakra balancing series of sun salutes to stimulate and bring attention to each chakra.
Find out what exercises you can do to balance each chakra.
We end with a meditation, which will pull your energy in, to review your thoughts and behavior chakra by chakra.
This is 1 day, 2 hour workshop and the price is $25.00. Pre-registration is required. Class size limited.
Meditation Workshop (in the Kundalini Tradition) Sunday, 3:00 – 4:15pm - David
4 Session Workshop
Next session Sunday, March 7- register early to avoid disappointment
If you have ever wanted to learn to meditate – or if you are looking to deepen your own meditation practice – this workshop is for you.
This new four session workshop will explore the art of meditation techniques in the Kundalini Yoga tradition. Students will experience and practice a variety of meditation techniques designed to get beyond and quiet the reflexive “thinking” mind and achieve a higher state of conciousness, with greater focus, creativity, self-awareness – or simply a more relaxed and peaceful frame of mind.
Participants will learn the fundamentals of a meditation practice – exploring breath, mantra, sound current and posture. Meditations will range in length from 11 to 31 minutes. Materials will be provided to take away from each session to enable participants to maintain a continued practice on one’s own.
No previous experience is required. All that is required is comfortable clothing, an open heart and an open mind.
Cost $72. (Drop-in cost $20) Pre-registration is required.
Early Morning Sadhana, Friday 4-6:30am – next Sadhana March 5
Please call to confirm your attendance (three students minimum to run this class)
Sadhana is a spiritual practice of
self-discipline that allows one to express the Infinite within one's
self. It consists of meditation on the sound of Japji Sahib, Yoga set
and a series of chanting meditation (meditation with mantras). It is
done early in the morning, before the sunrise, when the energies on
Mother Earth are in calm and balanced state and angle of the Sun to the
Earth is very good for meditation. Also there is more prana (life force
energy) during these hours, and the body rhythms are more set to
support physical cleansing than during the rest of the day.
Subconscious mind can be cleared of fears, and as each fear comes up
and we look upon it neutrally, the fear looses its power over us. We
become more flexible and we feel more free. This powerful practice
prepares you fully for the day.
"All
these changes that you are seeing in your personality did not happen
because you got counseled, or your teacher was great. You all changed
because you wanted to change and you did sadhana. Sadhana changed you.
The ultimate approach is when you want to change and you do sadhana." -
Yogi Bhajan
This class is free of charge..
Reiki Level 1, Saturday - TBD, 2:00-6:00pm, $150
Reiki
is a safe, gentle, non-invasive form of hands-on healing that increases
energy, reduces pain, produces deep relaxation and a general feeling of
well-being. In this workshop we will learn how to do self-reiki
treatment and how to do short and long reiki treatment on others.
Chakras and healing art methodology will be introduced. No prerequisite
required.
Reiki Level 2, Saturday - TBD, 2:00-6:00pm, $150
In
this workshop, we will go deeper into Reiki practice. We will focus on
Reiki symbols and how to use them. Long distance healing and energy
transfer will be introduced. Reiki Level 1 is a prerequisite for this
workshop.
Restorative Yoga/Learn To Breathe, Monday or Wednesday 6:00pm 7:15pm, Jessie
Next session starts Monday, February 22 - register early to avoid disappointment
Restorative Yoga is base the classical hatha yoga postures
which uses gravity as its main healing form.
we will work with supporting the body with blankets and
bolsters, to release tension in the nervous system.
Meditation exercises will be taught to help calm the mind, soften
the breath and restoring the bodies energy.
This is a good yoga practice for people who are
carrying a high amount of stress in their body,
recovering from illness or injury and have been
advised by a doctor to continue their yoga practice or start one.
It’s a ten-week workshop. The classes are held once a week and the cost is $180.
Drop in $22.00.
Yoga for Fertility, Monday 7:30pm - 9:00pm - Jessie
Anything Helps - Yoga for Fertility on City TV News! (click on the title to follow the link))
The next session starts Monday February 8 -- register early to avoid disappointment
If
you are planning to start a family or are experiencing a challenge in
fertility, Yoga can be a helpful tool on your journey. This
gentle Yoga practice provides asana (postures) to open the body to
pregnancy and meditation and breathing to sooth and calm the mind.
Benefits of Yoga for Fertility Yoga may:
- Reduce stress and relax the
nervous system encouraging a positive environment for conception.
The practice activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which
encourages a relaxation response in the body.
- Open
subtle energy channels. The second chakra is believed in the Yoga
tradition to be the energy centre associated with conception and
fertility.
- Deepen the awareness of your body. This gives a greater sense of control over your body.
- Balance
the body, mind and spirit. This balance improves body
alignment, mental balance, encourages a positive attitude and reduces
anxiety.
- Improve circulation.
Improved circulation is especially important for improving fertility
because the increased blood circulation ensures that sufficient oxygen
and nutrients reach the reproductive organs; improved blood circulation
also increases overall energy and stamina.
- Softens
the abdominal areas and removes tension from around the uterus,
fallopian tubes and ovaries. This provides an opportunity for
this area to be fully functional.
It’s a 10-week workshop in a small size class. The classes are held once a week and the cost is $250.
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