Winter solstice ceremony
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Yoga For Resilience, Health, and authenticity
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Outdoor yoga at the parkdale market
All-levels outdoor yoga class at Parkdale Park. Free for the Ottawa community, all welcome!
Bhakti Bliss Festival Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is a subtle yet powerful practice and state of being that allows for an unwinding from the patterns of our lives and culture through a deep release of mental, emotional and physical tensions.
Translated literally, this ancient practice called “yogic sleep” is easy to do, accessible to all, and profoundly relaxing. While the body settles into a deeply restful state, the mind remains awake and aware, allowing you to access deeper levels of consciousness.
In these changing times, the work of releasing ways of thinking and behaving that don’t serve us is more important than ever. These patterns, called Samskaras, arise from the repetitions of the mind and our actions and can form our conditioning on an individual and cultural level.
This practice will provide an opportunity to practice radical rest, an act of UN-doing of all the external influences, to be able to return to a more balanced and embodied way of being in the world. You’ll be guided by Chantal into a liminal, trance-like state of imagining, acceptance, self nurturance, and intentional awareness, which is a powerful combination for supporting creativity, processing, and overall ease over time.
Yoga Nidra has been found to be effective in the treatment of stress-related illnesses including including insomnia, anxiety, and depression, and in boosting immune system and overall health. This practice helps people to lead more integrated, genuine, and contented lives and can help to heal psychological and emotional wounds.
Full moon yoga
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Spring Equinox Ceremony Cacao, Yoga, & Community
As the light chases away the dark on the Vernal Equinox, we are presented with a moment in time that invites the release of what is no longer serving, so that we can realign and set new intentions for the season ahead.
Pairing a cacao ceremony with traditional yogic practices (pranayama breathwork, gentle movement, and yoga nidra) creates the opportunity to be deeply present within the body - maybe in a new way, open our hearts, and quiet the internal noise to help us connect to our most embodied, heart-centred, and intuitive self. To prepare for a season of energy and growth, we gather in community to sow seeds of intention.
Join our circle to:
Enjoy a cup of ceremonial-grade cacao together and learn about its benefits.
Make space for growth by releasing what has served & what is no longer serving you. Set heart-aligned intentions.
Allow vibrational breathwork and chanting to bring balance to body, mind and spirit.
Bring awareness to your heart space and clear out tension with a gentle asana practice.
Integrate the experience with a candlelit Yoga Nidra practice (guided meditation).
Elevate your connection with self and leave with a sense of personal awareness, deep love, and grounding.
Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
Join us for a cozy weekend of learning, Yoga Nidra practice, delicious lunches and healing.
Yoga Nidra is both a practice and a state of being that allows for the deep release of mental, emotional, and physical tension. Translated literally, this ancient practice of “yogic sleep,” is easy to do, accessible to all, and profoundly relaxing. While the body settles into a deeply restful state, the mind remains awake and aware, allowing you to access deeper levels of consciousness. In this state, long-held mental and emotional patterns can be brought to light and, over time, changed with the use of intention.
Yoga Nidra has been found to be effective in the treatment of stress-related illnesses including including insomnia, anxiety, and depression, and in boosting immune system and overall health. This practice helps people to lead more integrated, genuine, and contented lives and can help to heal psychological and emotional wounds.
What’s Included?
20 hours of training by Yoga Alliance Certified Education Providers Chantal Houde and Cat Doyle.
Yoga Nidra recordings by Chantal and Cat for self-directed learning (some to be completed prior to the beginning of the training) and to continue your personal practice.
3 training sessions over one weekend: 1 online and 2 in-person in a tranquil and natural setting near Ottawa.
Training manual written by Chantal
Two nourishing, homemade lunches to support your nervous system in further integrating the learnings
Time for discussion and Q&A with Chantal and Cat
Mothers day art and yoga
A short, gentle virtual yoga class along with art instruction. A mother’s day gift to you!
Yoga for sleep workshop
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Gentle Yoga with the Clarence rockland Public library
The CRPL is excited to be offering, for the first time, Virtual Yoga sessions every Monday in June! Meet Yogi Chantal Houde who has been teaching since 2015 in the community, studio, and in private settings not only in Canada but internationally as well. Chantal understands yoga as a practice in awareness and acceptance of ourselves and our environment and incorporates elements of several yoga lineages into her classes. We hope you will enjoy meeting Chantal and following along with her motivating yoga sessions.
Yoga In the park- Parkdale market
Summertime Yoga in the Parkdale Market Park! Every Saturday morning in July and August come join us over at the Parkdale Market for Yoga in the Park.
These classes are FREE and ALL ages and levels are welcome! Bring your yoga mat or beach towel and get ready to practice yoga outdoors in the summer sunshine!
Rain or shine, we’ll be there!
Yoga for sleep workshop
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Resolve to evolve
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Awaken Your Inner warrior
Gain a greater sense of grounding and strength in the core Warrior poses. Clear alignment cues and supportive adjustments will empower you to embody the qualities of the Warrior: courageous, determined, present, poised and focused. The perfect opportunity for students of all levels to refine your alignment and build a stronger foundation for your yoga practice!
Settle into the Season: Yoga nidra workshop
Release tension in your body & mind through this experience of deep relaxation as I guide you through an afternoon filled with the calming practice of Yoga Nidra. Experience the gentle and transformative practice of ‘yoga sleep’ to ease your way into the holiday season.
After class, stay and enjoy a complimentary hot beverage and home baked treat in The Retreat Café.
Outdoor yoga at the parkdale market
All-levels outdoor yoga class at Parkdale Park. Free for the Ottawa community, all welcome!
cultivating calm: Yoga and Reiki
Learn about the transformative practice of Yoga Nidra.
Holiday Yoga with Chantal
A free, all-levels public yoga class! My holiday gift to you.
Yoga nidra Workshop
Explore the gentle and transformative practice of “yogic sleep” to release tension in your body and mind, heal yourself, and make positive change in your life.
Yoga nidra Workshop
Explore the gentle and transformative practice of “yogic sleep” to release tension in your body and mind, heal yourself, and make positive change in your life.