August & September 2016: Yoga Classes & Events in Kingston, Ontario
/Hello lovely Canadian Friends, a big maple syrup hug to you! We have arrived. We are home. In the here and in the now.
We're happy to be back in Canada until October to deeply inhale the fresh air and hopefully see you all.
We have a few special events lined up in Kingston and would love it for you to join us. We will also be holding regular yoga classes at GoodLife. All the event listings and details are below.
We're also both available for private yoga or mindfulness sessions, massages, and Reiki. Email to make appointments: saigonom@gmail.com
The peace in our heart sees the peace in your heart,
Sarah & Hang
YOGA CLASSES
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Sunday, August 28 @ Battery Park 9:30-10:30am (Lululemon with Sarah)
Thursday, September 1 @ GoodLife Norwest 7:30-8:30pm
LABOUR DAY: Monday, Sept. 5 @ GoodLife Norwest 11:30am-12:30pm
Tuesday, September 6 @ GoodLife Barrack 5:30-7pm
Monday, September 12 @ Goodlife Barrack 12-1pm
Tuesday, September 20 @ GoodLife Barrack 5:30-7pm
Thursday, Sept. 22 @ GoodLife Barrack HOT Yoga 5:30-6:30pm, AND @ GoodLife Norwest 7:30-8:30pm
Thursday, Sept. 29 @ GoodLife Norwest 7:30-8:30pm
QI GONG WORKSHOP
Saturday, August 27, 2016, 9:30-11:30am. Investment: $40. Location: Kingston Waterfront
In this workshop you will learn the “8 Pieces of Brocades” which consists of a sequence of eight gentle standing exercises performed slowly and gracefully to coincide with the breath. It is easy and fun to learn and takes about 10 to 15 minutes from start to finish. The ‘8 Pieces‛ leaves you feeling energized, refreshed and ready to go. You will also learn energy release and activation exercises to clear energetic blockages, turning stress into vitality.
Qi Gong is a long term training program practiced to circulate, cultivate, regulate, enhance, and guide internal energies to achieve health, vitality, and spiritual awareness. It is an ancient Chinese system of healing and rejuvenation. It involves using your mind, conscious breathing and body to direct the flow of energy.
MINDFULNESS COURSE
A 6-class course held over 3 weeks on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30-8pm. September 6, 8, 13, 15, 20 & 22. Investment $90.
This course is about learning to integrate mindfulness in our daily lives. You will be guided in various mindful activities and assigned homework to deepen your personal practice and growth. Some of the guided course activities include: guided meditation, walking meditation, silent sitting meditation and mindful movements with gentle stretching (Qi Gong & yoga.) The group setting also helps cultivate and regenerate our mindfulness energy. Beginners and seasoned practitioners welcome.
Full course details: http://saigonom.com/mindfulness-training/
SHAMBALLA REIKI LEVEL 1 & 2 TRAINING COURSE
Saturday, September 10 & Sunday, September 11, 9am-5pm. Investment $375.
Shamballa Reiki is a method of energy healing. It is an expansion of Dr Usui’s Reiki method. The Shamballa energy works on all levels of an individual’s being, from the physical body through to the outermost layers of the energy field. Because of this multi-layered quality, this modality of healing works on all dimensions - physical, mental, emotion and spiritual.
Shamballa supports the body’s ability to heal itself naturally. By the end of this 2-day course, you will be attuned as a Shamballa Reiki practitioner, where you serve as a conduit for a positive healing energy that is sourced in the divine.
The training will cover:
- History of Reiki
- What is healing and why do we need it
- Chakras
- Meditations for grounding, Chakra opening, and heart opening
- Deep relaxation
- Two attunements for the transmission of Reiki energy to the students
- Self-healing
- Gentle Qi Gong to wake up the body in the morning
- Reiki symbols and how to use them
- Practical step-by-step guidance on working with clients
- Time for practicing Reiki
Full course details: http://saigonom.com/reiki-training/
YOGA & MINDFULNESS IMMERSION
Module 1 (50 hours) of our 200-Hour Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training. Investment $800 (for 6 days). Held over 2 long weekends: September 16-18 & 23-25.
This module is about you. We return to the foundation of your practice and begin anew to help you deepen your yoga practice; physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The practice might bring about pleasant feelings and unpleasant feelings. We’ll show you yoga and mindfulness tools to embrace or take care of these feelings, whatever they might be.
Covered in this module:
- Pranayama (breathing exercises)
- Qi Gong
- History of yoga
- Mindfulness
- Meditation
- Individual joint range of motion test
- Ayurvedic Doshas
- How to cultivate love, joy & compassion
- 8 Limbs of Yoga as they apply to you
- Mantra chanting.
Full course details: http://saigonom.com/events/2016/9/16/yoga-mindfulness-immersion-in-kingston-ontario
To register or if you have questions we’d love to hear from you, please email Hang & Sarah at saigonom@gmail.com