Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to convince millions of people to use something that looks like a cross between a watering can and Aladdin's lamp to pour water through their noses! The neti pot, long a standby of yogic and Ayurvedic practitioners, is an unlikely health hero. The squat little ceramic pot used for nasal cleansing - the flooding of the nasal passages to clear out mucus congestion - was introduced to Oprah's wide audience by Dr. Mehmet Oz in early 2007. So, what is a neti pot anyway? T... Read Full Story
This year Halloween was on a Saturday - the same day as our weekly Children's Yoga Class. Jamie Reardon, the Teacher, created a very special class and what a spooky good time it was! All of the children came dressed in their Halloween costumes and met our special friend Mr. Funny Bones. It was active, creative, ghoulish and cute! A ghostly fun time! As always, there was a special craft at the end of class for everyone to take home.Here's a few pictures from our Halloween Children's Yoga cl... Read Full Story
Wake up with Yoga and be ready to take on your day with more focus and peace! Classes start at 6:30 AM! MondayEarly Morning Yoga with ElizabethMysore Program with Kate TuesdayKundalini Yoga with Sat DayaPower Wake Up with JemileWednesdayEarly Morning Yoga with ElizabethMysore Program with KateFridayEarly Morning Yoga with NigelMysore Program with Kate1 Friday per month - Group Sadhana - Kundalini Tradition, 5 AM to 7 AM Read Full Story
Greetings! On Tuesday, October 6th we celebrated the 1st Anniversary of PranaShanti with current and new firends, yoga, meditation and lots of fun! Please take a look at the photos from the day. Read Full Story
What a weekend we had with Gurucharan! Tremendous knowledge, depth of practice and fun - all wrapped up into one weekend! Dr. Gurucharan Singh Khalsa is expert in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and the Director of Teacher Training at KRI, the Kundalini Yoga Research Institute. He is a Doctor of Psychology and has developed trainings in Humanology for therapists and healers. He consuls with many businesses and coaches executives on leadership skills, stress resilience, creativity and... Read Full Story
Last month we had the great pleasure and joy of hosting Angelika and Markus of the group Mirabai Ceiba. This was their first visit to Canada and Ottawa. The previous nights they performed in St. Catherine's and Toronto. After Ottawa they went on to Montreal.It was a heavenly evening filled with soulful, joyful and uplifting music. Angelika's voice, her celtic harp playing combined with Markus' voice and guitar playing carry you away completely! It was a full house of all ages. We chante... Read Full Story
PranaShanti Yoga Centre is an approved certified private educational institution by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Our Yoga Teacher Training programs were reviewed by HRSDC and determined to be part-time educational programs. Beginning in 2010, students taking PranaShanti Yoga Teacher Training programs will receive an official tuition fee receipt (CRA Tuition, Education, and Textbook Amounts Certificate (T2202A)) which will allow s... Read Full Story
This program is life-transforming and is for everyone. Whether you are interested in becoming a teacher or wanting to deepen your yoga practice and knowledge.This certification fulfills the Kundalini Yoga Research Institute (KRI) and Yoga Alliance's 200 hour requirement for a Registered Yoga Teacher and includes 180+ hours of classroom instruction in a well-defined curriculum consisting of:~How to use breath (pranayam), postures (asanas), sound (mantra) and meditation to awaken your mind and ... Read Full Story
Last month Ottawa journalist Dayanti Karunaratne came to PranaShanti to interview us at PranaShanti and record one of our monthly Gong Meditations. What she learned and her experience is retold in the following piece which aired on CBC Radio just a couple of weeks ago. Thank you to everyone who kindly shared their experiences with Dayanti. Please listen to the following link for Dayanti's story on CBC Radio, you may even hear your own voice! CBC Radio Gong Meditation Interview Read Full Story
Live in Concert! September 26th, 2009, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PMJoin Angelika and Markus for an amazing evening of music and chanting. With deep, rich journeys into the sound that is lush, earthy and otherworldly, you will travel the world through their music. Their incredible vocals are accompanied by Angelika's harp and Markus' guitar to stunning effect. This is a night you will not want to miss!"Their Concerts are sensual Celebrations of joy, they remind us to the essence of our life in connectio... Read Full Story
