EarthRise DJ Yoga & Solstice Party
with Derek Beres & Richard ‘medicineman’ Martin
Saturday, June 20 at College Street

Building on the success of last fall’s packed out class, New York City teacher and EarthRise Yoga founder Derek Beres returns to Toronto to team up with CIUT’s medicineman for a summer solstice party to remember.

Join Beres for a high energy, 90 minute flow class focused on tuning the nadis for those long summer nights, with plenty of backbending and balancing to attune the yogi’s inner warmth with the energy of the season. Medicineman heats things up from behind the DJ decks, creating a globally infused soundtrack to elevate, soothe and inspire.

After the class, hang around and invite some friends, as the pair tag teams for an ethnogroove dance party long into the night.

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Kirtan with Maalaa Lazar
Sunday June 21 @ Danforth Ave ~ 7:00 to 8:30pm

Chanting brings Light and focus to my meditation seat. It washes away the irrelevant, clears the inner sky, and deepens the soul.

A joyful opening of voice, heart, mind, breath and spirit in a warm and supportive atmosphere. Add new depth and dimension to your Yoga practice and your LIFE! You don't need to know Sanskrit. You don't need to know how to sing. With bhajans (devotional songs), chants, singing in Hindi, Sanskrit, and English, in a call and response format will let the spirit flow in co-creative synergy.

It is a great joy to hear the expression of open hearts radiating the energy of peace and delight into our lives and into this world.

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Kids Yoga Teacher Training
Weekend Course - Choose from 2 Dates & 2 Locations

BARRIE ~ With Maalaa of The Yoga Tree
Friday, June 12, Saturday, June 13 & Sunday, June 14

Kids Yoga Party & Potluck
Sunday, June 14 - 9:30am to 11:00am

647 Welham Rd, Unit 6, Barrie ON L4N 0B7
Toll free number: 1.866.903.9642 (YOGA) $375
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TORONTO ~ With Maalaa of The Yoga Tree
Friday, June 19, Saturday, June 20 & Sunday, June 21

Kids Yoga Party & Potluck
Sunday, June 21 - 9:30am to 11:00am

Friday - 2 College Street, Suite 306
Saturday & Sunday - 95 Danforth Ave, 4th Floor $375
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This Kids Yoga Teacher Training course is open to Certified Yoga Teachers, TDSB Teachers and ECE Teachers, Daycare workers who want to teach yoga to children in their workplace. Nannies and parents who are interested in bringing yoga into the home can take this course.

Maalaa is a life-long Yogi and a leader in the field of Kids' Yoga education. She has been pioneering a creative, fun, and holistic Kids' Yoga program for 30 years enriched by the music, dedication and warmth that she brings to her work. She remains continuously inspired by contemporary Yoga masters, ancient texts, teaching, and her own personal exploration of Yoga. Her Kids' Yoga Teacher Training is offered across the Canada. She is now extending the wealth of Kids' Yoga to kids, everywhere and anytime!

There is no GST on course fee, an official income tax tuition fee receipt is given and a Certificate of Completion will be granted upon completion of the course.

Yoga "OM" Work

The purpose of Yoga "Om" Work is to add some interesting little awareness into our practice all month long!

Try brushing your hair 90% of the time with your non-dominant hand. Take note of the speed, the tension in your hand and the new awareness you have of the shape of your head!

~ Cynthia

Happy Father's Day

Practice with Dad! Bring your father in for a free class during the month of June! Introduce him to a new way of moving, breathing and connecting to himself and others.

Musings

The work never ends. There is always something else to do and I think it is important to understand how we approach the idea of work with with our minds and attitudes. Having an attitude of joy while we "work" brings sukha or sweetness into our practice and into our lives. It makes drudgery a think of the past, as we cultivate an attitude of positivism into our work.

A world of opportunities to support that attitude now comes into play. IN the physical body, a relaxed tongue at the roof of our mouth helps to relax the entire body and supports sukha.

A relaxed mind brings us to a place of tuning into the proprioceptors*, the positive vibes, and getting away from the nociceptors (usually causing the perception of pain) agitations of our mind.

Bring joy into any concept of "work" this month and see where it takes you!

~ Cynthia

*Proprioceptor: A sensory receptor, found chiefly in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli arising within the organism.

Recipes from
TYS Kitchen

Smoky Chipotle Beans with Wilted Spinach and Masa Dumplings

Buddhist Food Blessing

This food comes from the labours of beings past and present. From this,our body/mind is nourished, our practice sustained. Gratefully we accept this meal.

This is followed by bowing and saying "chal mokkes somnida" (Korean for "I will appreciate this food.")

Delawana Inn Yoga Retreat with special guest teacher, our own Cynthia Funk from The Yoga Sanctuary.
Great for the whole family - adult & kids classes available

In remembrance of
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
1915-2009
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