An opportunity to deepen your practice without having to leave the city.
Non-residential Meditation Retreat
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Non-residential Meditation Retreat
“An opportunity to deepen your practice without having to leave the city. ”
NON-RESIDENTIAL MEDITATION RETREAT.
An opportunity to deepen your practice without having to leave the city.
Where: Grant's house (near Brock Ave and Dundas St., Toronto)
When: August 21, 22, 23
friday evening 7-9pm
saturday 9-12pm lunch 1:30pm- 4:15pm
sunday 9-12pm lunch 1:30pm - 2:30pm
bring lunch; alternatively, there are plenty of places on dundas or queen to buy a lunch.
zafus (meditation cushions), benches, and zabutons provided.
What: schedule will consist of 40 minute sits separated by 20 minute periods walking meditation either inside or outside, with a talk by Grant on Saturday afternoon.
Cost: attendance by donation (sliding scale suggested $40-$120)
We will be offering scholarship spots for those who would benefit from financial assistance.
Registration:
Please complete the following questions and copy them into an email to granthut@hotmail.com. It is possible to attend only part (e.g. one day) but if the retreat fills up those who commit to the whole weekend will have first dibs .
The Questions:
Can you attend the full retreat?
Do you have a regular sitting practice?
How long have you practiced?
Do you have any physical or psychological conditions that would affect your participation in this retreat?
Please email granthut@hotmail.com to register.
Gravity Potluck
Join us on Tuesday July 21st for a sit followed by Gravity's summer potluck. Please bring clearly labelled vegetarian food and enjoy an informal opportunity to connect with the community!
Creative Movement Workshop
Join Taeji for a free creative movement workshop at Octopus Garden on Sunday June 14th from 2-4pm.
Summer Camp iBme Teen Retreat Toronto this summer July 13 – 18, 2015
NON-RESIDENTIAL MEDITATION RETREAT
An opportunity to deepen your practice without having to leave the city.
Where: Grant's house (near Brock Ave and Dundas St., Toronto)
When: May 29, 30, 31
Friday evening 7-9pm
Saturday 9-12pm lunch 1:30pm- 4:15pm
Sunday 9-12pm lunch 1:30pm - 3pm
bring lunch; alternatively, there are plenty of places on dundas or queen to buy a lunch.
zafus (meditation cushions), benches, and zabutons provided.
What: schedule will consist of 40 minute sits separated by 20 minute periods walking meditation either inside or outside, with a dharma talk by Grant on Saturday afternoon.
Cost: attendance by donation (sliding scale suggested $40-$120)
Registration:
Please complete the following questions and copy them into an email to Grant. It is possible to attend only part (e.g. one day) but if the retreat fills up those who commit to the whole weekend will have first dibs .
The Questions:
Can you attend the full retreat?
Do you have a regular sitting practice?
How long have you practiced?
Do you have any physical or psychological conditions that would affect your participation in this retreat?
Please email granthut@hotmail.com to register.
THE NEW WAVE OF YOGA: 5-DAY INTENSIVE WITH MICHAEL STONE AND KATHRYN BRUNI-YOUNG
In the last few years, rigid approaches to yoga practices have been replaced by a more exploratory approach to movement and evidence-based understandings of how the body heals, strengthens, and stretches. Following his annual 5-day intensive format, Michael has joined with Kathryn Bruni Young to offer a re-exploration of yoga (movement, breathing, psychology, philosophy) starting from the ground up.
Over the past year, Michael Stone and Kathryn Bruni-Young have sparked a friendship over their mutual desire to expand what they know of the body, mind, and the practice of yoga. They have been exploring:
- Integrating evidence-based movement patterns into yoga practice
- Going deeper in understanding the role of breathing in both calming and strengthening
- Creating strength in areas of the body that get over-stretched
- How to discover more dynamic ranges of movement than "traditional" yoga sequences allow without losing the integrity of familiar practices
This approach to practice is also something Michael is bringing to the way meditation and yoga philosophy are being offered. In this workshop, he will break down ways of practicing, understanding, and communicating the key teachings of yoga and how they apply to daily life.
This five day workshop will combine: asana, pranayama, functional physiology, and strength work. Kathryn will be teaching yoga and movement possibilities in the morning with Michael completing each morning with inversions, closing postures and pranayama. Michael will begin the afternoons with meditation instruction, followed by lectures on contemporary ways of understanding and practicing (and articulating) yoga philosophy using the language of psychology, and then Kathryn will lead a restorative yoga practice to end the day.
And all of this great material will be shared in the context of community and discussion.
This course is open to students of all backgrounds. Teachers looking for new forms of inspiration and clear methods for communicating alignment and mindfulness in their classes are encouraged to join.
Cost
$680 + HST *
*Payment plans and limited sliding scale spaces available. Email nicole@michaelstoneteaching.com for details.
Dates
March 16 - 20, 2015
Location
Hart House, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
An opportunity to deepen your practice without having to leave the city.
Coming soon: An opportunity to deepen your practice without having to leave the city. Grant is offering a late February non-residential retreat
Where: Grant's house (near Brock Ave and Dundas St., Toronto)
When: February 20, 21, 22
friday evening 7-9pm
saturday 9-12pm lunch 1:30pm- 4:15pm
sunday 9-12pm lunch 1:30pm - 3pm
bring lunch; alternatively, there are plenty of places on dundas or queen to buy a lunch.
zafus (meditation cushions), benches, and zabutons provided.
What: schedule will consist of 40 minute sits separated by 20 minute periods walking meditation either inside or outside, with a dharma talk by Grant on Saturday afternoon.
Cost: attendance by donation (sliding scale suggested $40-$120)
Registration:
Please complete the following questions and copy them into an email to Grant. It is possible to attend only part (e.g. one day) but if the retreat fills up those who commit to the whole weekend will have first dibs .
The Questions:
Can you attend the full retreat?
Do you have a regular sitting practice?
How long have you practiced?
Do you have any physical or psychological conditions that would affect your participation in this retreat?
Please email granthut@hotmail.com to register.