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Programs > Program Archives
A summary of programs offered over the years at deerheart.
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General Programs
One of a series of Adyashanti's recorded satsangs followed by a half hour meditation period.
Adyashanti was originally trained in the Zen Buddhist tradition but now teaches outside of any tradition
the timeless message of awakening to the truth of our being. See www.adyashanti.org
for more information.
NOTE: This gathering is independent of any other deerheart offerings to reflect the fact that Adyashanti
and Open Gate Sangha only endorse the Adyashanti gathering.
Cost: Free
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Global Oneness Project Video
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 - 12 Noon
With Raw Food Snacks!
From the website: "The Global Oneness Project is exploring how the radically simple
notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world." This video
is comprised of a series of inspiring shorts that highlight people from around the world and
the work they do to live this interconnectedness.
For more information, see their website: www.globalonenessproject.org.
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African Drum and Dance Workshop
Monday, October 26th
With Kocassalé Dioubateé
Drum Workshop 6-7:30pm
Dance Workshop 7:30-9pm
Join Kocassalé and company for three hours of African drumming and dancing!
If there is enough interest they will add another day so please pre-register!
Kocassalé Dioubaté is a Guinean of the Mandingo tribe of West Africa.
A descendant of the tribe's 'Griots' - traditional storytellers and musicians; the
keepers of the tribe's oral history. Kocassalé has been dancing, playing and
making music since he was old enough to walk.
He was named after his grandfather,
who was a musician in the very first national troupe of Guinea
(Ballet Nationale de Guinée) under the guidance of the great Guinean musician
Koca Bangora. From these men, Kocassalé learned to play and build the traditional
instruments of their tribe. He honed his drumming skills playing with his father, a
percussionist and singer, at ceremonies all over Guinea. Kocassalé started
his first group at the age of seven - banging on some pots and pans with friends
in the village and now he has gone on to play music professionally all over
West Africa.
Career highlights to date include playing as Head Drummer for Ballet
Kaloum Lolé in Guinea, soloist for Ballet Bougarabou in Senegal, recording
with renowned drummer Moussa M'Boum in the Gambia and playing with Senegalese
superstar Youssou N'Dour. He has also won awards from the Minister of Culture in Guinea
for Dance in 2005 and was named Best Male Artist in 2001.
Since his arrival in
Canada Koca has performed, taught, and toured extensively, both independantly and
with numerous professional artists. Koca currently resides in Vancouver where he
continues to peform and where his afro-latin fusion band Jarimba is based.
Koca’s debut CD (Duniya Ragiri) was released in July 2006, Jarimba’s debut CD
(Mami Wata) was released in the spring of 2008, and Koca’s latest album (Fieraba),
recorded in Guinea, will be out for release this November 2009.
Cost: $25 per workshop, $40 for both.
If you are interested in attending either or both of these workshops,
please contact Sasha to sign-up: email: sashabellehunt@hotmail.com or phone: 604-883-2952
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Day of the Dead Celebration
Monday, November 2nd
Join us for in CELEBRATION OF OUR ANCESTORS.
Come veiled and join us on Monday November 2nd for THE DAY OF THE DEAD
gathering and celebration. This is an opportunity to honour our loved ones who have
passed over. Fire Circle 3pm. Journey to the Underworld with Ambika
at 4pm and Circle Dancing with Yamaya at 7pm.
Please bring: a picture or talisman of someone who has passed over and
their favorite food to share in potluck.
Schedule:
- 3pm Fire Circle
- 4pm Guided Journey to the Underworld with Ambika
followed by talking circle and potluck. *Please come
'veiled' for the journey.
- 7pm Circle Dancing with Yamaya
Everyone is asked to bring:
a picture or talisman of a loved one who has passed over
the great divide, their favorite food to share
with others and a story or song about them.
Important - Please bring your own drinking water, bowls, plates and cutlery.
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Come learn about Kathara Bio-spiritual Healing with Sylveranne.
Sunday Oct. 12, 2008, 3-6 pm
Cost: $20
Womens' Rainforest Singing Workshop
November 19th, 2008
2:00 - 4:30pm Cost $25.00
*call Joanna Finch 336-2474 for registration
Experience amazing sounds of the Camaroon Forests with Sue Hart from Baka
Beyond.
Su has sung with the Baka hunter-gatherers of the Cameroonian forests over the
past 16 years and is one of the very few outsiders to be initiated into the
womens' spiritual singing. This is an unbroken tradition of beautiful
interlocking yodelled chants. It is the women's role to communicate with the
forest through song, ensuring luck in the hunt and richness in life. This
singing is as collective and co-operative as the Baka's egalitarian society.
Topics covered :
- Listening skills - the essence of forest singing!
- forest vocal technique, breath control, voice placement, and vocal release work
- vocal and hand clapped rhythm work and the patterns of Baka melodies, chant sand calls
- songs for baby soothing
- multi-part singing. Densely textured songs with overlapping, polyrhythmic
interdependent parts
- co-operative musical games and movement
- "Yelli" singing, animal enchantment
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SACRED CIRCLE DANCING with YAMAYA
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Please bring a picture or something to place on the altar of someone who has passed
over as we come together to honour the ancestors.
FIRE CIRCLE TEA BREAK
Please bring cookies and/or simple sweets to share.
VEILED TRANCE DANCE
9:00 pm to 10:30pm
The veils are thinnest between worlds now and as we re-enter the yurt 'in silence and veiled'
we will begin with standing meditation for 5 minutes. We will bring our attention into our
bodies, into our bones, into our blood, into every cell, and connect with our ancestors on
this cellular level. When the music begins you are invited to dance the dance of your ancestry.
Ed Hoepner, Kevin McMahon, Yours Truly and guests will be making the music and you are welcome
to join in on that part too!
A reminder that all deerheart events are drug and alcohol free.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
Nov 1, 2006
Bring an easy chant, song or sound so that we can all sing together.
Sunday, April 8th, 2006, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Come enjoy an evening of music, song, circle dance, trance dance, and fire. There will
be ten minutes of silence, a talking circle, tea and goodies. This is a fundraiser for the Yurt
heating system but no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Cost: Donations are much appreciated and/or sign up for a work party to be held in the new year.
Sunday December 23, 7 pm
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"How do you want to create peace, if there is no peace inside yourselves?"
Thich Nhat Han
Come explore peace through the energy of silent meditation, circle dance, toning, yoga, drumming and talking circles.
Schedule
Saturday
- 8:00pm Toning and then Talking Circle
Sunday
- 8:30am Silent Meditation
- 9:30am Break
- 10:00am Yoga
- 12:30pm Lunch Break
- 2:00pm Circle Dancing
- 4:30pm Dinner Break
- 8:00pm Drum Circle
Kitchen facilities will be available for lunch and dinner breaks.
Facilitated by Michelle St. Pierre,
Iyana Celestine,
Yamaya Moonshine, and
Jennifer Armstrong
Saturday May 19th to Sunday May 20th, 2007
Cost: $12 per workshop, $40 for entire weekend.
Tara will share her process around being called to serve.
She has worked with the homeless and street kids in Victoria
for a few years now and continues her studies with the United Church.
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 2:00pm.
Tea and cookies will be served
Timed meditation sittings of one hour with 10 minute breaks between each hour.
Participants must have an established meditation practice in the S.N. Goenka vipassana tradition.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
This sit runs from 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Last Sunday of the month.
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Timed sittings of 50 minutes with 10 min breaks between each hour. Bring your own lunch for the lunch break
(10:50 am to 12:00 pm in silence.)
Participants must have an established Vipassana meditation practice.
Join us for all or any part of the day.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
This day sit runs from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Various dates.
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Timed sittings of 50 minutes with 10 min breaks between. Your choice of walking or
sitting meditation. Bring your own lunch for the lunch break
(10:50 am to 12:00 pm in silence.)
All silent meditators welcome; participants must have an established
meditation practice.
Join us for all or any part of the day.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
This day sit runs from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Various dates.
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Come and celebrate the full moon in cancer. The yurt will be lit by the silvery
glow of the last full moon of 2004 as we access our primordial rhythms in free form ecstasy.
Dancers are welcome. Weather permitting there will be a bonfire. Please note that all
deerheart events are drug and alcohol free.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
The drumming circle will run from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
December 26, 2004
All ages are welcome to bring a blanket, a pillow, a cup for hot cider, seeds to share,
and a story if you have one.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
Storytelling will run from 6:30 pm until the last story is told.
Feburary 1, 2005
Join us for an hour of silence to acknowledge Remembrance Day and the scores of people who suffer and die from war.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
11:00 am to 12:00 noon
November 11, 2005
Iyana is in the Yurt every Saturday creating a braided rug with the help of those who join her.
Everyone is welcome and there is no required skill level.
Cost: Free, your donation is much appreciated.
1 - 3 pm every Saturday.
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8:00 am to 11:00 am - Three separate one hour meditation sittings, come for any one or all three.
11:30 am to 12:30 pm - Video 'Eve's Fire - an evocumentary by Sheila Foster and Kirsten D'Andrea Hollander
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
March 8, 2006
All women welcome, join us for all or part of the day.
8:00 am to 8:50 am - Silent Meditation
8:50 am to 9:00 am - Break
9:00 am to 10:15 am - Yoga
10:15 am to 10:30 am - Break
10:30 am to 11:45 am - Checking in and update on rug preparations with Iyana Celestine and Diane Smith.
11:45 pm to 1:00 pm - LUNCH (potluck)
1:00 pm to 1:15 pm - Silent Meditation
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm - Singing, Chanting, Toning
2:15 pm to 3:15pm - Talking Circle
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated
June 23, 2006
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Women In Sacred Space
A DAY LONG RETREAT: Our Bodies, Our Sound - Monday, July 13th
Presented by Michelle & Ambika
Yoga with Ambika, Toning with Michelle
Raw/live Food Served
9am - 4pm Cost: $75
Women In Sacred Space
A DAY LONG RETREAT For Menopausal Women - Tuesday, July 14th
Presented by Michelle & Ambika
Yoga with Ambika, Meditation, and Abdominal Shiatsu with Michelle
Raw/live Food Served
9am - 4pm Cost: $75
NOTE: This can be turned into a two-day retreat, accomodation and food will be extra
Women In Sacred Space
Monday, Aug. 17th to Sunday, Aug. 23rd
Presented by Michelle, Ambika,
Asrael & Iyana
Rest, Nourishment, Meditation, Yoga, Beaches
The idea is a simple one: To offer women an opportunity to relax and unwind in
a safe space held with peaceful intention.
Each day there will be offerings to nourish your body, mind and spirit as well
as ample time for enjoying island life: the beaches, markets, art
galleries....whatever your heart desires.
Monday: Arrival, and Orientation
Daily silent meditation sit 7:45 - 8:30am
Tuesday:
9:30 - 12 noon -- Toning and Talking circle
7:00 - 8:30pm -- Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy with Asrael
Wednesday:
9 - 10:30am -- Yoga with Ambika
2 - 3:30 -- Self Shiatsu for Abdominal Stress Release with Michelle
7 - 8pm -- Guided Meditation with Iyana
Thursday:
9 - 10:30am -- Yoga with Ambika
7 - 8:30pm -- Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy with Asrael
Friday:
9 - 10:30am -- Yoga with Asrael
* 2 - 3pm -- Introduction to African drumming...weekly offering with Ron Sitter $10
7 - 8:30pm -- 'Your Energy Body' with Michelle
Saturday:
† Free Beach/Market Day
* 9 - 1pm -- 'T'ai Chi Principles and Mountain Biking' with Ed Hoeppner and
Kevin McMahon $40 (check program on website for details)
Sunday:
9 - 12 noon -- 'Yoga and The Sacred Feminine' with Ambika
2 - 4pm -- Bring your favorite chants/songs
* Offerings that are ongoing at deerheart, lead by men that you are welcome to
participate in if you wish.
† available at extra cost: Shiatsu, Energy Work with Michelle, Ayurvedic Massage
and Consultations with Asrael, Clairvoyant Readings with Iyana, Private Yoga
Classes and Consultations with Ambika
Cost:
$450 includes all classes, campsite and 1 large mid day meal/day
If you would like to attend part of the retreat, please call for cost.
Drop ins are welcome. Each class in individually priced.
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Djembe Hand Drumming Circle
Fridays in July & August: 2-3:30pm
With Ron Sitter
West-African Rhythms
All are welcome – families, visitors, beginner or experienced drummers
Drums Supplied
Ron will facilitate the circle and share knowledge of West-African Rhythms.
As part of your Hornby Experience, don't miss the djembe hand drumming circle facilitated
by Ron Sitter - an experienced and certified percussion-circle facilitator. No hand-drumming
experience necessary. People of all ages will enjoy this rhythmic event. Ron was a member of
a world beat percussion ensemble named DANSA which has three world beat CDs in circulation.
Ron is also a graduate of the Arthur Hull Facilitator Playshops through Village Music Circles.
Come and experience the fun and energy – the Hornby way.
Cost $10 per session
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VocalEase Workshop
Sunday, June 28th - 1pm to 4pm
Presented by Joanna Finch
Spend the afternoon with improvisational vocalist Joanna Finch
discovering and uncovering the mysteries and magic of your true voice.
This playful workshop involves toning, rhythm games and contact dance-
a sensual summer exploration for women and men.
Cost
$40
Soul Song Workshop
Sacred Singing in the Stillness
Facilitated by Improvisational VocalEase Instructor
Joanna Finch
Fund raiser for the yurt heating system!
In the yurt
Sunday January 3rd
12 - 4:30pm
$35 - $60 sliding scale
The long dark days of winter bring with them stillness and quiet.
There is time for togetherness in joyful celebration, and there is
time to reflect on deep loss and sadness. In this time of darkness and
cold many people are yearning to connect in a meaningful way. When
sadness and feelings of loneliness emerge there is a place that brings
all hearts together: the vibrational plane of voices in song! Uncover
your sacred voice with heart warming improvised songs to bring you
comfort and joy.
Share in a winters celebration of connection through song. Toning,
guided visualizations, chanting, graceful movement and laughter will
all be part of this day intended to unburden heavy hearts and share
loving sounds with friends and neighbors.
$35.00- 60.00 sliding scale with all proceeds going towards the Yurt
Heating Fund. All ages, all voices.
To register call 250 336-2474 www.joannafinch.com. or Michelle 250-335-0952
Joanna's bio.
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Wed. & Sat. mornings: 8:00 - 9:00
Drop in classes open to everyone
Focusing on the basic principles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan:
- Balance
- Relaxation
- Flow
- Central equilibrium
- Core breathing
Cost: A donation to DeerHeart Sanctuary to help pay for the new heating system in the yurt.
Wed. & Sat. Morning, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
T'ai Chi Principles For Yoga Practitioners
Friday, June 12, 2009 - 7:30pm
Presented by Ed Hoeppner
This introductory evening workshop is for yoga practitioners of any style, beginners to advanced. T'ai chi
principles can be applied to all activities. The principles, focusing on: central equilibrium,
balance, rooting, grounding, attentiveness, relaxation, fluidity, connectivity, flexibility,
chi energy, and breath awareness will deepen and strengthen your yoga practice. Bring your
yoga of any type and use it as a framework to absorb these principles.
T'ai Chi has evolved over many hundreds of years from the study of the phenomenon of
yin and yang. The dual and complementary processes of nature, which embrace: stillness and
movement, opening and closing, soft and hard, active and passive, empty and full, yielding
and resisting; give rise to all things. The mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual
states that we are blessed to experience are affected by and are reflections of these processes.
These mental and physical processes and principles will be presented in a way that
will provide space and time within each session for practitioners to independently integrate
what they have learned into their yoga practice. Simple exercises will be learned that can be
embodied and practiced for a lifetime.
Come and share this evening with practitioners of a variety of styles of yoga and return
home being refreshed in your practice and also by being in the natural forested surroundings
here at Deerheart Sanctuary.
Cost
By donation
Contact
For more information, contact Ed Hoeppner at 250-335-2734 or aquariansystems@telus.net
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T'ai Chi of Dance
Friday, August 7th to Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Presented by Ed Hoeppner
Love to dance? This work shop is for you. Explore the functions of coordinated fluid
movement, balance, centering, breathing, focused attention, body awareness, internal energy,
radiant energy, relaxation, and mind intent through the principles of T'ai Chi. No T'ai chi
experience necessary. Whatever your style and form of dance these principles of mind/body awareness
can be applied and integrated immediately. Simple, yet powerful exercises will be introduced that
help to embody the principles. Times will be scheduled to allow participants independent practice
time to integrate the new awareness into their own dance.
The instructor, Ed Hoeppner, has been studying and teaching T'ai Chi for over 30 years. In that
time he has received much feedback from students relating how activities other than T'ai Chi that
they have been involved in have been enhanced by their study of T'ai Chi. The activities range
from sports, music, dance, knife throwing, and more. Based on this feedback, a series of workshops
have been designed to specifically offer the T'ai Chi principles to practitioners of various arts.
Cost
$90-$120
Contact
For more information, contact Ed Hoeppner at 250-335-2734 or aquariansystems@telus.net
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T'ai Chi Principles & Mountain Biking
Saturday August 22, 2009
9am to 1pm
Presented by Ed Hoeppner & Kevin McMahon
Learn T'ai Chi principles as they apply to Mountain Biking. Bike the legendary trails of Hornby Island.
Aug. 22, 2009, 9:00 – 1:00, For intermediate mountain bikers.
Learn basic T'ai Chi principles and apply them to an activity you love: Mountain Biking. T'ai Chi emphasizes,
balance, centering, relaxation, coordination, cultivation of internal energy, mental focus, and applying the ensuing
focused power to one's daily activities. This workshop will begin by teaching simple, basic exercises that can
immediately be transferred to the art of mountain biking. Participants will then be guided on an interesting,
varied, and somewhat challenging trail circuit. Along the trail will be stops to review and develop the T'ai Chi
principles to be applied on the next leg of the run.
The T'ai Chi instructor, Ed Hoeppner, has been practicing and teaching T'ai Chi
for over 30 years and recently
spent 5 weeks touring Europe on bicycle. Kevin McMahon, the trail guide, has been mountain
biking for 20 years in areas as diverse as the Edmonton river valley, Alberta
Rocky Mountains, and BC coast.
Cost
$40, pre-registration required.
Contact
For more information or to register, contact Ed Hoeppner at 250-335-2734 or aquariansystems@telus.net
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Gillian Saxby
YogaDance
Monday, July 27th
Presented by Gillian Saxby
Learn about the integration of eastern yoga and dance traditions. Yogadance is a
unique approach which integrates the linking of breath and movement into the
common elements of yoga, temple dance and belly dance. No experience necessary!
Yogadance is gentle on the body and fun. It is a great way for women to explore
the scared feminine and relax into their bodies in a comfortable environment.
Yogadance unifies the disciplines of yoga, temple dance and belly dance through
the alchemy of breath and movement. The integration of gentle flow yoga, temple
dance and womens' sacred dance (belly dance) allows the connection of body, mind
and spirit to grow. No previous yoga or dance experience is necessary.
Cost
$40
Please re-register.
Contact
For more information, contact Michelle at 335-0952 or deerheartsanctuary@telus.net
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Circle Dance is the repetition of a simple series of steps to music
which opens up the spiritual energy connection to the
Earth. The dancers hold hands unifying the sacred
energy of the circle. This energy creates a sense of
community, belonging, and relaxation. The focus is to
enjoy the spirit of the dance not on how well we do
the steps. We dance traditional folk dances from
European countries which have healing power from
ancient times and places. We also dance newly
choreographed dances to modern music created by June
Watts, my teacher, and others.
Cost: Suggested donation $5.00 - $10.00
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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DEco Astrology/Transpersonal Astrology
Dates TBA
Presented by Stephanie Austin
EcoAstrology synthesizes wisdom from ancient myth and mysticism with insights
from transpersonal psychology and the new physics. It provides an owners manual
and roadmap for identifying and staying on your path. It outlines potentials,
not predictions. It details what you came to learn, and what you came to share.
It validates what you already know in your heart and soul.
For more information see www.ecoastrology.com.
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Intro to Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy
Energy. Light. Bliss.
Tuesday, June 30th - 7:30pm
Presented by Asrael
An introductory workshop introducing this yoga therapy. See description below.
Cost: $15
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Retreat
Energy. Light. Bliss.
Sunday July 19th to Tuesday July 21st
Presented by Asrael
Immerse yourself in a wonderful healing environment, connecting with breath, yoga and healing.
The retreat begins on Sunday with a session in the evening followed by 2 sessions on Monday
and one on Tuesday morning. Simple vegan/raw food will be served and there will be lots of space
for beach time and sight seeing.
What you can expect:
A relaxing and rejuvenating experience. One that balances the chakra's, and connects us to
our subtle energy bodies, allowing us to release and to heal. In Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy we use a
healing breath to direct energy into our chakras and into the parts of our body that need the
most love. The asanas are held a bit longer than in a traditional class, but are gentle and
opening, creating balance and flow in the nadi's (energy channels of the body). In this way
we go deeper than a regular asana class, we connect more fully with all the layers of our being,
and we melt into the space of peace and relaxation. Very restorative, very loving, and suitable
for any level. During the classes we will infuse our spirits with light and create a wonderful
pranayamic flow with a deep healing breath. We will open to our true nature, experiencing
the bliss of our being, the beauty of our consciousness, and the happiness of balance.
Class schedule:
Sunday: 7-9 pm
Monday: 7:30-9:30 am & 4:30-6:30 pm
Tuesday: 7:30-9:30 am
You are welcome to stay at Deerheart and to register for the entire retreat, or to
drop into any of the classes. The drop in rate is $20
Cost
Entire retreat with camping/food/classes is $175.
Contact
For more information contact Michelle at deerheartsanctuary@telus.net (or 250 335 0952)
or Asrael at 250 335 0531
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Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy
Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7:30pm
Presented by Asrael
Cost: $15.00/class
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Things seem to simply happen to us physically and emotionally, that we are often at odds with
ourselves and our loved ones and family about how to approach. Mentally and spiritually, many of
us swim in endless rounds of thoughts about our day to day realities and our problems while wondering
if we are on the right track in our lives, whether we are actualizing our potential or not.
Many of us do not resonate with the traditional western approach of medicine and symptom-fixing
and no longer agree with their role as the former panacea they attempted to be. Some of us recognize
that in order to effect a lasting change, we must deal with the root causes of our issues. We see
that there is no quick fix that really handles the core reasons for why our lives are not how we want them to be.
The "Healing and Dealing" group forming is an attempt to work with issues both large and small,
by starting with what is on top and working our way down. Through group circle shares, exercises
and interactions we'll focus on co-creating a safe space to express what we really feel about
what is happening to and around us. Everyone in the group will have an opportunity during each group
to participate to the level that feels doable.
Circles will begin Tuesdays at noon starting on March 18, as close to the start time as possible,
and will be ongoing for as long as there is enough interest. Fee is by donation with a suggested
minimum of $10 per group. Please wear loose fitting clothing and bring a bedpillow if possible.
Tuesdays at Noon starting March 18th, 2008
Cost: By Donation, suggested minimum $10.
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Silent Meditation at the Beach
Tues. & Thurs. mornings: 7:30-8:30am
With Michelle St. Pierre
At Sandpiper Beach in the meadow
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Learn one simple style of walking meditation and open to the healing
energies in this ancient, sacred valley.
We will meet in the yurt at 10am sharp!
Every Monday
10 am to 11 am
Cost: By donation
Following the Guided Meditation Walk there will be a talking circle in the yurt.
Afterwords, there will be a lunch.
Cost: Donations to deerheart are appreciated.
Monday September 17th, 2007 11am
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Learn how to give family and loved ones a neck and shoulder release using pressure points, breath and
the healing power of divine presence.
In this workshop you will learn:
- Soft belly breathing to relax and open the heart centre
- Centering and grounding techniques as well as basic
energy awareness to support and cultivate presence
- How to give and receive a neck and shoulder release
and touch into the heart centre using shiatsu points
and hands on healing
There will be a special focus on having an undefended heart.
Mondays: August 6, 20, 2007
9:30 am to 12 noon
Cost: $35
A simple, fun introduction to your energy body. You will learn how to center, ground and open to your innate
healing energy. You will gain tools and insight into the realm of energy medicine.
Mondays: August 13, 27, 2007
9:30 am to 12 noon
Cost: $35
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The true green housing revolution is Jim Traynor's passion! No one on this beautiful
planet of abundance needs to be homeless, or live in a concrete jungle, yet homelessness,
and alienation can only increase if we continue on the present unsustainable paths.
Current building-code green doesn't even begin to come close to being sustainable with
its emphasis on technologies that place a large burden on the environment. Building following true
green methodologies not only greatly reduce pressure on ecosystems, fossil fuel supplies, and global warming
they also make building a home affordable to all people everywhere.
This weekend features a hands-on workshop where you will learn true-green building techniques and
how you can apply them to build the house of your dreams.
People taking this workshop have been inspired to go on and build their homes using these techniques.
Saturday September 15th to Monday September 17th, 2007
Cost: $100, opportunities for work trade.
The true green housing revolution is Jim Traynor's passion! No one on this beautiful
planet of abundance needs to be homeless, or live in a concrete jungle, yet homelessness,
and alienation can only increase if we continue on the present unsustainable paths.
Current building-code green doesn't even begin to come close to being sustainable with
its emphasis on technologies that place a large burden on the environment. Building following true
green methodologies not only greatly reduce pressure on ecosystems, fossil fuel supplies, and global warming
they also make building a home affordable to all people everywhere.
This session will feature an interactive discussion focused on green building
challenges and solutions.
Jim Traynor is a long-time local resident of Hornby Island and is active as a teacher, and demonstrator
of housing design and alternative building techniques
For a current example of Jim's work, see the lightwork ecovillage blog archive entries
about cob building on Gambier Island.
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 Noon
An optional, delicious, nutritious, organic raw foods lunch by Theresa Hanley will be served.
Pre-registration is required, eight people minimum are needed for the lunch.
Cost: TBA
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Energy Movement Classes
Stretches and movements for opening and increasing the energy flow in the body and mind.
For meditators, dancers, singers, musicians, painters, potters, parents and
anyone else who wants to have access to more of their life-energy.
Class consists of:
- A series of five exercises that open and charge the chakras.
A powerful way to awaken and feel energized throughout the day or evening.
Called the "Five Rites", also known as "The fountain of youth".
- Gentle stretches and joint rotations to clear and energize the meridians
- More movements to clear and charge each chakra
- The last 10 minutes of the class are devoted to listening and/or chanting, and
energy awareness: centering and grounding.
Summer Classes: July and August, 2008
Tuesday evenings, 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Cost $10/class
For more info: mirabai@telus.net
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Introduction to Trager for Self-Healing
So much of our lives are intellectual or thought oriented; most have little conscious experience
with what it actually feels like to be in the present moment. Yet this feeling is the missing link.
When we are able to consciously and consistently "hook-up" to this feeling-a feeling of lightness,
of peace, of bliss-our empowerment arises naturally, our life's purpose becomes clear, our dreams
manifest with ease.
Join Audrey and be introduced to this missing link.
See her website further information.
4 CEU's to US RNs and massage therapists by USTA
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
Cost $50
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by AUDREY MAIRI
AUTHOR OF: TRAGER FOR SELF-HEALING:
A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR LIVING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT
H J KRAMER / NEW WORLD LIBRARY PUBLISHERS
www.newworldlibrary.com
LAUNCH: SEPTEMBER 15, 2006
FIND YOUR POWER TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Trager is a profoundly simple approach to body/mind awareness that can replace stress-induced tension,
aches, pains and stiffness with pleasurable,positive experiences and memories that can be accessed in the
future. Trager works for people of all ages and abilities from the athlete to the functionally impaired.
In this workshop you will be introduced to six profoundly simple, effective tools derived from the
principles of the Trager Approach. These six tools will lead you to experience presence having the awareness
of your body, mind and Spirit working together to create:
- Greater feelings of lightness, freedom and relaxation.
- Growing effectiveness, stability, and clarity
- Getting the most from your life with least effort.
- Increasing Self - awareness to access your inner power.
Accreditation from the College of Massage Therapists of B.C. is pending.
Cost: $30.00
When: Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 12:00 noon - 4 PM
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Exploring Yoga with Ambika
Ambika is teaching yoga on our weekend silent meditation/yoga retreats.
Ambika invites
you to explore standing asanas in a safe and
sacred space. We'll focus on some of the classic standing
poses ~ triangle, warrior and standing forward bends.
Working together from the inside out, we'll experience
some of the many ways these poses help us cultivate
strength & flexibility.
Workshop includes:
- Half Moon Series ~ a basic posture flow
- Exploration of standing poses
- Integration of poses into a yoga flow
- Handout for reference
Cost: $30.00 per person
The workshops run from 9:30 am to 12:30 am.
An opportunity for women to explore yoga as a vehicle
for transformation and personal growth during this magical
and often challenging time of life. Practicing together
in a safe and sacred way creates an opportunity to embrace
this important time as life affirming. Open to women of
any age.
Workshop includes:
- Mindful breath & stress relief techniques
- A yoga practice to support health & well - being
- Ideas for reframing menopause in a positive way
- Handout for reference
Cost: $30.00 per person
The workshops run from 9:30 am to 12:30 am.
Open to all levels; these workshops are offered in the
spirit of inclusiveness. Please bring a blanket or towel
and/or a yoga mat. These 3 hour yoga experiences I'm
offering this summer at deerheart are an opportunity to
explore more deeply than we can in a 90 minute class.
The themes that I have chosen are a reflection of my process.
Yoga is a brilliant & effective system of self-care. By
practicing postures & mindful breath we nurture and renew
ourselves in body, mind & spirit.
Please join me for one or both of these yoga experiences.
A celebration of balance and new beginnings. A mandala of asana, breath,
sound and movement.
Cost: $25.00 per person
The workshops run from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Open to all levels. Please bring a blanket or towel
and/or a yoga mat. This four hour yoga experience I'm
offering this spring at deerheart are an opportunity to
explore more deeply than we can in a 90 minute class.
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A friendly and informal writing group to help you loosen up
and begin writing those stories that are uniquely yours. We
will do a series of writing exercises to enliven memory and
focus our creative ideas on the narrative of our lives.
There will be opportunities to share your work with the group, but
no pressure to do so. Attention will be given to creating a safe
atmosphere. There is a minimum of six students per class and a
maximum of 12. No previous writing experience necessary. Open to
all adults (16 and up).
Note: Bring your own writing materials.
Cost: $30.00 per person
The workshops run from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
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13 Must Mentions for Moonpause
This seminar will highlight thirteen natural allies to nourish and support
this time of transition.
Cost: $30.00 per person
The workshops run from 9:30 am to 12:30 am. September 13, 2004.
Come and enjoy a gentle stroll through the wilds of Hornby and be
introduced to the plant medicines that happily grow abundantly here. This
seminar will include traditional and current uses for the local flora.
Information on ethical wildcrafting (harvesting), preparing, and the safe
use of remedies will be shared. Youth to elders, new comers, and practitioners
are welcome to come and share their stories.
Cost: $30.00 per person
The workshops run from 9:30 am to 12:30 am and from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. September 20, 2004
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This half-day workshop will include meditation, chanting, movement,
poetry, group discussion and the practice of open-ended inquiry. Although
the primary nature of the workshop is experiential, throughout the morning
we will explore what it means to each of us "to stand alone in truth" and
how this informs our relatedness with one another. Our exploration will
utilize embodied awareness and direct, light-hearted inquiry into our
experience.
On the spiritual path it is essential to have the support of teachings
and teachers, however, at a certain point on our journeys and along the
way, we need to orient ourselves in a way that embraces the guidance,
wisdom and blessings of various paths, and at the same time is free of
all systems and concepts, spiritual or otherwise.
Discovering this orientation enhances our experience of freedom and
autonomy and heightens our aliveness, connection and personal empowerment
as we journey through our lives. When we discover what it means to
each us "to stand alone in truth" we immediately become benefactors of
the rich and abundant reality we live in and realize, intimately and
experientially, who we are and why we are here.
Cost: $5.00 - $10.00 per person, sliding scale
This workshop runs from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
August 1, 2004
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The treasures your childhood has to offer.
Objective: to care and nurture our inner child through an objective
and tender look at the first three septenaries of life (from 0 to 21 years old),
having the biographic laws brought by Bernard Leivegoed enlightened by
Anthroposophy as a background.
Process: the work takes place in fours parts. In the first three, we
talk about the three septenaries, offering content for reflection on
these periods and hands-on time to weave on a frame loom. The fourth part is the closing when
the nest is put together, and we have a conversation linking the continuous
care of our inner child through activities that can be included in our everyday
lives, to the 12 senses (according to the indications of Dr. Gerardo A. Blanco in
"Introduction to Antropologia")
Conclusion: the final piece will be the creation of a "nest" as we put
together the three mini-textiles that come out of this experience
where all the necessary welcome will be woven to this being, that now as an
adult, needs to go ahead.
This experience is an open door to an inner path through weaving with
the questions that may show up and the wish to know oneself better. No previous
knowledge of Anthroposophy or weaving is required.
Tales and Steiner's and other authors' poems are presented throughout the
workshop, so that light and comfort may be provided to all who take
part of this process.
Cost: $110.00 per person
This workshop runs on both weekend days.
Saturday - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sunday - 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
For more information:
Isabela Boyd (250)748.7981
email: lifematters_ent@yahoo.ca
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Singing is a powerful way to both energize and create peace within ourselves.
Singing acts on many levels: on the physical level, we must breathe
deeply to create a resonant sound. On the intellectual level, we
communicate a story when we sing. Spiritually, the focus needed to
sustain the breath and the harmonies creates a meditative state.
In this workshop, you will spend the day breathing deeply, grounding,
memorizing, and communicating through song.
Singing is a lot more than singing when you put your whole self into
it!
Note: A minimum of eight people are required for this workshop to run
Cost: $40
9:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:15 pm to 3:30 pm
May 30, 2005
For more information and to register, contact us at 250-335-0952.
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Astrology helps us remember what we were born for--what we came to learn and
what we came to share at this pivotal time on Earth. Join us for an in depth
look at the fall alignments and themes--what they signify energetically and
what they mean for us personally. We�ll talk about the power of the new moons
and full moons, retrogrades, planets changing signs, and how to maximize the
opportunities these shifts offer. Whether you are a beginner or a longtime
stargazer, this evening will help you learn more about yourself, your path,
and how to utilize these alignments for personal and spiritual growth.
Stephanie will be available for personal astrological readings at deerheart
sanctuary in September. An hour and a half in depth
natal and transit reading is $125. To schedule, please email
Stephanie@EcoAstrology.com.
Cost: $25
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
For more information and to register, contact Stephanie at Stephanie@EcoAstrology.com
September 15, 2005
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Astrology and Healing: Manifesting Your Heart's Desire
Note: The following program description is for a July workshop. The September workshop will
shift somewhat to discuss the relevant information for that time.
Saturn begins a two year journey through Leo on July 16th. Also known as Chronos or Father
Time, Saturn calls us to be in time--on track with our karmic schedule and dharmic gifts.
Saturn in Leo tells us it's time to take our power seriously. Time to focus and express
our unique essence. Time to manifest our heart's desires.
In the morning we'll talk about Saturn in Leo, what it means for each of us, and where
it's going to show up in our lives most directly. After a lunch break, we'll experience
and learn some energy tools for dealing with the fears and beliefs that come up when
we approach our creative edges. Join us for a day of exploring your unique gifts and
how to work with the obstacles that get in your way.
Fee includes a current transit chart and a personal planetary flower essence to take
home. Please register and email your birth date, time, and place to Stephanie@EcoAstrology.com
before taking the workshop.
Jim and Stephanie will also be available for individual sessions at deerheart
sanctuary in September; to schedule, email Jim at
ecomedicine@yahoo.com or Stephanie@EcoAstrology.com.
Cost: Sliding Scale $100-$60
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
For more information and to register, contact Stephanie at Stephanie@EcoAstrology.com
September 18, 2005
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Small amounts of plant medicine work with the more subtle properties of
the plants. By using a few drops of an herbal tincture or flower essence we have
harnessed the spiritual qualities rather than the more physical properties.
Utilizing the plant's energetic nature helps dissolve the patterns and
blocks to manifesting our own essence. Join in a fascinating evening on how
to use the subtle energies of plants as well as some simple but powerful
visualizations to increase the flow of your creative energy.
Jim will be available for personal sessions at deerheart sanctuary in September.
Sessions are $30/half hour, $60/hour, $90/hour
and a half. To schedule to a personal energetic healing and/or herbal
session, please email Jim at ecomedicine@yahoo.com.
Cost: $25
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
For more information and to register, email Jim at ecomedicine@yahoo.com.
September 19, 2005
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The Dances of Universal Peace began with the work of Samuel Lewis
(1898-1971), who lived in the San Francisco Bay area. He pursued an active
and serious study of various world paths including Christianity,
Judaism, Buddhism, and Sufism. Lewis was a student of Modern Dance pioneer
Ruth St. Denis and was keenly interested in dance and peacemaking. Using
the universal symbol of unity, the circle, he developed a form of circle
dance with a focus on breath, sound, movement, and multilingual phrases
affirming world unity and peace. Before his death he created about 50
Dances and Walks which he passed on to his pupils. Since his passing the
Dances have blossomed to a collection of over 400 representing many
world cultures. They are taught throughout Canada, 40 States, and twelve
countries abroad. The movements are simple and each dance and phrase is
taught. No experience is necessary - the only requirement is an open
mind and heart that we may "rise above the distinctions and differences
which divide" and know peace both within and without.
Cost: Suggested Donation $5 - $10
Time: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
For more information and to register, contact us at 250-335-0952
June 5, 2006
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Offered by Phyllis Victory
Certified Hanna Somatic Educator
Certified Equine Hanna Somatic Educator
Hanna Somatics teacher (Novato Institute, Novato, CA)
A 50-minute drop-in class that offers each person an opportunity to reclaim
control of muscles that have 'learned' to be chronically contracted. This gentle and
powerful technique of 'unlearning' can be easily learned. Once learned you can practice
at home and keep your body PAIN FREE...
It really works....
--- Please bring along something to lie on ---
Dates and times TBA
Cost: $10 per class or $15 for both Somatics and Theater classes(see below).
Offered by Phyllis Victory (in the tradition of Scott Kelman)
A one and a half hour class designed to develop your character, either 'on' or 'off' the stage. Relax
into the chaos of being out of control in a quiet and mindful way. Embrace the opposites.
If you're ready for a fast, wild, and terrifyingly, fun, expansive experience, take this class;
you won't be sorry.
WARNING: This 'space' is one of the highest places to play on the planet, is very addictive
and has hundreds of testimonials; many right here on Hornby Island.
Dates and times TBA
Cost: $10 per class or $15 for both Theater and Somatics classes (see above).
Phyllis Victory with Marilyn Warnock and Susan Koenig
Hanna Somatic Education
Facilitated by Phyllis Victory with Marilyn Warnock and Susan
Koenig from the Novato Institute in California.
"We are calling it Hanna Somatics Revealed. It is not a certification program,
in that it will not produce Certified Hanna Somatic Educators, but it WILL deepen
your understanding of the process. Plus, we are planning to make it as much fun as
possible. These teachers are both brilliant, experienced and very eager to share their
knowledge."
Phyllis Victory
More information to follow, check out the Navato Institute in California's website: www.somaticsed.com
For more information and to register, contact us at 250-335-0952
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May 26-27, 2007 10am to 5 pm, $150
"The unique beauty and kindness of the practice of self-reflection is that it does not demand
that we experience anything other than what we experience," says Tibetan teacher Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche.
That's simple, but not easy, given it's natural to move away from what is frightening or
painful, and to be drawn to what feels good. Unfortunately, this human tendency causes us to separate
from our experience, and consequently, from ourselves and others. Lost in reactive thoughts, judgments,
and emotions, we erode the powerful confidence, wisdom and compassion which grow from the ability to be
with what is. At best, we end up like James Joyce's Mr. Duffy, who "always walked a slight distance
from himself."
So how do we meet whatever arises in experience, without judgment?
In this retreat, we will explore Buddhist practices which use the energy of active attention to
work with strong reactive emotions such as fear, anger and sorrow. The format will include meditation
instruction and practice, talks, experiential learning, and question-and-answer sessions in a small group
context. Participation would be suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators who wish to turn
up the heat on their practices. What matters most is a desire to cultivate the ability to show up more
fully and less reactively when things go contrary to what one wants or expects. A willingness to explore
meditation practice as a way of doing so is obviously necessary.
Past "success" or aptitude with meditation, however, is not required. Distractibility, agitation, dullness,
boredom, reactive emotion, and difficulty setting up conditions that support a practice are all common roadblocks.
The beauty of the Buddhist path is that the mud of our lives becomes the ground of transformation, the nutrient
which helps the lotus bloom. Pragmatic remedies for these problems will be offered and experimented with during
the weekend.
Recommended reading prior to the retreat includes Chapters 1-3 in the book Wake Up to Your Life by my
teacher, Ken McLeod. Ken received complete transmission of the essential teachings of the Karma Kagyu and
Shangpa traditions of Tibetan Buddhism as well as authorization to transmit these teachings to students from
Kalu Rinpoche. To order the book and learn more about a pragmatic Buddhist approach developing on Western ground,
go to www.unfetteredmind.com.
The methods within this book are meant to be worked deeply, sequentially, systematically. As such, it is more
of a manual rather than "a read." It serves as a practice guide for groups who for various reasons prefer more
intimate practice contexts, or who are distant from traditional practice settings. Each chapter might take anywhere
from three months to a year to work with. For those interested, the May retreat could serve as a foundational
workshop for a series of intensive ongoing classes on Hornby, which I would facilitate several times yearly.
Practical Matters
Enrollment will be limited. To ensure a space, contact Michelle St. Pierre of deerheart sanctuary at 250-335-0952,
or at deerheartsanctuary@yahoo.com.
A fee of $150 for both days is suggested (no one will be turned away for lack of funds). Accommodation is available at deerheart
including a cozy caravan and overnight camping. Other lodging can be found at local B&B's. Vegetarian lunch will be provided.
There will be free time in the evenings to enjoy the forests and beaches all around the island. Because attention
will be our main way of working, you will be asked to arrive as rested as possible, and to abstain from alcohol and
medically unnecessary substances during that weekend.
If you would like to stay overnight at deerheart, please contact Michelle for further information on food, accomodations, etc.
If you are coming from off-island, please check the ferry schedules to allow enough time for arrival and departure.
If necessary, ending time on Sunday will be adjusted to allow for time to get to the last ferry.
What to Bring
Some meditation cushions and chairs will be available, but if you have a cushion of your own and its easy to bring,
please do! If it would be better for you to meditate in a laying down position, feel free to bring a yoga mat and/or blanket.
Also bring a notebook and pens, any water or snacks you would like, and clothes for variable weather, including
warm socks. Shoes that are easy to slip on and off but sturdy enough to walk on forest trails would be helpful.
Some Inner Preparation
Please spend some time contemplatively holding these questions and then writing a few words in answer to each:
- Most people want something when they begin a new activity - or sustain a long-lived one. What do you want from meditation practice?
- For how much of your life are you present? Where are you most of the time when you are not present?
- How do you react when things go contrary to expectations?
- How do these reactions impact your relationship to others, to your own well-being, to your work, community, etc.
- If you have an established meditation practice: what difficulties do you encounter in your practice and how do you address them? To what extent does your practice serve waking up; to what degree does it fall into a habit of arranging a comfortable or predictable experience for oneself?
If you have any questions about the retreat for Lynn, you can email her at monkeypuzl@aol.com (please refer to deerheart in the subject line)
or call 415-552-5773. To enroll and for practical/logistical information, contact Michelle St. Pierre at deerheartsanctuary@yahoo.com
or at 250-335-0952.
Cost: Suggested donation of $150 for weekend, no one turned away for lack of funds
Saturday, May 26 to Sunday, May 27, 2007 10am to 5 pm
For more information and to register, contact us at 250-335-0952
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PARTING THE VEIL: An Exploration of Buddhist and Shamanic Paths of Attention
What is precious
inside us does not
care to be known
by the mind
in ways that diminish
its presence.
-David Whyte,poet
No problem was ever solved
by the same consciousness
that created it.
-William McDonough,Engineer, Futurist
Both Buddhism and Shamanism cultivate attention as a tool for clearing obstacles to presence, well-being, and
compassion. In this two-part workshop, we will explore both gradual, stabilizing practices drawn from Buddhist sources,
as well as the catalytic tool of shamanic journeying.
The intention is not psychic tourism, but rather to develop ways to identify and dismantle conditioned habits of
reactivity, recover lost selves and power, experience directly the mystery of being.
If you would like to get outside the box of your usual perceptions; develop a more conscious relationship to
power and attention; and contact sources of energy, insight, healing and wholeness on behalf of yourself and
others, please join us. Opt for either Part 1, or both days. A $75 per day donation is suggested. No one
will be turned away for lack of funds. Those who have taken Part 1 are welcome to repeat for a suggested $25
donation for Part 1, if you care to donate, and /or add Part 2. Some overnight camping available.
Cost: Suggested donation $75 per day ($25 for first day repeats)
10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday
For more information and to register, contact us at 250-335-0952
Sept 8 & 9th, 2007
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Are you tired of eating the same foods day after day?
Want to try something New?
Join Theresa Hanley and learn how to prepare wholesome, simple meals that consist of all
raw (that is unheated/unaltered) foods including seeds, nuts, fruit, veggies, sea vegetables,
and cold pressed oils.
Theresa has been working as a raw food chef for the last few years and has been studying
the benefits of a raw food diet.
During this workshop we will:
- discuss the basic principles of Raw Food Nutrition
- prepare a four course raw food meal together - and eat it too!
- discuss simple ways to introduce more healthy foods into you and your family?s diet
Please contact us if you are interested.
When ? Sunday, Oct 12th. 2007, 12-2:30pm
Cost - $40.00 (this includes generous samples)
Minumum 8 people, maximum 15
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Diane's two week early morning intensive (with surprising
benefits) will include centering meditations, playful
and explorative warm ups and movement, asanas,
pranayam, and relaxation. These sessions are designed
for those who want to strengthen their yoga practice
and receive inspiration for the new season that lies
ahead.
Enrollment requires a commitment to the full two
weeks.
Cost: $150.00 per person with an 'early bird' special of $130.00 before
September 11th. The workshops run from 8:00 am to 9:30 am daily except Sunday
mornings.
September 11-13, 2007
These drop-in sessions include the aspects of the
two-week intensive and are open to all levels.
Cost: $12.00 per person. There is a 10% discount if preregistering for the season, Oct-Dec. 2007
Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
Menopause Metamorphosis Yoga Intensive
A women's yoga intensive with Diane Smith focusing on the metamorphasis of menopause.
A gourmet vegan/raw lunch is included.
Saturday Oct. 18, 2008, 10am - 4 pm
Cost: $75
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Retreats
Yoga and the Sacred Feminine: A Retreat
Fri. Oct. 23 to Sun. Oct. 25
Presented by Ambika
Join with other women and share in the energy of Silent Meditation, Yoga Classes
and a Toning/Talking Circle. This is a wonderful opportunity to gift yourself
time for nurturing, healing and reflection while cultivating peace and balance
within.
Friday arrival:
- 5:30 Orientation and simple dinner
- 7:00 Meditation: Why silence?
Participants will be asked to stay in silence until yoga
class the next morning
Saturday Schedule
- 6:30am wake up bell
- 7-7:30 Silent Meditation
- 7:30 Breakfast
- 9-11 Yoga with Ambika
- 11:30 Lunch and free afternoon
- 5:00pm Light Dinner
- 7-9 Toning/Talking Circle
Sunday Schedule
- 6:30 wake up bell
- 7-7:30 Silent Meditation
- 7:30 Breakfast
- 9-11 Yoga with Ambika followed by closing circle
- Lunch served.
Cost: $225.00 includes 2 nights accommodation, all meals and program. If you
like you can also book a massage with Michelle and/or a clairvoyant reading with
Iyana. This would be extra.
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Demystifying Raw Food
Saturday Oct. 3rd to Monday Oct. 5th
Presented by The Vegabond, a pedal-powered gourmet raw food chef from Montreal.
Explore:
- Basic to advanced raw food preparation techniques
- Finding the right foods for your body and needs
- Debunking prevalent myths and reconnecting with natural eating
- Having fun with food!
Includes:
- 9 Raw Food prep courses
- 6 Seminars
- 3 Meals per day
Cost:
$225 for all food and courses
Accommodation extra.
For more information, contact Michelle at 250-335-0952 or
deerheartsanctuary@telus.net
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A great combination of inner quiet reflection and community celebration!
Join us for 2 days of Toning, Meditation, Yoga, Raw Gourmet Food and Instruction.
This is an opportunity for women to come together to celebrate and nourish body, mind and spirit at
Deerheart Sanctuary and enjoy beach time or sightseeing on beautiful Hornby Island.
As an added bonus, the Hornby Fall Faire is happening this weekend. It is a wonderful event to
further experience Hornby's diverse community.
See the schedule for details.
Facilitators
Michelle St. Pierre has been a resident of Hornby Island and is founder of deerheart sanctuary:
a refuge for heart and spirit as well as silent meditation retreats... read more
Theresa Hanley has been working as a raw food chef for the last few years and has been studying
the benefits of a raw food diet. She co-owns Yummy Mummy's Vegan and Raw Delights, a busy catering
business out of Courtenay, and often comes to Hornby to cater events... read more
Diane Smith has been studying Hatha yoga, movement and meditation for the past two decades and her studies
have been part of her work as a practicing midwife... read more
Cost & Dates
Yoga/Raw-Vegan Food/Toning/Fall Fair
September 12th to 14th, 2008
Cost: $250 includes program, camping and food!
*caravan and cottage accommodation also available...inquire for prices.
*raw food workshop open to all women - cost:$40.00
*yoga classes may be open depending on number of participants
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Facilitated by jennifer armstrong and Nancy Frohlick
A well-rounded exploration of the body and mind through Hatha yoga. From
still quiet poses to energizing, flowing swquences, this workshop is for
practitioners of all levels of experience as well as beginners.
9-11:30 am - morning practice
4-6pm afternoon practice
Cost: 80 - 100/person (sliding scale)
Includes 9 hours of yoga, 2 experienced teachers and a class size llimited
to 10, so plenty of personal, hands on guidance and support.
August 25th and 26th, 2007
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Retreat to the forest for to reflect in silence. There will be yoga classes,
with certified yoga instructors, as well as audiotape satsangs by Adyashanti.
Four nights camping, meals, and yoga are included in the retreat price.
Please see our schedule and detailed information page for further information.
Cost: $200 for camping, meals, and yoga. Donations to Adyashanti and deerheart are appreciated.
Day 1: 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Day 2,3, & 4: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
Day 4: 6:00 am to 12:45 pm
March 13-18, 2007
Adyashanti's latest home retreat tapes, one satsang per day. Silent sitting and walking meditation
periods of throughout the day following posted schedules.
This is a non-residential retreat. You are welcome to attend any of the meditations or satsangs by
donation. Bring any food and drink required as none will be supplied.
Please see our schedule and detailed information page for further information.
Donations to Adyashanti and deerheart are appreciated.
Day 1: 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Day 2-9: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
Day 10: 6:00 am to 12:45 pm
Retreat runs from February 15th to February 24th., 2006
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Shantakaram Chants & Mantras Workshop
With Nadaka & Gopika
Vedic Mantras are pure sounds that were heard by the Rishis in ancient times.
They carry a powerful energy that has been passed down over milleneums as seeds of divine knowledge.
An eternal bridge from the past to the future, Sound, Music and Mantras remain a timeless expression of man's
aspiration to transcend himself and experience a sense of oneness with all. Above and beyound religion
we sing these mantras as an invocation to our highest inner guide.
Workshop at deerheart - Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Concert at Hornby Hall - Sunday, May 16th, 2010
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Gita Yawaste
Gitz Yawaste Concert
A celebration of spiritual diversity in chant.
Gita Yawaste is an unlikely grouping of musicians brought together by guitarist/vocalist
Phil Rossner in order to do chant/song from all spiritual traditions. Their name, Gita Yawaste,
reflects what they are wishing to convey - a celebration of spiritual diversity. "Gita" is Sanskrit
for "song" and Yawaste is Lakota for "blessing".
Concert - Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Suggested Donation: $10
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Crystal Journey with Quartz Crystal Bowls
& Paiste Gongs
Presented by David Hickey
The Crystal Journey Mission Statement: To create expansive, improvised and beautiful music, to awaken
consciousness, to promote peace and to restore balance of the self and the planet.
What You Can Expect
The shows will take place in two 40 to 50 minute sets. David's usual set up includes 15-20
quartz crystal bowls, 8-10
Paiste Planet gongs, a vibraphone and an assortment of other tuned
percussion instruments. Nothing is amplified, pre-recorded or rehearsed. Each set and performance
is sonically pure and unique. David records the shows on his high quality portable recorder and
can make that recording available to you.
We invite you to take a seat or lay down as close to the instruments as possible to get the
greatest effect. Remember to bring a yoga matt, blanket and/or pillow as most venues will have floor
space to lay down. Chairs for regular seating are also available.
Here's an example of what to expect.
June 16th. 7:30pm
Cost: $20
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