class schedule and descriptions

SPRING SESSION: March 30th - June 14th, 2009

Fees
Pre-register by your first class of the Spring session or up to 3 days prior to Retreat start dates for the lower session cost. Pre-registration is done by cheque, addressed to the Radha Yoga Centre, & left in/mailed to the Centre’s mailbox at 617 Cooper St. (student/low-income prices available).

Please include a memo indicating the class you are pre-registering for, along with your full name and contact information (i.e., phone number, mailing address & email address).

Please arrive 15 minutes early on the first night of classes to complete registration and receive your payment receipt.
617 Cooper St. (at Bay) K1R 5J1 Ottawa 613.236.3545
radha@ca.inter.net

class descriptions

Hatha Yoga 
Our classical hatha yoga classes strengthen the body and still the mind by interweaving postures, spiritual practices and breath.  Feel rejuvenated and restored.  Each class ends with a guided relaxation.

Insight and Clarity through Kundalini Yoga
Using Swami Radha’s book Kundalini Yoga for the West participants will have an opportunity to deepen their understanding of themselves and find tools to meet the challenges they face on their path of spiritual growth.  Classes will include reflection and a variety of spiritual practices.  Bring a journal and pen.

Dream Yoga
A safe, practical approach to uncovering dream messages & exploring the unconscious using Realities of a Dreaming Mind by Swami Radha. Apply your learning to daily life to build confidence and self reliance. Bring a journal and pen.

Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
Deepen your Hatha Yoga practice. Discover the language & wisdom of the body through the symbolic exploration of the Hatha Yoga asanas. Find balance, and act from a place of connection. Bring a journal.

Connecting with the Sacred: Your Personal Journey
Connect with your evolutionary path through sacred practices to put you in touch with the wisdom of your unconscious. Access your intuition & creatively apply your insights to daily life. Using Swami Radha’s approach to the Kundalini system, a foundation for character building, courage, and awareness, explore your 6 senses as a gateway to your unique path at this time. Commitment to 6 bi-weekly classes is required. Bring a journal.

Mantras & Mindwatches (monthly)
Start your day with stillness & sacred sound. Mantra is an ancient, powerful tool that stills the mind, bringing you in touch with your true nature. Learn to focus your mind through chanting followed by a mindwatch practice. Experience your own voice as a healing influence nurturing inner growth. Bring a journal and a pen.

Satsang
Join us for this uplifting time where we focus on joyful devotional songs, mantra chanting for our prayer list, inspiring talks and videos. A wonderful way to begin your week.

Karma Yoga
Study yourself in action. As you work, ask yourself: How do I work with others? What is the symbolic meaning of my work? Why do I do what I do? Karma Yoga means selfless service. It is the foundation of our Centre. Join the Radha Community in helping us to care for our Centre. Karma Yoga dates and times TBA online.

urban retreats

Rose Ceremony
The two day ceremony is a personal dedication to your ideals and a chance to release old resentments. Using the rose as a symbol for Divine Love, this engaging ritual helps remind us of what is most beautiful in our lives. Bring two roses--one for you and one for the Divine. Saturday, June 13th , 7-9pm-Sunday, June 14th, 10-11am

Fees: Pre-register by your first class of the Spring session or up to three days prior to Retreat start dates for the lower session cost.
Arrive at least 15 minutes early on the first night of classes to complete registration.
617 Cooper St. (at Bay) K1R 5J1 Ottawa 613.236.3545
radha@ca.inter.net

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events schedule

Radha Yoga Youth Outreach Yoga-thon
Help support the Radha Yoga Youth Outreach program by taking one of these classes at the Radha Centre. All of the proceeds from these classes will go towards bringing yoga to youth in need. To learn more about RYYO and what they do, click here.

Hidden Language Hatha Yoga on Devotion
Saturday, June 6th 10:15am - 12pm
Can hatha yoga be devotional? What makes it devotional? Explore your relationship to the Divine through your body. The Hidden Language approach to hatha yoga will guide you to use your body as a spiritual tool, and to apply intuitive insights from your Hidden Language practice to your daily life. Hidden Language is yoga, in its true sense of union. Please bring a journal.
$20 (Pre-register by Monday, June 1st)/ $25 full fee

Hatha Yoga: Coming into Balance
Saturday, June 6th 2-3.30pm
The ultimate goal of yogic practices is to be in the center. Hatha Yoga in its various aspects is a means to bring the sensory input-output we experience in our daily lives into balance, and to obtain a new understanding of the body as a tool that can function much beyond the limitations usually determined by our beliefs and attitudes. Interweaving classic yogic asanas (poses), spiritual practices and breath, this workshop will end with a guided relaxation. Appropriate for all bodies.
$15 (Pre-register by Monday, June 1st)/$20 full fee

Hidden Language Hatha Yoga Hidden Language on Choice
Sunday, June 7th 10:15am - 12pm
How to choose? What to choose? What is prioritized in a busy life? Where do you put your energy? Explore and reflect on how you choose and what is chosen using the wisdom of your own body. Please bring a journal and wear comfortable clothes.
$20 (Pre-register by Monday, June 1st)/ $25 full fee

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update on our yoga outreach programs

Yoga -reaching out to the community

Since opening in 1983, we at the Radha Yoga Centre have been committed to offering yoga in the community. Over the years, we have established partnerships with a variety of agencies and groups. Currently we are working with:

- Bethany Hope Centre
- Big Sisters of Canada
- Brookfield McHugh High School
- Catholic Immigration Services
- Christie Lake Kids STAR Program
- Dave Smith Centre
- Elizabeth WynWood Alternate School
- Forward Avenue Shelter
- Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre at Carleton Womyn’s Centre
- Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre at the University of Ottawa
- Interval House
- McNabb Community Centre
- MS Society
- Norman Johnson Alternative High School
- Pinecrest Queensway Health and Community Centre (and United Sisters)
- Richard Pfaff Alternate School
- Robert Smart Centre: Secure Treatment
- Somerset Health Centre
- St. Mary’s Home
- Youth Services Bureau: Young Men’s Shelter, Downtown Day Drop-in, and Young Women’s Drop-in
- YouthNet Mental Health Services
- Youville Centre

More Information

About Radha Yoga Youth Outreach

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