Tiffany Nicholson-Smith

A Weekend of BHAKTI & PUJA w/ Ram Vakkalanka
2023-09-09 11:00 - 2023-09-10 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Sep 9 Morning: 11 am – 1 pm & 2 – 4 pm
Puja – Open Your Heart with Bhakti Yoga Rituals
The Sanskrit word ‘Puja’ is an acronym for ‘Purna Jagruti’ or complete awakening. Puja is a sacred ritual that combines Meditation, Mantras, Mudras and Pranayama into a very powerful, uplifting experience. Even though the Puja looks like an external ritual, it is actually an internal meditation.
This workshop is for those who would like to learn how do a basic – but powerful – Vedic Puja ceremony for the benefit of themselves as well as others. Ram will teach the different steps involved in performing a ‘Panchopachara Puja’. A Panchopachara Puja is where the Five Elemental Energies are symbolically offered with Mantras and Mudras to the Divine as an act of gratitude as well as surrender.
In celebration of Krishna’s birthday on Sep 6, this Puja is dedicated to Krishna. Please feel free to bring a few flowers and fruits to the Puja as per your convenience and wear loose clothing so you can sit on the floor comfortably.
Sep 9 Afternoon: 2 – 4 pm
The Tales of Krishna and Bhakti
In the Yogic tradition, the sublimest principles of philosophy were often transmitted in the form of stories by the ancient Seers of India. The Upanishads and Puranas are packed with stories that make very deep impressions on our hearts while subtly conveying the noblest of truths to the intellect. Sometimes, a story can effortlessly convey what a lengthy, intellectual meandering struggles to communicate. That’s why many ancient texts about Yoga were written in the form of nestled stories – story within a story – in order to carry across wisdom from generation to generation.
True to the tradition, Ram is going to share some great tales related to Krishna as well as Bhakti Yoga, honoring the practice of teaching through stories in these sessions. Listening to these stories will allow the seeds of Bhakti to sprout in your heart and enliven the teachings of Krishna.
If you like to channel your inner child and listen to a story or two to unplug and unwind, you will love these sessions with Ram and his masterful way of story-telling.
Do join us!
Sep 10: 11 am – 1 pm & 2 – 4 pm
Connecting with the Divine within through Puja Ceremony
The purpose of the Puja is to transcend the sense of individual ego by surrendering it to the Divine and ultimately merge into the Universal Consciousness. In this workshop, Ram will teach how to offer the sacred ceremony known as ‘Shadasha Upachara Puja to Krishna. Though the ceremony is dedicated to Krishna, Ram will also teach how to adapt the Puja ceremony to your chosen Deity. After the workshop, with a little practice, you would be able to do a puja by yourself, incorporating a heart-opening practice of Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.
The Puja will be followed by a ‘Spiritual Naming’ ceremony (Namakarana), for those who are interested. Thereafter, there will be a Mantra initiation ceremony for those who are interested.
Please feel free to bring any flowers and fruits to the Puja as per your convenience and wear loose clothing so you can sit on the floor comfortably.

ABOUT RAM VAKKALANKA:
Ram Vakkalanka is an internationally recognized master of Yoga philosophy, Nada Yoga, Meditation and Sanskrit. He was born and brought up in India in a Yogic lifestyle. He grew up studying the Sanskrit language, ancient scriptures such as Upanishads and practicing Mantra-chanting and Meditation since childhood. In his teens, Ram started studying music through the Sitar, which eventually blossomed into Nada Yoga. Simultaneous to Yogic education, Ram also pursued mundane education, amassed a few qualifications in Finance and worked in the upper echelons of Management in the corporate world in Singapore, Africa, USA and Canada.
It was in Canada, Ram met his spiritual Guru and that meeting changed his life completely. In 2010, Ram quit the corporate world and dedicated his life to spreading the sublime philosophy of Veda and Vedic sciences such as Astrology and Ayurveda.
Ram shares his deep knowledge of the Yoga philosophy, Sanskrit, Nada Yoga as well as Vedic sciences such as Ayurveda and Astrology with a global audience through workshops, Retreats, Podcasts as well as one-on-one sessions. He is often described as ‘a gift to the global Yoga community’, given the breadth and depth of his wisdom as well as the authenticity, humility and passion with which he shares it. His teaching style is direct and simple but profound, filled with current examples and humour.
Ram’s creations so far include 22 CDs in three languages, one DVD and an online course about the origin and evolution of Yoga.
For more about Ram, visit www.ramvakkalanka.com, listen to his podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or connect with him on the social media (FB: Ram Vakkalanka, IG: ram_vakkalanka)

Nada Yoga for Chakra Balancing - Sitar Session w/ Ram Vakkalanka
2023-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Friday, Sep 15 evening: 7-9 pm
Nada Yoga for Chakra Balancing – Sitar Session
There is something sacred inside each one of us that vibrates in perfect harmony with the Universe. However, the cacophony of our thoughts prevents us from enjoying this inner harmony. Nada Yoga teaches us how to rise above this noise, go deeper into our heart and discover the inexhaustible source of inner peace and strength there.
Nada Yoga is a wonderful confluence of the art of music and the science of Yoga, Mudras, Ayurveda and Astrology. Nada Yoga envisages Music as a means of Enlightenment by exploring the Energetic aspect of Music. Nada Yoga is one of the most effective ways to energize the Chakras, balance the Vata, Pitta and Kapha Doshas, remove mento-emotional energy blockages and gently carry the mind to a tranquil state where inner healing becomes possible.
In this session, Ram Vakkalanka will present the spiritual side of music and explain the relationship between music and the energetic aspects of our mind-body system. Ram presents music from a unique perspective and its soothing quality truly enthralls the audience. In Ram’s hands, the musical notes become Mantras and create vibrant, energetic and peaceful ambiance.
This session involves intermittent guided meditation on the Chakras to the accompaniment of live Sitar music. Please dress comfortably.

ABOUT RAM VAKKALANKA:
Ram Vakkalanka is an internationally recognized master of Yoga philosophy, Nada Yoga, Meditation and Sanskrit. He was born and brought up in India in a Yogic lifestyle. He grew up studying the Sanskrit language, ancient scriptures such as Upanishads and practicing Mantra-chanting and Meditation since childhood. In his teens, Ram started studying music through the Sitar, which eventually blossomed into Nada Yoga. Simultaneous to Yogic education, Ram also pursued mundane education, amassed a few qualifications in Finance and worked in the upper echelons of Management in the corporate world in Singapore, Africa, USA and Canada.
It was in Canada, Ram met his spiritual Guru and that meeting changed his life completely. In 2010, Ram quit the corporate world and dedicated his life to spreading the sublime philosophy of Veda and Vedic sciences such as Astrology and Ayurveda.
Ram shares his deep knowledge of the Yoga philosophy, Sanskrit, Nada Yoga as well as Vedic sciences such as Ayurveda and Astrology with a global audience through workshops, Retreats, Podcasts as well as one-on-one sessions. He is often described as ‘a gift to the global Yoga community’, given the breadth and depth of his wisdom as well as the authenticity, humility and passion with which he shares it. His teaching style is direct and simple but profound, filled with current examples and humour.
Ram’s creations so far include 22 CDs in three languages, one DVD and an online course about the origin and evolution of Yoga.
For more about Ram, visit www.ramvakkalanka.com, listen to his podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or connect with him on the social media (FB: Ram Vakkalanka, IG: ram_vakkalanka)

Kirtan + Harmonium in Classical Indian Music - Weekend Workshop w/ Ram Vakkalanka
2023-09-16 13:00 - 2023-09-17 18:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Saturday, Sep 16 and Sunday, Sep 17: 1-6 pm
Kirtan and Harmonium in Indian music style
Join us to learn how to play the Harmonium in Indian music style as well as chant Mantras using Indian Ragas. Ram will share his deep knowledge of Indian music starting with the unique philosophy of Indian music, its Vedic origins, the musical tones in Indian music, the structural elements of melody and rhythm in Indian music. Ram will also talk about the Navarasas (the nine essential human emotions), an integral part of the Indian music. We will learn and practice some Kirtans in a few Indian Ragas, along with their notations. Insights into voice culture, Nada Yoga and Sanskrit pronunciation will be offered as necessary.
No prior musical knowledge is necessary to attend this course. Please bring your Harmonium or any other musical instrument you would like to play the Ragas on. Make sure to dress comfortably so you can sit on the floor comfortably.

ABOUT RAM VAKKALANKA:
Ram Vakkalanka is an internationally recognized master of Yoga philosophy, Nada Yoga, Meditation and Sanskrit. He was born and brought up in India in a Yogic lifestyle. He grew up studying the Sanskrit language, ancient scriptures such as Upanishads and practicing Mantra-chanting and Meditation since childhood. In his teens, Ram started studying music through the Sitar, which eventually blossomed into Nada Yoga. Simultaneous to Yogic education, Ram also pursued mundane education, amassed a few qualifications in Finance and worked in the upper echelons of Management in the corporate world in Singapore, Africa, USA and Canada.
It was in Canada, Ram met his spiritual Guru and that meeting changed his life completely. In 2010, Ram quit the corporate world and dedicated his life to spreading the sublime philosophy of Veda and Vedic sciences such as Astrology and Ayurveda.
Ram shares his deep knowledge of the Yoga philosophy, Sanskrit, Nada Yoga as well as Vedic sciences such as Ayurveda and Astrology with a global audience through workshops, Retreats, Podcasts as well as one-on-one sessions. He is often described as ‘a gift to the global Yoga community’, given the breadth and depth of his wisdom as well as the authenticity, humility and passion with which he shares it. His teaching style is direct and simple but profound, filled with current examples and humour.
Ram’s creations so far include 22 CDs in three languages, one DVD and an online course about the origin and evolution of Yoga.
For more about Ram, visit www.ramvakkalanka.com, listen to his podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or connect with him on the social media (FB: Ram Vakkalanka, IG: ram_vakkalanka)

Ayurveda Panchakarma Retreat In INDIA! (SOLD OUT!)
2023-10-01 08:00 - 2023-10-24 17:00 | QC
AYURVEDA PANCHAKARMA RETREAT IN INDIA!
SOLD OUT! RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR NEXT NOVEMBER!!!
Join Tiffany & Dr. Abilash at the renowned Maitreyi Vedic Village in South India, for this comprehensive Ayurvedic Panchakarma Retreat this October, 2023. This is a very profound process that is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Tiffany has selected Maitreyi Vedic Village after almost 2 decades of experience in India and various Ayurvedic Centers. Maitreyi is truly a place of holism and exudes a living presence of the Vedas, and just retreating on this sacred land and in this place, is deeply healing and transformative.
Ayurveda includes a wide variety of treatment programs depending upon the Prakruti (constitution), Vikruti (current state), and other considerations based upon each individual. Due to this, you will receive an initial examination by the head Vaidya (Doctor) Dr. Abilash, after which your unique Treatment Program will be curated and organized. The holistic approach and methodology of Ayurveda treats disease or ailments as symptoms of unrest at a deeper level and hence aims to go to the very root of the issue. Skillful diagnosis, management and follow up are mandatory parts of the treatment, and will all be applied during your 3 week treatment.
Authentic Ayurvedic treatments, given in their traditional and pure form, under the expert guidance of Dr Abilash, will bring longterm, lasting benefits. The serene and peaceful atmosphere of the Vedic Village will add to the healing potency and provides an ideal environment most suitable to inner and outer wellbeing.
In Maitreyi, treatments are not only limited to medicines or to the physical therapies – Ayurveda honours that there is always an element of Rajo Guna of Mind in the cause of diseases. Therefore, in our retreat, we inspire retreatants to combine their Ayurvedic treatments with a Spiritual practice (yoga, meditation, inquiry) since the Sanskrit word ‘Swastha’ – established in the Self – indicates that Self-realization is the basis for perfect health. Ayurveda is practiced to attain complete health on all levels of our Being.
You will be receiving Jeevaniya, which is one of the most intensive treatment programs done at Maitreyi. Jeevaniya is to give and extend life, a type of treatment plan which aims to detoxify the body, reviving the physical wholeness and natural immunity. It is meant for people who due to lifestyle habits or circumstances like polluted environment, have accumulated toxins in their day to day living. These can cause disease in the long term, and the best way to prevent this is to flush the toxins out of the body through Ayurvedic treatments and to then bring gradual change in longterm lifestyle choices.
Panchakarma can be part of your Jeevaniya process. ‘Pancha‐karma’ refers to the five different actions which help to detoxify different parts of our body internally through a systematic process of preparation and elimination. It includes the 5 therapeutic karmas: vamana, virechana, vasthi, nasyam and rakthamoksham. The choice of Panchakarma therapy most suited to you is decided only after diagnosis, and during this retreat Dr. Abhilash will recommend either 1 or 2 of the karmas for elimination and cleansing.
To Deepen the detoxification & regenerative process, this Retreat will also include Daily Yoga + Meditation with Tiffany, as well as ongoing Talks/Classes with Dr Abhilash, Tiffany & Dr Dhanusree.
We welcome those to join this retreat who feel deeply called to the Living Presence of Ayurveda.
Accommodation Options (CAD, including HST):
Triple occupancy – $3500 per person
Double occupancy – $4000 per person
Single occupancy – $6000 per person
What’s Included?:

Daily Morning Yoga sessions
Daily Meditation sessions
Ayurvedic consultations and individual guidance with Dr. Abhilash
2 Treatments Daily
All Internal Medicine
One-on-one check-ins during the 3 weeks with Tiffany
Daily discourses, integration sessions, cooking sessions, vedic offerings, pujas + homas, etc.
Organic & Sattvic Vegetarian Meals (as well as specific nutritional guidance for your optimal detoxification and wellness)
An individualized take-home lifestyle practice designed specifically for you
Domestic Travel to/from the Airport (Coimbatore) to the Village

Maitreyi Offers:

Eco-lux Accommodations
Organic Gardens + Walking Trails
Beautiful Ayurvedic Treatment Center
Yoga Shala + Havan Shala

For More Info about Maitreyi; https://maitreyivedic.in/

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Yin Song Retreat
2023-11-03 08:00 - 2023-11-05 17:00 | QC
We warmly welcome you to the Yin Song Retreat in Wakefield, Quebec (30 minutes north of Ottawa) November 3rd to 5th.
Chris and Iselin invite you to retreat with them during their first Yin Song retreat in Wakefield. You can look forward to a weekend immersed in nourishing practices and experiences; yin yoga, meditation, pranayama, cacao, sound healing, ceremonies, music, nature immersion and more.
This retreat has been put together to offer a space of connection, rejuvenation and transformation. We will dive into tools and practices for cultivating presence, self awareness and harmony in our bodies, minds and spirits.
Our meals will be lovingly prepared by Tiffany of Rasa Ayurveda in accordance with Ayurvedic principles. The food will be primarily plant-based, gluten-free and deeply nourishing.
We offer shared-room accommodation with up to three people in each room.
For questions and bookings, please contact Iselin via email: iselinamandastoylen@gmail.com

About the Facilitators
Iselin Amanda Støylen is an experienced women’s health educator and herbal medicine practitioner. She assists her clients in finding harmony and balance through connecting the mind-body-spirit relationship, and working with the Earth as a healer and teacher.
Besides her herbal practice, Iselin is an overall creative and travels between Europe, Australia and North America sharing events, workshops and retreats. Iselin offers cacao ceremonies and is an experienced yoga teacher specialising in yin yoga and yoga nidra. She is the founder of the skin care brand Raindrop Botanicals, and the author of the book “The Art of Chocolate”.
Christopher Mapstone is a Sonic Traveller – weaving sound and ceremony through the power of music. His unique fusion of Reggae, Folk, and World music reflects his extraordinary expression. With a decade of traversing multidimensional musical realms, Chris is a song carrier – musical mystic, channeling captivating melodies and rhythms. Chris has shared his heartful music at festivals, events, retreats, teepees, fires, and ceremonies worldwide. Collaborating with visionary artists such as Murray Kyle, Darpan, Lulu, and Mischka, his path is one of healing and service. Utilizing Voice, Didgeridoo, Percussion, Guitar, and Flutes, Mapstone crafts an enchanting, uplifting sound, infused with conscious lyrics, thoughtful grooves, and an energizing presence.

Early Bird (until October 15): $595
After October 15th: $650

50 Hr Ayurveda Online Immersion
2023-11-15 09:00 - 2024-02-28 12:00 | zoom
BEGINS November 15th, 2023
Book the immersion now alongside a friend and receive $100 off each! (See the option below!)
CHECK OUT FURTHER INFO HERE!
Join Tiffany for this foundational online immersion into the vast world of Ayurveda.
Tiffany has lovingly curated this course to allow you to live, love and become radiant with Ayurveda. Drawing upon more than a decade of her own immersive study and clinical practice in the profound wisdom of this healing science, this immersion will invite you to truly come back to life.
This is a 50-Hour Immersion, offering 16 online sessions of 3 hours each. As a new addition to the immersion this year, you also receive a 1.5 hour Private Ayurvedic Consultation with Tiffany (worth $249) during these months, allowing you to truly integrate the teachings into your life. The beauty of the online platform is that you can join the class from the comfort of your very own home! Tiffany offers this course in a very applied manner, offering space for discussion, weekly integrations, online and offline practices and a group chat where you have ongoing integrative learning and support.
LIVE, DOWNLOADABLE & LIFETIME ACCESS!:
Miss a class? Don’t worry, a video download of each session will always be available.
Topics explored will include:

The Foundation, History & Intention of Ayurveda
Mahabhutas – The 5 elements in us and the universe
20 Guruvadi Gunas – The 20 Qualities existent in all of life
Exploring the 3 Causes of Disease
Understanding TriDosha – Vata, Pitta, Kapha Constitutions
Prakruti & Vikruti – Your Constitution and Current State
The 15 Subdoshas – Beyond the Doshas!
Saptadhatus – the 7 Tissues
Agni – Fire & Digestion – States of Digestion and how best to balance
Ama – How to rid the system of Toxicity
Fasting & Cleansing + Panchakarma
Ojas, Tejas & Prana
Dinacharya – Developing Daily Routine
Ritucharya – Seasonal Routine
Ratricharya – Sleep Routine
Ahara Chikitsa – Food as Medicine
Vihara Chikitsa – Lifestyle Medicine
Aushadhi – Simple Medicinal Herbal Preparations
AyurYoga – The coming together of Ayurveda + Yoga

CHECK OUT FURTHER INFO HERE!
Investment: $975 CAD
Schedule: Wednesdays: 9:00am-12:00pm EST (Toronto Time) – Starting Nov. 15, 2023
Required Reading: Textbook of Ayurveda, Volume 1 – Fundamental Principles (Dr. Vasant Lad)

Meditation 1-Day Retreat
2023-11-25 07:30 - 20:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
A 1-Day Meditation Retreat
This 1-Day Retreat is a Meditation Immersion experience that focuses on accessing our real and essential nature, our highest Self, through a balanced integration of Inquiry, Meditation and Vichara Yoga. This retreat is intended to reveal our pure, true, boundless nature, and to allow that recognition to be a foundational and unchanged seeing. This is not intended as a momentary experience, or a restful day, but rather an invitation to Be as you truly are and to know that undoubtedly.
Even though for 1 Day, this retreat aims to create an experience similar to that of a solitary retreat, in order to provide you with an opportunity to rest with yourself, to give space for powerful inner reflection and to create a sense of internalization, allowing for a blossoming of the Heart and Truth. The teachings will be a unique integration of Advaita Vedânta infused into seated and walking meditation, yoga and contemplative talks. Participants will be lovingly guided and introduced to various self-inquiry pointings and inspired to integrate these into their lives to continue to reveal and get acquainted with the truth that emerges from within oneself.
This retreat will be guided by Tiffany, who has spent her adult life immersed in self-inquiry, silent retreats, and with her own master teachers. Due to her own profound experiences and the insights gained through retreat periods of silence and self-reflection, she is inspired to offer these revelatory silent retreats worldwide, which have opened many peoples’ hearts to the joy of being.

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
~ November 25th ~
Saturday:
7:30-7:50 am – Arrival, Settling In & Tea
8-8:40 am – Meditation
8:50-9:30 am – Meditation
9:30-10:30 am – Yoga
10:40-11:40 am – Brunch
11:50-12:30 pm – Talk
12:40-1:20 pm – Meditation
1:30-2:10 pm – Walking Meditation
2:20-3 pm – Meditation
3-4 pm – Contemplative Integration
4-4:40 pm – Meditation
4:50-5:30 pm – Meditation
5:30-6:30 pm – Dinner
6:30-7:10 pm – Meditation
7:20-8 pm – Dyad Meditation

No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary at all.
No experience in anything is necessary at all.
Come as You Are.

“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

NEW YEAR'S Silent 3-Day Silent Meditation Retreat
2023-12-30 16:00 - 2024-01-02 14:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Stepping into Silence: NEW YEAR’S RETREAT
What better way for us to enter into the New Year but clear, aligned, silent and at peace within ourselves? This is a special retreat designed for this auspicious time of New Year, which will include Silent Sits, Walking Meditation, Vichara Yoga, Dyad Self-Inquiry Meditations & Kirtan Chanting.
This retreat is a unique 3-day immersion experience that focuses on accessing our real and essential nature, our highest Self, through a balanced integration of Inquiry, Meditation and Vichara Yoga. This retreat is intended to reveal our pure, true, boundless nature, and to allow that recognition to be a foundational and unchanged seeing. This is not intended as a momentary experience, or a restful weekend, but rather an invitation to Be as you truly are and to know that undoubtedly.
The retreat aims to create an experience similar to that of a solitary retreat, in order to provide you with an opportunity to rest with yourself, to give space for powerful inner reflection and to create a sense of internalization, allowing for a blossoming of the Heart and Truth. The teachings will be a unique integration of Advaita Vedânta infused into seated and walking meditation, yoga and contemplative talks. Participants will be lovingly guided and introduced to various self-inquiry pointings and inspired to integrate these into their lives to continue to reveal and get acquainted with the truth that emerges from within oneself.
This retreat will be guided by Tiffany, who has spent her adult life immersed in self-inquiry, silent retreats, and with her own master teachers. Due to her own profound experiences and the insights gained through retreat periods of silence and self-reflection, she is inspired to offer these revelatory silent retreats worldwide, which have opened many peoples’ hearts to the joy of being.

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
~ Dec. 30 – Jan. 2, 2024 ~

Saturday-Tuesday:
Saturday:
6 pm – Arrival and Welcome
7-8 pm – Dinner & Lose Ends
8-8:40 pm – Meditation
Sunday-Monday:
6:30-7:10 am – Meditation
7:20-8 am – Meditation
8:10-9:20 am – Yoga / Personal Sadhana
9:30-10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30-11 am – Talk
11-11:40 am – Meditation
11:50-12:30 pm – Meditation
1-3 pm – Lunch + Contemplative Break
3-3:40 pm – Meditation
3:50-4:30 pm – Meditation
4:50-6 pm – Yoga / Personal Sadhana
6-7 pm – Dinner
7-8 pm – Questions
8-8:40 pm – Meditation (Special New Year Darshana)
Tuesday:
6:30-7:10 am – Meditation
7:20-8 am – Meditation
8-9:30 am – Yoga
9:30-10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30-11 am – Talk
11-11:40 am – Meditation
11:50-12:30 pm – Meditation
12:30-1:30 pm – Closing + Sharing
1:30 pm – Lunch + Departure
No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary at all.
No experience in anything is necessary at all.
Come as You Are.

“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

1-Day Silent Meditation Retreat
2024-01-21 07:30 - 20:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
A 1-Day Meditation Retreat
This 1-Day Retreat is a Meditation Immersion experience that focuses on accessing our real and essential nature, our highest Self, through a balanced integration of Inquiry, Meditation and Vichara Yoga. This retreat is intended to reveal our pure, true, boundless nature, and to allow that recognition to be a foundational and unchanged seeing. This is not intended as a momentary experience, or a restful day, but rather an invitation to Be as you truly are and to know that undoubtedly.
Even though for 1 Day, this retreat aims to create an experience similar to that of a solitary retreat, in order to provide you with an opportunity to rest with yourself, to give space for powerful inner reflection and to create a sense of internalization, allowing for a blossoming of the Heart and Truth. The teachings will be a unique integration of Advaita Vedânta infused into seated and walking meditation, yoga and contemplative talks. Participants will be lovingly guided and introduced to various self-inquiry pointings and inspired to integrate these into their lives to continue to reveal and get acquainted with the truth that emerges from within oneself.
This retreat will be guided by Tiffany, who has spent her adult life immersed in self-inquiry, silent retreats, and with her own master teachers. Due to her own profound experiences and the insights gained through retreat periods of silence and self-reflection, she is inspired to offer these revelatory silent retreats worldwide, which have opened many peoples’ hearts to the joy of being.

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
~ JANUARY 21st ~
Sunday:
7:30-7:50 am – Arrival, Settling In & Tea
8-8:40 am – Meditation
8:50-9:30 am – Meditation
9:30-10:30 am – Yoga
10:40-11:40 am – Brunch
11:50-12:30 pm – Talk
12:40-1:20 pm – Meditation
1:30-2:10 pm – Walking Meditation
2:20-3 pm – Meditation
3-4 pm – Contemplative Integration
4-4:40 pm – Meditation
4:50-5:30 pm – Meditation
5:30-6:30 pm – Dinner
6:30-7:10 pm – Meditation
7:20-8 pm – Dyad Meditation

No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary at all.
No experience in anything is necessary at all.
Come as You Are.

“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

Spring Rhythms Day Retreat: Kirtan, Qi Gong and Nature Connection
2024-05-18 13:00 - 21:30 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Spring Rhythms Day Retreat: Kirtan, Qi Gong and nature connection
Join Rishi & Dana for this immersive retreat day, including Kirtan, Qi Gong, and Meditation.
*There is also an option to join just for the Kirtan from 7:00-9:30pm Energy exchange for the Kirtan only is $25-35 sliding scale.
Retreat Schedule – May 18th:
1pm Arrival : (Welcome, Tea)
1:30-2:15pm: Opening circle, meditation, chant.
2:15-3:15pm: Qi Gong.
3:30pm-5:00pm: Contemplative Kirtan Walk.
5:15-6:00pm: Closing circle, meditation, chant (could include Savasana with live music).
6:00pm: Dinner.
7:00-9:30pm: Kirtan
Kirtan will be woven through this retreat to provide a clear energetic foundation to dive within, restore and deepen into stillness.
This includes:
•⁠ ⁠A contemplative Kirtan walk in the nearby forest.
•⁠ ⁠On this relaxed meditative walk we will connect deeply with nature and stop to settle in at a couple special spots for Kirtan in the forest.
•⁠ ⁠Full Kirtan to complete the day.
•⁠ ⁠Mantra activation
Qi Gong in this all levels class, we will work the energies of spring to support our nervous system, clarify our minds and harmonize our energy. The movements are simple yet potent and will open the body, nourish the organs (especially liver and gall bladder) and restore a deep sense of connection.
Meditation and Presence through all of these practices Rishi(Fraser), Dana, Tiffany and Alex will collaborate to create a powerful retreat container that allows us to unplug, reconnect, restore and clarify on a deep level.
Delicious Ayurvedic, plant-based meal prepared with love chez Tiffany.
BIO: Hearts calling is a unique blend of Kirtan and Medicine Music music mixed with spiritually inspired heart hop and poetry. Whether singing deep soulful melodies or danceable chants, Fraser/Rishi and Dana’s Kirtans are grounding and meditative, as well as energizing and uplifting.
Their inner journey started many years ago, but it really came to fruition after traveling to India in 2006 and discovering the power of Kirtan. Soon they met their spiritual teacher, Mooji Baba, from whom Fraser received the name Rishi.
In addition to regular Kirtans, they host retreats and have shared their art and hearts across Canada, as well as in Europe and India. Hearts calling is their call out to the world to connect and communicate with love and presence, to inspire, uplift and share the joy of chanting and soul expression.
Rishi (Fraser) has been teaching Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and Yoga for almost two decades now, in classes and retreats. These practices have helped him heal from a serious brain injury and had a profound impact on his overall health and well-being.
Put simply, he loves these practices, especially Qi Gong. It is from this joy of practice that he shares, in a way that is fresh, authentic and fun, while also being deeply rooted in tradition. In Qi Gong, he has benefitted from many teachers, but is now studying under the mentorship of Andy Henry and Mimi-Kuo Deemer.
“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

Stepping into Silence: A 3-Day Meditation Retreat
2024-05-24 18:00 - 2024-05-27 14:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Stepping into Silence – 3-Day Meditation Retreat
This retreat is a unique 3-day immersion experience that focuses on accessing our real and essential nature, our highest Self, through a balanced integration of Inquiry, Meditation and Vichara Yoga. This retreat is intended to reveal our pure, true, boundless nature, and to allow that recognition to be a foundational and unchanged seeing. This is not intended as a momentary experience, or a restful weekend, but rather an invitation to Be as you truly are and to know that undoubtedly.
The retreat aims to create an experience similar to that of a solitary retreat, in order to provide you with an opportunity to rest with yourself, to give space for powerful inner reflection and to create a sense of internalization, allowing for a blossoming of the Heart and Truth. The teachings will be a unique integration of Advaita Vedânta infused into seated and walking meditation, yoga and contemplative talks. Participants will be lovingly guided and introduced to various self-inquiry pointings and inspired to integrate these into their lives to continue to reveal and get acquainted with the truth that emerges from within oneself.
This retreat will be guided by Tiffany, who has spent her adult life immersed in self-inquiry, silent retreats, and with her own master teachers. Due to her own profound experiences and the insights gained through retreat periods of silence and self-reflection, she is inspired to offer these revelatory silent retreats worldwide, which have opened many peoples’ hearts to the joy of being.

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
~ May 24-27, 2024 ~

Friday-Monday:
Friday:
6 pm – Arrival and Welcome
7-8 pm – Dinner & Lose Ends
8-8:40 pm – Meditation
Saturday-Sunday:
6:30-7:10 am – Meditation
7:20-8 am – Meditation
8:10-9:10 am – Yoga
9:30-10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30-11 am – Talk
11-11:40 am – Meditation
11:50-12:30 pm – Meditation
1-3 pm – Lunch + Contemplative Break
3-3:40 pm – Meditation
3:50-4:30 pm – Meditation
4:40-5:40 pm – Personal Sadhana
6-7 pm – Dinner
7-8 pm – Questions
8-8:40 pm – Meditation
Monday:
6:30-7:10 am – Meditation
7:20-8 am – Meditation
8:10-9:10 am – Yoga
9:30-10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30-11 am – Talk
11-11:40 am – Meditation
11:50-12:30 pm – Closing + Sharing
1 pm – Lunch + Departure
No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary at all.
No experience in anything is necessary at all.
Come as You Are.

“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

Meditation 1-Day Retreat
2024-06-23 07:30 - 20:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
A 1-Day Meditation Retreat
This 1-Day Retreat is a Meditation Immersion experience that focuses on accessing our real and essential nature, our highest Self, through a balanced integration of Inquiry, Meditation and Vichara Yoga. This retreat is intended to reveal our pure, true, boundless nature, and to allow that recognition to be a foundational and unchanged seeing. This is not intended as a momentary experience, or a restful day, but rather an invitation to Be as you truly are and to know that undoubtedly.
Even though for 1 Day, this retreat aims to create an experience similar to that of a solitary retreat, in order to provide you with an opportunity to rest with yourself, to give space for powerful inner reflection and to create a sense of internalization, allowing for a blossoming of the Heart and Truth. The teachings will be a unique integration of Advaita Vedânta infused into seated and walking meditation, yoga and contemplative talks. Participants will be lovingly guided and introduced to various self-inquiry pointings and inspired to integrate these into their lives to continue to reveal and get acquainted with the truth that emerges from within oneself.
This retreat will be guided by Tiffany, who has spent her adult life immersed in self-inquiry, silent retreats, and with her own master teachers. Due to her own profound experiences and the insights gained through retreat periods of silence and self-reflection, she is inspired to offer these revelatory silent retreats worldwide, which have opened many peoples’ hearts to the joy of being.

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
~ June 23rd ~
Sunday:
7:30-7:50 am – Arrival, Settling In & Tea
8-8:40 am – Meditation
8:50-9:30 am – Meditation
9:30-10:30 am – Yoga
10:40-11:40 am – Brunch
11:50-12:30 pm – Talk
12:40-1:20 pm – Meditation
1:30-2:10 pm – Walking Meditation
2:20-3 pm – Meditation
3-4 pm – Contemplative Integration
4-4:40 pm – Meditation
4:50-5:30 pm – Meditation
5:30-6:30 pm – Dinner
6:30-7:10 pm – Meditation
7:20-8 pm – Dyad Meditation

No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary at all.
No experience in anything is necessary at all.
Come as You Are.

“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

Somatic Embodiment of Rest Retreat
2024-07-26 16:00 - 2024-07-28 13:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Somatic Embodiment of Rest Retreat
Wakefied, QC, Canada
July 26-28, 2024
Join Jaya for an incredible weekend of Somatic embodiment, both exercises and experiences, to let your nervous system release deeply, while grounding into the core of your body. Let go of muscle bracing and inner resistance and find your way into the subtly of our beings, as we immerse ourselves in nature, sacred community, a restful forest setting and enjoy spectacularly prepared Ayurvedic food. This Retreat will provide you with a multitude of Somatic tools to transform your health on all levels, that of possible clients, family and friends. Your body, mind and spirit will learn and experience how to unwind deeply, and your nervous system will remember and enjoy what it is to rest, in ways that it may have long forgotten.
Themes:

Discovering & Uncovering your Nervous System
The Vagus Nerve, how trauma both affects it and how it can be healed and regulated
Tracking thwarted fight, flight and freeze (FFF) responses through related body sensations
Discharging engrained stress & trauma responses and rewiring ourselves somatically
Accessing emotions through the body, and reconnecting with our intuition through interoception (gut sense)
Getting comfortable with fear, shame, anxiety, grief, healthy aggression, and related boundary-setting
Discovering somatic exercises that can aid to ground, regulate and calm the Nervous System
Enhancing capacity for self-regulation and creation of new body memories for the life we long for
Using the wisdom of neuroplasticity to help us transform stress-related habit patterns and behaviors
Intergenerational trauma and cultivating ancestral resources to enhance connection and our vitality
Employing trauma-healing as a portal to spirituality by waking up through the body, and living with embodied awareness
Healing session demos with various individuals within the group to illuminate the work

RETREAT SCHEDULE:

Friday:
4 pm – Arrival, Welcome & Orienting
6-7 pm – Dinner
7-8:30 pm – Restful Somatic Practice
Saturday:
8:30-9:30 am – Walking Meditation in woods
9:30-10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30-11 am – Somatic talk and practice + demos
11-11:15 am – Break
11:15-12:30 pm – Somatic talk and practice
1-3 pm – Lunch + Break
3-5 pm – Somatic practice & Embodiment exercises
5-6 pm – Rest & Reflect
6-7 pm – Dinner
7-8 pm – Somatic Circle – share & exercises
8-8:40 pm – Vagus nerve meditation
Sunday:
8:30-10 am – Morning swim in the river
10-11 am – Breakfast
11 am-12:30 pm – Somatic practice & Embodiment exercises
12:30-1 pm – Closing + Sharing
1 pm – Lunch + Departure

Please feel free to find more info and/or register by visiting:
https://energythrive.com/
https://energythrive.com/retreats/

INVESTMENT:
Feel free to send your deposit of $195 via Interac e~transfer to jaya (@) energythrive.com, Wise or PayPal. (If sending via PayPal there will be a 3% charge added) Space is limited!
PLEASE NOTE: The Vichara Yoga Shala is an entirely Plant-based, Non-intoxicant & Caffeine-free space. Meat, Alcohol, Psychotropics & Coffee are not used on property. *** This is a Non-Residential Retreat

Nature & Nurture Day Retreat w/ Stefani
2024-09-07 09:00 - 20:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Join Stefani on a full-day soul nourishing journey into wellness and nature in the heart of the Gatineau Hills at the lovely Vichara Yoga Shala. We will spend the day exploring the world of ancient healing traditions which have long harnessed the power of Nature to transcend disease of mind and body, cultivating deep interconnectivity with ourselves and the world around us. Experience this wisdom, peace and simplicity on a profound level with two Yoga classes, a nature immersion and meditation.

Two delicious, organic, lovingly-prepared plant-based meals, tea, refreshments and all yoga props will be provided for this retreat.

All are welcome, no experience with yoga or meditation required!

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
SEPT 7TH

9am: Arrival, welcome, tea
10:00-12:00: Opening circle, hatha yoga + meditation
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00-3:00pm: Nature & Nurture workshop
3:15-5:15pm: Restorative yoga + Nature immersion
5:15-6:00pm: Closing circle
6:00-8:00pm: Dinner

INVESTMENT:

Your investment into Yourself for the full day: $170

For more inquiries, and to reserve your space, please contact us at: stefanichan1@gmail.com

PLEASE NOTE: The Vichara Yoga Shala is an entirely Plant-based, Non-intoxicant & Caffeine-free space. Meat, Alcohol, Psychotropics & Coffee are not used on property.

Restore to Whole: An Ultimate Ayurvedic Wellness Day Retreat
2024-09-21 22:00 | Poorna Wellness, Lorne Park, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
An Ultimate Ayurvedic Wellness Day Retreat
Come and join me for this beautiful day retreat of restoration and Ayurvedic inspiration hosted by Poorna Wellness in Mississauga, On.
Together, we will be welcomed to restore through the gifts of:

Meditation
Vichara Yoga
Sattvic Nutritious Meals
Self-care DIY Rituals
Ayurvedic Talks
Forest & Lake Walks
Deeply Restful Nada Yoga
Sweet Community

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
9:30 AM – Arrival (Teas & Coffee / Light Breakfast)
10:00 AM – Welcome (Surbhi Guleria-Joshi, Host/Founder)
10:15 AM – Grounding Meditation (Tiffany Nicholson Smith, Ayurvedic Expert)
10:45 AM – Ayurveda For Life Talk
11:30 PM – Gentle Yoga – 45 mins
11:45 PM Sharing Circle (Guests)
12:00 PM – Cooking Workshop
12:30 PM LUNCH – Delicious Ayurvedic Lunch (Thali) Beetroot Rasa Spice Mix
1:30 PM Ayurvedic DIY Facial and Hair Masks
2:30 PM Ayurvedic Cacao + Golden Milk Hot Milk & FOREST WALK
4:00 PM Restorative Yoga & Nada Yoga with Aromatheraphy
4:30 PM Closing Circle
To REGISTER: https://www.poornawellness.com/retreat

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Stepping into Silence: A 3-Day Meditation Retreat
2024-09-26 18:00 - 2024-09-29 13:30 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
Stepping into Silence – 3-Day Meditation Retreat
This retreat is a unique 3-day immersion experience that focuses on accessing our real and essential nature, our highest Self, through a balanced integration of Inquiry, Meditation and Vichara Yoga. This retreat is intended to reveal our pure, true, boundless nature, and to allow that recognition to be a foundational and unchanged seeing. This is not intended as a momentary experience, or a restful weekend, but rather an invitation to Be as you truly are and to know that undoubtedly.
The retreat aims to create an experience similar to that of a solitary retreat, in order to provide you with an opportunity to rest with yourself, to give space for powerful inner reflection and to create a sense of internalization, allowing for a blossoming of the Heart and Truth. The teachings will be a unique integration of Advaita Vedânta infused into seated and walking meditation, yoga and contemplative talks. Participants will be lovingly guided and introduced to various self-inquiry pointings and inspired to integrate these into their lives to continue to reveal and get acquainted with the truth that emerges from within oneself.
This retreat will be guided by Tiffany, who has spent her adult life immersed in self-inquiry, silent retreats, and with her own master teachers. Due to her own profound experiences and the insights gained through retreat periods of silence and self-reflection, she is inspired to offer these revelatory silent retreats worldwide, which have opened many peoples’ hearts to the joy of being.

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
~ Sept 26-29, 2024 ~

Thursday-Sunday:
Thursday:
6 pm – Arrival and Welcome
7-8 pm – Dinner & Lose Ends
8-8:40 pm – Meditation
Friday-Saturday:
6:30-7:10 am – Meditation
7:20-8 am – Meditation
8:10-9:10 am – Yoga
9:30-10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30-11 am – Talk
11-11:40 am – Meditation
11:50-12:30 pm – Meditation
1-3 pm – Lunch + Contemplative Break
3-3:40 pm – Meditation
3:50-4:30 pm – Meditation
4:40-5:40 pm – Personal Sadhana
6-7 pm – Dinner
7-8 pm – Questions
8-8:40 pm – Meditation
Sunday:
6:30-7:10 am – Meditation
7:20-8 am – Meditation
8:10-9:10 am – Yoga
9:30-10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30-11 am – Talk
11-11:40 am – Meditation
11:50-12:30 pm – Closing + Sharing
1 pm – Lunch + Departure
No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary at all.
No experience in anything is necessary at all.
Come as You Are.

“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

10-Day Somatics & Ayurveda: Embodiment of Grace Retreat in Bali
2024-11-29 15:00 - 2024-12-08 12:00 | QC
10-Day Somatics & Ayurveda: Embodiment of Grace Retreat in Bali
November 29 – December 8, 2024

Join Jaya and Tiffany for an incredible Somatic and Ayurvedic experience to ground yourself into your body, and let your mind and Spirit soar amidst the moving beauty of the island. This Retreat will help you to become trauma~informed, and also provide tremendous Somatic, Ayurvedic and Yogic tools to transform your own health, that of your possible clients, family and friends. It will also help you to reconnect with the profound healing power of nature through these ancient and modern sciences that revere the same simple, healthful principles at their cores.
This Island of the Gods will feed you through the energy of the one million prayers offered to her each day amidst the 1,000 temples that receive them. The Island’s Temples will bless you, and its waterfalls, water pools and Water Temples cleanse and nourish you! Your body, mind and spirit will come back to life through embodied practice, engaged learning, pure presence, nourishing food, beautiful community, and unexpected blessings of Grace.
The Eco~sustainable resort where we will stay up in the mountains, within a luscious green valley, is surrounded by fresh water springs and mountain streams that cascade down into a twelve-meter waterfall and rock pool that we can swim in. There are multiple food forests and sculptured rice terraces, and welcomed 5 degree cooler temperatures at 480 meters above sea level. The resort thrives on permaculture principles and provides for 75% of the food in the restaurant (uses no chemical fertilizers or pesticides). The filtered spring water is sourced directly from nearby Mount Batukaru, likely the purest water you will drink in Bali (straight from the taps!)

DAILY SCHEDULE:
7-7:30 am – Meditation
7:30-9 am – Yoga
9-9:45 am – Dinacharya
10 am – Brunch
12-2 pm – Somatic and/or Ayurvedic Session
2-4 pm – Somatic 1:1s
4-5 pm – Yoga
5 pm – Dinner
8-8:30 pm – Meditation or Evening Sadhana

OUTINGS:

Visit Taman Beji Griya Water Temple and Waterfall on the way to the Eco Sustainable Resort in the mountains (one hour northwest of Ubud).
Welcome by the village women who will teach us how to make Balinese offerings followed by a blessing with the local Manku (local Priest) in the temple.
Visit to Pura Luhur Batukaru Hindu Temple on the December 1st New Moon where the Balinese bring flower and fruit offerings and pray to the light within.
Visit to the nearby Pantai Kelecung beach.
Visit and swim at the 2 waterfalls on the property.
Enjoy a 3 hour trek through the surrounding villages, food forests and rice paddies.
Take some afternoons and/or evenings off to enjoy hiking, swimming or spa treatments at the Resort.
Our last evening, enjoy traditional gamelan music played alongside a ceremonial bonfire (weather permitting).

OFFERINGS:
Somatic Work:

Discovering & Uncovering your Nervous System
The Vagus Nerve, and how trauma both affects both the sacred space within us and in turn can be healed and regulated
How to work with memory and track thwarted fight, flight and freeze (FFF) responses through related body sensations
Discharging engrained trauma response and rewiring how stress lives in us somatically
Identifying and integrating intergenerational trauma and calling upon ancestral healing to enhance our aliveness & joy of Being
Accessing emotions through the body, reconnecting with our intuition, and getting comfortable with healthy boundary-setting
Using the wisdom of neuroplasticity to help us transform the hormones of stress-related habit patterns and behaviors
Reorient to living vital, free, easeful lives
Discovering somatic exercises that can aid to ground, regulate and calm the Nervous System
Enhancing your capacity for self-regulation and creation of new body memories for the life we long for
Employing trauma-healing as a portal to spirituality by waking up through the body, and living with embodied awareness
Healing session demos will take place with various individuals within the group that will illuminate the work and bring applicability

Vichara Yoga:

Asana: Discover the profound wisdom of every unique sacred geometry
Bandhas & Mudras: Classical ‘locks’ and ‘seals’ that offer potent revelations
Pranayama: Experience daily extended practices of the classical pranayama techniques
Dharana: Concentration practices that amplify ones attention and clarity of mind
Dhyana: Daily Meditations at the beginning and end of each day
Subtle Anatomy: Chakras, Nadis, Gunas, Dhatus, Vayus and Koshas

Ayurveda:

Understanding the Doshas (Constitutions) as well as Prakruti & Vikruti
Exploring the 3 Pillars: Diet, Sleep & Sex
Exploring the 3 Causes of Disease
Developing a Dinacharya (Daily Routine) & Rutucharya (Seasonal Routine)
AyurYoga: Applying Ayurvedic considerations to our yoga practice
Simple Herb Preparation and uses
Ayurvedic Cooking & Mindful Eating – Rasas, Viruddhi, etc.
Agni & Ama
Introduction to Ayurveda – Mahabhutas, Doshas, Prakruti and Vikruti
Exploring the 3 Treatments for Health: Ahara, Vihara & Aushadhi

Other Offerings:

Nidra Yoga: The Yoga of Sleep, Dreams and the Power of Deep Relaxation
Nada Yoga: The Yoga of Sacred Sound, Rhythm & Mantra
Kriya Yoga: The Yoga of Purification of the physical, energetic and mental bodies
Kirtan: Sharing of devotional song, chanting and musical celebration

Investment:

Private Bedroom in Private Villa: $3,500 CAD
Private Bedroom in Shared Villa: $3,200 CAD
Shared Bedroom in Shared Villa: $2,800 CAD

Take $100 CAD off! Earlybird until August 29, 2024
Feel free to send payment by Interac e~transfer to Jaya’s email or via Wise. If you would like a PayPal invoice, I can also forward it to you. If you prefer to send a deposit, cost is $1,000 CAD or USD.

All Included:

Beautiful Eco accommodations
Delicious Plant-Based, Healing Meals
Inspired Outings
1 Traditional Balinese Massage
Local Transportation

Travel:
Flights into Denpasar Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport and then organize to take a 1-1.5 hour taxi ($30 USD or $40 CAD) to Ubud.
We arrange pick up in Ubud at 12pm on Friday, November 29th and drop-off in Ubud on Sunday, December 8th around 12pm.
You will also need a visa. The 30 day B213 Tourist Visa (Approx $35 USD and $50 CAD) should work well. Please consult with Jaya directly before purchasing.
– CE credits are available for Yoga Teachers and Ayurvedic Practitioners

Praise from February 2024 Somatics & Ayurveda Retreat in Bali:
It is hard describe how transformative this Retreat was for me. I have been to dozens of yoga retreats and Panchakarma. But none have altered me so deeply. The combination of expertise in both Tiffany’s Ayurvedic yoga practices and Jaya Somatic healing sessions are a healing experience everyone can benefit from. I’ll be returning. And they have deeply influenced my own medical practice too. I now believe that their approach is crucial to transforming our treatments of trauma & it’s deep psychological scars.
~ Dr Molly Shorthouse, BScBMBS(Hons) FACRRM (AST Mental Health), Australia
I came to this retreat for many reasons: Having a deep trust and respect for Tiffany and her traditional yoga teachings. Being curious about somatic therapy and Jaya’s approach towards it. Then there’s Bali, a tropical place where spirit is alive in its culture – where a million prayers are said everyday. And finally, there was a block. A wall of anxiety I have been hitting my head against for months, or years even. Something I was fully aware of but at a loss as to what it was and how to more on from it. My heart knew though. The moment I read about the retreat heart said ‘this was where I needed to go.’
Through the nourishing environment created by these incredible women, a tiny window appeared in the wall. Somatic guidance gave light and space for a deep forgotten trauma to rise up and be acknowledged, expressed and heard. Yoga and breath supported its further release and the window became larger. By the end of the retreat, the wall had become the window. And there I stood in the new light of self. The support and love from Tiffany, Jaya and the other retreatants, made this journey possible for me to go through. I hold them all in my heart with great gratitude. I feel this retreat has set me free. Life is renewed, on an unknown path, with heart open and full of light, guiding the way.
~ Heather Malek, Film Artist, ON
Bali had been calling my name for some time so when the opportunity came along to attend Tiffany and Jaya’s 10-day yoga, ayurveda and somatics retreat, it felt so right. It provided me the container I very much needed to calmly pause and catch my breath from the hectic daily life I’ve been experiencing. The daily exercises, classes and exchanges were held in a beautiful and serene yet vibrant space and were deeply grounding and enriching; it was what my spirit was craving for lately. Some of the highlights for me were the open morning classes immersed in Bali’s beautiful and lush nature, learning about the balinese ceremonies and culture, and connecting with beautiful like-minded souls who travelled from across the world to be there. Starting the retreat as strangers with fellow retreatants, it quickly became a family to feel safe with, to be present together and to witness each other’s shifts throughout the process. I am very grateful for Tiffany and Jaya and the retreat.
~ Amanda Eid, Government worker, Ottawa, ON
The trip from Austria to Bali and Jaya & Tiffany’s Retreat was a solo trip, so I was all the more pleased that I was able to make friends for life at the Retreat. The Retreat was very professionally structured and offered me a profound heart opening, as well as the clarity and courage to choose a new career path by the end.
I highly recommend the Retreat to anyone who needs a fresh start in life or simply wants to recharge their batteries and learn more about the incredible healing and health practices of Yoga, Ayurveda and Somatic Trauma healing.
~ Ivan Djordjevic, Dance & Public Relations, Vienna, Austria

Retreat Location:

Meditation 1-Day Retreat
2025-01-19 07:30 - 20:00 | Vichara Yoga Shala, 93 Chemin de Morrison Heights, Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0, Canada
A 1-Day Meditation Retreat
This 1-Day Retreat is a Meditation Immersion experience that focuses on accessing our real and essential nature, our highest Self, through a balanced integration of Inquiry, Meditation and Vichara Yoga. This retreat is intended to reveal our pure, true, boundless nature, and to allow that recognition to be a foundational and unchanged seeing. This is not intended as a momentary experience, or a restful day, but rather an invitation to Be as you truly are and to know that undoubtedly.
Even though for 1 Day, this retreat aims to create an experience similar to that of a solitary retreat, in order to provide you with an opportunity to rest with yourself, to give space for powerful inner reflection and to create a sense of internalization, allowing for a blossoming of the Heart and Truth. The teachings will be a unique integration of Advaita Vedânta infused into seated and walking meditation, yoga and contemplative talks. Participants will be lovingly guided and introduced to various self-inquiry pointings and inspired to integrate these into their lives to continue to reveal and get acquainted with the truth that emerges from within oneself.
This retreat will be guided by Tiffany, who has spent her adult life immersed in self-inquiry, silent retreats, and with her own master teachers. Due to her own profound experiences and the insights gained through retreat periods of silence and self-reflection, she is inspired to offer these revelatory silent retreats worldwide, which have opened many peoples’ hearts to the joy of being.

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
~ January 19 ~
Sunday:
7:30-7:50 am – Arrival, Settling In & Tea
8-8:40 am – Meditation
8:50-9:30 am – Meditation
9:30-10:30 am – Yoga
10:40-11:40 am – Brunch
11:50-12:30 pm – Talk
12:40-1:20 pm – Meditation
1:30-2:10 pm – Walking Meditation
2:20-3 pm – Meditation
3-4 pm – Contemplative Integration
4-4:40 pm – Meditation
4:50-5:30 pm – Meditation
5:30-6:30 pm – Dinner
6:30-7:10 pm – Meditation
7:20-8 pm – Dyad Meditation

No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary at all.
No experience in anything is necessary at all.
Come as You Are.

“Look here and know who you are.
Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering will instantly stop.
The only way is to look within.”
– Papaji

Dyad Date Nights: Sacred Relating Evenings for Couples
2025-02-12 19:00 - 2025-05-14 21:00 | zoom
Transform your weekly date night into a sacred journey of discovery and connection in Wakefield Quebec, 30 minutes from Ottawa, or attend Online!
Join us for these Dyad Date Nights, intended as sacred evenings that will bring vibrancy and aliveness to your relationships.
We’ve created these evenings as ‘Date Nights’ recognizing the longing many of us have for healthy, fun, invigorated, fresh ways of connecting and enjoying each other, while consciously growing as individuals and partners.
Celebrate the gift of your connection, nurture the depths of your intimacy, and amplify the joy of your partnership in a sacred, inspiring space.
Dyad Date Nights is suited for new partnerships and for those who have been together for years…all couples are welcome!

What Makes Dyad Date Nights Special?
Guided by Tiffany and Alexander who bring over two decades of lived experience and extensive study in Tantra, Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, and Sacred Relating + Coaching, these evenings will create a container where love can naturally fortify and partnership can be strengthened. Through their unique blend of ancient wisdom teachings and modern relationship methods, you’ll develop enhanced relational awareness and leave each week with tangible practices that can help to reveal the sacredness, joy and celebration available to each of us in our partnerships.

This Series Offers Your Couple the Opportunity to:
Enliven Your Spark: Nourish and Kindle the love that has brought you together.
Cultivate Deeper Understanding: Strengthen your connection by getting to know your partner in new, unimagined ways.
Enhance Intimacy: Explore meaningful ways to nurture closeness and intimate connection.
Learn Playful & Embodied Practices: Infuse your relationship with fun, spontaneity, and shared discovery in and through the body.
Go Beyond the Rote: Bring freshness to the places of stagnation and old patterns that might be tiring your relationship.
Strengthen Magnetism & Romance: Invest in keeping your attraction and chemistry alive and well.
Grow Together: Find shared meaning and depth in new practices and sacred rituals that will expand your inner and shared horizons.

You will experience…
Dyad Presence Practices: Heart-centered Communication & Authentic Relating tools that can help to heal past communication breakdowns and bring new emergent ways to hear and see each other.
Partner Yoga & Meditations: Share moments of co-support, movement, stillness and introspection, experiencing the blessing of being fully present together.
Playful Fun: Engage in light-hearted, dynamic activities that are designed to awaken and free up your shared joy of being and to renew your playful connection.
Breathwork & Energetic Enlivening: Discover how the power of breath and pranayama practices can wake up energy, refresh life force and bring you back to life.
Loving Touch: Learn nurturing touch techniques and gentle tantric approaches to deepen physical, emotional, sexual and sensual intimacy.
Dance & Embodiment: Move together in new, explorative ways that will encourage expression, freedom, connection and affection.
Sacred Rituals: Discover rites and rituals that will immerse you in appreciation for your shared lives and will infuse rich meaning into your moments together.
Take-home Integrations: Discover Practices that will build upon each other, that can be applied within your shared lives progressively, leading to lasting inspiration and applicability.

The Flow of the Date Nights:
7:00-7:30 pm: Opening circle and Theme Intro
7:30-8:30 pm: Practice explorations in Couples
8:45-9:00 pm: Reflections, Sharing, Tea & Integrations

The Schedule for the Evenings:
Presence (Hridayam) – February 12, 2025: Discover the sacred art of being fully present with your beloved. Through heart-centered practices, learn to attune deeply to the moment, with yourself, and your partner.
Friendship (Maitreyi) – February 19, 2025: Explore the foundation of sacred partnership – true friendship and compassion. Deepen your capacity for sincere sharing, playful connection, unconditional holding, and mutual care.
[Skipping February 26, 2025]
Polarity (Hatha) – March 5, 2025: Experience the dynamic dance of masculine and feminine energies. Learn to honor and celebrate the natural magnetism that can exist and be replenished day to day within your partnership.
Wonderment (Adbhuta) – March 12, 2025: Rekindle the flame of curiosity and awe in your relationship. Discover practices that invite fresh perspectives and keep your connection vibrant and alive, and open to seeing your partner anew.
Trust (Sraddha) – March 19, 2025: Take steps towards creating an unshakeable foundation of safety and faith in the space of your coupledom. Deepen your capacity to fully trust and be trusted.
Devotion (Bhakti) – March 26, 2025: Open to the transformative power of devotional love. Learn sacred practices and rituals that celebrate the divine gift of your partnership and nurture deep gratefulness for the blessed opportunity to be together.
Play (Lila) – April 2, 2025: Embrace the divine play of relationship. Through movement, laughter, and spontaneity, rediscover the joy that naturally arises when hearts meet in innocence and freedom.
Romanticism (Sringara) – April 9, 2025: Explore the art of keeping romance alive and well. Uncover new explorative ways for kindling and sustaining the sacred awareness of deep appreciation.
Aliveness (Spanda) – April 23, 2025: Enliven the natural vibrancy of both your own and your partner’s life force. Discover how to wake up the full aliveness and vigor that can nourish, heal and uplift both of you profoundly.
Pleasure (Kama) – April 30, 2025: Learn the sacred art of conscious pleasure and lovemaking. Explore how to enhance sensual awareness, energetic connection and discover new horizons in your intimacy.
Bliss (Ananda) – May 7, 2025: Touch the depths of joy that are available to us together and apart. Experience practices that open the gates to profound states of shared happiness and contentment.
Divine Love (Prem) – May 14, 2025: Culminate our journey by exploring the ultimate gift of partnership – Divine Love. Be inspired to keep your heart available and open throughout all the seasons and tides of relationship.

A Note on Our Approach to Tantra:
In drawing from Traditional Tantric wisdom, our practice focuses on heart-centered connection and beautiful tools for safe, sacred intimacy. All exercises in our date nights are fully clothed and appropriate for a group setting, emphasizing emotional intimacy, choice based on your comfort and conscious communication.

Join us for this 12 week series or drop-in for your selected Date Evenings
Details:
Dates: February 12 – May 7 (12 weeks, skipping February 26)
Time: Wednesdays, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Vichara Yoga Shala or Online
Full Series: $500 per couple – Limited to 10 couples to ensure an intimate and supportive environment.
Single Date: $60 per couple – Limited to 10 couples to ensure an intimate and supportive environment.

Awaken the Heart: A Bhakti Retreat in Tulum, Mexico
2025-02-24 18:00 - 2025-03-02 14:00 | QC
Awaken The Heart: A Bhakti Retreat in Tulum, Mexico
Enliven your Heart and invigorate your Spark for Life amidst the stunning natural beauty of the Mayan Riviera!
Come, deeply immerse yourself in this potent jungle land, at Casa Arkaana Eco-retreat, where we will gather to chant, sing, dance, honor, play and invoke the sacred energies of the Vedic gods and goddesses through the practices of Kirtan, Bhajan, Puja, Yoga, Meditation & Ayurveda.
From Feb. 24-Mar. 2 2025, we will be united in the pathway of Bhakti, in order to come into greater self-knowing and alignment with nature, life and the Divine. Guided by Tiffany and Sraddha — both passionate bhaktas, teachers, and students of life — this Retreat offers an invitation to step into your heart’s truest essence through these deeply sacred and profound practices.
Casa Arkaana embodies sustainable living and eco-beauty through permaculture design, off-grid energy, and a commitment to supporting the local community. The Casa Arkaana staff will serve us delicious plant-based and gluten-free meals within the company of our community of kindred souls.
Each day will begin with a collective Puja Ritual, followed by richly heart-inspired Yoga & Meditation Sadhana, as well as the delight and bliss of Kirtan. Each day will also include powerful, targeted practices and inspired talks focused on deepening self-awareness and union with Truth. Our evenings will conclude with the gifts of Kirtan, Vedic Storytelling, Fireside Mantra & Nidra Yoga.
In addition to our time on the retreat grounds, you’ll be invited on special day trips to explore the pristine Mayan Riviera beaches for swimming and snorkeling, and to discover the mystical crystalline cenotes for cleansing dips. We will deeply immerse ourselves in the beauty of this powerfully healing land. Casa Arakaana also offers authentic Temazcal ceremonies, which will provide a traditional Mayan healing experience to cleanse and rejuvenate us to connect more deeply with earth, spirit and our inner resource of silence.
During this Bhakti Retreat, we’ll also be celebrating Maha Shivaratri on February 26th. Maha Shivaratri is a night of transcendence, divine union, and inner stillness. It is a powerful time to honor Lord Shiva with Mantra Chanting, Meditation, and Silence, and we will do so together under the New Moon Sky.
Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or new to the pathway of Bhakti & Yoga, this retreat has been curated as your opportunity to rekindle your connection to the Divine within and to nourish the depths of your Heart.

DAYS WILL INCLUDE:

Kirtan & sacred song
Puja & devotional rites
Yoga + Meditation
Heart-inspiring talks
Cenote & Oceanic swims
Jungle & Plant immersion
Organic healing cuisine
Eco-lux accomodations
Temazcal ceremonies

DAILY SCHEDULE:

6:45 am – Puja
7:00 am – Morning Sadhana
9:00 am – Breakfast
10:00 am – Satsang Talks & Kirtan
12 pm – Contemplative Time
1:00 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – Excursions/Activities/Kirtan/Yoga
7:00 pm – Dinner
8:00 pm – Evening Satsang

YOUR RETREAT HOSTS:
Caroline Śraddhā Monette’s journey to kirtan began in 2007 on a transformative trip to Australia, where she first experienced the deeply healing and energizing effects of mantra chanting. Captivated by the powerful connection that kirtan creates, Śraddhā embraced the practice as a way to uplift and unite communities. Since then, she has immersed herself in the study of Sanskrit, mantra, yoga, and meditation, which has shaped her approach as a facilitator. Whether leading kirtan at festivals, retreats, or intimate gatherings, her unique voice and grounded energy create a space where participants can liberate, uplift, and connect.

Tiffany is an International Teacher of the Heart, an Ayurvedic Practitioner, and the founder of Vichara Yoga & RASA Ayurveda. She is especially known for bringing clarity, joyful energy and aspiration for revealing truth into each of her seamless offerings of Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda & Tantra. The teachings that pour through her are a direct expression of her visibly open heart, coupled with a depth of presence. At present, Tiffany lives in the forested hills of Quebec, where she teaches at her Vichara Yoga Shala, and offers Ayurvedic Consultations in her cozy clinic and online. She also continues to travel worldwide offering Retreats, Trainings and Immersions.

GET TO KNOW THE BEAUTIFUL CASA ARKAANA…

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Meditation as Medicine: 10 Weeks of Ayurvedic Therapeutic Meditation
2025-07-01 - 2025-09-09 | QC
Unlock the Healing Power of Meditation!
Are you ready to discover the healing potential of Meditation in your life or to deepen your already existent practice?
Join us for Meditation as Medicine, a powerful 10-week online program study where Meditation is honored and explored as a gift to restore balance, calm the mind, and nurture your psychological and emotional health through the power of Dhyana—True Meditation. Drawing on the timeless wisdom of Meditation & Ayurveda, this program will guide you through simple yet profound Meditations tailored to improve mental well-being while bringing depth of clarity and peace. Grounded in the understanding that mental health (Manasa Svastha) is just as crucial as the health of the body and spirit, this program will guide you through classical Meditations designed to foster mental and emotional healing.
What is Meditation as Medicine?
Ayurveda has long recognized the mind’s vital role in our overall health. For thousands of years, Ayurveda has acknowledged that mental health is as integral as physical health and that the balance of the mind, body, and spirit is essential to holistic well-being. This interconnectedness is the very foundation of Manasa Svastha, the Ayurvedic approach to mental wellness. In Ayurveda, maintaining mental health is not optional—it’s as fundamental as caring for the body.
The ancient texts of Ayurveda emphasize that mental health issues—referred to as Manasa Roga—can be as, or more, disruptive then physical ailments, and that healing the mind requires and responds to specific, medicinal treatments spanning from diet to lifestyle, herbal medicines to five-sense therapies, Ayurvedic psychotherapy to spiritual counseling and practices. Meditation, as outlined in Ayurvedic Chikitsa (treatment protocols), is one of the primary tools used to heal and stabilize the mind, serving as a direct intervention for restoring balance to our mental state.
In this program, Dhyana (True Meditation) serves as the core therapeutic measure. Each week, you will practice meditation techniques rooted in Ayurveda, Yoga, and Advaita Vedanta intended to nourish and heal. This will be a profound exploration into our own inner landscape and give you the empowered tools to witness the power of Meditation as Medicine within your own life.
How It Works
Over the course of 10 weeks, you’ll engage in a simple, daily practice of 15-minute meditations, designed to bring balance and healing to your mind. Each week, you’ll be introduced to a new practice by recorded video (sent to your email), slowly building on the previous techniques to create a powerful and sustainable Meditation Sadhana.
10 Weeks of Guided Meditations w/ Tiffany: Short, 15-minute video recorded sessions sent to your email at the beginning of each week to be followed daily.
Lifetime Access to the Recordings!: These Meditations will be yours to use and return to at any moment!
A Survey of Mental Health & Well-Being: A short questionnaire will be sent out to each participant before beginning the 10 weeks, at the midpoint and after completion (these will be used to further research in the field of Meditation as both a preventative and curative medicine in the field of Ayurvedic mental health treatments)

Who is This Program For?
This program is for anyone (18+) seeking to improve their mental health (all of us!), find peace, and cultivate emotional resilience. If you’re dealing with stressors, anxiety, etc. or just want to incorporate a deeper sense of balance into your life, this program is for you.
We welcome you to strongly commit to this program to truly see the benefits of 10 consistent weeks of daily Sadhana. Let’s Go!
The present study is not open to those with diagnosed severe psychiatric conditions or on psychiatric medications (please write us if clarification required).

Register FOR FREE Now!

Awaken the Heart: A Weekend Bhakti Retreat ♥️
2025-09-26 16:00 - 2025-09-28 13:30 | QC
Join Tiffany & Sraddhā for a heart-centered weekend immersed in the sacred gifts of Bhakti Yoga — the yoga of devotion, love, and surrender. Together, we gather to chant, sing, celebrate and amplify the joy of the Heart in all forms through Kirtan, Puja, Yoga, Meditation, Sacred Sangha Moments & Nature Immersion.
Held in the serene forested hills of Wakefield, Quebec, this intimate retreat is an invitation to let your Heart be nurtured and nourished. Over two soulful days and evenings, we will root into the heart’s deepest longing for peace, presence, joy, and truth.
Whether you are new to Bhakti or deeply steeped in the joy of its rich practices, this weekend is designed as a nourishing immersion into the simple — yet profound — art of devotional presence and celebration.

Our Time Together Will Include:
✨ Kirtan & Sacred Chanting — Devotional chanting to uplift and awaken the heart✨ Puja & Ritual — Traditional Vedic ceremonies to celebrate the sacred✨ Heart-Centered Yoga & Meditation — Embodied practices to root, open, and inspire✨ Vedic Storytelling & Teachings — Timeless tales and reflections to inspire the soul✨ Forest Walks & Nature Immersion — Nourishing moments immersed in the blessing of mama nature✨ Cedar Hot Tub Enjoyment — Soak, relax, and integrate beneath the open sky✨ Nourishing Organic Meals — Mindfully prepared, autumnal vegetarian feasts✨ Sacred Community Connection & Lots of Joy — Sharing space with like-hearted souls

Weekend Flow:
Friday, September 265:00 pm — Opening Circle6:00 pm — Yoga7:00 pm — Nourishing Communal Dinner8:00 pm — Evening Kirtan & Sacred Storytelling
Saturday, September 278:00 am — Morning Puja, Yoga & Meditation10:00 am — Nourishing Organic Brunch11:00 am — Kirtan & Sacred Chanting1:00 pm — Forest Walk / Nature Bathing4:00 pm — Kirtan & Satsang Talk6:00 pm — Nourishing Organic Dinner7:00 pm — Evening Kirtan & Storytelling Nidra Yoga
Sunday, September 288:00 am — Morning Puja, Yoga & Meditation10:00 am — Nourishing Organic Brunch11:00 am — Kirtan & Sacred Chanting1:00 pm — Final Circle

Your Hosts:
Tiffany Nicholson-SmithTiffany is an International Teacher of the Heart, Ayurvedic Practitioner, and founder of Vichara Yoga & RASA Ayurveda. Known for her joyful energy, clarity, and heart-centered presence, Tiffany seamlessly weaves together the teachings of Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, and Tantra. She resides at “The Shala” in Wakefield, offering classes, retreats, and Ayurvedic consultations both locally, online and worldwide.
Caroline Śraddhā MonetteA devoted Kirtan leader and student of Sanskrit, Mantra and Yoga, Śraddhā has been guiding sacred song circles since 2007. Her grounded energy, soulful presence, and beautiful voice create a space where hearts open, voices rise, and connection to source deepens. Śraddhā is passionate about offering Kirtan as a joyful and healing path toward inner liberation and divine connection.

Email for More info or to reserve your spot.

Ayurveda Panchakarma Retreat In INDIA!
2025-11-30 08:00 - 2025-12-22 17:00 | QC
AYURVEDA PANCHAKARMA RETREAT IN INDIA!
Join Dr. Abilash and the Ayurvedic team at the renowned Maitreyi Vedic Village in South India, for this comprehensive Ayurvedic Panchakarma Retreat this December, 2025. This is a very profound process that is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Tiffany has selected Maitreyi Vedic Village after almost 2 decades of experience in India and various Ayurvedic Centers and has been bringing individuals there for over a decade. Maitreyi is truly a place of holism and exudes a living presence of the Vedas, and just retreating on this sacred land and in this place, is deeply healing and transformative.
Ayurveda includes a wide variety of treatment programs depending upon the Prakruti (constitution), Vikruti (current state), and other considerations based upon each individual. Due to this, you will receive an initial examination by the head Vaidya (Doctor) Dr. Abilash, after which your unique Treatment Program will be curated and organized. The holistic approach and methodology of Ayurveda treats disease or ailments as symptoms of unrest at a deeper level and hence aims to go to the very root of the issue. Skillful diagnosis, management and follow up are mandatory parts of the treatment, and will all be applied during your 3 week treatment.
Authentic Ayurvedic treatments, given in their traditional and pure form, under the expert guidance of Dr Abilash, will bring longterm, lasting benefits. The serene and peaceful atmosphere of the Vedic Village will add to the healing potency and provides an ideal environment most suitable to inner and outer wellbeing.
In Maitreyi, treatments are not only limited to medicines or to the physical therapies – Ayurveda honours that there is always an element of Rajo Guna of Mind in the cause of diseases. Therefore, in our retreat, we inspire retreatants to combine their Ayurvedic treatments with a Spiritual practice (yoga, meditation, inquiry) since the Sanskrit word ‘Swastha’ – established in the Self – indicates that Self-realization is the basis for perfect health. Ayurveda is practiced to attain complete health on all levels of our Being.
You will be receiving Jeevaniya, which is one of the most intensive treatment programs done at Maitreyi. Jeevaniya is to give and extend life, a type of treatment plan which aims to detoxify the body, reviving the physical wholeness and natural immunity. It is meant for people who due to lifestyle habits or circumstances like polluted environment, have accumulated toxins in their day to day living. These can cause disease in the long term, and the best way to prevent this is to flush the toxins out of the body through Ayurvedic treatments and to then bring gradual change in longterm lifestyle choices.
Panchakarma can be part of your Jeevaniya process. ‘Pancha‐karma’ refers to the five different actions which help to detoxify different parts of our body internally through a systematic process of preparation and elimination. It includes the 5 therapeutic karmas: vamana, virechana, vasthi, nasyam and rakthamoksham. The choice of Panchakarma therapy most suited to you is decided only after diagnosis, and during this retreat Dr. Abhilash will recommend either 1 or 2 of the karmas for elimination and cleansing.
To Deepen the detoxification & regenerative process, this Retreat will also include Daily Yoga + Meditation with Tiffany, as well as ongoing Talks/Classes with Dr Abhilash, Tiffany & Dr Dhanusree.
We welcome those to join this retreat who feel deeply called to the Living Presence of Ayurveda.
Accommodation Options (CAD, including HST):
Triple occupancy – $4000 per person
Double occupancy – $4500 per person

What’s Included?:

Daily Morning Yoga sessions
Daily 2x Meditation sessions
Ayurvedic consultations and individual guidance with Dr. Abhilash
2 Treatments Daily
All Internal Medicine
One-on-one check-ins during the 3 weeks with Tiffany
Daily discourses, integration sessions, cooking sessions, vedic offerings, pujas + homas, etc.
Organic & Sattvic Vegetarian Meals (as well as specific nutritional guidance for your optimal detoxification and wellness)
An individualized take-home lifestyle practice designed specifically for you
Domestic Travel to/from the Airport (Coimbatore) to the Village
Two Night stay in Coimbatore

Maitreyi Offers:

Eco-lux Accommodations
Organic Gardens + Walking Trails
Beautiful Ayurvedic Treatment Center
Yoga Shala + Havan Shala

For More Info about Maitreyi: https://maitreyivedic.in/

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Meditation 1-Day Retreat
2026-04-19 07:30 - 20:00 | QC

Sacred Song, Silence & Sadhana
2026-06-19 16:00 - 2026-06-22 13:00 | QC

Awaken the Heart - SURYA
2026-07-24 16:00 - 2026-07-26 13:00 | QC

50 Hr Ayurveda Online Immersion
2026-09-02 09:00 - 2026-12-17 12:00 | zoom
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 2026
Book the immersion alongside a friend and receive $100 off each! (See the option below!)
Join Tiffany for this foundational online immersion into the vast world of Ayurveda.
Tiffany has lovingly curated this course to allow you to live, love and become radiant with Ayurveda. Drawing upon almost 2 Decades of her own immersive study and clinical practice in the profound wisdom of this healing science, this immersion will invite you to truly come back to life.
This is a 50-Hour Immersion, offering 16 online sessions of 3 hours each. As a new addition to the immersion this year, you also receive a 1.5 hour Private Ayurvedic Consultation with Tiffany (worth $249) during these months, allowing you to truly integrate the teachings into your life. The beauty of the online platform is that you can join the class from the comfort of your very own home! Tiffany offers this course in a very applied manner, offering space for discussion, weekly integrations, online and offline practices and a group chat where you have ongoing integrative learning and support.
The Immersion Includes:
16 Weekly 3-hour Live Online Sessions
Lifetime access to all Immersion Recordings
Private Ayurvedic Consultation w/ Tiffany (valued at $249)
Lifetime access to re-attend the course in the future for FREE!
185 pg Course E-Book
4 Months complimentary access to Tiffany’s Sadhana Membership
Exclusive RASA Ayurveda Discounts
Community discussion WhatsApp group
LIVE, DOWNLOADABLE & LIFETIME ACCESS!
Miss a class? Don’t worry, a video download of each session will always be available.

Topics explored will include:

The Foundation, History & Intention of Ayurveda
Mahabhutas – The 5 elements in us and the universe
20 Guruvadi Gunas – The 20 Qualities existent in all of life
Exploring the 3 Causes of Disease
Understanding TriDosha – Vata, Pitta, Kapha Constitutions
Prakruti & Vikruti – Your Constitution and Current State
The 15 Subdoshas – Beyond the Doshas!
Saptadhatus – the 7 Tissues
Agni – Fire & Digestion – States of Digestion and how best to balance
Ama – How to rid the system of Toxicity
Fasting & Cleansing + Panchakarma
Ojas, Tejas & Prana
Dinacharya – Developing Daily Routine
Ritucharya – Seasonal Routine
Ratricharya – Sleep Routine
Ahara Chikitsa – Food as Medicine
Vihara Chikitsa – Lifestyle Medicine
Aushadhi – Simple Medicinal Herbal Preparations
AyurYoga – The coming together of Ayurveda + Yoga

CHECK OUT FURTHER INFO HERE!
Investment: $975 CAD ($200 GIFT CARD INCLUDED NOW FOR RASA AYURVEDA!!!)
Schedule: Wednesdays: 9:00am-12:00pm EST (Toronto Time) – Starting SEPTEMBER 2026
Required Reading: Textbook of Ayurveda, Volume 1 – Fundamental Principles (Dr. Vasant Lad)

Awaken the Heart - CHANDRA
2026-09-25 16:00 - 2026-09-27 13:00 | QC
