ShantiLotus Programs

Heal Yourself!  Heal Your World!

Shanti is the Sanskrit word for “Peace”.  Lotuses grow in the ditches and in muddy dirty waters.  The Lotus represents the ability to be beautiful, to allow our essence to bring calmness to the world even when we are stuck in the ‘mud’ of the world.

ShantiLotus programs  provide you with teachings to heal yourself.  As you heal yourself you bring  healing to your family, friends and community.

Workshops in Winnipeg

Monthly Introductory Sessions in Winnipeg

Do you want to:

• Release anger, fear, stress and worries from your life?
• Tap into your unconscious to let go old beliefs that are no longer serving you; and, heal trauma held in your body?
• Connect with the divine self and receive its messages?
• Discover the truth of who you are beyond the body, mind and senses?
• Explore simple techniques and practices to co-create the life your desire?

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, then please email [email protected] or call / text 1-204-218-9722 to inquire about the next full moon, new moon or Satsang gatherings.

Full Moon Gatherings: Introduction to Chakradance™

Chakradance™ is a premium therapeutic dance practice for the soul that activates inner healing.  A playful, spirited, free flowing dance form, Chakradance™ awakens the body, expands the mind and connects with your soul. It offers a kind of liberation. It feels like coming home.

A healing movement practice, Chakradance™ is a form of nourishment for your true self – for your soul. Moving to music specifically created to resonate with each chakra, you are guided into your own inner dance of release and re-connection with guided visualizations, meditation, dance and mandala art to balance your energy centers or chakras for greater well being, freedom, peace and joy.

Spiritual Satsang / Gathering

A Spiritual Satsang is a gathering of truth-seeking individuals with a desire to experience and live from their eternal spiritual being.

From Sanskrit, “Sat” means truth; “Sang” means gathering.

All are welcome!

The Spiritual Satsang will explore simple techniques and will provide the opportunity to ask questions, share and learn from each other our ‘truth’, wisdom, and simple techniques and concepts to live, love, lead and serve from the compassion, courage, confidence and wisdom of our heart as we evolve into the truth of who we are – empowered, beautiful, radiant – while being even more fully present and engaged in daily life.

Please email [email protected] or call / text 1-204-218-9722 to inquire about the next full moon, new moon or Satsang gatherings.

Chakradance™ Rhythm of the Soul

Chakradance™, Rhythm of the Soul increases the awareness of the connections between mind, body and soul to live our full potential.  Experience the healing power of Chakradance™ in a small, safe group setting, in a sacred and nurturing space where you can surrender to your own experiences, become more in tune with your chakra / energy system and activate your own inner healing. In this ‘sacred space’ we begin to transition from our outer, everyday life, into our rich inner soul wisdom.  With regular Chakradance™ practice we are able to be more fully engaged in our outer everyday life from our rich inner soul wisdom.

Location:  Tara’s Dance Studio

To register for any ShantiLotus programs, please email [email protected] or call / text 204-218-9722

Dance of Earth, Water & Fire with Chakradance™

Tuesdays May 16 – 30, 2023 from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

In the 3 week/ 3 session in-person program, explore your Root Mooladhara Chakra at the base of your spine, Sacral Swadhishthana Chakra in your lower belly and Solar Plexus Manipura Chakra at your navel to activate inner healing.  Meet your Ancient Elder and power animal for a sense of safety, identity and belonging; awaken your Divine Goddess for deeper understanding of your emotions, feelings, sensuality, sexuality and creativity; and, access your Spiritual Warrior for greater confidence, courage, collaboration and will power .

Location:  Tara’s Dance Studio

To register for any ShantiLotus programs, please email [email protected] or call / text 204-218-9722

Ananda: Dance of Bliss: 

Thursdays  June 22nd – July 6th, 2023 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm 

This 3 session Ananda: Dance of Bliss gives you the opportunity to release and / or heal the hurts, pain and heaviness of the heart to bring lightness, joy and peace to the heart and to your life. Ananda: Dance of Bliss allows your heart to open to the love of the Universe. We will begin each class with  a Pranic heart meditation followed by dance and mandala art.  The last session will be dedicated to sending healing energy to Mother Earth and all of the inhabitants of the land, water and air.

Come explore the Anahata Heart Chakra and experience Ananda – Bliss with music, mudra, meditation, dance and art.  Heal  the heart, balance your energies, access Universal love, experience the bliss of the heart and send healing energy to self, specific individuals and / or all of humanity.

Location:  Tara’s Dance Studio

To register for any ShantiLotus programs, please email [email protected] or call / text 204-218-9722

Dance of Sensuality  

Tuesdays August 8^th – 22^nd, 2023 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Chakradance™ is a premium therapeutic dance practice for the soul that activates inner healing.  A playful, spirited, free flowing dance form, Chakradance™ awakens the body, expands the mind, connects with your soul and offers a free and peaceful liberation. It feels like coming home. A healing movement dance practice, Chakradance™ is a form of nourishment for your true self – for your eternal soul.

The Dance of Sensuality with Chakradance™ awakens your Divine Feminine Energy to bring healing to self and the world. We will dance the Swaddhishtana Sacral Chakra to pulsing world music and create a mandala to release traumas held in the body, activate deep and long-lasting compassionate healing to create a new version of self.

Awaken your Shakti – your inner feminine power – to live, love, lead and serve with clarity, creativity, collaboration, compassion, courage, confidence.  When we heal ourselves, we can share healing with our families, friends, and community.

Explore the Swaddhishtana Sacral Chakra with guided visualizations, meditation, intuitive dance and mandala art to release unconscious traumas held in the body; and, activate inner healing to discover and become more intuitive, courageous, confident, compassionate, creative, peaceful, and powerful.

Location:  Tara’s Dance Studio

To register for any ShantiLotus programs, please email [email protected] or call / text 204-218-9722

Dance of Intuition & Inner Vision

Ajna Chakra

Dance of Intuition & Inner Vision helps you to develop and trust your intuition, that inner wisdom that is always present on this wonderful journey of life but which we sometimes ignore.

Dance of Intuition & Inner Vision gives us the opportunity to develop our intuition; strengthen our imagination and access our inner vision and wisdom to make better choices for 2020. Our decisions become more aligned with our true and highest path.

Come explore the Ajna Third Eye Chakra with mudra, pranayama, meditation, music, dance and art to manifest the life you desire.  Each student will set an intention they want to manifest.

Location:  Tara’s Dance Studio

For more information on  Chakradance programs  please contact [email protected]

 

Dance of  Freedom with Chakradance™

Thursdays, Sept 28th – Nov 16th, 2023, from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

• Reconnect with the forgotten wisdom of your body
• Learn powerful techniques for building communication with your body and the symptoms it gives you
• Learn tools for grounding your energy and becoming more present in the now
• Release blocked energy you are holding in your body
• Meet your power animal and learn to trust your own inner instincts
• Experience the power of chanting and movement to charge your base chakra

Registration Re-boot your Mooladhara is  by invitation only.

Location:  Tara’s Dance Studio

To register for any ShantiLotus programs, please email [email protected] or call / text 204-218-9722

Advance Registration is required for all Chakradance programs.

Embrace Your Kundalini Shakti 

Tuesdays Sept 26th – Nov 7th, 2023 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm

the flow of divine grace

Attend Embrace Your Kundalini Shakti to awaken your power at each chakra. Live your authentic self as you activate inner healing and discover the powerful Shakti that you are!

Learn prana, kriya, mantra, mudra and meditation to live, love and lead from the wisdom of your heart as you evolve into the truth of who you are – empowered, beautiful, radiant – while being even more fully present and engaged in daily life.  Safely awaken your hidden ‘power’ – your kundalini – so that you can open your heart and your third eye, align your inner energy with the energy of the Universe, and become more intuitive, fearless, creative, peaceful, and protected.

For more information on Embrace Your Kundalini Shakti, please email [email protected]

 

BE the Peace in the Chaos

Peace is determined, not by external events, but by our internal attitude. The violence we see in the world is a reflection of the confusion and violence inside each one of us.  When we are at Peace within; we can create peace in our world.

H H Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji Maharaj

With so much violence in the world, achieving peace can seem impossible. Each of us has the choice to live in peace or in pieces. When we understand that peace is determined by our internal attitude, we can co-create peace in our little piece of the world with every choice we make in each moment. This 5 session program Be the Peace in the Chaos provides you with simple techniques to journey from fear, anger, anxiety, stress, etc. to discover the essence of who you are and live with joy, bliss, peace and harmony in each moment. Each of us has a role to play for peace and harmony in our world. If you want to co-create peace and harmony in all your relationships with self and others at home, work and leisure, then this 5 session program Be the Peace in the Chaos is for you. You will have opportunities to develop a plan of action to implement concepts learnt that fits into your life, discuss any challenges and determine solutions that are best for you. Some of the topics we will discuss are:
1. tara’s signature system: Intention to Transformation inspired by Pujya Swami Chidanandji Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh
2. Thoughts to Destiny – based on teachings of Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
3. 5 S’s to discover your Swadharma / own purpose – as revealed to tara
4. Moral & Ethical codes of conduct – the yamas and niyamas of yoga
5. Ahimsa in Action – bring the essence of loving kindness for self, others, Mother Earth and He inhabitants

Ahimsa in Action

Ahimsa is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘not to injure’, ’cause no injury’, ‘do no harm’, ‘compassion’.  Ahimsa is also translated as  ‘non-violence’ a nd applies to all living beings, including Mother Earth and Her inhabitants.  We will explore the essence of ahimsa and discuss various ways in which we can live this concept of non-violence and compassion in thoughts, words and actions. Some of the questions we will explore are:

• What does it mean to ‘do no harm’ to self, others and Mother Earth?
• What are some challenges we face to live compassion in our daily life?
• What are some possible methods to prepare to live ahimsa in each moment.

Ahimsa, an ancient concept of ‘do not harm to self and others’ is applicable in today’s world to benefit  Mother Earth and all Her inhabitants. Our thoughts, words and actions have consequences for future generations.  As trustees of Mother Earth and Her inhabitants it is our responsibility to relate to all with compassion. Only then can there be peace and harmony in our world.

Monday  Oct 3rd, 2023: 6:30 – 8:30 pm

To register, please email [email protected]

Co-Create Your Life

In this program we will create a sense of clarity about how you want to be, what you want to do to have the life you desire. We will find out the essential building blocks for having the life of your dreams and discover the #1 thing stopping you from having the life you want. With tara’s signature system, meditations, affirmations, reflections and exercises we will identify the most powerful actions that will move you towards the life you want. By the end of the session you will develop an action plan to become a full participant to co-create the life your desire. Please bring a notebook for insights and reflections.

Chakra Meditation  with tara

• Want the benefits of meditation but don’t have time to meditate?
• Want to connect with all of who you are?
• Want to receive inner messages to guide your life?
• Want to discover the truth, love, peace and joy that you are?

If you said ‘yes’ to any of the above, then Chakra Meditation with tara is for you!

Chakra Meditation with tara will include:

• tara’s signature system “Intention to Transformation” based on the teachings of Guruji H H Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh
• yoga asana for prana activation
• Pranayama to activate and balance each of the major chakras as taught by Raja Choudhury

Come explore each chakra to transition from your outer world to access the wisdom of your rich, intuitive inner world. Chakra Meditation awakens the body, expands the mind and guides you to connect with your soul.

International Sessions 

Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, India

Chakradance™ Retreat:  Returning 2025!

Chakradance™ is a premium therapeutic moving modality that activates inner healing for long term results.  A playful, spirited, free flowing healing dance movement, Chakradance™ increases your body – mind – soul connection for a greater balance and awareness of your Shakti and Shiva energies.  Dance with your eyes closed as you explore each chakra with meditation, guided visualizations, dance and mandala art to transition from your outer world and access the wisdom of your rich, intuitive inner world. Surrender into the dynamic pulsing music from around the world, balance your chakras and activate inner healing.

Each day begins with prayers, basic yoga asana, pranayama and meditation; and yagna for World Healing and World Peace; and, concludes with Ganga Havan and Aarti on the holy banks of Ma Ganga at sunset, followed by Satsang with Pujya Sadhviji and / or Darshan with Pujya Swamiji

ShantiLotus Dance of Shakti with Tara Maa

At Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, India:  March 17th – 24th, 2023

Parmarth Niketan Ashram

Shanti is the Sanskrit word for “Peace”.  Lotuses grow in the ditches and in muddy dirty waters.  The Lotus represents the ability to be beautiful, to allow your essence to bring calmness to the world even when we are stuck in the ‘mud’ of the world. 

ShantiLotus programs  provides you with teachings to heal yourself and in the process bring  healing to your family, friends and community.

Do you want to go beyond your trauma and conditioning to discover your authentic self?  Sometimes we need a map or a practice to guide us to a life filled with ecstasy, vibrancy, radiance, joy, love, bliss and freedom.  The Chakra System of the body is the map! Dance of Shakti,  includes Chakradance™ and Shakti Vidya as the practices to heal and discover your true self.

Chakradance™ is a playful, spirited, free flowing dance modality that helps us to balance our chakras for greater well being, happiness, freedom, peace and joy. This moving therapeutic dance modality guides us back to the wholeness of who we truly are.  Chakradance™, a fusion of Jungian philosophy, chakra resonant music, dance, guided visualization and mandala art, gives us the opportunity to tap into our unconscious for healing and clarity, reconnect with the wisdom of our bodies and expands our minds.

Shakti Vidya includes yoga, prana, kriya, mudra and mantra.  We will use yoga, prana and kriya to prepare the body to receive the power of the mantras – the sounds that evoke a set of vibrations in the cosmos.

Dance of Shakti balances the energy of the padmas / chakras to awaken our divine shakti – that inner potential energy, relax our nervous system, enhance our immune system and heal our bodies as we release trauma and fears.  We elevate and enlighten our consciousness to allow the power and grace of the divine Shakti to flow through us.

By the end of this program, you will have a practice for your continued transformational journey to discovering and embracing the essence of who you are in each moment.

Each day begins with yoga and concludes with Ganga Havan and Aarti at sunset; followed by Satsang with Pujya Sadhviji [when she is in the Ashram].

Please have a pen and journal or ipad for reflections, coloured pencils or crayons for mandala art creations and blindfold for the dance meditation.

Dress Code:  Please bring clothes or jewelry with colours of the chakras – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and purple or white and gold to enhance your inner healing and connections with the body, mind and spirit.

Orientation:  March 17th, 2024, at 3 pm – includes the Introduction to Chakradance

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To Register for programs at Parmarth Niketan Ashram:  Please go to http://www.parmarth.org/yoga/register/ to complete the online registration form.  For more information on programs at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, please email [email protected].

For more information on any of the above programs, please email [email protected]

To register for any ShantiLotus programs, please email [email protected] or call / text 204-218-9722

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Namaste!