Liuna Station
Saturday March 19, 2016
360 James st. N. Hamilton, Ontario
11:00AM - 12:00AM
Yoga Garden
11:00 am - Morning Equinox Meditation - Charlotte Szivak
"Morning Equinox Meditation"
11:15am - 11:40am
“Ignite your brilliance”Please join us for a guided warm up ascension meditation activation with Charlotte Szivak that will get you tuned up, tapped in and ready to flow.
"I'm Possible"
11:40am - 12:00pm
12:00 pm - Mantra Melt - Yoga Ghar
"Mantra Melt"
12:00pm - 12:50pm
A profoundly relaxing, one-of-a-kind experience! Dive deep into easy, classical Yoga poses while Tamara Verma chants mantras to soothe you into a meditative state and invoke positive vibrations. A class like no other!
"Brain Tune-Up"
12:50pm - 1:00pm
Join Jill Hewlett, Brain Fitness Expert to learn user-friendly neuroscience and how it relates to movement, your body and your brain! During these two quick 10minute BRAIN TUNE UPS, you will learn simple, fun and effective activities you can use at work, in the classroom and in daily life to get energized, centered, balanced and focused. You can use your body to create the brain you want!1:00 pm - Yin/Yang Yoga - De La Sol
"De La Sol"
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Join Jill Hewlett, Brain Fitness Expert to learn user-friendly neuroscience and how it relates to movement, your body and your brain! During these two quick 10minute BRAIN TUNE UPS, you will learn simple, fun and effective activities you can use at work, in the classroom and in daily life to get energized, centered, balanced and focused. You can use your body to create the brain you want!
"Belly Dancing Performance"
1:50pm - 2:00pm
Wild Orchid Belly Dance is a Hamilton-based Fusion Belly Dance troupe led by Jacqueline Pullar, owner and artistic director of Wild Orchid Belly Dance Studio. The studio, located on the east mountain since 2007, offers classes in Egyptian and Fusion belly dance. Jacqueline endeavours to create unique fusion pieces by combining elements of Egyptian style belly dance with those of other dance styles including American Tribal Style® Belly Dance, jazz, hip-hop, Indian, Flamenco, and other folkloric and classical dance styles. The troupe’s pieces are often accompanied by alternative, non-traditional belly dance music.2:00 pm - Compassionate Kids Yoga - Heather Elson
"Kids Yoga"
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Join ten year kids yoga veteran, Heather Elson of Compassionate Kids Yoga as she leads young yogis (ages 5-11) in a class full of songs and stories, breathing and stretching! Parents/guardians of yogis under the age of 5 must stay with their little ones, and all others are welcome to join in the fun if they would like!
"Lovelution Love Infusion"
2:50pm - 3:00pm
Lovelution combines shamanic sound therapy with the world's grooviest dance music to infuse humanity and the universe with love. And, the Lovelution family will be sharing some of their vibe during this speaker slot to give you a glimpse at what you can expect during the Closing Ceremony. You can expect magic, miracles and infinite love.3:00 pm - Yoga Flow - In Fine Feather
"Yoga Flow & Inversions"
3:00pm - 3:50pm
Take your practice to the next level of flying and floating. Helena will help you discover the foundation in the hands and the proper alignment of the head, neck and shoulders to take flight in the body fearlessly. Arm balances are great for building strength, body awareness and bringing some fun and playfulness into your practice. This class is for all levels.
"E-motions: Live Yoga Immersion"
3:50pm - 4:00pm
Through the dance of sonics and harmonics, our bodies sway and flow into new realms of yoga movement. Our tensegrity body temples swirl in each other’s currents as oceans of emotions open our entire beings to the infinite variations of wave and particle movement.4:00 pm - Gentle Vinyasa Flow - Aviva Yoga Studio
"Gentle Vinyasa Flow"
4:00pm - 4:50pm
A gentle Vinyasa Flow class to the sound of North American drumming! All levels of participants will enjoy this rejuvenating class of classical yoga movement-stretch, strengthen and balance as you breath into the posture and get grounded. Class will include a revitalizing relaxation closing with meditation and positive wishes."Brain Tune Up"
4:50pm - 5:00pm
Join Jill Hewlett, Brain Fitness Expert to learn user-friendly neuroscience and how it relates to movement, your body and your brain! During these two quick 10minute BRAIN TUNE UPS, you will learn simple, fun and effective activities you can use at work, in the classroom and in daily life to get energized, centered, balanced and focused. You can use your body to create the brain you want!5:00 pm - Partner Yoga - Yogashala
"Partner Yoga"
5:00pm - 5:50pm
Traditionally, yoga is seen as an individual practice, but Partner Yoga brings people together through movement, play, breath, touch and sometimes intimacy. It can be practiced by any two people and is a great way to strengthen a relationship by fostering trust and communication.
"Sample Shahmanic Sound Journey"
5:50pm - 6:00pm
Vibe with the Tribe is a group of intuitive healers & mystical musicians here on Earth in service of humanity. Through an emersion of singing, percussion, crystal singing bowls and sacred sounds, Vibe with the tribe channels soul songs to enliven the spirit and activate love into the mind, body and soul. Their intention is to cultivate love and harmony through their creative expression. VWTT will be presenting a brief example of a "Shamanic Sound Journey" & who they are. You can experience a full Shamanic Sound Journey which will be starting the Lovelution closing ceremony, following the Glow Flow Yoga class.6:00 pm - Ashtanga Lead Half-Primary Series - Steeltown Ashtanga
"Ashtanga Lead Half-Primary Series"
6:00pm - 6:50pm
Following the traditional Sanskrit count, you will be guided through the first half of the Ashtanga Primary Series, as it is taught in Mysore, India. This flowing sequence will challenge your strength and flexibility, encouraging both effort and ease, as you move through the series focusing on breath, gaze, and posture. Ashtanga Yoga is a vinyasa system which masterfully links breath and motion, creating an opportunity for your practice to become a moving meditation, urging you to go beyond the physical and experience the true internal work of yoga.
"Prize Draws"
6:50pm - 7:00pm
Join Jill Hewlett, Brain Fitness Expert to learn user-friendly neuroscience and how it relates to movement, your body and your brain! During these two quick 10minute BRAIN TUNE UPS, you will learn simple, fun and effective activities you can use at work, in the classroom and in daily life to get energized, centered, balanced and focused. You can use your body to create the brain you want!7:30 pm - YOGAFEST CLOSING CEREMONY
Presented By Lovelution
Presented By Lovelution
"Glow Flow Yoga"
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Imagine a pitch black room filled with illuminated bending bodies doused in glow paint. Animal sounds, a DJ, and live instrumentation to spice it up."Shamanic Sound Journey"
8:30pm - 9:30pm
This guided meditation hybrid will have you witness the wizards of wonder bellow out angelic voices brewed with crystal bowls, percussion, didgeridoo and other celestial sounds.
"Ecstatic Dancing by Justin Roy"
9:30pm - 12:00pm
An intergalactic ride to infinity and beyond where we will find ourselves journeying to the edge of the universe, questioning our place in the cosmos, and coming back to Earth with a greater connection to source. Master Within Yoga: This practice will shake you deep into your core, connecting you to your higher intuition, allowing you to transcend old parts of you that no longer serve you and release deep-rooted fears or anxieties. Based on the Kundalini Yoga practice, this session will clear, heal, and balance each of the chakras while simultaneously strengthening one's magnetic field. Become part of this life changing practice with Yogi Emmanuelle.Zen Lounge
12:00 pm - Simply Green Nutrition - Sarah Green
"Simply Green Nutrition"
12:00pm - 1:00pm
At 12pm, Sarah from Simply Green Nutrition will be giving a talk, and live demonstrations on ‘Simple Ways to Improve Your Health”. Her class will include simple, affordable, and accessible ways to improve your nutrition status and incorporate more whole foods into your diet. She will speak about topics including: green smoothies, whether or not ’superfoods’ live up to the hype, the best foods to improve overall health, and the simplest ways to clean up your diet, with interactive demonstrations. The foods you will learn about are also ‘green’ in every sense of the word- what is good for your body also happens to be the most sustainable way of eating to reduce your carbon footprint and protect the earth.1:00 pm - Divinely Lit - Jenn Foster
"Divinely Lit"
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Have you always wondered what is the key to opening the gates of your intuition? Do you find yourself searching for a more peaceful and love based path in life? Well you are in luck! Join Jennifer L Foster - Divinely Lit, Hamilton's very own Empathic Intuitive Medium to learn some secrets to begin living your life through the continuous flow and connection to the universe. This one hour workshop will be the beginning to bringing more clarity, joy and acceptance into your own unique journey. A workshop you do not want to miss!!2:00 pm - Diamond Kundalini - Charlotte Szivak
"Diamond Kundalini"
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Blend and merge the 2 Divine of the Cosmic & Earth Kundalini igniting the infinite well to flow through your Chakra 'S, aura, body & hologram. Kicking off the radiance of Yogafest initiated further by the Spring Equinox.3:00 pm - Acro FUNdamentals! - Ellio Blox
"Acro FUNdamentals!"
3:00pm - 4:00pm
An exploration of accessible AcroYoga and Acrobatic movements and tricks. Step out of your solo practice and enjoy a collaborative experience as you base, fly, and spot some exciting acro flows. The environment will be playful, encouraging, and challenging. Form, technique, and injury prevention instruction will be incorporated to keep students safe and supported. Expect to laugh, sweat, and feel empowerment as you refine skills fusing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Open to all.4:00 pm - Tantric Dancing Workshop - Elena Klymenko
"Tantric Dancing Workshop"
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tantra Dance is a fun and uplifting dance-meditation practice to embrace the Goddess within, in all her grace, beauty and power. The workshop will begin by connecting the sexual core with the heart centre - opening Inner Flute, followed by Aphrodite awakening sensual dance and movement meditation to call on and balance the elements. These practices will expand our ability to give and receive love and pleasure and allow deeper intimacy and joy in our relationships.5:00 pm - Transcendental Healing Workshop - Ian Bendelman
"Transcendental Healing Workshop"
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Have you ever wondered how some people are able to heal their body just by thinking it? It's actually much simpler than you think, and I'm going to guide you through it step by step. But first, I'm going to expand your awareness, and show you that you are much more than just your flesh and bones.6:00 pm - Shanti Maya - Betty & Bill
"Kirtan Chanting"
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kirtan is the musical mainstay of the practice of Bhakti (Devotional) Yoga, This is a Call-and-Response event. We will be leading you through chanting ancient Sanskrit mantras which quiet the mind and soothe the soul when practiced with intention. Please bring meditation cushion/shawl, water bottle, reading glasses (if you need it) and an open heart.About YogaFest Equinox
Are you longing for an experience that takes your mind away from everyday life and into a space of zen, peace and serenity? YogaFest is a space for self expression and self realization, a space where all can come together and connect through different art forms, movement and interactions with energy. We have strategically set up a schedule of yoga classes that suites all levels of yogis! This yoga schedule will be carried out in the Main Ballroom that has been transformed into a beautiful Yoga Garden! Creative Arts Spaces will be located in the front and back sections of the main ballroom, where you can pick up a paint brush and leave your mark on one of our large canvas walls! The Zen Lounge will be decorated by Salt Caves Canada, and many of the sound healing meditations, and other workshops are in this room! Come express yourself with us and join in the high vibes, as we connect and collaborate in this infinite space of love!
YogaFest Essentials
- Yoga Mat: If you will be doing yoga, we advise you bring your own mat! A yoga towel, blocks and other yoga props may also come in handy for some of the classes.
- Water Bottle: It is important to stay hydrated all day, especially when practising yoga and being active! Hydration stations will be available throughout the day and night, but please bring your own bottle! We are being eco friendly by not creating any waste products from reusing the same bottle.
- Comfortable/Creative Clothing: This is a space of self expression so come dressed as vibrant as you like! Be sure to wear something comfortable because you’ll be doing lots of yoga and activities!
- An Open Mind and an Open Heart: Come with no expectation and only positive intentions and you will receive the world and more from this experience! Release your fears and leave your ego at the door, don’t judge, just embrace, just be.
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