Manifestation & Vision Boarding Workshop
Manifestation is a powerful practice that requires you to embody the energy you wish to receive in your life. When we align ourselves with the right frequency, magical things happen!
Join me at the Yoga by Abbey studio on Wednesday December 11th for an empowering evening of cacao, sound healing, guided reflection and the creation of your very own vision board.
Our evening will begin with a sacred cup of cacao, bringing us deeper into ourselves and connecting with the energy of the natural word. Cacao is powerful in helping us find clarity within ourselves when enjoyed in ceremony.
We will then dive deeper into our internal landscape through a pranayama practice and intentional sound bath session themed around the topic of manifestation. In this special sound bath I will guide us through a transformative visualization practice, helping us get clear on our vision for the future.
The powerful frequency of the crystal singing bowls help shift our brain wave state into theta and delta brain waves, the feeling is often described as a "dream-like" state. In this state we become much more receptive, especially to our own intentions. It is a rejuvenating practice for mind, body and spirit.
As we rise from our sound bath session, I will guide us through a self reflection practice, putting down onto paper what we are consciously choosing to manifest in our life. Past students have found self reflection to come quite easily after a sound bath session. This journaling practice is one you can take with you and incorporate into your daily life.
We will then have some fun creating our own vision boards together. I will share my favourite manifestation and vision boarding techniques along the way. All vision board supplies is included and available for you at the studio; a blank canvas, glue, scissors, magazines and other art supplies. If there are special items or cut outs you wish to bring to add to your board, you are more than welcome to do so.
Enjoy gluten and dairy free snacks while you create your vision board in community with others.
*This event reads 2 hours in duration, but if you are not finished your vision board in that time, you may stay an extra 30 minutes to complete it. Allow yourself 2-2.5 hours to participate in this event with mindfulness.
This is an empowering experience accessible to all levels of ability!
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Wednesday December 11th from 7:00-9:00pm
at Yoga by Abbey
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Investment: $60.00
Full Moon in Gemini Circle
Join myself and Nancy Drope in this popular monthly experience tuning into the energy of the Full Moon at the Yoga by Abbey studio in St. Catharines. This full moon is in the astrological sign of Gemini.
This experience begins with an engaging astrology discussion with Nancy Drope, helping you to understand and integrate the themes of the full moon into your being. You will receive your personal horoscope for this full moon based on your rising sign in astrology and get to interact with the oracle cards to help you set your intention for the evening.
I will then guide us through an intentional full moon yoga practice, exploring the themes of this full moon through movement breath and awareness. Together we will shift and move stagnant energy and release all that no longer serves our highest good!
Our yoga practice will lead us into a restful savasana pose, prepared to immerse ourselves in the healing vibration of sound. With the crystal singing bowls and the gong, Nancy and I will take you on a blissful sound healing journey, rejuvenating your mind body and spirit.
Conclude the evening by burning away what no longer serves you into the ceremonial burning pot.
A truly empowering and transformative experience, all are welcome!
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Sunday December 15th from 3:30-5:30pm
at the Yoga by Abbey studio
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Investment: $60.00
Winter Solstice Ceremony
The Winter Solstice takes place on December 21st and marks the start of winter. It is also known as the darkest day of the year. This is a powerful time because as the amount day light each day has grown shorter and shorter, the winter solstice marks the turning point toward increasingly more light each day. It is symbolic of turning in towards ourselves and fresh beginnings!
This is a beautiful time to tap into your yin energy and reach within yourself to bring forward your deepest intentions and nurture them into the light.
This immersive experience will bring us into a deeply introspective state, providing the space to reflect on our Winter Solstice intentions. While embracing the heart opening benefits of ceremonial cacao we will embark on a powerful journey of yin yoga, yoga nidra, sound healing and guided self-reflection.
Our celebration will begin with a sacred cacao ceremony, where we will take time to acknowledge our connection to mother earth and the journey the cacao took to come from the earth to our cups. We will infuse our intentions into our cacao and sip in mindfulness together. Cacao both physically and energetically opens the heart and enhances meditation, setting the stage for a profoundly introspective journey on our mats.
We will then embrace a tranquil yin yoga sequence where passive postures near or on the earth are held for 3 to 5 minutes per side. This practice allows us to move into the deeper tissues of the body and create space for rich moments of introspection. Throughout your postures, I will come around and provide gentle hands-on assists and begin to incorporate healing sound instruments. Props will be provided to assist you in your practice.
Our yin yoga sequence will end resting comfortably in savasana. Here we will become fully immersed in the healing vibrations of sound and our Yoga Nidra practice will begin. Yoga Nidra is a meditative guided journey through the layers of being through to the soul, where you are guided to plant the seeds of your deepest intentions. All that is required of you is to follow along with your awareness as you rest and enjoy bathing in sound.
After rising from our yoga nidra journey, there will be time to reflect in your journal on anything that came up for you in your experience, your intentions for this Winter Solstice and to share in a supportive likeminded community. Reflecting right out of a sound bath is a powerful and profound experience as we typically find great clarity!
This ceremony is open and accessible for all levels of ability.
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Saturday December 21st from 10:00am-12:00pm
at Yoga by Abbey
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Investment: $60.00
New Year Psychic Message Circle
with Roberta
Join Roberta at the Yoga by Abbey studio for an insightful evening of psychic messages designed to illuminate your next steps in making 2025 your most abundant year yet!
Expect spirited conversation and some surprises, surrounded by supportive, likeminded community.
Your host guarantees that every guest will receive a minimum of two messages. One will be provided in response to anonymous questions. The other messages will be retrieved from your personal energy field.
Your host Roberta is a professional psychic medium working locally in the Niagara region. She it the owner of Void of Course Crystals, located in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
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Friday December 27th from 6:00-8:00pm
at Yoga by Abbey
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Investment: $60.00
Yin, Violin & Sound Bath
In this special session I will be joined by professional violinist Katrina DeRoche-Vermeer of Wandering Rhapsodies to bring you on a recalibrating journey of yin yoga and live music, ending in an immersive sound bath combining the violin and crystal singing bowls.
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This session will begin with a relaxing pranayama technique and lead us into a healing yin yoga sequence. Yin yoga is a slower moving style of yoga where postures on the earth are held for 3-5 minutes per side to help you access the deeper tissues of the body and enjoy rich moments of introspection. Yoga props are provided to support you in your postures and help you relax deeper. During this time, Katrina will fill the room with the beautiful sounds of her violin, playing live for us as we enjoy each posture.
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Our yin yoga session will end in a savasana pose supported by props and with a blanket, readying us to fully surrender to the power of healing sound. As you relax on your back, Katrina and I will bathe your mind, body and spirit in the harmonious collaboration of the violin and crystal singing bowls.
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The powerful frequency and vibration of these live instruments have the power to shift our brain waves into a theta or delta brain wave state. This is sometimes known as a "dream like state". This state is tremendously healing for our nervous system and thus the physical body, mind and emotions, and even the hormones we secrete. When we embrace this state, we become more receptive to the intentions we are setting for ourselves... like planting a seed deep within!
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Enjoy a cup of herbal tea as you integrate your experience afterwards and connect with others.
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There is no experience necessary to partake in this blissful session.
Friday January 3rd from 6:30-8:00pm
at Yoga by Abbey
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Investment: $45.00
Mini Facial & Sound Bath
I am thrilled to be joined by the Calm Down Club's very own Cassandra Bradshaw in this unique holistic experience at Yoga by Abbey. Using the healing power of touch, scent, sound and stillness, we will float into the hypnagogic state together.
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hyp•na•gog•ic (adj.) hypnagogia is the transitional state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep.
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Enjoy a blissful mini facial experience with Certified aromatherapist and holistic skin therapist Cassandra Bradshaw (she/her) while I guide us through tranquil journey of healing sound.
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You will be invited to lay comfortably on your back using the support of the yoga props for ultimate relaxation. The sacred sounds of the crystal sining bowls have a frequency that alter the brain wave state. It is possible through sound healing to reach the same brain wave state as REM sleep. This is extremely relaxing for the nervous system. The vibration of these sounds can help to clear energetic blocks and provide healing throughout the entire body. Throughout our sound journey together, Cassandra will be able to spend time with each person to provide the wonderful gift of healing hands on touch.
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Intentional acupressure points on the face will be stimulated to encourage flow and chi— our life force energy—to decrease congestion and impart a radiant, healthy glow. A rejuvenating massage of the shoulders, neck, head and face will be intuitively created to support this restorative experience. Breathe in an organic blend of therapeutic essential oils and carrier oils that are chosen to support your skin’s natural ability to thrive and connect you with your heart centre.
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*we invite you to arrive with a clean, product-free face.
Enjoy herbal tea upon your arrival to help you settle in!
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There are only 8 spots available per session.
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Friday January 17th from 6:30-8:00pm
at Yoga by Abbey
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Investment: $70.00