Description of Events

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2008

With great enthusiasm, Agama is pleased to announce that Swami Vivekananda will return to North America by invitation for the third year in a row! The schedule has been finalized although some venues and details have yet to be settled. Events are subject to change, but please refer to this site for fees, details, and other updates - they will be posted as soon as they become available.

Full event descriptions are available. In addition, contact us at tours@agamayoga.com for further details, to help promote events or offer assistance, or for anything else!

Tell your North American friends about Swami’s events. And see you in the autumn!

* * TORONTO / PICTON / KINGSTON, ONTARIO – CANADA * *
Organizers: Wendy and Darin Madore
2-28 September, 2008
Shanti Yoga Retreat
2251 County Rd.7, RR#4
Picton, ON
K0K 2T0
+1 (613) 471-1662
Picton, Ontario is 2.5 hours east of Toronto.
info@shantiretreat.ca / www.shantiretreat.ca

All workshops will be held at Shanti Yoga Retreat, Picton, Ontario – see directions and weekend schedules on Shanti’s website. Cost of CAD$320 + GST per workshop is inclusive of food, accommodation, Hatha Yoga daily sessions, and all workshop teachings.

See a description of all events at http://www.shantiretreat.ca/events.htm.

Lectures in Toronto: 18:30-21:00; location TBA.

  • 2 Sept.: What Is Tantra Yoga?
  • 3 Sept.: The Meaning of Life according to Spiritual and Metaphysical Principles

Workshop at Shanti Yoga Retreat:

Lecture in Kingston, Ontario, to be held at Feel Yoga Studio, 80 Princess St. +1 (613) 547-9642, www.hotyogakingston.com). Schedule is 18.00-18.30 refreshments / 18.30-21.00 lecture. Suggested donation CAD$15:

  • 10 Sept.: What Is Tantra Yoga?

Workshop at Shanti Yoga Retreat:

Lecture in Kingston, Ontario, to be held at Feel Yoga Studio, 80 Princess St. +1 (613) 547-9642, www.hotyogakingston.com). Schedule is 18.00-18.30 refreshments / 18.30-21.00 lecture. Suggested donation CAD$15:

  • 17 Sept.: Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness

Workshop at Shanti Yoga Retreat:

Lecture in Kingston, Ontario, 18.30-21.00, at Queen’s University. Exact location TBA.

  • 24 Sept.: Jesus in the Eyes of Yoga

Workshops at Shanti Yoga Retreat:


* * OTTAWA, ONTARIO – CANADA * *
Organizers: Maureen and Andrew Salkeld
1-5 October, 2008
Contact phone: +1 819 459 4420
agamacanada@hotmail.com

Lectures in Ottawa: Chelsea Community Centre, Old Chelsea Rd., Chelsea, Quebec. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Lectures are held by donation; suggested donation is CAD$15. Call or email to reserve a seat:

  • 30 Sept.: The Meaning of Life according to Spiritual Principles
  • 1 Oct : Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness
  • 2 Oct.: Shambhala, Guardian of Planet Earth

Weekend workshop in the Ottawa area: CAD$220 per person / Special price for Yoga teachers: CAD$100. La Grange Yoga Studio, Wakefield, Quebec (25 minutes from Ottawa) – map provided. Tea and healthy snacks provided; lunch and accommodation on your own. Recommendations provided.

  • 3-5 Oct.: Yoga and The Art of Dying
  • 6 Oct.: Laya Yoga initiation for students who have completed Month 1 in Wakefield


* * MONTERREY – MEXICO * *
Organizer: Elisabeth Koopmans
7-12 October, 2008
mexico@agamayoga.com

Simultaneous translation in Spanish is available for the evening lectures. Morning workshops are held 08:30-11:30; price is $450 pesos. Lectures are held 19:30-21:30; price each is $250 pesos / $200 preventa / $70 students. Weekend Workshop Intensive: $2,300 pesos / $2,100 preventa. Couples’ price: $4,300 pesos / $4,000 preventa. Paquete price – please contact Elisabeth.

  • 8 Oct.: Morning workshop: Yoga, the Connection to Spirit
  • 8 Oct.: Lecture: The Prayer of the Heart and Jesus
  • 9 Oct.: Lecture: Shambhala, the Spiritual Center of Our Planet
  • 10 Oct. Morning workshop: The Five Bodies of Man
  • 10 Oct.: Lecture: Introduction to Tantra 2 / 19:30-22:00
  • 11-12 Oct.: Weekend Workshop Intensive: Tantra 2: 11 Oct. 08:00-09:30 Hatha Yoga, 09:30-18:30 workshop / 12 Oct. 08.00-09:30 Hatha Yoga, 09:30-17:30 workshop

** VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – CANADA * *

Organizers: Shakti Mhi and Daniel of Prana Yoga Teacher College
23 October – 7 November, 2008
Prana Yoga Teacher College
Centre for Peace
1825 W. 16th Ave.
Vancouver, BC

 

+1 604 682 2121
+1 888 424 YOGA (9642) International toll-free
+1 604 676 8819 Fax
Office hours: Monday through Friday,9:00-17:00
info@pranayogacollege.com
www.pranayogacollege.com/yoga-teacher-training-workshops.php

Workshops at Prana Yoga Teacher College are listed below. All workshops will follow a schedule of 09:30-12:30 and 13:30-16:30, with a one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided). Individual workshop fee for Tantra 1 and Tantra 2 is CAD$360 + GST. Individual workshop fee for Parapsychology 1 and Art of Dying is CAD$290 + GST. Multiple-workshop discounts apply; if applying for all four workshops in advance, fees are CAD$1000 + GST. Visit Prana's website above for bookings.

In addition, during these weeks several free lectures will be held at Agama Yoga – Vancouver, located at 420 E. Broadway, Vancouver. Please join us for these events if you can!

Wednesday, 22 Oct., 7:30 - 9:30. Lecture topic: What is Tantra Yoga

Monday, 27 Oct., 7:30 - 9:30. Lecture topic: The 24-hour Prayer

Wednesday 29 Oct. , 7:30 - 9:30. Lecture topic: Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness

Monday, 3 Nov., 7:30 - 9:30. Lecture topic: Consecration

Wednesday, 5 Nov., 7:30 - 9:30. Lecture topic: Introduction to Kashmir Shaivism

Contact lori@agamayoga.com for general questions about Swami Vivekananda’s North American tour in autumn 2008, or contact tour organizers for venue and logistical specifics.