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Finding YOUR centre on the mat & online! 75+ Hybrid Classes/Week | Workshops | RMT & Wellness | Shop We offer 65+ yoga classes a week both online and in-person.

At PranaShanti Yoga Centre we provide a soothing space where you can explore many approaches to the same outcome: creating ease in your life. Our teachers bring a wealth of experience and knowledge and embody PranaShanti’s own spirit of continuous education. We offer a variety of class packages and membership options to help you get started at PranaShanti. Achieving optimum wellness is as important to your daily routine as your practice of yoga. Which is why at PranaShanti we are proud to offer a suite of wellness services to you maintain your health and wellbeing including registered massage therapy, naturopathic medicine, and various therapeutic treatments. Our new PranaShanti Yoga Centre is a world-class facility with two yoga/meditation rooms, one hot yoga studio, private appointment rooms, changing rooms, shower facilities, and our boutique. Join us and feel the PranaShanti difference! Learn more: https://www.pranashanti.com/

10/23/2026

💪 FRIDAY FUN FACT: MUSCLE IS YOUR FRIEND AS YOU AGE! 🧘‍♀️

Did you know that maintaining muscle strength becomes increasingly important as we age?

As we get older, we naturally tend to lose muscle mass and strength. This process, known as age-related muscle loss, can affect our balance, mobility, bone health, and ability to do the everyday activities we love.

✨ Here's the good news: we can build strength at any age!

Yoga can be part of the solution. Weight-bearing postures such as Warrior poses, Plank, and Chair Pose challenge our muscles to support and stabilize our bodies. With consistent practice, these movements can help us maintain strength, balance, and functional movement.

And if you're ready to take it a step further, strength training with weights is a wonderful addition to your yoga practice!

🏋️‍♀️ Have you tried our Yoga + Strength class?

This class combines yoga with handheld weights to help you build strength while enjoying the mindful movement, body awareness, and breath connection you love about yoga.

Because yoga isn't just about flexibility. It's about building a body that supports you through every stage of life.

🤍 Your Friday challenge: Choose one way to build strength today. Hold Chair Pose, practise Warrior II or Plank, or join us on the mat for Yoga + Strength!

Your future self will thank you.

📍 Explore our class schedule and find your next class at: https://pranashanti.com/yoga-centre/ottawa-yoga/classes-schedule/

10/22/2026

✨ DISCOVER THE ART OF SOUND HEALING ✨
🔔 How to Play the Gong & Singing Bowls

Have you ever felt the deep resonance of a gong or the soothing vibrations of a singing bowl and wondered how to create those sounds yourself?

Join Devinder for an immersive, hands-on workshop exploring the art of playing gongs and singing bowls, including both crystal and metal bowls.

Whether you're a yoga teacher looking to enrich your classes, a meditation practitioner wanting to deepen your practice, or a wellness professional interested in sound as a tool for relaxation, this workshop will give you the foundations to begin.

✨ What you'll learn:
🔔 The fundamentals of playing gongs and singing bowls
🔔 How to work with sound, resonance, and vibration
🔔 Ways to incorporate sound into yoga classes and meditation
🔔 Using sound to create space for relaxation, reflection, and stillness
🔔 Practical techniques you can continue exploring at home

You'll have the opportunity to play the instruments yourself, with instruments provided during the workshop. You'll also receive an information package to support your learning beyond the session.

⭐ No previous experience playing these instruments is required. A regular yoga or meditation practice of 6 months to 1 year is recommended.

📅 Wednesday, October 28, 2026
🕕 6:00–9:00 pm
📍 PranaShanti Education Centre | 950 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa
💰 $125 per person
👥 Limited to just 12 participants - 2 SPACES OPEN!

🎓 Yoga Alliance CEUs available for eligible 200-hour certified yoga teachers.

If you've been curious about bringing the beauty of sound into your practice or teaching, this is an opportunity to explore, experiment, and learn in a supportive environment.

✨ Register at: https://ow.ly/G21J50ZYLWo

10/21/2026

🍂 WEDNESDAY WELLNESS TIP: WELCOME AUTUMN WITH AYURVEDA 🌿

In Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of health and well-being, Ritucharya refers to adapting our daily habits to the changing seasons.

As the days grow shorter and the air turns cooler, autumn invites us to bring a little more warmth, steadiness, and care into our routines.

✨ Three simple ways to welcome the season:

🍵 1. Nourish yourself with warmth.
Trade a cold breakfast for warm oatmeal, enjoy a bowl of homemade soup, or sip a cup of ginger tea. Choose foods that feel nourishing and comforting as the weather cools.

🧘 2. Make time for grounding movement.
Let your yoga practice reflect the season. Slow down, move with your breath, spend a little longer in gentle stretches, and finish with a few quiet moments of relaxation. Restorative Yoga can be a beautiful way to unwind and replenish.

🌙 3. Create a calming daily ritual.
Try a warm bath, a gentle self-massage with oil, or five minutes of quiet breathing before bed. Small, consistent rituals can help us feel more settled as our schedules and surroundings change.

💛 A gentle reminder: We don’t need to change everything when the seasons change. Sometimes, a little more warmth, a little more stillness, and a little more attention to how we feel are enough to help us move through autumn with greater ease.

What’s one small ritual helping you find balance this fall? 🍁

10/20/2026

🌿 WHEN YOUR MIND WON’T SWITCH OFF, GIVE YOURSELF SPACE TO RESET.

Worry. Restlessness. Racing thoughts. Tension in the body. Difficulty sleeping or simply feeling like you’re always on.

Anxiety can show up in many ways, affecting both our mental and physical well-being. And sometimes, what we need is not another thing to do, but the tools to help us slow down, reconnect, and find a little more ease. 💚

✨ Yoga Therapy for Anxiety — 4-Week Series

Join Katherine Marr, Registered Psychotherapist, Certified Canadian Counsellor, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, and Certified Yoga Therapist, for a supportive series exploring how yoga therapy can help you work with the physical, physiological, and psychological effects of anxiety.

Across four weekly sessions, you’ll explore practical techniques including:

🧘 Gentle, therapeutic yoga postures
🌬️ Breathing practices to support relaxation
🎵 Chanting and mantra
🪷 Meditation and mindfulness
💚 Tools and resources to support your practice at home

Each session combines learning, guided practice, and time for questions, helping you discover techniques you can incorporate into everyday life.

No matter whether anxiety is new to you or something you’ve been navigating for years, this series offers an opportunity to develop a more supportive relationship with yourself.

📅 Mondays, October 26 – November 16, 2026
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 PranaShanti Education Centre, Ottawa, FREE Parking
💻 Join in-person or online
✨ Four-week series: $185 per person

Space is limited to 18 participants to allow for individual attention and questions.

You don’t have to wait until you feel overwhelmed to learn tools that support your well-being.

💚 Explore the series and register at: https://ow.ly/IygQ50ZYCw5

10/19/2026

🌿 MONDAY MANTRA 🌿

I am exactly where I need to be.
I am at home in myself.
I belong.

Take a moment today to pause.

Feel your feet on the ground.
Notice your breath.
Let your body soften.

You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You don’t need to become someone else to belong.

Sometimes, belonging begins simply with being present — with yourself, with your breath, and with the people around you.

May this be your practice today. 🤍

I belong.

10/18/2026

🦵 HAPPY HIPS. HAPPIER LEGS. MORE COMFORTABLE MOVEMENT.

Whether you’re a runner, cyclist, yoga practitioner, or simply someone who spends a lot of time on their feet, your knees, legs, and hips do a lot of work every day. 🍃

It’s time to give them a little attention!

Join Rachel Lipton, Level 2 MELT Method® Instructor and Registered Acupuncturist, for an experiential MELT Method®: Knees, Legs & Hips workshop.

✨ Discover gentle, hands-on techniques using specially designed MELT rollers and balls to work with your body’s connective tissue (fascia).

✨ Explore ways to address fascial tension associated with repetitive movement and everyday postures.

✨ Learn practical self-care techniques you can incorporate into your regular wellness routine.

Unlike traditional foam rolling, the MELT Method uses gentle, pain-free compression techniques designed to support fascial hydration and function.

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
🕝 2:30–3:30 PM
📍 PranaShanti Yoga Centre | Soul Room
💰 $40 in advance | $45 on the day

Limited to 12 participants for a more personal learning experience.

Give your hardworking lower half the care it deserves. 💚

👉 Reserve your spot through our online schedule!

10/17/2026

🌿 Wednesday Wellness in the Mind Room 🌿

Take a pause in your busy week – just a few minutes can make a world of difference. 🧘‍♀️✨

Step into the Mind Room before or after your yoga class or wellness appointment:
☕ Sip a warm cup of tea
🎨 Enjoy our rotating local art displays
💬 Chat with a yoga buddy or connect with our community

These small moments of rest and connection remind us that we do better together. Make the Mind Room your escape – a quiet space to breathe, reset, and engage.

📍 Your sanctuary awaits at PranaShanti!

10/16/2026

🍂 FRIDAY FUN FACT: AYURVEDA, FALL & YOGA 🧘‍♀️

Did you know that in Ayurveda, autumn is associated with Vata dosha — the energies of air and space? As the weather becomes cooler, drier, and windier, Ayurveda encourages us to seek warmth, grounding, and routine.

🍁 Your fall wellness tip: Embrace grounding practices that help you slow down and restore your energy. Gentle Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, meditation, and Restorative Yoga, as seen here with our teacher Anne, are wonderful ways to invite stillness into your routine. Pair your practice with warm, nourishing meals and consistent sleep to support your well-being as the seasons change.

✨ As nature slows down and lets go, we can give ourselves permission to do the same. Sometimes, the most nourishing thing we can do is simply rest.

10/14/2026

🎄✨ Celebrate Wellness This Holiday Season! ✨🎄

Step away from the holiday rush and reconnect your team with what truly matters — presence, balance, and well-being.

PranaShanti Yoga Centre is excited to offer Holiday Wellness Parties — the perfect way to honour your team’s hard work while promoting relaxation, connection, and renewal.

🧘‍♀️ Choose from curated experiences — or let us help you create your own:

Flow, Yin, or Restorative Yoga to unwind and de-stress

Mindfulness & Meditation for focus and calm

Sound Bath or Yoga Nidra for deep relaxation

Tea service, healthy treats as add-ons

🎁 Perfect for:
Corporate teams, small businesses, community groups, or departments looking to wrap up the year with wellness instead of overwhelm.

✨ Give your team an experience that nourishes body and mind — and sets the tone for a fresh, inspired new year!

📅 Available in November, December & January
📧 Contact us: [email protected]

10/13/2026

✨ DEEP REST: Yin Yoga, Meditation & Reiki ✨

What would it feel like to give yourself 90 minutes with nothing to do but slow down, soften, and rest?

Join Imad on Sunday, October 18, from 1:00–2:30 PM for a deeply restorative in-person workshop that brings together Yin Yoga, guided meditation, breathwork, and Reiki.

Through gentle, long-held postures and guided practices, you’ll have the opportunity to quiet the mind, release physical tension, and reconnect with yourself. Reiki will be offered without hands-on contact, creating space for a gentle, supportive experience of relaxation and stillness.

This is an invitation to step away from the demands of everyday life and give yourself time to simply be.

🌿 Sunday, October 18 | 1:00–2:30 PM
📍 PranaShanti Yoga Centre — Soul Room
🧘 In-person workshop
💛 $65 in advance | $70 on the day
✨ Limited to 12 participants for a more intimate experience

Come as you are. Leave feeling grounded, rested, and renewed.

Reserve your space at: https://ow.ly/GMui50ZXgtR

Address

950 Gladstone Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K1Y3E6

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 9pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 9pm
Thursday	7:30am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	9am - 7pm

Telephone

+16137619642

Website

https://pranashanti.com/, https://pranashanti.com/education/, https://www.youtube.com/PranaShantiYoga

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