Seva Saturdays for November 2009

Seva Saturdays

Come on out to Seva Saturdays where you are invited to sample different healing arts every Saturday.
These one hour sessions are available for drop-in and cost is free or by donation.
During these classes the four members of the Seva Centre will provide an opportunity for the community to learn more about the healing arts and therapies. Anisah Madden, Elisabeth Guentart Bay, Michele Dean, and Mona Mattei will be offering different sessions each week.
Seva Saturdays are the newest on the list for the schedule at the Seva Centre in their new location at the Boundary Women's Centre on Market Ave. continuing in November,


The following are the scheduled sessions for November.
Seva Saturdays run each week from 10 - 11 a.m.

Nov. 7: Open your hips with Mona
Yoga instructor Mona Mattei offers and introductory yoga session focused on opening your hips.

Nov. 14: Creative Dance with Michele
Creative dance is and opportunity to explore one's own way of movement andpersonal expression through dance. No dance experience necessary. For young dancers and the young at heart.

Nov. 21: Body-mind work with Elisabeth
Elisabeth Guentert Bay will introduce you to body-mind work and the expressive arts so you can learn how to stay connected to yourself. Together you'll look for the inner place of peace and harmony that keeps you grounded whatever happens.

Nov. 28: Gentle Yoga with Anisah Madden
Designed for the absolute beginner, this class will introduce you to the basic philosophy and practice of yoga. Yoga includes techniques to energize and relax the body and mind, breath more fully, and even more than this, yoga offers us an opportunity to connect with our true selves, and learn how to maintain balance amidst the worries and stresses of everyday life.

No experience is necessary. Please wear comfortable clothes that allow movement. Bring a water bottle for refreshment!
All classes are by donation only.

Seva Saturdays - Schedule for October 2009

Seva Saturdays

Come on out to Seva Saturdays  where you are invited to sample different healing arts every Saturday. 
These one hour sessions are available for drop-in and cost is free or by donation. 
During these classes the four members of the Seva Centre will provide an opportunity for the community to learn more about the healing arts and therapies. Anisah Madden, Elisabeth Guentart Bay, Michele Dean, and Mona Mattei will be offering different sessions each week.
Seva Saturdays are the newest on the list for the schedule at the Seva Centre in their new location at the Boundary Women's Centre on Market Ave. Starting on Oct. 10, 


The following are the scheduled sessions for October.
Seva Saturdays run each week from 10 - 11 a.m

Oct. 10: Gentle Yoga with Anisah 

Designed for the absolute beginner, this class will introduce you to the basic philosophy and practice of yoga. Yoga includes techniques to energize and relax the body and mind, breathe more fully, and even more than this, yoga offers us an opportunity to connect with our true selves, and learn how to maintain balance amidst the worries and stresses of everyday life.
 

Oct. 17: Creative Dance with Michele

Creative dance is an opportunity to explore one's own ways of movement and personal expression through dance. A variety of world dance and popular music will be used. No dance experience necessary. For dancers aged 12 to adults.

Oct. 24: Body-mind work with Elisabeth

Finding together peace and harmony within in a time of great challenges. If a storm comes up creating big turbulence, we can learn to stay in its center, it's the only quiet place to be. Elisabeth Guentart Bay will introduce you to body-mind work and the expressive arts so you can learn how to stay connected to yourself. Together you'll look for the inner place of peace and harmony that keeps you grounded whatever happens.

Oct. 31:Yoga with the Ancestors with Mona

Join yogini Mona Mattei for an easy stretch and strengthen yoga session. Using the flow method of yoga, Mona will take you through a soothing series of postures designed for relaxation. We'll take time at the end for a meditation with the ancestors - after all it's Halloween!

For all sessions please wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. Mats, blankets, and cushions provided. 

Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes - Click to Enlarge

Our New Brochure & Bios

Seva Centre is now a Non-Profit Co-operative and is in a New Location

Press Release: Seva Centre in new location
For immediate release
Submitted by: Anisah Madden

The Seva Centre is excited to present it's Fall 2009 schedule of classes in our new location -

The Boundary Women's Resource Centre on Market Avenue. Over the summer the Seva Centre formed a non-profit Co-operative to provide an umbrella for it's activities. In addition to a variety of classes in yoga, expressive arts, meditation, and movement ritual, we will be offering yoga and creative movement classes by donation on "Seva Saturdays" through October and November.

Seva Saturdays are one-hour morning classes offered by the different co-op members on a rotating basis. The classes on the Seva Saturdays will be by donation only and will give people an opportunity to try different classes and instructors, and those with low incomes a chance to access the innovative services being offered through the Centre.

But for the women who make up the co-operative, Anisah Madden, Elisabeth Guentert Bay, Mona Mattei, and Michele Dean, the focus of the Centre is so much more than just the opportunity to share their innovative practices with the community.
Our vision is to be able to provide the community with the resources for personal well-being through our classes but also as individual practitioners. The group has a variety of skills to offer and the different therapies that they are able to provide are unique to the area.

The members of the co-operative offer individual healing therapies such as energy healing, herbal medicine, private yoga sessions, bodywork and more. The group is committed to offering quality classes and services that create vitality and inspiration for a joyful life.

“As a non-profit group we are also dedicated in giving back to the community through creating projects that will bring people together and contribute to a thriving healing arts community.The Centre also hopes to continue their tradition of offering regular events as they had in their previous location and they invite ideas for these projects and presentations.

check out our blog: www.sevacentre.blogspot.com or contact us by phone 250.442.2114 or email sevacentre@gmail.com for more information on any of the healing therapies being offered or to find out more about the classes offered. Registration will take place Saturday Sept. 12th from 2-5pm and Tuesday September 15th from 5-7pm at the Women’s Centre.

HeartSky Yoga - Classes with Anisah

Movement Ritual Class Description

Classes in Healing Arts

Meditation with Elisabeth

Classes in Healing Arts

pics from the seva centre

from left: Mona, Michele, Kim, Elisabeth, Mihaela and Anisah

Dear All

Here is an update on Seva Centre for the summer season.

Our team will be taking the summer off, and will be continuing our

classes and activities this fall in a NEW location - to be announced!

We have all enjoyed sharing movement and healing arts classes with you

in the beautiful hall. With the phenomenal community response

to the Seva Centre concept, our group has decided that we would like

to offer a wider variety of services, including personal healing sessions and herbal consultations, as well as larger gatherings, workshops and events, 

and will be seeking a new space downtownwith this in mind. 

If by fall this has not been decided, the Seva Centre will be temporarily

operating out of The Granby Dance Studio.

We would like to thank each of you for your participation and support

in our inception stage 

stay tuned to our plans over summer via this blog!

Blessings

The Seva Centre Team

Michael O'Connor Coming to Seva Centre May 28 - 31th

Contact Anisah 443.4989 or email us sevacentre@gmail.com

for more information on Michael, check out his website www.sunstarastrology.com

Evening Presentation PowerPoint Slide Show
I invite you to join me for an Evening Presentation PowerPoint slide show. The presentation offers a rich synthesis of knowledge and insights that is, above all, inspirational. No prior experience of Astrology or technical background knowledge required. Simply come to be entertained, amazed and awakened!

Below is a list of 10 good reasons to attend the Evening Presentation. Over the course of the evening I will cover the following:

1)Offer a summary of the current situation of social and spiritual evolutionary change that humanity is now facing.

2)Journey through a macrocosmic and microcosmic perspective on reality designed to illustrate the intrinsic wholeness, intelligence and spiri tual nature of every aspect of life in the universe and here on earth.

3)Outline a cross cultural overview of various models of Astrology with particular emphasis on Western, Chinese, Indian and Mayan systems of Astrology as well as direct links to other seemingly unrelated related modalities such as numerology, palmistry, iridology, Rayid, tarot, the playing cards and more...

4)Explain and illustrate the reality of the holistic paradigm upon which Astrology rests the many natural, 'fractal' expressions throughout the natural world.

5)Show some of the basic aspects that Astrologers use to interpret planetary alignments with special emphasis on the relationship between the monthly lunar cycle, the annual seasonal round and the basic geometry geography of our planet.

6)Illustrate the beauty, power and importance of Mandalas with emphasis upon the 4, 8, and 12 division Mandala that Astrology recognizes and uses to illustrate cycles of change.

7)Awaken you to the Natural Psychology that Astrology represents.

8)Offer updates and insights on cosmic and planetary cycles, aspects and alignments with special emphasis on Western and Mayan Astrology set to occur over the coming years, leading up to 12/21/2012 and explain why this date is so important and more importantly why the years leading up to this date are so important.

9)Offer strategies and intentions for you to consider with the intention of assisting you to prepare for, adapt to and flow with the coming changes.

10)Opportunity for Q & A

Workshopinfo and dates for Maitreyi - Click to see larger image

New schedule for Healing Arts classes

Life/Art Process for people who want to work on a challenging life issue like an illness, emotional trauma or others.
Tuesdays 10-12 am or Fridays 2-4 pm, register 8wks $ 150
(there may be funding possible)
Registration till April 30th, starts May 12th (see flyer below)

Nurturing ourselves rejuvenating our energy, specially created for caregivers like moms, counselors, social workers....
Thursdays 3 - 4.30 pm, register 8wks $ 116 (min. register. 4)
drop in possible $ 15 per class
Registration till April 30th, starts May 7th (see flyer below)

Movement Ritual I developing a strong and flexible body and healing injured and weak body parts. No experience necessary.
Thursdays 5.30 - 7.30 pm, register 8wks $ 150 (min. 6 participants),
($ 96 for those who repeat this class)
Registration till April 30th, starts May 7th

Meditation through sound, breath, prayer, stillness, movement,
all spiritual traditions are welcome!
Thursdays 8 -9 pm drop in class $ 10, has started April 16th (see flyer below)

Seva Centre Spring Schedule

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Introduction to Healing Arts Therapy

Elisabeth Guentert Bay is inviting the Boundary community to learn and experience "Healing Arts Therapy", how it can help transform physical, emotional and mental dis-ease into wellbeing.

At Seva Centre

Thursday, March 19^th 2009

7pm to 9pm

272 Market Avenue

(through glass door on left of

New West Trading Co and upstairs)

Free event, donation welcome

"Healing Arts Therapy" is a spiritual path towards healing ourselves. With the Expressive Arts we are working in the here and now, becoming engaged on all levels of the person (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual). Active Imagination, Drawing and Creative Writing help us to build bridges between our conscious and unconscious Self. Expressing the unknown through dance and movement, we speak in our primary, archetypal language and go beyond culture, religion and social boundaries.

Elisabeth Guentert Bay, Expressive Arts Therapist BCATR, has an MA in Psychology and Healing Arts. She holds the Halprin Life/Art Practi­tioner and Teacher for Movement Ritual. Over the last 20 years she has worked in her private practice as well as in institutional settings.

Upcoming Event at Seva Centre 

OPENING THE HEART PORTAL: 2012 and Beyond

Saturday March 7th, 6-9pm

Through calendar systems and prophecy, ancient cultures around the globe point to the year 2012 as being a major evolutionary shift.

In this workshop you will learn and experience multidimensional consciousness and Mayan calendar time cycles through a lecture and a guided group journey into the heart center. 

Now is the time to seed awareness and love, and to remember 

"We are the ones we have been waiting for!"

$15- $20 Sliding Scale, register at the door, no pre-registration required 

Please bring a pillow & or blanket for the meditation

For more information or questions please contact Alyssa 250.445.2302 isisalyssa@yahoo.com

Many Thanks!

to all who attended the 

seva centre

open house

and helped to make our opening such a success!

Indian Yogacharini to teach in Grand Forks