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