Workshops


8 Week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Course
Jan
17
to Mar 6

8 Week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Course

  • The Proactive Pelvice Health Centre (map)
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I’ll be co-facilitating this MSC course with fellow MSC Teacher In Training Maryam Nazemi who is a certified Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) teacher herself.

Here are the course details:

When:            8-week course running 6:30-9:30pm every Friday night from January 17 - March 6, 2019 + a half-day workshop from 9:00am-1:00pm on Saturday, February 15, 2019.

Where:           The Proactive Pelvic Health Centre at 235 Danforth Ave, Suite 405, Toronto, ON
M4K 1N2

Price:             $250 + tax early bird before January 1st, 2020. $300 + tax afterwards (Price includes course workbook)

To register for this course or for any queries and comments feel free to email me at memoirsofajaisa@gmail.com

You can also read more about what mindful self-compassion in my latest blog post called “Miscarriage, Emotional Resiliency & Mindful Self-Compassion.”

Cheers + Love,

Jaisa XO

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ME DAY (because who doesn't want a Me Day?"
May
18
12:00 PM12:00

ME DAY (because who doesn't want a Me Day?"

I am so excited to be bringing this workshop to the YOGA HOUSE a lovely space filled with natural lighting, access to a beautiful backyard patio and a direct path to the ravine should you wish to mindfully forest bathe : ) This will be an intimate workshop for 6-7 people, a day for YOU to focus on your self within a calm & safe healing & wellness space with guidance on mindfulness, self-compassion and qigong (energy work for self-care & manifestation). Participants from past workshops share how by the end the feel more calm yet energized, grounded, clear, and reconnected to their bodies & authentic resilient selves. Workshop participants will learn easy practical skills in:

1) MINDFULNESS:

  • The foundational attitudes that are at the heart of what mindfulness really is

  • Both formal and informal ways to integrate mindfulness into a busy life

  • How mindfulness can help you navigate physical and emotional challenges such as stress, pain, anxiety

  • Help you integrate all parts of yourself (the dark, the light everything in between) and

2) MEDICAL QIGONG:

  • How this 5,000 year old Chinese practice can cultivate a healthy energy body, leading to a healthier physical body, mind and spirit

  • How to use posture, gentle movement, intention, concentration, visualization, breath work, and your ability to vocalize healing sounds to 1) purge the body of Qi that is no longer of highest service 2) nourish the body with fresh new Qi, 3) bring balance to the flow of Qi through the body and 4) help you to reconnect with your true resilient nature, moving into the future you know you can create!

This workshop is beneficial for anyone who wants to learn new self-care practices to:

  • cope better with physical pain and fatigue

  • learn new ways to integrate and process emotional challenges such as stress, anxiety and depression

  • cultivate current personal practice for learning, healing, growth and overall wellness

  • Strengthen the body’s energetic capacity for conscious attraction and manifestation (since the body is like a radio transmitter & antenna).

  • Consciously radiate positive vibes from the inside out!

With the self-healing tools to mindfully release blockages, we can access more of the life force within us.

With the self-healing tools to mindfully release blockages, we can access more of the life force within us.

Workshop fee $135 +HST

Workshop fee includes the following downloadable resources:

Other things to know:

  • 3 audio recordings guiding you through mindful meditations

  • 2 audio recordings guiding you through mindful movement practices

  • 1 audio recording guiding you through a qigong meditation for grounding and centering

  • 1 video recording guiding you through a medical qigong movement practice to nourish our 5 yin organs

Other things to know:

  • Please bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated throughout the day. We will be taking a 30 minute snack break mid way through so please bring your own snacks. Note: We will not have access to a kitchen.

  • Wear comfortable clothing and layers as I won’t have control over the room temperature.

  • I apologize that the workshop space is not fully accessible as it requires 1 flight of stairs to access the main floor and then another 2 flights to access the 3rd floor workshop room.

Please feel free to connect with me if you have more questions! Otherwise, you can register via Proactive Pelvic Health Centre. Thanks and looking forward to connecting with you : )

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ONLINE: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) + Medical Qigong
Mar
19
to May 7

ONLINE: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) + Medical Qigong

  • Online via Zoom Video Conferencing (map)
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This workshop takes the world renowned 8wk Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction curriculum and infuses it with the ancient practices of Medical Qigong.

Why would one add Medical Qigong to Mindfulness?

Well, mindfulness helps us to BE with the present moment as it is without trying to change it, giving us a better understanding of how to move forward with compassion. Medical qigong offers us various ways to respond to each moment with practices that help us to affect change with wisdom and compassion. So while mindfulness helps us to ACCEPT the moment medical qigong helps us to AFFECT the moment.

What is Medical Qigong?

Medical Qigong refers to the 5,000 year old practice of Chinese Energetic Medicine. "Qi" (pronounced "chi") means "energy" and "gong" means "the skill of working with." In this class you'll be guided through the use of posture, gentle movement, intention, concentration, visualization, breath work, and your ability to vocalize healing sounds to 1) purge the body of Qi that is no longer of highest service 2) nourish the body with fresh new Qi and 3) bring balance to the flow of Qi through the body.

This workshop is beneficial for anyone who wants to learn new self-care practices to:

  • cope better with physical pain and fatigue

  • learn new ways to integrate and process emotional challenges such as stress, anxiety and depression

  • cultivate current personal practice for learning, healing, growth and overall wellness

  • Strengthen the body’s energetic capacity for conscious attraction and manifestation (since the body is like a radio transmitter & antenna).

  • Consciously radiate positive vibes from the inside out!


Learn to balance the flow of YIN, feminine, earth energies with YANG, masculine, solar energies moving through your body. With more life force flowing through your grounded physical body you can navigate life and its challenges with more skills.

Learn to balance the flow of YIN, feminine, earth energies with YANG, masculine, solar energies moving through your body. With more life force flowing through your grounded physical body you can navigate life and its challenges with more skills.

  • Courses run every Tuesday from 7-9pm EST from March 19th - May 7th, 2019

  • Note: You’ll need the zoom app on your desktop or mobile.

  • $260 + HST or $225+ HST before March 1st

  • Course fee includes the following downloadable resources:

    • 3 audio recordings guiding you through mindful meditations

    • 2 audio recordings guiding you through mindful movement practices

    • 1 audio recording guiding you through a qigong meditation for grounding and centering

    • 1 video recording guiding you through a medical qigong movement practice to nourish our 5 yin organs

  • To register or for more info please do connect with me :)

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ME DAY (because who doesn't want a Me Day?")
Feb
16
9:30 AM09:30

ME DAY (because who doesn't want a Me Day?")

This intimate workshop for a small group of 5-6 people will leave you feeling more grounded, clear, and reconnected to your authentic resilient self. Workshop participants will learn easy practical skills in:

1) MINDFULNESS:

  • The foundational attitudes that are at the heart of what mindfulness really is

  • Both formal and informal ways to integrate mindfulness into a busy life

  • How mindfulness can help you navigate physical and emotional challenges such as stress, pain, anxiety

  • Help you integrate all parts of yourself (the dark, the light everything in between) and

2) MEDICAL QIGONG:

  • How this 5,000 year old Chinese practice can cultivate a healthy energy body, leading to a healthier physical body, mind and spirit

  • How to use posture, gentle movement, intention, concentration, visualization, breath work, and your ability to vocalize healing sounds to 1) purge the body of Qi that is no longer of highest service 2) nourish the body with fresh new Qi, 3) bring balance to the flow of Qi through the body and 4) help you to reconnect with your true resilient nature

This workshop is beneficial for anyone who wants to learn new self-care practices to:

  • cope better with physical pain and fatigue

  • learn new ways to integrate and process emotional challenges such as stress, anxiety and depression

  • cultivate current personal practice for learning, healing, growth and overall wellness

  • Strengthen the body’s energetic capacity for conscious attraction and manifestation (since the body is like a radio transmitter & antenna).

  • Consciously radiate positive vibes from the inside out!

With the self-healing tools to mindfully release blockages (“issues in our tissues”) we can access more of the life force within us.

With the self-healing tools to mindfully release blockages (“issues in our tissues”) we can access more of the life force within us.

Workshop fee $125 +HST

Workshop fee includes the following downloadable resources:

Other things to know:

  • 3 audio recordings guiding you through mindful meditations

  • 2 audio recordings guiding you through mindful movement practices

  • 1 audio recording guiding you through a qigong meditation for grounding and centering

  • 1 video recording guiding you through a medical qigong sound/colour/element self-healing practice

  • 1 video recording guiding you through a medical qigong movement practice to nourish our 5 yin organs

Other things to know:

  • We will be taking a 30-40 min lunch break at around noon so it is recommended that you bring a packed lunch.

  • Wear comfortable clothing and layers as I won’t have control over the room temperature.

  • I apologize that the workshop space is not fully accessible as it requires 1 flight of stairs to access the main floor and then another 2 flights to access the 3rd floor workshop room.

Please feel free to connect with me if you have more questions! Otherwise, you can register via Proactive Pelvic Health Centre. Thanks and looking forward to connecting with you : )

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Oct
13
9:00 AM09:00

An Introduction to Energy Medicine

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Participants will learn:

- Foundations of Chinese Energetic Medicine - Medical Qigong

- Daily meditations & exercises for daily self-care

- Prescription meditations & exercises to process & integrate the energy of emotions

Workshop fee $75 - Sliding Scale available for those who request 

 

 

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