Gifts for Mom

Still looking for a meaningful gift for Mom? What better than a gift of health made especially just for her? Each gift will come with a custom made label for her.

Being Balms are organic herbalized ayurvedic oils blended with organic beeswax - a wholistic and natural alternative to lotion. The beeswax helps the herbs and oils absorb quickly, moisturizing your skin and nourishing your whole being. Choose from rose, lotus, jatamansi, vertiver, holy basil, sandalwood or traditional herbalized blends made just for your Mom.

Wildcrafted Loose Teas. A bouquet your Mom can drink. Blends can be made just for you or Mom.

Rose evokes in us an ancient memory of well-being, softness and divine sweetness. It awakens within us the mystery of Love and the promise of more Love. Rose opens the heart and mind both spiritually and physically, gently cleansing and nurturing.

Hibiscus flowers are sacred to Ganesha, the god of wisdom who destroys all obstacles, who dwells in the first or root chakra. This tea nourishes the first and second chakras, while energizing mantras (sacred prayers or affirmations used for meditation) and enhancing meditation.

Jasmine flowers are said to radiate the vibrations of mantras – invoking love and compassion. Often added to black or green tea, these flowers are also delightful on their own, cooling and cleansing the body and mind.

Lotus is the most sacred flower of all, perhaps because of its many medical and spiritual gifts. Beloved by Lakshmi, the goddess of Nature’s abundance, this flower harmonizes both the root and heart chakras. A subtle, yet powerful tea.

Detox Blend - organic ginger, tumeric and licorice make for a delightfully naturally sweet way to gently cleanse and nurture at the same time. Make a pot in the morning and sip all day for optimal health.

Summer Spice Blends. More than a delicious, aromatic accent to foods, this blend of organic and fair trade spices invigorates digestion and strengthens the life force. Ground by hand, these spice mixes will balance your body, mind and spirit, keeping you healthy and happy. Traditionally used in bean and lentil dishes, these blends can be used with almost every dish - from hot breakfast cereals to soups, breads, casseroles and stir-fries. A base of coriander, fennel and saffron cools the summer heat, with either a combination of cumin, white pepper and tumeric or cardamom, poppy seeds and clove for zing!

Gift Certificates can be used for any product (including spices, herbs and massages oils) or services (massage, energy healing and holistic bodywork).

Email omammamoon@gmail.com or call 613-728-0213 to place your order.

The Goddess Within: An Introduction to Meditation

Meditation is the practice of cultivating quiet and awareness to reintegrate our bodies, minds and spirits into wholeness and health. Through meditation, we can rediscover our authentic selves.

In this course, meditation will be experienced through mantra - sacred yogic sounds. Sound as a healing force is the cornerstone of all great Spirit traditions. Mantra is the use of specific sounds to create deep peace in our bodies and minds for healing and growth. With mantra, we will explore the three aspects of our Divine Feminine Nature: our creative, sustaining and transforming powers. Beginning and experienced meditators welcome.

Thursdays, May 1st - 15th
7:30-9:00pm
$50

please RSVP to reserve your space
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invoking the goddess - lunar meditation for women

invoking the goddess

lunar meditation for women

In Vedic tradition, women gather together on the third evening of every full moon to bask in the moonlight.
This practice unites the community of women in song and meditation, aligning the powers of the feminine
spirits with the rhythms of Mother Moon.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 7:30pm - 9:00pm
suggested donation of $11

please rsvp
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elementalayurveda@gmail.com

Earth Day Mantra Yoga - Returning to Mother Earth

The prevailing cosmic energies are to be experienced in the presence of Nature, where we learn to listen to the rhythm of the cosmic forces. Nature is the primal, original sacred space, which nourishes and cherishes us through Mother Earth. Nature heals us, emotionally, spiritually and physically, revealing our true godhead that breathes life into every minuscule atom that wills its energy to enter into form.

- Shambavi Lorain Chopra

The powerful resonance of mantra accompanied by crystal bowls will lead us through asana, pranayama and meditation to nourish our connection with Mother Earth. This will be a gentle, but deep session drawing from the tradition of Yin Yoga - beginners and experienced yoga practitioners are welcome.

Tuesday, April 22th 7:00pm - 9:00pm
suggested donation of $30

Jeremy Sills BA - Tanya Nash n.d., BSc(PT)

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Nine Nights of the Goddess

April 7th begins the festival of Chaitra Navratri - the Nine Nights of the Goddess. To celebrate, each night I will be leading a mantra meditation (repetition of sacred sounds out loud or silently) to invoke different aspects of the Divine Feminine.

Monday, April 7th - 7:00pm sunset meditation
Tuesday, April 8th - 9:10pm - following Goddess Yoga
Wednesday, April 9th - 9:00pm
Thursday, April 10th - 7:15 pm sunset meditation
Friday, April 11th - 7:15 pm sunset meditation
Saturday, April 12th - 7:15pm sunset meditation
Sunday, April 13 - 7:15pm sunset meditation
Monday, April 14th - 9:00pm
Tuesday, April 15th - 9:10pm - following Goddess Yoga

All willing to come into stillness to experience the Divine Feminine are welcome (including men and those who have not meditated before). Women are invited to drop in to the Goddess Yoga class before the Tuesday meditations for a full evening of Goddess bliss. In the tradition of the teachings, you are asked to bring an small offering of flowers, fruit, beeswax candles and/or a financial contribution. Come for one night or all as you feel called to.

Please RSVP as times may change:
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If you cannot come to the meditations, consider taking time on each day to honour the Goddess within - a moment of silence, going for a massage or a yoga class, cook a special meal, light a candle or incense, buy flowers or a flowering plant or plant some seeds. One tradition involves planting barley seeds in damp soil indoors, harvesting them on the 10 day as blessings of the Goddess. Jai Ma - Victory to the Divine Mother!

Relax for Health, Relax for Hope

Massage for Health

Massage for Hope

Each week, one ‘pay-what-you-can’ Ayurvedic massage ($99 value) will be offered at our eco-spa. Proceeds from this massage will be donated to Mother Om Mission, a nonprofit organization providing holistic health care to at-risk communities around the world

Invoking the Goddess

invoking the goddess

moonlight songs and silence

lunar meditation for women

Wednesday April 23th, 7:30 - 9:00pm
suggested donation of $11

please rsvp
613-728-0213
omammamoon@gmail.com

In Vedic tradition, women gather together on the third evening of every full moon to bask in the moonlight. This practice unites the community of women in song and meditation, aligning the powers of the feminine spirits with the rhythms of Mother Moon.

Happy Belated Women's Day

Happy Belated Women's Day!

I spent Women's Day in Jaipur, India at the 'Making Way for the Feminine' conference - a perfect ending to my 2008 journey to India. Shambavi Lorain Chopra was the most inspiring of all of the speakers for me.

The Goddess is depicted in many different forms - yet every aspect of the Goddess is alive within us. All we need is to acknowledge and trust in Her presence.

And to celebrate, I would like to share this inspiration from my teacher, Swamini Mayatitananda:

THE FIVE ASPECTS OF GODDESS KALI

1. I am Beauty - passionate protector of life
2. I am the Dancer - bestower of creation and restorer of equanimity
3. I am Wisdom - dispassion that cuts through ignorance
4. I am Shakti - primordial energy of creation
5. I am Rebirth - cosmic memory of all that exists

These five aspects exist in us all. Acknowledge them, trust them, enjoy them!

Jai Ma!