May 2013 Workshops & Events

Monthly Healer Discussion Panel - FREE

A monthly discussion panel is organized with the healers of Mélange Magique's. Do you wish to know more about specific methods of healing, such as Reiki, Shiatsu, Reflexology or Osteopathy? Are you curious about how healing can affect not only your physical body, but your energetic and psychic abilities? This month we will have a general and open discussion. As time goes on, we will focus on specific aspects of healing that may raise questions in the public.

May Theme: Energy Healing from the Feet Up.

Saturday, May 4th, 12 pm - 2 pm
Cost: FREE

Introduction to Meditation (Katherine Seiler)

Come learn the basics, the how's, the why's of meditation, and more! Followed by discussion and guided meditation. All are welcome! Three class opportunities!

*Please wear comfortable clothing. Nothing too constricting.*

Saturday, May 4th, 1-2pm ; Monday May 13th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ; and Sunday, May 26th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cost: $5 per person per session

Reiki Share (Anouk Mackenzie)

Do you enjoy gentle, hands-on healing? Need a boost to help you get through the winter? Relax and renew your body, mind and spirit with a 30-minute session of Reiki energy healing for only $10.

Sundays, May 5th & 19th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cost: 10$ donation

Introduction to Designing Ritual (Hobbes)

Ever want to perform a Pagan ritual, but you don't know how to get started? Learn how to prepare, design, and perform a Pagan-style ritual, as well as learning what NOT to do. Hobbes has led several public rituals over the years and he is ready to share his secrets with you!

Wednesday, May 8th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: $20 (10% will be donated to the MPRC)

Hypnosis & Healing (David Lion)

Hypnosis is a very powerful & versatile tool used to lift the veil of one's ego, allowing that person to blend and re-align with their true natural selves. The purpose of hypnosis for healing is to help align a person's ego, or identity, with their inner-truth so as to receive clarity, insight, inspiration & peace. In this course you will learn what hypnosis is, why it works, how it works, how to effectively do emotional healing and how to set up your private practice. Deeper than hypnosis, this is Soul Medicine.

Section 1: Understanding Hypnosis
Section 2: Inductions
Section 3: Energy Cleansing
Section 4: Understanding Healing
Section 5: Karmic Awareness
Section 6: Karmic Release
Section 7: Future-Self Integration
Section 8: Guided Mastery

Thursdays, starting May 9th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
First class is $15. All other classes are $30. Unless series is paid in full for $200.

Aura & Chakra Series (Scarlet)

Welcome to this weekly in-depth exploration of the chakras. Each week will focus on a different chakra with the first class being a cleansing of the auric bodies. Learn about blocks and how to release them, correspondences to help you tap into the chakra energies and cleanse your own chakras, and exercises to help you become more in tune with each chakra.

*Please bring a cup for tea at the start of each class, wear comfortable yoga clothing and bring a mat or cushion to sit upon.

Wednesdays, starting May 15th through July 3rd, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: $40 per class or $250 for all 8 classes (savings of $70)

Gaia Gathering (Canadian National Pagan Conference)

The Canadian National Pagan Conference (CNPC), Gaia Gathering, is held every year over the long Victoria Day weekend in May. Each year, the event is hosted by a different city, which is determined through a bid and vote process. Gaia Gathering is a place where people from across Canada and from across the spectrum of this country’s Pagan religions an come together to talk about who we are, where we’ve come from, and where we might be going as a religious community in Canada.

This year’s theme is “Reflecting the Waters’ Depth: Composing a National Identity.“ reflects not only the Ottawa River Location, but also the waters that unite us across Canada. This year we hope to focus on finding some of the answers to the question of “What makes us uniquely Canadian Pagans?” By sharing our experiences and our stories, we will look into the past, present and future of Canadian Paganism. What have we done? Where are we now? And what do we hope become?

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brian D. Hayden is a professor of archaeology at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia. He is the author of several books, including Shamans, Sorcerers, and Saints: A Prehistory of Religion (Smithsonian Books, 2003). He has done work on Ritual Sanctuaries and the importance of Feasting.

This year it is held in Gatineau May 17-20, 2013.

Register at www.gaiagathering.ca or at the door. ($110 for the weekend, addition of $35 for the banquet)

Walking on Water (Matt)

Do you find yourself thrown around by your emotions? Do you have trouble with anger outbursts, or does worry cripple you in your life? Do you wish you could be calmer, or experience bliss at will? This workshop will explore powerful techniques for gaining control over your emotions. You will learn how to turn examine the building blocks of emotional states, increase or decrease their intensity, or replace them with other feelings all together. Furthermore, you will learn how to set yourself up to feel wonderful feelings in future situations that in the past made you feel horrible. Emotional freedom is within your grasp.

Saturday, May 18th, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $40

Reiki II (Robyn)

This course is only open to Reiki practitioners who have already received their First Degree of Reiki. Topics covered will include Reiki symbols and their uses, long-distance treatments, mental/emotional healing treatments, mind-to-mind techniques, chakra harmonization, Crystal grids and formal initiation to the second degree of the Usui Shiki Ryoho style of Reiki using the American Reiki Mastery Association's style of initiations.

Sunday, May 19th, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $250

Introduction au Paganisme (Marc Fearless Owl) FRANÇAIS

Qu’est-ce que le paganisme? En quoi le paganisme se dingue-t-il des pratiques spirituelles plus traditionelles? Si les approches alternatives de spiritualité basées sur la nature et la magie vous intéressent, alors cet atelier et pour vous!

Samedi le 25 mai 13h30 - 15h30
Coût: $10

Conférence chamanique (Kathou: auteure de L'Arbre Bleu)

Dans l'univers insondable des mystères, Kathou vient nous apprendre que le chamanisme qu'elle pratique est une sagesse, une connaissance où le hasard n'a pas sa place. Elle nous révèlera que cette médecine possède des techniques de guérison qui ne sont plus à prouver.

Samedi le 25 mai 14h
Coût: $20

Reiki I (Robyn)

Join us in this intensive course to learn all you need to know to become a First Degree Reiki Practitioner. Topics covered will include: the history and origins of Reiki, the ethics of being a Reiki practitioner, what the hand positions are in a full Reiki session, how to treat others as well as yourself, and formal initiation to the Usui Shiki Ryoho style of Reiki. Time will be given for practice as well.

Sunday, May 26th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cost: $150

Monthly Pagan Discussion Night (MPRC) FREE

Welcome to the revival of the FREE monthly discussion group hosted by the Montreal Pagan Resource Center on the last Thursday of each month. Gather with likeminded people to discuss current issues in Paganism. Bring your ideas and opinions and an open mind. MAY Theme: Pagan and Wiccan Sacred Texts: Does Wicca have a Canon of Literature?

Thursday, May 30th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: FREE

Nutritional Magic Workshop (Nicole "Nixsy" Reilkoff ND)

How can food choices affect mood, appearance and energy levels? Having the knowledge of what foods to work with can greatly enhance self-empowerment towards all life goals. Questions and interaction of stories and experience welcome to be shared.

Friday, May 31st, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: $25

Exploring Yggdrasil (Matt)

If you are excited by the prospect of exploring the Norse Tree of life and getting to know the archetypes and denizens of the 9 worlds arranged thereon, you may want to sign up for this course. We will be exploring techniques for entering pathworking trances, and the keys to opening each of the 9 worlds for exploration.

Saturday, June 1st, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $40

Monthly Healer Discussion Panel - FREE

A monthly discussion panel is organized with the healers of Mélange Magique's. Do you wish to know more about specific methods of healing, such as Reiki, Shiatsu, Reflexology or Osteopathy? Are you curious about how healing can affect not only your physical body, but your energetic and psychic abilities? This month we will have a general and open discussion. As time goes on, we will focus on specific aspects of healing that may raise questions in the public.

June Theme: Exploring the Benefits of Reiki

Saturday, June 1st, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cost: FREE