WAVES OF INSPIRATION

Come explore and unleash your creative spirit in a safe space. Recover, uncover, release and replenish. Explore inner landscapes, excavate untapped sources of creative inspiration, gently release blocks that might be holding you back from being more fully creatively expressed in the world and deeply nourish your being through workshop that is based on the community practice of DOWH* transformational dance. Facilitated by Elisa Carlass Hatton.

Space is limited. Pre-registration is not required however it is encouraged to reserve your spot! 

Please feel free to send me any questions or requests via private fb message or email met at: elisa.hatton@yahoo.ca

♥ Dance through doubt and gently release creative blocks! 

♥ Explore and embody the creative urges, surges and impulses yearning for expression!

♥ Nourish and replenish your creativity as well as your mind, body, heart and soul! 

♥ Come to one workshop or all four! 

*DOWH is grounded in sacred principles that acknowledge and honour the divine within us all. It is a facilitated, movement- based, barefoot and non-verbal practice. No previous dance experience is required, only a willingness to move and be moved! 

♥ Sound good? It is! Come explore in a safe space, with like-minded and like-hearted folks ♥

Turtle Toes Wellness offers non-competitive and inclusive spaces in which to explore and share a community-based movement practices. It is a welcoming space for anyone who is interested in being a part of a a diverse community class where all identities and orientations, abilities and self-expressions are welcomed and affirmed.

Metamorphasis: A Four Week Exploration of Transformation through Music, Movement & Meditation.

'Do not (only) be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.' ~ Rumi

September 8, 15, 22 & 29

Chrysalis ~ Emergence 

Come explore, experience, luxuriate and bask in the experience of being the change and being with change. In this workshop series we will wiggle, shimmy, shake, be in stillness.. and then some! We will drop into the in-between place, that mysterious placing of not knowing or planning what comes next and move in ways that our bodies, hearts and souls long to. We will set the stage, connect with our inner landscapes and invite our impulses out to play! Change can start anywhere. In stillness and in movement. In knowing and not knowing. At the beginning, middle and end of any journey. Change is an endless cycle of creative transformation from which we can source incredible amounts of energy, courage, inspiration, radiance and insight. Join us!

♥ Dance and move your way into exploring your own personal and unique metamorphasis! 
♥ Explore, embody and express the clarity, courage, strength, wisdom, change and maybe even magic that your being is yearning for! 
♥ Nourish and fortify your mind, body, heart and soul! 
♥ Come to one workshop or all four!  

 Metamorphasis: A Four Week Series 

5.30-6.30pm

 Mondays in September (8, 15, 22, 29)

 Spiritwind Centre, 56 Oxford Street in Kensington Mkt

(located above Urban Herbivore @ Augusta & Oxford)

 Sliding Scale: $10-$20 (drop-ins) 

 Pre-registration is not required however space is limited, so please arrive early!

Please share with folks who you think might be interested in this energizing and uplifting practice. 

*DOWH is grounded in sacred principles that acknowledge and honour the divine within us all. It is a facilitated, movement- based, barefoot and non-verbal practice. No previous dance experience is required, only a willingness to move and be moved! 

♥ Sound good? It is! Come explore in a safe space, with like-minded and like-hearted folks ♥

Turtle Toes Wellness offers non-competitive and inclusive spaces in which to explore and share a community-based movement practices. It is a welcoming space for anyone who is interested in being a part of a a diverse community class where all identities and orientations, abilities and self-expressions are welcomed and affirmed. 

If you have any questions, please send an email to: elisa.hatton@yahoo.ca or a private message via the Turtle Toes Wellness facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/turtletoeswellness

'Yeah you, who are beautiful, who are brilliant, who are powerful, who are resilient...yeah you...'

Beautiful Flower

~ by India Arie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zbn7Khv8zM

Go gently on your journeys, go courageously. Be generous with your love, your forgiveness, your compassion. 

Here's a mini-vacation of soulful, heartfelt, delicious and sweet song from India Arie's heart to yours. We are one. 

Stand Up Paddling & Yoga Retreat with Wild Women Expeditions

August 7-10, 2014 @ Northern Edge Retreat, Algonquin Park (Sold Out)

SUP Yoga with Osha Osha

SUP Yoga with Osha Osha 

~ Misty Morning Yoga ~ 

Stand Up Paddling, Yoga & Pranayama, Morning & Afternoon Guided Yoga Sessions, Bonfires, Island Exploration, Gourmet Food, Lake Swimming, Rest & Rejuvenation & FUN!

Join Wild Women for an Algonquin Park yoga retreat featuring stand up paddle-boarding! Stand up paddle-boarding (SUP) is a fun, easy way to play on the water. Since you’re standing at your full height, you’ll enjoy excellent views of everything from Algonquin Park wildlife to what’s on the horizon. It’s like walking on water! We’ll learn basic paddle-boarding technique, then we’ll take your yoga off the mat and introduce you to yoga practices designed for the board. Stand Up Paddle Boarding, the fastest growing water sport in the world, is quickly becoming one of the best core workouts. A strong core is the foundation for strength, endurance, and good health. 

You will enjoy the ancient practice of Yoga combined with Stand Up Paddle Boarding.  

Doing yoga on a paddle board is becoming more popular, because it enhances the yoga workout. The paddle board makes quite a stable yoga mat and the extra balance required by being on the water intensifies the yoga routine. The peacefulness of floating on the water combines nicely with the meditative nature of yoga and is full of laughs with a very Zen quality to it. Yoga is all about going with the flow and so is standup paddling. Standup paddle boards are really stable. This retreat is excellent for beginners!

Our retreat is based at Northern Edge Algonquin resort, a gorgeous wilderness ecolodge 3 hours north of Toronto. Enjoy yoga morning sessions to awaken and ignite. We will weave into our yoga classes postures that will help cultivate our balance and strength. After breakfast we will hop onto the SUP boards an head out onto the water to enjoy the flow of the boards, we will drift, find equilibrium and explore Lake Kawawaymog. We will return to the Edge for a brilliant summer lunch and some down time, to read, sit in the sun, walk or nap. Our afternoon yoga session will help us to unravel, stretch the fascia of the body and deeply restore. Evening will bring us to a wood fire sauna plus a dip in the lake if you choose! Dinner, desert, fire.. The good things in life. A weekend to inspire, dream, rest, restore and connect! 

See you there!

To register or to find out more about Wild Women Expeditions trips (across Canada and now also International), please follow this link: http://www.wildwomenexpeditions.com/contact/ 

*Registration is now closed for this trip.

Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Board Guide & Yoga Instructors:

 

Land Yoga Instructor: Elisa Carlass Hatton

           

SUP Guide & Yoga Instructor: Jenifer Rudzki-Bonnetplume

'And the day came when the risk it took to remain tightly closed in a bud 

was more painful than the risk it took to bloom.'  ~ Anais Nin 

Spoken with smokey softness and strength, this quote, on repeat serves as an excellent affirmation and reminder. Take a listen (seriously, try it on repeat):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkHFUc-g2dc

'This is the element of freedom.' Alicia Keys

For me, this quote speaks to the gap, that powerful and often overwhelming place of choice that we encounter when moving into the in-between places between yesterday and tomorrow, old and new, night and day, yes and no. It speaks to the day that comes when we willingly welcome and move into the mystery of (re)creating ourselves and our lives, when we are ready to courageously say yes to life and love and are once again willing to courageously enter and explore the places in our hearts and lives we swore we'd never go again. It speaks to the that day comes when we are willing, again, to explore the mystical and the magical. To willingly step into the place of metamorphasis, to grow from a spark to a flame. It speaks to the day that comes when we are willing and able to be in the liminal space between the inhale and exhale for longer and longer periods of time, to explore the greys in between black and white. When we can allow and maybe even luxuriate in the miracle it is to be feeling... to be feeling... to be feeling. It speaks to the day that comes when we are willing and able to surrender to and luxuriate in the electric tension that comes when we swing between active growth and passive becoming. It speaks to the day that comes when we say yes and move towards, versus away from, the exhilarating, exciting and sometimes scary journey of moving from being a bud to surrendering to blooming, with all its unfamiliar and new territory, from the land of the invisible to the land of the visible. That is what this quote speaks to in me. Time and time and time again  

The Ultimate Wild Woman Weekend ~ August 1-4, 2014 

Presented by Wild Women Expeditions

www.wildwomenexpeditions.com

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!!

The annual Wild Women Weekend is all about savoring the beauty of the land that surrounds us and each other’s company. We offer a space to do that creatively so you can indulge in what it is you need: restoration, physical activity or stillness, self-expression or exploration, connecting with other spirited women, learning new skills, pursuing an old or new love. 

The Ultimate Wild Woman Weekend is hosted at Wild Women Expedition’s herstorical basecamp near Sudbury, where participants will enjoy renowned veggie oriented cuisine by Wild Women Kitchen Goddesses, nearly 400 pristine acres to enjoy, wood burning sauna, excellent swimming, kayaking and canoe skills clinics, dance and yoga workshops, art sessions, campfires and nature paths to explore! 

Accommodation at the basecamp consists of rustic riverside cabins and prospector tents that sleep from 1-4 women. You can look forward to capping the night off in our wood burning sauna or chatting on the sauna deck overlooking the river listening to loons. Between workshops there is plenty of time to rest, explore, connect with others and do whatever you feel like! On Saturday evening we gather around the campfire and Sunday night usually involves a talent show and dance party in the barn. It's the ULTIMATE ...

Sea Kayaking with Style!

This awesome clinic is great for beginner paddlers who want to try kayaking. We’ll have fun with the basics, including parts of the kayak and paddle, strokes for turning, stopping, moving sideways and how to conserve energy for a full day of paddling. You’ll learn how to get in & out of the boat without getting soaked (the hardest part!!) what to do if you tip over and use of the kayak rudder. Then we’ll head out for a paddle down the river so you can try your skills out!

Learn to Canoe with Confidence!

Canoeing was how WWE got our roots, and we still love it! This clinic will start right from the beginning and have you paddling up the river in no time… paddle strokes, balancing while getting in and out, what the person in the bow’s job is (power!) and what the person in the stern does (steer, darn it, steer!) and how to do it. If this is your first time canoeing or you’ve already been sterning for years and want to refine your strokes, this is the clinic for you.

Wild Yoga

Instructor: Elisa Hatton
Enjoy an invigorating yoga session in the outdoors, overlooking the wild Spanish River. 

Dance Workshop: ‘Being The Flame”

Facilitator: Elisa Hatton
Nourish the flame of your divine feminine soul through a dynamic and unique experience of an exciting and transformational Dance Our Way Home (DOWH) dance workshop. In this workshop we will explore, experience, luxuriate and bask in the experience of BEING THE FLAME. Creative fire dwells within each of us and it urges us to seek a fuller, more embodied expression of who we really are as creative beings. DOWH is grounded in sacred principles that acknowledge and honour the divine feminine within us all. It is a facilitated, movement- based, barefoot and non-verbal practice. No previous dance experience is required, only a willingness to move and be moved!

Painting Sensual Scenery

Facilitator: Kyra Dahlke
Tap into the wild and embrace your juicy nature to nurture your creative side. Explore the forest and ground in its earthy energy then embark on a journey through joy and imagination. This is a workshop about connecting to the creative energy and allowing yourself the freedom to play with colours. There will be a basic introduction to watercolour painting techniques, mixing colours and how to identify the sensual lines of nature. This will be followed by a guided walk through the forest observing the contrast of light and shade, the glistening water, and the soft textures of moist moss and the rough bark of the trees. We will then return to explore our wild impressions of nature and through paint and brush allow our sensual creativity to unfurl.

Cost: $595 (The weekend includes all meals, workshops and skills clinics, 3 nights accommodation in shared cabins or prospector tents, use of canoe and kayaks.) 

To register or for more information please visit: http://www.wildwomenexpeditions.com/2012/10/ultimate-wild-woman-weekend/

~ THE ROOTS OF COURAGE ~
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH YOGA 

With Elisa Carlass Hatton

*** Registration is now closed ***

Come cultivate the COURAGE TO BE through a gentle and empowering  yoga class consisting of guided visualization, gentle asana (poses) and pranayama (breathwork).

 * ~ *~ Listening ~ * ~ *

  

 Courage not only comes from actions we take in spite of our fears, but also arises from a mysterious source that lies outside and beyond the narrow framework of our ordinary lives. It also lies within us. It is in the roots of our being. All bodies, orientations and gender expressions are welcome. 

Cost: $40-$60 *Sliding Scale *Pre-registration Preferred.

Where: Spiritwind Centre (60 Oxford St, 2nd Flr - about 12 steps - above Urban Herbivore, entrance off of Augusta, Kensington Market)

When: July 7, 14, 21, 28 

Time: 5.30pm-6.30pm

To register, please send an email to: elisa.hatton@yahoo.ca or 

Visit our facebook page: Turtle Toes Wellness 

*Please note: Regretfully the space is not fully accessible however we look forward to creating and sharing accessible spaces in the very near future).

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