PranaShanti Education Centre

PranaShanti Education Centre Canada’s largest yoga education centre. Online & In-Person Trainings. 200-, 300-, 800-Hr Programs. Join us and feel the PranaShanti difference!

Online and In-Person Courses and Trainings

At PranaShanti Education Centre we offer a variety of trainings in different formats to suit all of our students’ needs. Through the School of Life, we aim to offer everyone the opportunity to know themselves better through comprehensive programs that serve the personal journey and the professional one. Through the School of Yoga, we offer life-transforming training designed for everyone, whether you are interested in becoming a teacher or wanting to deepen your yoga practice and knowledge. Through the School of Yoga Therapy, we provide training in both the techniques (asana, pranayama, chanting, philosophy or point of view and meditation) and the therapeutic applications of these techniques. Our format allows for you to physically, mentally and spiritually dive into the teachings while respecting your commitments to work, family, schooling and personal life.

10/09/2025

Behind every transformational offering is a space prepared with care. 🕊️✨

A little behind-the-scenes magic—yoga mats, bolsters, blankets, blocks, straps, everything placed with intention.

At PranaShanti Education Centre, we set the tone for learning, growth, and connection before the journey even begins.

See you soon! 💜

🌸 Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Training with Melissa D 🌸🗓️ Mondays, Oct. 20 – Nov. 17, 2025 | 6–9 PM ET📍 PranaShanti Educat...
10/08/2025

🌸 Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Training with Melissa D 🌸
🗓️ Mondays, Oct. 20 – Nov. 17, 2025 | 6–9 PM ET
📍 PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa
💻 Online + In-Person

Yoga offers incredible support for pregnancy, labour, and parenthood — but it’s important to know how to guide safely and effectively through each stage.

Join Melissa Del Monte for this comprehensive 20-hour training designed for:
🧘‍♀️ Yoga Teachers & Fitness Instructors
🤰 Doulas, Health Professionals & Parents-to-Be

You’ll explore:
✨ The “Yoga Toolbox” for pregnancy and birth
🧠 The science of pain and tools for managing it
💞 Pelvic floor health, breath, and posture
💤 Rest, restore & recover — the sacred postpartum period
🤝 Partner yoga & the often-overlooked role of birth partners

By the end, you’ll confidently teach and adapt yoga for prenatal and postnatal students, understanding how to meet their needs with care, safety, and compassion.

🎓 Counts for 20 CEUs with Yoga Alliance
📘 Optional reading: Prepare to Push by Kim Vopni

✨ Help parents-to-be and new parents connect, heal, and thrive through yoga.

👉 Learn more & register at: https://ow.ly/YlYv50X8Lx3
📍 PranaShanti Education Centre | 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa

✨ Teaching Tip ✨When guiding students in Easy Pose (Sukhasana), remember:👉 Encourage sitting on a folded blanket or bloc...
10/07/2025

✨ Teaching Tip ✨
When guiding students in Easy Pose (Sukhasana), remember:
👉 Encourage sitting on a folded blanket or block so the hips are slightly higher than the knees. This supports the lower back and makes the posture more sustainable.

🔑 Pro Tip for Teachers: Instead of cueing “sit cross-legged,” try inviting students to “find a comfortable seat where your spine can rise tall and your breath flows easily.” This shifts the focus from form to function — stability and ease.

🌿 A mindful setup in Sukhasana helps students feel grounded for meditation, pranayama, and centering practices.

💬 How do you like to set your students up for Sukhasana? Share below ⬇️

🌿 A Message from Devinder — Celebrating 17 Years of Learning, Growth & Community at PranaShanti 🌿Seventeen years ago, I ...
10/05/2025

🌿 A Message from Devinder — Celebrating 17 Years of Learning, Growth & Community at PranaShanti 🌿

Seventeen years ago, I opened the doors to PranaShanti Yoga Centre with a simple dream — to create a space for people to breathe, heal, and learn. What began as a yoga studio has also grown into a vibrant centre for education, exploration, and personal transformation. ✨

Over the years, PranaShanti has become a home for deep study — a place where thousands have come to expand their knowledge through yoga teacher trainings, professional certifications, and continuing education programs. From our first 200-hour training to our internationally recognized specialty programs, our mission has always been to uplift and support lifelong learning. 📚

To our incredible teachers, trainers, and guest faculty — thank you for sharing your wisdom, passion, and presence. You are the heart of PranaShanti Education Centre. And to our students — past, present, and future — thank you for your curiosity and dedication. Your commitment to learning continues to inspire everything we do. 💛

This October, we celebrate 17 years of growth and gratitude — and look forward to the next chapter of learning together. 🙏

🎉 Join us October 10–17, 2025
Watch here and our newsletter for celebrations - all created in the spirit of gratitude and education.

Here’s to many more years and to the teachers, the students, and the lifelong learners who make this journey so meaningful.

With love and appreciation,
Devinder
Founder & Director

📍 PranaShanti Yoga Centre | PranaShanti Education Centre
950 Gladstone Ave, Ottawa, ON

🟣 FREE Guide: How to Become a Yoga Teacher! 🟣Dreaming of deepening your practice and sharing yoga with others? Teaching ...
10/04/2025

🟣 FREE Guide: How to Become a Yoga Teacher! 🟣

Dreaming of deepening your practice and sharing yoga with others? Teaching yoga is a transformative and fulfilling journey—for both the students and the teacher! ✨

With so many online and in-person training options, how do you choose the right one? We’ve created a FREE guide to answer your most common questions about becoming a certified yoga teacher.

📖 Inside, you'll learn:
✅ The different yoga teacher training levels (200hr, 300hr, 800hr)
✅ What to look for in a YTT program
✅ How to prepare for your journey
✅ Career opportunities after certification

💜 Plus, we offer FREE info sessions and 1:1 consultations with our training coordinators to support you every step of the way!

Download your guide here: https://ow.ly/KufO50UYT4B

Let’s grow, learn, and share the joy of yoga together! 🧘‍♀️💫

✨ Introduction to Sanskrit: The Sacred Language of Yoga ✨with Michael📅 Thursdays, October 9 & 16, 2025 | 6–9 PM ET📍 In-p...
10/02/2025

✨ Introduction to Sanskrit: The Sacred Language of Yoga ✨
with Michael
📅 Thursdays, October 9 & 16, 2025 | 6–9 PM ET
📍 In-person at PranaShanti Education Centre | Online option available

Sanskrit carries a unique vibration that connects us to the essence of yoga beyond the physical. This course will help you:
🔹 Build confidence with Sanskrit words & mantras
🔹 Use yoga philosophy themes like ahimsa & viveka to deepen classes
🔹 Strengthen the link between sound, meaning, and practice
🔹 Keep your teaching authentic while accessible

💫 Whether you’re a yoga teacher or a dedicated student, this course offers tools to enrich your practice, teaching, and connection to yoga’s roots. All are welcome!

🔗 Register now at: https://ow.ly/UlrL50X5Pxy

✨ Teaching Tip ✨When guiding students in Dolphin Pose (Ardha Pincha Mayurasana), remember:👉 Encourage elbows shoulder-wi...
09/30/2025

✨ Teaching Tip ✨
When guiding students in Dolphin Pose (Ardha Pincha Mayurasana), remember:
👉 Encourage elbows shoulder-width apart and press firmly through the forearms.
This builds strength in the shoulders while protecting the neck.

🔑 Pro Tip for Teachers: Instead of cueing “walk your feet in as close as possible,” try “lift your hips until you feel steady and strong.” This keeps the focus on shoulder stability rather than overloading flexibility.

🌿 A simple adjustment can turn this pose into a safe, empowering prep for inversions like Forearm Stand.

💬 How do you like to introduce Dolphin Pose to your students? Share below ⬇️

🧘‍♀️ Meditation Training with Devinder Kaur 🧘‍♂️📅 December 5–7, 2025 | Online + In-Person“Meditation: Because some answe...
09/29/2025

🧘‍♀️ Meditation Training with Devinder Kaur 🧘‍♂️
📅 December 5–7, 2025 | Online + In-Person

“Meditation: Because some answers can only be found on the Inner net.” – Shira Tamir ✨

Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human practices. In this immersive 20-hour training, you’ll:
🌿 Explore the science, philosophy, and practice of meditation
🌿 Learn how to teach simple techniques to beginners with clarity and ease
🌿 Discover different styles of meditation: breathwork, mantra, sound, mudra, and more
🌿 Gain tools to integrate meditation into your life, classes, or workplace

This course is open to yoga teachers, wellness professionals, and anyone ready to deepen their practice. No teaching experience required.

💫 Early Bird Pricing: $525 (Save $50 when you register by September 30)
💫 $575 after September 30

Certification: Prepare to confidently teach beginner meditation classes and workshops. CEUs available with Yoga Alliance.

👉 https://pranashanti.com/education/education-school-of-life/meditation-training-ottawa/

✨ Deepen Your Yin Yoga Journey ✨Join us for Yin Yoga Teacher Training – Level 2 with Laurie Howe 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️📅 November 7–9,...
09/28/2025

✨ Deepen Your Yin Yoga Journey ✨

Join us for Yin Yoga Teacher Training – Level 2 with Laurie Howe 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️
📅 November 7–9, 2025 | Online + In-Person

Building on the foundations of Yin Yoga, this immersive training will guide you to:
🌿 Understand the Meridian System & Qi
🌿 Explore acupressure points and mindfulness practices
🌿 Learn advanced Yin postures, sequencing, and modifications
🌿 Experience acupuncture and the Five Elements theory
🌿 Refine your teaching through posture clinics and practice teaching

🔑 Early Bird Pricing: $525 (Register by September 30)
💫 $575 after September 30

This training counts as 25 Hours CEUs with Yoga Alliance and is part of our 300-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program.

📖 Course materials and a Yin Yoga class package included.

Reserve your spot today and take your Yin practice and teaching to the next level!

👉 https://pranashanti.com/yin-yoga-teacher-training-advanced-ottawa/

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✨ Big News! ✨We’ve moved our Education Centre to its beautiful new home—right above the PranaShanti Yoga Centre! Everyth...
09/28/2025

✨ Big News! ✨

We’ve moved our Education Centre to its beautiful new home—right above the PranaShanti Yoga Centre! Everything is under one roof again!

📍 950 Gladstone Avenue, 2nd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario

Since 2008, PranaShanti has been Ottawa’s hub for workshops, courses, and trainings. Now, in our spacious new 3,000 sq. ft. centre—with soaring ceilings, natural light, and room to grow—we’re ready to continue that journey with you.

🧘 Workshops • Trainings • Courses
From our School of Life, School of Yoga, and School of Yoga Therapy, we’re here to support your path of learning, growth, and community.

💛 Whether you’re a curious student, dedicated yogi, or ready for a career shift, there’s a place for you here.

👉 Come see the new PranaShanti Education Centre and join Canada’s largest yoga training community!

View more photos: https://pranashanti.com/yoga-centre/pranashanti-education-centre-gallery/

🌟 200-Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training 🌟FREE Online Information Session with Devinder Kaur🗓 Date: Wednesday, October...
09/27/2025

🌟 200-Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training 🌟
FREE Online Information Session with Devinder Kaur

🗓 Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
💻 Location: Online
💸 Cost: FREE

Curious about Kundalini Yoga and the transformative power it offers? Whether you’re looking to deepen your personal practice, expand your teaching skills, or explore the energetics of yoga, sound & mantra, meditation, breathwork, this session is for you!

Join Devinder Kaur to:
✨ Learn why Kundalini Yoga is more than poses—it’s a holistic path for body, mind, and spirit
✨ Understand how the program supports the development of a personal practice and teaching confidence
✨ Ask questions and get a first-hand overview of the 200-hour training

This internationally recognized program is open to everyone—whether your goal is to become a teacher or simply to transform your own life through yoga.

📌 Don’t miss this chance to connect, ask questions, and explore if this life-changing program is right for you.

Sign up at: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=4814&stype=-101&sTG=24&sVT=128&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000000&date=10/08/25

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950 Gladstone Avenue, Unit 200
Ottawa, ON
K1Y3E6

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9:30am - 6pm

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+16137619642

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We offer a variety of trainings in formats to suit all our students’ needs. We provide continuing education in the form of Master Classes and stand-alone Yoga Teacher Trainings, professional teaching programs recognized by the Yoga Alliance in Hatha and Kundalini, as well as a Teaching Assistant program. We also provide workshops for the hobbyist and the curious student. In addition to workshops, we offer Work Exchange and Scholarship programs. We want you to explore; whether it is yoga, your profession or your deepest self. We believe that in learning, there is life. In self-discovery, there is growth and the shedding of practices and beliefs that no longer serve us. We want to offer everyone the opportunity to know themselves better through comprehensive programs that serve the personal journey and the professional one.