Introducing Our Kits Beach Meetups
We gather as a community at Kits Beach and invite local facilitators to join us in offering unique workshops with a different theme each week. Through these events, we seek to offer transformation, connection and peak experiences all while providing a container to connect with other like-minded people in the community.
For these events, you can expect everything from yoga and movement workshops to sound healing and introductory psychedelic exploration. We hope to provide a rich diversity of offerings all summer long!
Please register below if you would like to attend the facilitated portion of the event from 7:00-8:30pm. We meet on the grass area near Kitsilano Showboat (just behind Kitsilano Pool) and these events are weather dependent, so if it rains, we will postpone.
About This Week’s Meetup: GANJA YOGA
Ganja Yoga will incorporate cannabis with a yoga practice at Kitsilano beach. This workshop will include intention setting, a traditional yoga class, guided meditation, and integration circle, all in community. Leaving you feeling euphoric, grounded and connected to self.
This event is about cultivating a healthy, intentional relationship with cannabis use, focusing on how we can use it for inner healing, growth, development, and exploration. We are utilizing small doses as the ceremony is about being intentional with our cannabis use and exploring the depths of what we can reach with a low-dose.
Cannabis use is optional as we also welcome people who are interested in attending but want to opt out of cannabis digestion.
Please arrive having eaten a light meal earlier in the day (limit heavy food 1-2 hrs before).
About This Week’s Facilitators:
Navin Sahjpaul
Navin teaches a yoga practice called Arkaya which was founded by Yogacharini Maitrey (A Practical Mystic and an International Body, Emotion & Mind Trainer). It is a mindfulness based practice that is composed of the traditional forms (Vinyasa, Yin, Hatha), focusing specifically on breath and body awareness.
It is a gentle practice, and is accessible for folks who have never done yoga before and for experienced yogis. It is gentle, deep, transformational and rooted in Classical yoga. Navin has been teaching both in person and online classes, and leading workshops in the Vancouver area since graduating from the 300 hour + teacher training program in 2018.
Navin Sahjpaul is a Music Therapist (BMT), Certified Yoga Teacher, Artist, and Mental Health Advocate, currently completing an M.A. in Counselling to become a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). Based in Vancouver, BC, and born to Indian immigrant parents, Navin is committed to well-being, mental health, community building, and healing.
He holds a Bachelor's in Music Therapy from Capilano University and a Foundations of Music Therapy Diploma from Douglas College, with additional certifications including Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry and a 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training from Arkaya Yoga.
A Community Leader for Flying Sage, Co-Chair for ICMSV, and MAPS Canada volunteer, Navin's practicum experience includes geriatrics, telehealth for children with developmental disabilities, and mental health units. Since 2021, he has worked as a Music Therapist in Addictions & Mental Health, addressing various mental health conditions. He also facilitates workshops, presents at conferences, and offers Sound Meditation sessions with live music, inviting participants to engage in breathing, journaling, movement, yoga, and meditation.
Chandni Sidhpura
Chandni teaches Kundalini yoga and Kundalini breathwork. This is a traditional yoga practice known as the yoga of consciousness and rests firmly in the realm of spirituality. This dates back to teachings in the vedic texts from over 1000 BC and was introduced to the west in the 1960’s.This form of yoga involves chanting, meditation, breathing, and postures specific to activate your Kundalini energy which sits at the base of your spine.
Through this practice you can awaken your body’s innate healing intelligence (Kundalini energy) to move through your chakras. As your Kundalini energy rises, it brings balance to your life and spirit. With regular practice, it can contribute to your spiritual wellness by improving your mind-body-spirit connection. Chandni has been practicing this form of yoga since childhood, as taught to her by her mother, and completed her teacher training program in 2012.
Chandni is dedicated to expanding consciousness and transcendence using traditional Eastern healing, plant medicines, and energy work. With a lineage of yogis and healers, she honors her Indian heritage through ceremonial teachings. Chandni guides tea ceremonies with chanting, mantra, kundalini awakening, and pranayama, blending cultural roots with clinical psychology. A Kundalini Energy & Chakra Healer, she helps clients process emotions and energetic blocks. Trained in Spinal Energetics and KRI yoga, Chandni has been a Clinical Psychotherapist since 2014, specializing in anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Founder of @TheTherapeuticCentre and facilitator of @WoMoonCircles, she is also a TheraPsil certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist. With 14 years in Primary Care Psychology for the NHS and 4 years as Clinical Director for MIND, Chandni uses evidence-based interventions and is accredited in Canada, the UK, and Europe, focusing on marginalized populations and ethnic
What To Bring:
A comfortable blanket and/or yoga matt to lay on
Warm layers
Small pillow
Small mugs for chai
Register
These events are open to the public and tickets are $25.00 if you would like to attend the facilitated portion of the event. If you are a Sage or Wizard Member, tickets are FREE. Tickets can be found here. Please note that we do have limited spots each week so make sure to get your tickets fast.
Anyone is welcome to join for free after 8:30pm at which point the facilitated portion will end and we will shift to a casual social and hang.
If you are not a member yet with The Flying Sage and would like to access these events and more for free, you can learn more about our membership here.
Cancellation Policy:
Please understand that there are limited spots for these events and so we only accept cancellations 48 hours in advance from the start date. This means that if you cancel within 48 hours, we will not be able to issue you a refund. Please contact hello@theflyingsage.ca to request a cancellation.
Please note that there may be photography or video at this event.