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SHANTI YOGA
HEALTH INSTITUTE AUSTRALASIA
NIRVANA WELLBEING RETREAT

EVENTS GALORE
CALENDAR 2023

JANUARY 2023

Jan 1, 2023
Welcome to the New Year.
THE BREATHING SPACE
One day in-depth Meditation Retreat 7:30am-8pm. $395.
Shantiji has instituted the practice of ushering in the new year with a day of silence on the first day of each calendar year. When you make a place for silence, you create room for yourself, and uncover healing in stillness. Experiencing that silence, you remember who you are.
Fresh fruit, juice and kitchari fast for breakfast, lunch and dinner:

Jan 3-10, 2023
LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH, AND LAST A LIFETIME.
The Balanced Life, 8 days-7 nights Ayurveda and Yoga Retreat. Detox available

Jan 7
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Jan 9
Centre re-opens. Holiday timetable at Shanti Yoga Centre, Southport.

Jan 23
Courses resume at Southport.
Ongoing regular classes resume with Shanti Gowans and senior teachers.

Jan 25
HEART AND SOUL COMMUNITY CHOIR. 5:30-6:30pm
24, 31 Jan, 7, 14, 21, 28 Feb, 7, 14, 21, 28 March

Jan 26
Australia Day Public Holiday. No classes. Centre closed.

Jan 28-29
Don Giovanni 7 pm. Sydney Opera House. O’night: Boulevard Hotel. Sangha outing.

FEBRUARY 2023

Feb 5
Sunday morning YOGA AT NIRVANA 7:30-8:30 am.
Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 March 5, 12, 19, 26. 8 weeks $200. Casual payment $30

Feb 6
DANCE MONKEY. 45 minutes of happy dance education and fun. $200.
February. 6, 13, 20, 27 March 6, 13, 20, 27 (8 weeks). 5:30-6:15pm.

Feb 17-19
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Weekend retreat for self-discovery, transformation, and new growth

Feb 18
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Feb 24
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.

Feb 25
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Qld Ballet. Community outing. Hota. 7:30pm

MARCH 2023

March 3-5
Introduction to Ayurvedic Health RETREAT

March 4
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

March 11
PLANT BASED AYURVEDIC COOKING COURSE. 10:30-1:30pm $695

March 17-19
PURPOSE, MEANING AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
Weekend retreat offers ways to deepen your connection with your true nature.

March 18
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

March 24, 25, 26
AYURVEDIC RELAXATION MASSAGE TRAINING 10am-5pm. $2995

March 28
Heart and Soul Community Choir Concert and get-together 6:30 pm.
Bring a plate of vegetarian food to share. No alcohol please.

March 31
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.

APRIL 2023

April 1-15
Term Break. Holiday timetable of classes at Southport Campus

April 6-10
RADICAL PEACE. 5 days-4 nights in-depth, silent Vipassana meditation retreat

April 6-16
MINDFUL LIVING, MINDFUL BEING, Easter 11 days-10 nights retreat.

April 8
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

April 10-16
LOVE, LIGHT AND HEALING
7 days-6 nights retreat in Mindful Living, Mindful Being. Detox medicines available.

April 15
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

April 17
YOGA IN ACTION - 10 week, full-time Instructor training Course $4500
New Intake for HIA Yoga Teacher Training and Ayurveda Courses.
Ongoing regular classes resume with Shanti Gowans and senior teachers.

April 18
HEART AND SOUL COMMUNITY CHOIR. 5:30-6:30pm
18 April, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May, 6, 13, 20 June.

April 23
Sunday morning YOGA AT NIRVANA 7:30-8:30 am.
April 23, 30, May 7, 12, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25. 10 weeks $250. Casual $30

April 24
DANCE MONKEY. 45 minutes of happy dance education and fun. $200.
April 24, May 8, 15, 22, 29 June, 5, 12, 19 (8 weeks). 5:30-6:15pm

April 25
Anzac Day - Public holiday. Southport centre closed.

April 27
SANSKRIT 101-1 Calligraphy and Sound (1 of 2 sessions) 2-5pm $195.

April 28
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.

April 29
Giselle. Queensland Ballet. 7:30pm. Playhouse, Brisbane. Sangha outing.
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MAY 2023

May 1
Labour Day. Public Holiday. No classes. Centre closed.

May 4
SANSKRIT 101-2 Calligraphy and Sound (2 of 2 sessions). 2-5pm

May 5,6,7
SHIRODHARA & KATI BASTI. Ayurvedic Treatments course $2995

May 11
Ballet Revolucion 2023. Shanti Yoga community outing. 7:30pm. 2 hours. Hota

May 12-14
LETTING GO. EMOTIONAL WELLBEING RETREAT
Weekend retreat to let go of limiting beliefs and negative emotions

May 13
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

May 26
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.

May 27, 28
CHILDREN’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
weekend course intensive. 10am-5pm. $2995

JUNE 2023

June 1
Movement of the Human. Shanti Yoga community outing. 5 pm. Hota

June 2-4
CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS AND INNER PEACE.
Week-end in-depth, silent meditation retreat

June 3
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

June 10
PLANT BASED AYURVEDIC COOKING COURSE. 10:30-1:30pm $695

June 16-18
COOK, TASTE, HEAL Ayurvedic education and vegetarian cooking retreat
Improve your health and add more energy and vitality to your life.

June 17
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

June 20
Heart and Soul Community Choir Concert and get-together 6:30 pm.
Bring a plate of vegetarian food to share. No alcohol please.

June 23
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.



June 24
Trilogy. Queensland Ballet. Shanti Yoga community outing. Brisbane. 7:30 pm

June 24-July 9
Term Break. Holiday timetable at Shanti Yoga Centre, Southport

June 30-July 2
INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDIC HEALTH Week-end retreat

June 30-July 9
LIVE BETTER LONGER: Relax, Rejuvenate, and Restore, with Ayur self-care
10-days, 9-nights retreat. Detox available

JULY 2023

July 1
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

July 8
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

July 10
YOGA IN ACTION - 10 week, full-time Instructor training Course $4500
New Intake - Yoga Teacher Training and Ayurvedic Health Courses.
Ongoing regular classes resume with Shanti Gowans and senior teachers.

July 11
HEART AND SOUL COMMUNITY CHOIR. 5:30-6:30pm
July 11, 18, 25 August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 September 5, 12

July 16
Sunday morning YOGA AT NIRVANA 7:30-8:30 am.
July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27, Sept 3, 10, 17.. 10 weeks $250. Casual $30

July 17
DANCE MONKEY. 45 minutes of happy dance education and fun. $200.
July 17, 24, 31 August 7, 14, 21, 28 September 4 (8 weeks) 5:30-6:15pm.

July 21-23
COOK, TASTE, HEAL Ayurvedic education and vegetarian cooking retreat
Improve your health and add more energy and vitality to your life.

July 22
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

July 28
Bespoke. Queensland Ballet, Thomas Dixon Centre. Community outing.7:30pm

AUGUST 2023

Aug 4-6
TRAINING THE MIND (IN RELATIONAL INTELLIGENCE)
Week-end in-depth, silent meditation retreat. Restore your inner peace and happiness

Aug 6
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Aug 18-20
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Weekend retreat for self-discovery, transformation, and new growth

Aug 19
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Aug 25
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.
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SEPTEMBER 2023

September 2
PLANT BASED AYURVEDIC COOKING COURSE. 10:30-1:30pm $695

Sept 8,9,10
AYURVEDIC RELAXATION MASSAGE TRAINING 10am-5pm. $2995

Sept 12
Heart and Soul Community Choir Concert and get-together 6:30 pm.
Bring a plate of vegetarian food to share. No alcohol please.

Sept 15
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.

Sept 16- Oct 2
Term Break. Holiday timetable of classes.

Sept 22-Oct 1
LIVE BETTER LONGER: Relax, Rejuvenate, and Restore, with Ayur self-care 10 day-9 night retreat. Detox available.

Sept 23
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Sept 30
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

OCTOBER 2023

Oct 2
King’s Birthday Public Holiday. No classes. Centre closed.

Oct 3
New Intake Yoga Teacher Training and Ayurvedic Health Courses.
Ongoing regular classes resume with Shanti Gowans and senior teachers.

Oct 3
YOGA IN ACTION - 10 week, full-time Instructor training Course $4500

HEART AND SOUL COMMUNITY CHOIR. 5:30-6:30pm
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October, 7, 14, 21, 28 November, 5 December

Oct 7
Strictly Gershwin. Qld Ballet. Lyric Theatre, Brisbane. Community outing 7:30pm

Oct 8
Sunday morning YOGA AT NIRVANA 7:30-8:30 am.
Oct 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 10. 10 weeks $250. Casual $30

Oct 9
DANCE MONKEY. 45 minutes of happy, fun dance education. 5:30-6:15pm, $200.
October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27 (8 weeks)

Oct 13-15
PEACE, LOVE AND HEALING.
Week-end, in-depth, silent meditation retreat.

Oct 14
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Oct 20
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.

Oct 20,21,22
SHIRODHARA & KATI BASTI. Ayurvedic Treatments course $2995

Oct 19
SANSKRIT 101-1 Calligraphy and Sound (1 of 2 sessions) 2-5pm $195.

Oct 26
SANSKRIT 101-2 Calligraphy and Sound (2 of 2 sessions). 2-5pm

Oct 27-29
PURPOSE, MEANING AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
Weekend retreat offers ways to deepen your connection with your true nature.

Oct 28
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

NOVEMBER 2023

Nov 3
SandSong: Stories of The Great Sandy Desert. Bangarra Dance Theatre. Hota 7:30pm

Nov 4,5
CHILDREN’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
weekend intensive course. 10am-5pm. $2995

Nov 10-12
LETTING GO. EMOTIONAL WELLBEING RETREAT
Weekend retreat to let go of limiting beliefs and negative emotions

Nov 11
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Nov 24
Spiritual Evening. 6-7:30pm. Bookings essential for catering.
Meditation, Spiritual Talk, Fellowship Dinner $40. or Chanting, Chai Samosa.

Nov 25
PLANT BASED AYURVEDIC COOKING COURSE. 10:30-1:30pm $695

DECEMBER 2023

Dec 1-3
PEACE IN EVERY BREATH. Week-end, in-depth, silent meditation retreat.
It’s not just what you think... but that you think… and only all of the time!

Dec 2
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Dec 5
Heart and Soul Community Choir Concert and get-together 6:30 pm.
Bring a plate of vegetarian food to share. No alcohol please.

Dec 8
Share your Heart Party 6:30-9:30pm. Bring a plate.

Dec 15-17
MEDITATION FOR EVERYDAY LIVING to enjoy a healthier, happier life
Weekend retreat. Happiness is free: and it’s easier than you think.

Dec 16
Touch the Earth 8:30am - 12:30 pm + Lunch + Nidra. Fee-free. Bookings essential.

Dec 21
Last class for 2023 at Shanti Yoga Southport Campus

Dec 22
Spiritual Evening. 6:00 - 8:30pm
and the End of Year break up party. Bring a plate.
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With blessings and namaste,
The HIA and Shanti Yoga Team
T: (07) 5531 0511
E: admin@shantiyoga.com.au
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