BHAKTI BLISS FESTIVAL
2024 LINEUP
August 16, 17, 18, 2024
Join us for a weekend with over 15 yoga sessions, 15 workshops, 9 Kirtan acts and morning and evening ecstatic dances.
Experienced teachers, DJs and musicians will bring you magical and transformative learning moments while sharing with community and friends.
YOGA TEACHERS

Tiina Kivinen is a holistic Psychotherapist with a specialization in Hypnotherapy and somatic mindfulness. A yoga teacher of over 20 years, she is also the director of the School of Living Yoga, teaching international retreats and trainings online and in person. Some of her favourite current offerings include Embodied Wisdom 200 hr YTT, Moon to Moon Restorative Yoga Teacher Training, and the School of Living Yoga Online Studio.

Justine Hoang (Anjali Om) has been a devout practitioner and teacher for over 19 years. She has accrued over 1100 hours of formal training, holding certifications in Dharma Yoga, Hatha-Raja Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga – Primary Series, and Acrobatic Partner Yoga. She offers weekly online and in-studio classes throughout the Ottawa/Gatineau region, leads workshops, yoga immersion programs and retreats, and has been a guest teacher for multiple teacher training certification programs both locally and int

Introduction to Acrobatic Partner Yoga - Celebrating the Divine Union This partner based yoga class is a beautiful way to reinforce all the fundamental principals of yoga on all levels - physically, mentally and spiritually. Through this practice, we cultivate trust, respect, compassion towards each other while allowing us to tap into our inner child, giving rise to a playful, enthusiastic and adventuresome spirit. Solo participants and couples are equally welcome, no previous experience is re

Hi, I'm Sol! I am a 200hr hatha yoga teacher currently training for my 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification. Vishvam is my life partner, also a 200-hour yoga teacher, life coach, and herbalist, currently training to become a Vedic counselor. We are two passionate teachers who believe in the holistic practice of yoga and its incredible benefits on the connection between mind, body and soul.

The power of yoga, movement and breath is a passion of Katt’s life, and has been for the past decade. Katt truly loves to observe and feel the impact that yoga can have on our well-being in all aspects of our life. As partitioner she strives towards using the benefits of yoga asana, breathing, visualization and meditation to truly allow students to draw a deeply connected inward. Inspiring those she teaches to use the benefits of these modalities to quiet the cycling mind.

Brenna developed a love for movement & spirituality at a very young age, at the age of 8 Brenna’s father immersed her in the practice of buddhism and she learned the practice of meditation. As her passion for connecting to her spirit and moving the body grew she enrolled at McGill University in a Bachelor of Education combined with Kinesiology and Religion and began to practice Yoga regularly.

Sylvie is a hatha and yin yoga teacher who has been teaching for 10 years. She likes to incorporate other healing aspects into her practice such as crystal healing, sound healing, meditation, shamanic healing, reiki. She aims for the practice of yoga to be an opportunity to relax, remember our connection to ourselves and experience joy.

Anj is an intimacy educator and yoga/breathwork facilitator. Professionally, she has over fifteen years of yoga, facilitation and education experience, mainly through work in grassroots environmental campaigning and university teaching. She is a certified yoga teacher (200hrs) and has completed over 500hrs of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) training. She is inspired every day by the power of embodied practices for liberation and choice in all aspects of life.

As a Yoga Alliance & KRI certified Yoga Instructor Chris Dub blends yogic philosophy into his transformational healing work as he supports your discovery of the simplicity of your being and the underlying peace that is your spiritual nature. With a background in Social Work and over 10 years of ceremony facilitation experience Chris is a teacher who can help navigate deep transformation with the kind of compassion and patience that inspires and uplifts one's soul.

Shari is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, certified in Yoga Nidra and Chakradance. She is a Transformational Breath Trainer. Govi is a certified yoga teacher, Transformational Breath Group Leader and graduate of culinary school. As Radiant Health, Shari and Govi have been offering classes, workshops and retreats together for over 8 years.

Tara's yoga journey began in1999 as a teen. In 2010, she completed her YTT through PranaShanti Yoga Centre and began teaching yoga full time. Her yoga journey took her to the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in the Bahamas for a few months in 2011, where she delved deeper into Bhakti yoga. Her passion is in offering students a safe place to explore what feels right for them, with compassion in their hearts and curiosity in their minds.

Shelby is a lifelong student and believes we are all on this journey of remembering until all the chakras become a unified field once again. She started practicing Reiki in 2019 and in 2022, became a Reiki Master and completed her first 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Bali. In 2023, she became a certified Somatic Breath Coach. She is honored to share this medicine with the world.

Natacha Gargantiel is a a dance studio owner for 25 years and yoga studio owner for 4 years. She is an artist in every form and shares her passion for expression, creativity and connection while teaching. Being able to share her love for yoga and healing is truly a blessing to her.
MUSICIANS AND DJs

What is Bhakti Bingo?? It's a fun variation on a normal Bingo game. Each participant will get a Chant card, which includes a 5x5 grid of key words (the middle is a FREE space, like Bingo cards have). These words are from some of the favorite chants done at Rebecca and Kevin's kirtan events. Grab a crayon or bring a highlighter of some kind, and participate in the kirtan, listening for the words on your particular chant card. Simply highlight the words as you hear them!

Kristi Bhava Corlett is a bhakti yogi, shamanic practitioner, kirtan musician and storyteller who relishes the dance of the sacred within and all around us. She takes great joy in the interweavings of Earth Wisdom, Yoga, and Song. Kristi brings an elemental, folksy sensibility to her sharing of sacred chant, inviting you into the lila of the Mamas and the Papas of the glorious Sanatana Dharma. She can’t wait to hear you singing out with her from your shining heart.

In 2012, he traveled to California to attend a 4-day yoga music festival. It sparked a new flow of inspiration and creativity. He felt compelled to share sacred chants with his students. He courageously brought his guitar to yoga class and started singing mantras. He also mixed in popular rock songs that made it a unique experience. He was inspired to adopt the artist name MJ Ganesh and record an album which he knew he would call, Birth of Ganesh.

We are a close-knit group of friends who aim to spread love and consciousness through Bhakti Yoga. We draw inspiration from the Dharma Yoga Kirtan Band, which is established in New York City, and we serve in the same vein on this side of the border and beyond! We are all at once yogis, musicians, artists, visionaries, and seekers, who want to share the profound of kirtan. We mainly play our own renditions of traditional mantras and original bhajans, but we also share chants from other kirtans.

Joshua has been a devout musician since he bought his first guitar at the age of 17. Immediately his spirit journey began. Within the first few months, he was composing his own songs and had joined a band. At the age of 23, Joshua Earth acquired his first djembe and doe deep into west African rhythms with reggae music. His emergence as a Kirtan artist has been more recent and he brings these flavors to devotional chanting with a solid rhythm and soulful sounds.

Producer, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Instrument Maker, Visionary, World traveler, Founder of "Mandala World Music" an international ethnic fusion world music group with people from all around the world. Co-Founder of “Spirit Travelers” An Electro/Tribal group. He has traveled around the world collaborating with 100's of artists under the name Mandala. His focus is to bring spread the love through music and raise the collective consciousness of awareness & peace.

Hearts calling is a unique blend of Kirtan and Medicine Music music mixed with spiritually inspired heart hop and poetry. Whether singing deep soulful melodies or danceable chants, Fraser/Rishi and Dana’s Kirtans are grounding and meditative, as well as energizing and uplifting. Their inner journey started many years ago, but it really came to fruition after traveling to India in 2006 and discovering the power of Kirtan.

With a yogi's spirit and a DJ's soul, Jesse Buck, aka Cacoaboy, transcends boundaries as a Community Visionary, Event Producer, DJ, Coach, Teacher, & Sound Healer. With deep love and reverence for cacao, he guides others on transformative journeys, while igniting the collective spirit and nurturing expressions of unity with a global community. Based in Toronto, he curates retreats, community events, cacao ceremonies, ecstatic dances, soul-stirring sound journeys, co-producer of “Sonic Springs.

Corey Sheikh has been weaving music through the facilitation of ecstatic dances, breath circles, sound journeys and meditation sessions since 2012. His musical & meditative journeys pull on sounds that blend the worlds of Organic, Shamanic Tribal Fusion, Ethnic, Progressive & Melodic Techno/House along with Meditative space ambient and cosmic synths. One of his newest endeavors in Music Production is the blending of shamanic, Gregorian, and ethereal vocals with the beat of the earthly drums.

Śraddhā discovered kirtan during a trip in Australia in 2007. Fascinated by the inner calm that these chanted mantras bring, and by the energizing effect on the entire group that participates in them, she decides to continue her spiritual quest by organizing kirtan evenings. Her unique voice and energy allows all those who participate to leave feeling peaceful and transformed. Śraddhā will be accompanied by the Flying Krishnas, Tiffany Nicholson-Smith, Alex Bon-Miller + Kevin Guerette.

The DreamCraft band has enjoyed sharing heartfelt kirtan and lively world music for 7 years. Their style blends world, electronic, folk, and mainstream influences with musical inspirations downloaded from dreams. Dream-inspired DreamCraft artist Sim has been fortunate to have songs air on dozens of radio stations, videos, and TV soundtracks.

Drez Slezak is a DJ/Producer, Costa Rica born and based out of Ottawa, Canada. Drez is inspired by earth healing sounds and rhythms that tap into the psyche and allow participants to sink deep into a state of flow. Drez has been djing for 8+ years taking patrons on a journey through the depths of the downtempo. You can expect a unique and fun musical set flow that weaves ambient, Latin American influence, psychedelic bass and so much more.

SOULHUM is a play on words. It is based on the Sanskrit mantra “so hum” which means “I am That.” It conveys the simplicity, depth, soulfulness and universality that we enjoy in our music. The melodies we perform are both traditional and original compositions. We arrange all our own music, offering our unique contribution to the World Music scene. The mantras we sing are in Sanskrit, the language that comes to us from ancient India.
WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

An International Teacher, Ayurvedic Practitioner (Doctor), and a Lover of Life, Tiffany shares the gifts of Meditation, Yoga & Ayurveda globally. Tiffany grew up in the quiet and solitude of the Canadian countryside. Life quickly directed her to journey to India and Thailand in her early 20s, where she lived for many years. Over the last 2 decades she has had the opportunity to study and submerge herself in ongoing teachings and extensive retreats.

Courtney began her career in wellness in 2010 when she became a yoga instructor. She continued to grow her practice and received her 200hr teaching certification in 2019 in Peru. Courtney is also a Holistic Nutritionist and has added Breathwork as a modality to support her clients on their wellness journey. Courtney believes breathwork is one of the missing links to our overall health and her goal is to share breathwork with everyone to help them shine their light and continue to grow.

Victoria is a Holistic Wellness coach who teaches a multi-approach to complete health and wellness. Her expertise is nervous system regulation with a focus on somatic practices, breathing techniques, nutrition and emotional release. She is passionate about teaching her clients about how important it is to focus on all aspects of the being- physical, mental, emotional and spiritual layers. If we neglect any part of the being, there will be an imbalance leading to dis-ease.

Robin and Erica are passionate about inner transformational work. They have been creating different healing spaces for 5 years, with the intention of supporting others to explore parts of themselves that may not get a lot of time and attention. This has been a transformational practice in their own lives, and it is with joy that they get to share this with the world!

Rachael Jewell is an Ottawa based singer/songwriter, voice teacher, sound healer, and co-owner of Harmonic Egg Ottawa. With over 25 years experience as a singer and performer, and 13 years as a voice teacher, Rachael developed an interest in the healing effects of vibration and frequency on the body, which led her to pursue a Sound Healing Certification from Rebecca White Raven in 2021. She now offers group and individual sound healing sessions with crystal singing bowls and vocal channeling.

Stephanie of Healing At The Cabin is an intuitive Reiki Master & Teacher and Soul realignment coach. Through her channeled Reiki sessions, she supports individuals in integrating deeper Soul healings to bring forward and align with their true purpose. Stephanie works out of her home, a beautiful log cabin nestled into the woods outside of Stittsville. This space is a sanctuary for peace and restoration, which holds the perfect energy for healing sessions, workshops, events & training.

Andrew discovered yoga in 2004 and immediately fell in love with the practice. Upon discovering the beauty of Kirtan in 2017, he began writing his own songs shortly after. Andrew quickly discovered the talent and ability to write beautiful songs and poetry in so many of those around him, but that many were hesitant or timid to do so. Thus, the desire to help and encourage people to write and share their own songs was born.

Aakrist teaches conscious athletes to unlock their athletic potential and overcome performance plateaus with EASE through his Peak Breathing Method. He is trained as a CHEK L1 Practitioner, Enlifted Mindset Coach, WeckMethod Instructor, Reiki L2 Practitioner, and Oxygen Advantage Instructor. He harnesses the body’s innate intelligence, through the cutting-edge science of optimal breathing, language, and subtle energy to unlock peak physical health, cognitive function, and healing.

Sim is a dream analyst/author, and a widely travelled presenter and musical artist. He was with the Stanford University pioneering lucid dream research team that brought lucid dreaming into mainstream awareness and has had the good fortune to perform at many festivals worldwide, and be an invited presenter for Universities, Fortune 500 companies, major motion pictures, and 1000+ media.

Kristi Bhava Corlett is a bhakti yogi, shamanic practitioner, kirtan musician and storyteller who relishes the dance of the sacred within and all around us. She takes great joy in the interweavings of Earth Wisdom, Yoga, and Song. Kristi offers a roster of courses in shamanism and yoga, and she has led kirtan and shamanic circles across Ontario. She is the creator and Course Director of Whispered Wisdom: Walking Between the Worlds of Yoga and Shamanism for Devatree School of Yoga.

Anthony Barr: Founder of Sacred Sevens, a spiritual teacher, a geomancer, a healer, a joyful ceremonialist and a gifted flute player who aids in the connection of the soul and the Spirit. He calls on his spiritual teachings to perform centuries-old ceremonies, and has conducted over 300 of them so far.


Philip Tai Foo Lai, CMA, CPA, President and Founder of the Philip Lai Qi Gong Association Certified Naturotherapist, Energy Healer and Mentor Expert in TCM acupressure and massage, Qi Gong and Kung Fu Master Instructor, Reiki and Tai Chi Master, Feng Shui and Distance Healing, with over 40 years’ experience in instructing Kung Fu, Qi Gong, Tai Chi Traditional Chinese Medicine and treating serious medical conditions such as 11 days in a coma, stroke and another brain injury, fibromyalgia, & more.

Participants will lay back as our Sound Healer, Haley, plays a variety of sacred instruments: Crystal Chakra Bowls, Ocean Drum, Koshi Chimes, and so much more. As you feel the shifting vibrations of these sounds, our Reiki healer, Akhyra, will simultaneously come around the room and perform individual Reiki sessions & hold space for the entire group. This immersive experience also includes, Kundalini Breathwork, to help participants sink deeper into their highest state of consciousness.

He has studied the knowledge and practices of Bhakti-yoga under some of the best teachers in the world, and has gone on pilgrimage five times to different holy sites in India. Having undergone formal spiritual initiation in the timeless tradition of Bhakti-yoga, he is now know by the name of Prana Gauranga dasa (the servant of the life of the all-blissful golden Lord), and he travels the country for the last 10 years to bring the wisdom he has received to as many people as possible.

Rishi (Fraser) has been teaching Qi Gong, Yoga, and Tai Chi for almost two decades now, in classes and retreats. These practices have helped him heal from two serious accidents and have revealed a space of profound peace within his own heart. Over the past 6 years, he has fallen heart-over-head in love with Qi Gong, and this has become his primary focus.
VENDORS

Canada's largest Ayurvedic Apothecary

Harmoniums, handcrafted jewelry, chimes, bags, and bohemian clothing most of which is imported from Indian


Kevin is a registered massage therapist in Ontario and will be offering massage services at Bhakti Bliss Festival! Kevin also provides energetic alignments using tuning forks, where each Chakra is tended to and aligned. Come check him out!

Certified Herbalist makes and sells herbal remedies, offers herbal facials, massage, and consultations. Also a Seamstress and my business name is Sew-Psyched I make and sell clothes/ upcycle, resale of vintage, unique and festival wear

Second hand materials by crafting unique, one of a kind, unisex articles of clothing and accessories. Each piece is carefully handmade and dyed with organic materials that are ethically and consciously sourced from our very own local forests

Crystals

Quick and easy energy healing style to assist clients in releasing unwanted emotions, limiting beliefs, physical pain, and trauma.

Bio-resonance chamber that combines sacred geometry, sound, light, colour, vibrations and frequencies to balance the Autonomic Nervous System to promote self healing and higher states of consciousness


Meditation cushions

Vedic art & lifestyle products

Naturopathic treatment (Qi Gong, Energy Healing, Acupressure, Tuina Massage and consultation) to improve health and wellness

Wire wrapped jewelry with copper, sterling silver, and Gemstones.
FIRE KEEPER
Tyler George will be the Fire Keeper at Bhakti Bliss Festival. Tyler has been a sacred fire keeper for many years. His deep respect for fire allows him to approach the flames with care, ensuring safety and connection amongst the tribe. It's not just a duty, it's a sacred responsibility that he takes seriously.



