You’re invited to celebrate “International Slow Art Day” (https://www.slowartday.com) with the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and 24 Hr Yogapalooza with a FREE Art + Meditation session.
Come experience this opportunity to leverage meditation to deepen and enhance your viewing experience and connection with art and self in this 30 minute session amongst current exhibitions and breathtaking event spaces at the OAG.
The session will begin with a short discussion on the practice of meditation and how it can help us view art mindfully, bringing a rich unbiased sense of curiosity to the entire experience.
This session will be led by a certified Meditation instructor volunteer while taking place in community partnership between the OAG and 24 Hr Yogapalooza, a group who fundraisers for childhood cancer research at CHEO. To learn more about 24 Hr Yogapalooza visit https://www.24hryogapalooza.ca.
Participants who wish to sit during the meditation are asked to bring a block or small cushion or can use a folded yoga mat (or stand).
We will be hosting the following five sessions:
11:00 – 11:30 Meditation in Firestone Gallery, level 2
11:45 – 12:15 Meditation in Fourth Floor Galleries
2:00 – 2:30 Meditation in Firestone Gallery, level 2
2:45 – 3:15 Meditation in Fourth Floor Galleries
6:30 – 7:30 Yoga session in Fourth Floor Galleries
No experience required for this practice.
Participants are asked to bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
Participants will also have time to take in the current exhibitions after the class.
Suitable for ages 12 y/o or older.
REGISTER HERE
Instructor Bio
Randy Roffey, Co-Founder of 24Hr Yogapalooza
Website: https://www.24hryogapalooza.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/24HrYogapalooza
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimanrandy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TriRandy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-roffey/
This session is sponsored by UNIQLO
