Events and Workshops
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Qi Gong Course
By taking my course, you will experience increased flexibility, reduced pain, and improved emotional well-being. After six sessions, you will learn movements you can practice at home, or you can retake the sessions if you find the classroom environment more beneficial.
Classes will be held in the lower hall at Ohana Yoga & Wellness Centre in Callander. We have a maximum capacity of 12 participants, so sign up early to secure your spot!
Course Details
- Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays for three consecutive weeks
- Start Date: September 29, 2026
- Time: 4:00–5:00 pm
- Sessions: 6 sessions
- Cost: $200
- Location: Lower Hall, Ohana Yoga & Wellness Centre, Callander
- Maximum Participants: 12
Please sign up and pay ahead via e-transfer to williamscollleen009@gmail.com.
Spaces are limited, so please sign up early to secure your spot!
More about Colleen here
Sounding for WellBeing with Gary Diggins
Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 1:00–5:00 PM | $75
Ohana Health & Wellness Centre — 1436 Main St. N., Callander
Join internationally experienced musician, counsellor and educator Gary Diggins for Sounding for WellBeing—an experiential workshop exploring how we can create therapeutic soundscapes.
Gary blends sound therapy with expressive arts. His work, Soundwork as Soulwork, has taken him around the world, sharing music as a tool for healing, connection and well-being. This workshop is experiential and accessible—all are welcome.
For Registrations & more information:
705-493-0692
community@ohanawellness.ca
Ohana Health & Wellness Centre
https://www.garydiggins.com/
A Tavola with Nikoline
– A Private Supper Club
Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 5:30–9:00 PM
Ohana Health & Wellness Centre – Second-Floor
1436 Main St. N., Callander, ON
Our first menu is A Northern Italian Peasant Feast, inspired by my time in Piedmont and the simple, seasonal food I experienced there.
Beautiful ingredients. Recipes rooted in place and tradition. Food that doesn’t need to be fussed with to be delicious. And a long table of people taking the time to sit down and enjoy it together.
And yes, I know it’s Thanksgiving weekend!
Our supper is on Saturday evening, which still leaves Sunday and Monday to gather with family and celebrate Thanksgiving. I actually love that our first A Tavola falls on this weekend. What better time to come together around a table and celebrate the harvest, the season and really good food?
Reservations open Wednesday, September 30 at 6 PM, and there are only 20 seats at the table.
Here’s the important part if you’d like to join us:
Reservations are not open to the public.
A Tavola is a private supper club. The invitation and reservation link for each supper are sent directly to Charter Members, and membership is the only way to get an invitation.
Our membership is steadily growing, but there is still time to become a Charter Member before reservations for our first supper open. Your $20 annual Charter Membership gives you access to our monthly suppers and the opportunity to reserve one of those 20 seats when each new dinner is announced.
A Tavola with Nikoline happens on the second Saturday of every month**, so you can already mark the next three gatherings on your calendar:
**October 10** **November 14** **December 12**
Each month there will be a new menu and another reason to come back to the table. I want A Tavola to become one of those gatherings you find yourself looking forward to each month.
If you’ve been watching A Tavola come together and thinking you’d like a seat at this table, now is a very good time to join us.
Click HERE to Become a Charter Member: https://mstowellness.com/membership-page
𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 with Jacqui Tracy
1:00 to 4:30 PM
LIVING FORWARD THROUGH CANCER
A supportive six-week program for women at any stage of the cancer experience.
THURSDAYS | OCTOBER 8 – NOVEMBER 12, 2026 | 5:30 – 7:30 P.M.
A PLACE TO CONNECT
A six-week facilitated program bringing together practical support, reflective and creative expression, meaningful conversation, and mind-body resilience.
Each two-hour session offers space to connect, reflect, learn from one another, and explore supportive practices.
OUR SIX-SESSION JOURNEY
- Uncertainty & waiting – navigating hope and fear
- Diagnosis – finding your footing and your support team
- A plan emerges – self-agency and asking for what you need
- Treatment – making space for the good, bad and ugly
- Treatment ends – why doesn’t “finished” feel finished?
- Living after – identity, meaning and what matters now
WHO WOULD BENEFIT?
Anyone who wants to feel supported, heard, and less alone – whether newly diagnosed, receiving treatment, recovering, living with advanced or terminal cancer, or living beyond treatment.
COME AS YOU ARE
Beyond committing to the six weeks, there are no expectations. Engage – or simply listen. Share – or keep your experience private. Find a tribe, one meaningful connection, or simply spend time with people who understand.
YOUR FACILITATORS
Linda Schnabel, PCC – ICF Certified Professional Coach, workshop facilitator, CYA Yoga Instructor, and a woman living beyond breast cancer.
Ginette Rocheleau, RN – Retired Mental Health and Respite Care Nurse, CYA Yoga Instructor, and a woman who has supported those living with health challenges.
6-week registration with a limit of 8 participants
COME AS YOU ARE. FEEL LESS ALONE.
You create your own experience, in your own time.
Sound Healing: A Journey to Relax, Restore & Reconnect
Join Suad Radwan for a 60-minute sound healing experience designed to help you slow down, release stress, and reconnect with yourself.
Immerse yourself in the soothing vibrations of crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, gong, drums, chimes, and more in a nurturing space for relaxation and restoration.
Sound healing may support stress reduction, improved sleep, relaxation, emotional well-being, and a deeper sense of connection with yourself.
Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 1:30–2:30 PM
Ohana Health & Wellness Centre, Callander
$25 per person
Facilitator
Suad Radwan – Sound Healing Facilitator, Art Psychotherapist (in training), and passionate advocate for creative and holistic well-being. Learn more here
Registration
Please sign up and pay in advance via e-transfer to suadradwanart@gmail.com. Early registration is encouraged to secure your spot.
NEW • EXCLUSIVE • LIMITED MEMBERSHIP
A Tavola with Nikoline
A Private Supper Club
“A Tavola” (ah TAH-voh-lah) is the Italian invitation to gather around the table.
It’s an invitation to slow down, savour beautiful food, and enjoy meaningful conversation together.
Hi, I’m Chef Nikoline Calcaterra. After years of cooking professionally, living in Tuscany, and teaching culinary classes here in North Bay, I’m inviting you to join me for a unique monthly dining experience unlike anything else in the city.
Once each month, members will gather at Ohana Wellness for an evening of live cooking, seasonal menus, conversation, and a shared meal.
Bring your favourite bottle of wine.
Watch dinner come to life.
Then pull up a chair and enjoy an unforgettable evening around the table.
Reserve Your Place at My Table
Annual Charter Membership | $20
Your Charter Membership includes:
- Exclusive invitations to monthly private suppers
- First access to each month’s menu and theme
- Priority reservations
Dinner tickets are purchased separately.
Autumn Gatherings:
Saturday, October 10
Saturday, November 14
Saturday, December 12
5:30–9:00 pm
Hosted by Chef Nikoline Calcaterra
at Ohana Wellness Centre
BYO Wine
Click This Link And Become a Charter Member
https://mstowellness.com/membership-page
Reserve your place at my table today.
Kirtan with Lana Sugarman & Chris Gartner
Join us for a beautiful evening of music, mantra, and community with kirtan artists Lana Sugarman and Chris Gartner.
Kirtan is a practice of call-and-response chanting rooted in Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of devotion. Through Sanskrit mantra, live music, and collective singing, we’ll have an opportunity to breathe deeply, open our voices, connect with one another, and create a peaceful, uplifting vibration together.
No previous experience with Sanskrit, chanting, or kirtan is necessary. Come as you are—whether you love to sing or simply want to listen, relax, and experience the practice.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 6:30–8:30 PM
$35 or sliding scale
Payment: E-transfer community@ohanawellness.ca and write “kirtan” in the message.
About Lana Sugarman
With roots in Alberta and Toronto, Lana Sugarman has been sharing yoga and mantra practices throughout Canada and the United States since 2009. She is currently based in Buffalo, NY, where she is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University at Buffalo. Lana and Chris Gartner have been musical collaborators since 2013, creating kirtan together and recording several albums, including Invocation and Reverence.
Breathe. Chant. Connect. Come Home.
GENESA CRYSTAL WORKSHOP
Explore • Create • Connect
Join us for a hands-on workshop to learn about the Genesa Crystal, a beautiful three-dimensional sacred-geometric form, and create your own to take home.
What is the Genesa Crystal?
The Genesa Crystal is a three-dimensional sacred-geometric form, originally developed by Dr. Derald Langham, designed with precise proportions to represent harmony, balance and the interconnection of all life.
In this workshop you will:
- Learn about the history and significance of the Genesa Crystal
- Explore its symbolism of harmony and connection
- Create your own Genesa Crystal — all materials included
- Discover ways to use the Genesa Crystal in your home, garden or meditation practice
- Set an intention for your creation
HARMONY
Supports balance and positive energy in your environment.
CONNECTION
Reminds us of the interconnectedness of all life.
INTENTION
A beautiful focus for meditation, reflection and personal growth.
CREATIVITY
A hands-on experience to create something meaningful for yourself or as a gift.
Pause. Breathe. Set an intention.
CREATE • CONNECT • BRING HARMONY HOME
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
6:30 to 7:30 pm
Upstairs at Ohana
All materials included in the workshop cost
Cost: $75.00
Register with Jacqui Tracy
ravenwood.retreat@gmail.com
Ohana Health & Wellness Centre
1436 Main Street N., Callander, ON
705-493-0692
admin@ohanawellness.ca
ohanawellness.ca
Hot Stone Restorative Yoga
Where doing nothing is the point.
with Linda Schnabel & Melanie Gainforth
Time: 10:00am to 11:30am
Dates: Sunday Oct 25, Sunday Nov 15th
Sink into deep rest with this slow, meditative practice designed to calm the nervous system, release tension, and gently restore balance. Fully supported restorative poses are paired with the comforting warmth of smooth, heated stones placed on the body, allowing muscles to soften, stress to melt away, and the mind to settle into stillness. With minimal movement, intentional breath, and long-held poses supported by bolsters and blankets, this class offers a rare opportunity for true, uninterrupted rest.
This nurturing experience can help reduce stress, ease chronic tension and everyday aches, improve circulation, and support better sleep while encouraging emotional grounding and a deep sense of calm and safety. Ideal for anyone feeling overwhelmed, fatigued, or in need of gentle care, Hot Stone Restorative Yoga requires no prior yoga experience—only a willingness to slow down and receive.
Space is limited to 10 participants so we can give each person lots of attention.
Come as you are. Leave restored.
Dress in comfortable layered clothing, bring your yoga mat and water bottle.
Cost: $50 includes HST for 90 minutes
To learn more, text Linda at 905-523-4281.
For payment, e-transfer:
linda@careerworks.biz
Please mention Hot Rock Event.
Ecstatic Dance
Friday Nov 20th: 7 – 8:30 PM
Come join us to dance ! Ecstatic Dance is a “letting go” form of dance which is done substances free, generally without talking, and listening to a variety of music. Any engagement including sitting, lying down, or any form of dance is allowed, with the caveat that there is always respect other peoples expression and space. Kids welcome!
No Prior Experience required! We will start with a brief explanation about Ecstatic Dance and its role in self expression and somatic processing.
Costs: Donation for the Studio Welcome $ or e-transfer community@ohanawellness.ca, suggested $10
Questions: Contact Aaron at aaron@ohanawellness.ca
Location: Ohana Yoga & Wellness Centre
1436 Main St. N. Callander ON P0H 1H0