Workshops 2025/2026
Harvesting Healing:
A Seasonal Workshop for Release and Renewal
Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 2:00-5:00 pm
Self-care investment: Free Event for Esquimalt Community
Guided by Eve Carty and Nikki Lock
Celebrate this FREE community event with hosts Eve Carty and Nikki Lock. As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, mid-November invites us to pause, reflect, and nurture our inner landscape. Join us for a calming and restorative 3-hour workshop designed to help you release what you no longer need and set heartfelt intentions for the season ahead.
We’ll begin with a Welcoming Circle, gathering in community as we take a collective breath and settle into the space. Through a gentle Releasing Ceremony, you’ll be guided to let go of old energy, patterns, or worries—making room for what’s next. An Oracle Card pull will offer insight and inspiration, helping illuminate your path forward.
You’ll then create your own Seasonal Intention Jar—a meaningful, hands-on craft where you’ll fill a small jar with natural elements and personal affirmations, representing what you’re ready to call in as winter approaches.
To integrate your intentions and soothe the nervous system, you’ll be invited to rest deeply during a Reiki-infused Sound Bath, where healing vibrations and energy work will help ground and restore your body, mind, and spirit.
We’ll close with a final Gratitude Circle, sending your intentions into the season with warmth and care.
All materials will be provided. No experience necessary—just bring an open heart and a willingness to receive. Tea and snacks are provided.
This community event is funded by Neighborhood Small Grants (NSG) through Quadra Village Community Centre. Please note that event photos will be taken to be shared on the NSG website. If you do not want to be photographed, please let Eve or Nikki know in advance or let them know at the event.
Yin Yoga & Gong Bath
Sunday, December 14, 2025 From 2:00-4:00 pm
Self-care investment: $40 per person
Guided by Eve Carty, RYT-500
Give yourself permission to slow down and unwind in this deeply nurturing specialty class. We’ll begin with slow-paced Yin Yoga, holding gentle, sustained poses that encourage your body’s connective tissues to open and release layers of built-up tension.
As your body softens and your breath deepens, your experience will flow into a soothing Gong Bath, accompanied by the delicate sounds of chimes, singing bowls, and other healing instruments. Let the vibrations move through you, easing both body and mind, and leaving you with a lasting sense of calm, clarity, and inner balance.
This class offers props and plenty of modifications to support your body. Students of all levels are welcome.
Eve Carty (RYT 500) has completed 500 hours of Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and is registered with Yoga Alliance. She is certified in Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and a certified Sound Therapy Practitioner.
Grounding Yoga & Shamanic Drum Journey
Sunday, January 25, 2026 & April 26. 2026
2:00-4:00 pm
Self-care investment: By donation, suggested $30, proceeds go to the Victoria Native Friend Centre
Guided by Eve Carty, RYT-500
Take this opportunity to root down and feel more centred, peaceful and at ease in this specialty class. At the start, you will be invited to the ritual of cleansing using white sage. We will then practice dynamic and still yoga poses and breathwork to help you turn inward, release restless energy, and feel more grounded and present.
In the second part of the class, Eve will explain and guide you on a Shamanic Drum Journey. Journeying is a way to help you find answers and access inner wisdom through a meditative state, using the Buffalo Drum. After the Shamanic Drum Journey, you are invited to write your experience in your journal and share your thoughts with the circle.
This class offers props and plenty of modifications to support your body. Students of all levels are welcome.
Caution: If you have been fitted with a pacemaker or are living with epilepsy, please consult with your doctor before participating as the drumming may affect you.
Eve Carty (RYT 500) has completed 500 hours of Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and is registered with Yoga Alliance. She is a certified Shamanic Healing Practitioner and Sound Therapy Practitioner.
Partner Yoga & Thai Massage Workshop
Sunday, February 8, 2026 From 2:00-4:00 pm
Self-care investment: $75 per pair
Guided by Eve Carty, RYT-500
Release and let go in this gentle, soothing, and healing practice with a partner, friend, or family member. As a pair, you will learn and practice basic techniques of Thai Yoga Massage and take turns giving and receiving on each other. While one person rests in a restorative yoga pose, supported comfortably with props, the other person will apply gentle Thai Massage and stretching techniques to improve relaxation and energy flow. Take this opportunity to unwind and rejuvenate together.
This combination of yoga and massage allows you to release tense muscles, breathe more deeply and experience a state of complete relaxation and tranquility. You’ll leave feeling more refreshed, restored, and connected.
No previous yoga or massage experience is required - just a willingness to learn and explore with an open heart and mind.
Eve Carty (RYT 500) has completed 500 hours of Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and is registered with Yoga Alliance. She is certified in Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and completed her Traditional Thai Yoga Massage Training in February 2018 and Indian Head Massage in December 2023.
Yin Yoga, Meditation & Sound Journey
Sunday, March 15, 2026 From 2:00-4:00 pm
Self-care investment: $40 per person
Guided by Eve Carty, RYT-500
Float away to the sounds of various instruments like the Ocean Drum, the Rain Stick and Tibetan Singing bowls in this tranquil, mindful, and meditative specialty class.
In this slow-paced class, we will practice Yin Yoga poses to target your deep connective tissues. Watch your tension and stress dissolve as your mind becomes peaceful like a calm ocean.
In the latter part of the class, Eve will take you on a Guided Meditation to a quiet ocean paradise and you will be immersed with waves of soothing sound healing instruments. You will walk out of the class feeling restored, renewed, and rejuvenated.
This class offers props and plenty of modifications to support your body. Students of all levels are welcome.
Eve Carty (RYT 500) has completed 500 hours of Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and is registered with Yoga Alliance. She is certified in Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and a certified Sound Therapy Practitioner.
Restorative Yoga & Reiki Drumming
Sunday, May 31, 2026 From 2:00-4:00 pm
Self-care investment: $40 per person
Guided by Eve Carty, RYT-500
Join us for a deeply calming and grounding experience of mindful movement and drum healing in this specialty class. We’ll begin with Restorative Yoga, using supportive props and longer-held, gentle poses to invite your body into a state of rest and release. This practice encourages deep relaxation, soothes the nervous system, and helps prepare both body and mind for the healing that follows.
Afterward, you’ll settle into stillness for the Reiki Drumming portion, enhanced by other sound healing instruments like the ocean drum and chimes. Reiki Drumming blends universal life force energy (Reiki) with the rhythmic sound waves of the medicine drum, amplifying the healing effect.
This powerful combination helps you reconnect with your inner wisdom, ease stress, and restore balance. Let the drum’s vibrations ground you, open your heart, and guide you back to a state of presence and peace.
This class offers props and plenty of modifications to support your body. Students of all levels are welcome.
Caution: If you have been fitted with a pacemaker or are living with epilepsy, please consult with your doctor before participating as the drumming may affect you.
Eve Carty (RYT 500) has completed 500 hours of Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and is registered with Yoga Alliance. She has completed her Reiki Master Level of the Usui System of Natural Healing, is a certified Sound Therapy Practitioner and Reiki Drumming Practitioner.
