Upcoming Events

The Wisdom of Healing Plants – LoriAnn Bird & Maitreyi

This Indigenous Peoples Day, join Indigenous Métis herbalist and author LoriAnn Bird and Yogacharini Maitreyi for The Wisdom of Healing Plants, a free online webinar presented by Banyen Books and Arkaya Foundation as part of the Decolonizing Dialogues series.

Taking place on Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Pacific Time), this special conversation explores the sacred wisdom of healing plants within First Nations and Indian traditions. Through stories and ancestral teachings, participants will discover how Indigenous cultures have long understood plants as powerful allies in healing, balance, and connection with the Earth.

Through stories, teachings, and cross-cultural dialogue, participants will explore ancestral plant wisdom, seasonal awareness, Indigenous healing traditions, and reciprocal ways of relating to the natural world.

Mindful Movement, Mantra & Meditation: A Healing Journey

With Yogacharini Maitreyi 

Sunday May 24, 2026

Time: 2:00 to 5:00 PM

Location: One Yoga Vancouver

Heal through the nuances of conscious movement, breath & energy practices, cathartic sound, correct pronunciation and toning of mantra, and other tools from the traditions of South India. Learn to prepare the body and mind for meditation rather than forcing or suffering silence and stillness. 

This exploration of mindful movement (physical and pranic), mantra and meditation will open and heal all the prana naadis (energy flows). It will also release trauma stored in the body.

Benefits

• Find safety in your body

• Move from suffering to savouring your life

• Regulate your nervous system and emotions

• An increased sense of calm and peace of mind

• Mental clarity

• Greater self-awareness of your physical, mental, emotional, and energetic patterns

• Experience a more grounded, balanced love within

What to expect

• A gentle, mindful Arkaya Tantra Yoga session on the mat to savour the senses 

• Explanations and experience of what a decolonized, full-spectrum yoga and tantra practice looks like

• Healing all chakras using your own voice through correct breathing and intonation

• Specific focus on the heart chakra and solar plexus to release power struggles, betrayals, competitiveness or the claustrophobia of anyone being controlling or jealous of you 

• Understanding the mechanics of breathing and the energetics of breathing for resilience

• Experience the seamless blending of yogic tools that can be used to align you with your highest

Gabor Maté and Maitreyi – The Yoga of Re-Parenting Self

This International Day of Yoga, join Dr. Gabor Maté and Yogacharini Maitreyi for The Yoga of Re-Parenting Self, a free online webinar presented by Banyen Books and Arkaya Foundation as part of the Decolonizing Dialogues series.

Taking place on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Pacific Time), this inspiring event explores the connection between modern trauma research and ancient yogic wisdom. Through dialogue and experiential practice, participants will discover pathways toward healing through embodied awareness, nervous system regulation, self-inquiry, and conscious re-parenting.

Free Online Webinar
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Format: Webinar / Online Event
Registration: Free – Register online to attend.

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: A 6-Week Online Course
with Prof. Balaganapathi & Yogacharini Maitreyi

DATES: Sundays from September 7 to October 12, 2025

TIME: 9:00 - 11:00 AM PST / 9:30 - 11:30 PM IST

LOCATION: Online via Zoom ~ The Livestream link will be sent to your e-mail upon registration

COST: By donation - Suggested donation: $108

This 6-week online series explores how Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras provide practical guidance for navigating daily life with balance, clarity, and resilience. We’ll uncover simple, cross-cultural practices to cultivate inner peace amid life’s complexities.

We will have a beautiful synergy of prof. Balaganapathi sharing the intellectual philosophy & Sanskrit pronunciation while Yogacharini Maitreyi provides the embodied practices for deeper integration and insight.