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Welcome /  Bienvenue !  ShinGaia   merges the Japanese word for  heart/mind/core  with the ancient concept of  earth as a living system .  Version française    ShinGaia  combine le mot japonais signifiant  cœur / esprit / noyau  avec la notion ancienne de la Terre en tant que  système  vivante .  Nous explorons sous les surfaces des apparences pour harmoniser et unifier le corps, l’esprit, le cœur et l’âme. Notre pratique est une étude dynamique d’engagement dans et avec le monde. Nous dédions notre pratique à une planète saine et florissante. Nous reconnaissons que nous sommes influencés par notre Monde et notre patrimoine culturel, et que nous les influençons en retour, contribuant ainsi à la réalité que nous vivons. Nous faisons appel à tous les outils qui nous sont disponibles — dont la sagesse du corps, l’intelligence, notre aptitude à aimer — pour faciliter notre parcours à travers notre environnement, y compris dans le paradoxe ou la contradiction. Nous donnons le meilleur de
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Fall Series Classes and Workshop, September to December 2023

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Photo (c) by Nannette Bertschy PARIS OPEN CLASSES   2023 from September 11 – December 17 Monday Night Yoga with Ann Moradian , 19h15-20h45 PARIS WORKSHOPS 2023 YOGA Workshops w/ Ann Moradian , Saturdays 15h-17h:  September 23, October 14, November 11, December 2 DANSE-VIE w/ Ann Moradian & Maria Marin , Saturdays 15h-17h: October 28, November 18, December 9 AnnCor DANCE w/ Ann Moradian & Corinne Ott , Saturdays 15h-17h: November 4 RETREATS 2023 October 5-8 :   Mindful Movement & Yoga in Nature with Ann Moradian,  nested in the St. Hugues spiritual retreat centre in La Chartreuse mountains, France October 20-23:  ICM Yoga Retreat  with Ann Moradian and Maria Marin in Sanary-sur-mer, Côte-d'Azur, France November 24-26:   Strasbourg Yoga Retreat with Ann Moradian in Strasbourg, Alsace, France  --> Spring 2024:  retreat in INDIA with Ann (TBA) Photo (c) by Nannette Bertschy
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Strasbourg Yoga Retreat - November 24-26, 2023

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    Strasbourg is famous for its Christmas Market(s) , which open November 24th this year. I know there is a bit of a contradiction between the austerity and simplicity of yoga and the festive celebration of a Christmas Market.  But here we are! I have wanted to visit Strasbourg during the holidays for years now.  I invite you to join me. This retreat offers an opportunity to rejuvenate and celebrate, to wonder and to wander. And to welcome in the holiday season with a sense of gratitude and simplicity amidst all the splendour and lights.  We'll practice yoga each evening and morning. We'll dive into dynamic yoga as we start the day, and slide into a soothing practice as the sun goes down. We'll stroll along the river, explore the heart of this charming Alsatian city and, most certainly, visit the Christmas Market(s). We'll talk about what matters most to each of us today. And of course, we'll enjoy the hearty food from this Franco-German region. We'll be stayin
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Mindful Movement in Nature - An Autumn Retreat in the Chartreuse Mountains, 5-8 October 2023

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Version français (English below): Cette retraite de ressourcement offre un espace calme et méditatif niché dans un centre de retraite spirituelle dans las montagnes de la Chartreuse, à côté de Grenoble.  Nous combinerons la pratique du yoga deux fois par jour avec l'option de la promenade méditative et, pour ceux qui le souhaitent, des explorations douces du movement conscient dans la nature. Pour ceux qui ressentent le besoin ou souhaitent passer du temps au calme ou dans la solitude, cette retraite sera idéale.  La nourriture de qualité, savoureuse, saine et équilibrée est cuisinée à base de produit frais et locaux. Chacun(e) aura sa chambre simple et son lavabo. Les salles de bain sont partagées, mais propres. Pour ce qui veulent, ce centre Ignatienne vous invite d'assister l'office du matin ou la messe de soir, si ça vous parlent.  Programme, logement et restauration pour ce séjour de 4 jours et 3 nuits est 360€ ou 330€ (selon vos possibilités). Transportation, draps et
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ICM Yoga Retreat - October 20-23, 2023

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ICM Yoga Retreat October 20-23, 2023 Sanary-sur-mer with  Ann Moradian and Maria Marin This retreat is exclusively for the ICM/Paris Brain Institute community, their family and friends.  Ann and Maria are delighted to conduct this first time retreat exclusively for those from the ICM / Paris Brain Institute, their family and friends. We will enjoy a peaceful moment along the Cote d’Azur in the charming village of Sanary-sur-mer.  We will practice yoga in the mornings and early evenings, leaving you plenty of free time to enjoy the beautiful blue water, to explore the area and relax completely in this charming seaside village.  For those who are interested, Maria and Ann will be happy to lead a session in danse-libre/ movement expression as well. This will be an introduction to the work Ann and Maria do together combing yoga, dance, and self-inquiry.  We have reserved reasonably priced rooms at the Centre d’Azur. Pricing : 160€ - Yoga program 220€ - Shared room and full
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Chamonix-Mont Blanc Retreat - Dancing Through Time and Space

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Dancing Through Time and Space May 11-14, 2023 Chamonix-Mont Blanc Retreat in the Haute-Savoie of France  Come join us in the heart of Chamonix, one of the most beautiful towns in the Alps, situated at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe. This weekend retreat offers an extraordinary opportunity to embrace mind and body both as we sense into the wonder of the natural world we are a part of. We will take time and space to reconnect with and reclaim our bodies and our selves as part of the natural world, through which matter, energy and awareness flow.  Incorporating elements from yoga, dance, somatics, improvisation and the martial arts, we will bring awareness to our nature as life in motion. Through structured movement and mindfulness practices, we will breathe, stretch, connect and flow into the experience of being living, vibrant and conscious organisms. We’ll explore the natural history of the Earth from its origins in clouds of cosmic dust, through the fo
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Upcoming Workshops

  COURS HEBDOMADAIRE : LUN MAR MER JEU VEN SAM DIM Matin Keep Moving* 10:00-11:30 (Corinne ) Ateliers Danse Thérapie / Yoga (Corinne & Ann) Après-midi Hatha Flow 12:30-13:30 (Ann) Hatha Calme 14:00-15:15 (Ann) Ateliers 15:30-17:30 Danse/Yoga (Ann & Corinne) Soir Yoga Chez Ann 19:15-20:45 (Ann) @ Porte Maillot and online Hatha Flow 19:30-21:00 (Ann)        15€: Cours d’essai           18€/cours: Enregistrement pour une series entire     20€/cours: Carte de 10 cours    ATELIERS : 18 février (samedi) 15h30-17h30 Danse-Vie avec Ann Moradian & Maria Marin 19 mars (dimanche) 11h30-13h30 Ateliers Danse-Yoga avec Ann Moradian & Corinne Ott 25 mars (samedi) 15h30-17h30 Ateliers Danse-Yoga avec Ann Moradian & Corinne Ott       30-40€ /Atelier CONTACT     Corinne Ott (BC-DMT) Ann Moradian
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New Year's Workshop with Ann Moradian

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December 31st, New Year's Workshop Bring a little light and lot of colour into your world Ann's Winter Lamp, photo 2022 (c) Ann Moradian.   December 31, 2022 (Saturday) - 15h30-17h30 Release and Renew - Yoga Workshop  with Ann Moradian in the Marais 40€ - 30€ (pay as you can) We'll use this time to clear out the old, done dust of the past and make space for the new and nourishing. The workshop will include dynamic practice, and is open to all levels and abilities. For more information and to reserve your place, please contact Ann Moradian. Pour plus d'information et de reserver votre place, contactez Ann Moradian svp. shingaiayoga(at)gmail(dot)com
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Autumn News

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Photo (c) 2021, Ann Moradian. We'll be continuing our Monday Night Yoga classes near Porte Maillot, and adding many new classes in the Marais, including:   - dynamic yoga -  gentle yoga (PranaStretch Yoga) - Jo (stick practice from the martial arts) - and  Dancing with Ann  Classes are bi-lingual (in English & French).  Bienvenue.  Please join us!  Autumn Open Class Schedule    (from September 5-December 31): Additional pricing information :  If you sign up for an online series (for example, the Monday night class), you can attend your class in-person whenever you wish (depending on space availability) for an additional 10€.  If you sign up for more than one series (for example the Monday night class and the Wednesday night class, or the martial arts Jo/ Stick Practice and one yoga class), you get an additional 5% discount.  Make-up classes :   If you have to miss an online class, you have one week to view the recording. If you register for an in-person only series and have to
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Monday Night Yoga, new 6-week series May 16-June 27

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 Monday Night Yoga classes with Ann continue with a new 6-week series, from May 16 to June 27 (except for May 30th), from 19h15 to 20h45. The series is hybrid, with the option to attend online or in-person. 60€ for the online series; 10€ additional for each in-person class you choose to attend.  In-person drop-in is 25€; online drop is 15€. Contact Ann for additional information or to register.
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Paris Urban Retrait: June 11-12, 2022

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(See English version below) Ann Moradian and Maria N. Marin organisent un atelier de yoga ressourçant à Paris. Nous prévoyons un week-end (un après-midi + une journée ) pour se ressourcer par la pratique de yoga, par une douce détente dans le hammam Pacha (à Paris), et par la et l’expression corporelle (dance méditative) à l’extérieur dans un parc ou jardin.  Est-ce que ça vous inspire ?  Dates :  Samedi 11 Juin 15h-19h30 et dimanche 12 Juin 10h-15h  suivi d'un plongeon dans le Hamman Pacha (facultatif). Si cela vous intéresse, envoyez-nous un petit message. Nous sommes ravie de donner plus d’information et/ou de répondre à vos questions.  Prix : 100€ pour les deux jour (hammam extra 39€)/ 60€ pour un seul jour. -- Version anglais: Ann Moradian and Maria Marin are organising a rejuvenating yoga workshop in Paris. We envision a weekend (one afternoon + one day) to resource through the practice of yoga, meditative dance and an experience in the Pacha hammam. Ideally, we will enjoy s
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Conversations Between the Body and Mind - conference series

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version français (English version below) A project of Inter-D Body Série de conférences :  Conversations entre le corps et l’esprit  Photo (c) 2022, Ann Moradian Le sens du soi dans la santé et la psychopathologie :  Aperçu des interactions entre le cerveau et le corps Intervenants : Dr. Catherine Tallon-Baudry et Dr. Marion Plaze  Vendredi 13 mai 2022 17-19h (CET)  en ligne et à l'Institut du Cerveau / Paris Brain Institute, auditorium Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris https://institutducerveau-icm.org/fr/  L'esprit, le corps et le monde interagissent de nombreuses façons fascinantes. Par exemple, nos émotions et nos pensées influencent les processus corporels tels que la digestion, la fonction cardiaque et la respiration. À leur tour, les processus corporels tels que l'inflammation et la maladie influencent le fonctionnement du cerveau et contribuent aux psychopathologies.  Dans cette nouvelle série de conférences, nous explorons les interactio
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