Balance the Heat: A Holistic Nourishment Summer Immersive Series with Sonia Sharma

Name: Balance the Heat: A Holistic Nourishment Summer Immersive Series with Sonia Sharma
Start: 2026-06-13T10:00:00-04:00
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre

Schedule

Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

PranaShanti Education Centre | Ottawa, ON

In-Person Series

This four-week series of day retreats is a seasonal reset for your relationship with food, body, mind and emotions.

Summer’s intensity can quietly increase internal heat, therefore affecting digestion, hormones, mood, and energy. This 4-week immersive experience is designed to help you regulate that heat through education, embodiment, and integrative lifestyle practices rooted in Ayurveda.
You will understand why, and how to apply Ayurveda and Yoga principles to your daily life with confidence.
This immersive retreat series is for anyone who is experiencing one or more of these symptoms:
Inflammation
Irritability
Exhaustion
Sleep Disruption
Bloating
By the end of this four-week series, you will:
Understand how summer impacts your unique constitution
Stabilize digestion without suppressing appetite
Reduce inflammation and emotional reactivity
Protect and restore your vitality (Ojas)
Develop sustainable daily rhythms for energy and clarity
Feel empowered in your relationship with food and self-regulation
Each session is a stand-alone educational mini-retreat blending teaching, movement, breathwork, embodiment, a one-hour cooking class and shared seasonal meal.
Week 1: Tend Your Agni Without Getting Burned
June 13, 2026: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
When summer heat rises, digestion often becomes sharp, reactive, or unpredictable. You may feel hungry but inflamed. Energized but crashing. Ayurveda teaches that this is a sign your digestive fire, Agni needs guidance.
You may be experiencing:
Acid reflux
Bloating
Sugar cravings
Afternoon crashes
Feeling overheated after eating
In this immersive first session, you’ll learn how to stabilize digestion in hot weather through practical seasonal rhythms, cooling breathwork, gentle movement, and a one-hour cooking class focused on strengthening, not extinguishing your digestive fire. You’ll leave with clarity about your unique digestive tendencies and a sustainable summer plan to reduce discomfort and restore steady energy.
This session stands alone as a powerful digestive reset.
Week 2: Cool Inflammation & Internal Heat
June 20, 2026: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Inflammation is not random. It is excess internal heat expressing itself through the skin, hormones, and emotions. Summer amplifies this fire. If left unbalanced, it shows up as reactivity, frustration, and physical discomfort.
You may be experiencing:
Skin flare-ups (acne, rosacea, rashes)
Redness or sensitivity
Headaches
Hot flashes
Increased anger or irritability
Feeling easily triggered
This session will enlighten you on methods of cooling the system intelligently. Through Ayurvedic education, a hands-on cooking class featuring anti-inflammatory seasonal foods, calming pranayama, and embodied self-soothing practices, you’ll learn how to reduce internal heat without dulling your vitality. You’ll walk away with tools to calm skin, regulate mood, and feel lighter in both body and mind.
This session stands alone as an inflammation reset.
Week 3: Prevent Burnout & Protect Your Energy
June 27, 2026: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Summer invites expansion, more light, more activity, more social engagement. But without protection, your deeper reserves become depleted. You may appear functional on the outside while quietly running on empty.
You may be experiencing:
Exhaustion despite longer days
Trouble sleeping
Over-scheduling and social fatigue
Feeling depleted after gatherings
Hormonal fatigue
In this restorative and educational immersion, you’ll learn how to preserve Ojas, which is your vitality essence, while still enjoying the season. Through nourishing cooking instruction, restorative yoga nidra session, guided nervous system reset practices, and personalized rhythm planning, you’ll create a sustainable framework for energy protection. You’ll leave with practical tools to sleep better, say no without guilt, and move through summer with steadiness instead of strain.
This session stands alone as a burnout-prevention retreat.
Week 4: Calm the Mind & Cool Emotional Reactivity
July 4, 2026: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Summer heat doesn’t just affect the body. It rises into the mind. Thoughts can feel sharper. Reactions quicker. Patience thinner. You may notice yourself less tolerant and more easily triggered.
You may be experiencing:
Short temper
Conflict in relationships
Impatience
Feeling overstimulated
Comparison or judgment
Emotional overwhelm
This immersive session focuses on cooling the mental and emotional body. Through guided meditation, reflective practices, embodied awareness, seasonal cooking, and group connection, you’ll learn how to cultivate steadiness and compassion even in the heat. You’ll leave with daily tools to regulate emotional intensity, communicate more clearly, and maintain inner calm through the remainder of the season.
This session stands alone as a mental reset retreat.
Dates and Times:
4-week series
10:00 am - 3:00 pm each Saturday.
Cost and Registration:
Full Series: $820.00 per person before April 30, 2026, $1080.00 per person thereafter.
Single Session: $220.00 per person before April 30, 2026, $295.00 per person thereafter.
Commitment Bonus: Participants who enrol in the full 4-week series receive a complimentary 60-minute private Zoom consultation with Sonia, an experienced Ayurvedic wellness coach. (scheduled separately). This allows you to personalize what you’ve learned and support deeper integration into your daily life.
Location: PranaShanti Education Centre, 950 Gladstone Ave., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario.
Our 3,000 square foot Education Centre offers a large open concept training area with high ceilings and an abundance of natural light and excellent ventilation. There is a kitchen with fridge, microwave, kettle and dishware. We have a dining area with tables and chairs, 2 gender neutral bathrooms, and Lending Library and Administration Offices.