Mahashivaratri

Name: Mahashivaratri
Start: 2026-02-15T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-16T06:00:00-05:00
Location: Polish Veteran's - Sikorski Hall

Schedule

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Mon, 16 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Polish Veteran's - Sikorski Hall | Oshawa, ON

Mahashivratri is one of the largest and most significant among the sacred festivals of India. The festival celebrates the Grace of Shiva, who is considered the Adi Guru or the First Guru from whom the Yogic tradition originates. The planetary positions on this night, which is also the darkest night of the year, are such that there is a powerful natural upsurge of energy in the human system. It is enormously beneficial for one’s physical and spiritual wellbeing to stay awake and aware in a vertical posture throughout the night.
In the Grace of Yoga (Online)
“In the Grace of Yoga” is offered as a 5‑day online program leading up to Mahashivratri, helping you become more receptive to the natural upsurge of energies on this day.
In this online program, you will go through powerful processes and guided meditations designed to purify and make use of the pancha bhutas (five elements), the building blocks of existence, for your wellbeing.
Each day of the program will focus on one element and you will be guided through a simple practice that can be done at home to cleanse that element to bring stability to the body and mind.
Program Guidelines & session information
You are invited to celebrate Mahashivratri on February 15th 6pm through February 16th 6am.
Please note:
If you are a minor (under the age of 18), you must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (18 or above).
Each adult (18 or above) attending will need to individually register for this event.
Dinner will likely be provided - further details regarding this will be mentioned in a reminder email sent closer to the event, for those who have registered.
This event is offered for free. However Isha Foundation incurs considerable costs to facilitate an event of this scale. Your generous contribution will allow us to offset the costs and continue to offer powerful tools for inner transformation to all seekers, fostering a conscious planet for all.