Meditation

Class Descriptions

The Inner Space offers meditation class and practice with Tanya Porter, a classical teacher with 20 years of varied style meditation practice experience. This is not a class where you are led in guided meditation, but rather a class to teach you the tools to meditate yourself, wherever you are, whatever may be happening.

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My Daily Practice

Even if we know how to meditate and why a daily self-care practice is so important, it can seem so difficult to simply show up and do it. Join Tanya for 20 minutes of dedicated time to meditate each day and receive the powerful benefits of a regular daily practice.

Morning sitting: 7:10-7:30 am

Evening sitting: 9:30 - 9:50 pm

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Meditation Foundations

Are you seeking stillness, deep peace, and a deeper connection within yourself? Have you always wanted to explore the foundations of meditation but weren’t sure where to begin?

This course provides a classical foundation for meditation, demystifying the practice so you can integrate it into your life with ease. Whether you’re looking to reduce anxiety, enhance emotional stability, increase creativity and happiness, develop intuition, or cultivate clarity and peace of mind, this course offers tools to support your journey.

This course serves as the prerequisite for all other meditation courses.

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What You Will Learn:

What is Meditation? - Understanding the practice and its purpose
The Nature of the Mind - What thoughts are, how they arise and how to work with them
The Power of Breath - Why proper breathing is essential for meditation and well-being
The Four States of Consciousness - Exploring waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and meditative states
The Importance of Concentration - How focused attention becomes a superpower
The Meaning of Non-Attachment - How to disentangle from identification and cultivate true inner freedom
The Architecture of the Self - Understanding the different “parts” of you and their purpose
The Energy Body & Chakras - How energy flows and how to align your inner centers
The Power of Sound & Mantra - Using vibration to deepen awareness and healing
How to Receive & Let Go - Cultivating balance between effort and surrender

Through breathwork, classical concentration techniques, mindfulness practices, and energy alignment, this course will support you in remembering who you truly are—cultivating a steady inner foundation from which you can meet life with clarity, presence, and resilience, no matter what arises.

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An Intermediate/Advanced Meditation & Mindful Living Practice - Observe. Reflect. Create.

What happens when meditation moves beyond the cushion and into your life?

Observe. Reflect. Create. is a 10-week experiential practice for those ready to deepen their meditation practice and explore how greater awareness can shape the way we live, move, choose, and create.

Each week, we will work with three interconnected practices:

OBSERVE
Through approximately 20 minutes of meditation, we practise becoming present to what is here—thoughts, emotions, sensations, habits and patterns—without immediately needing to change them.

REFLECT
Through journaling, guided meditation and self-inquiry, we create space to listen more deeply, explore what we are noticing and discover what our awareness may be showing us.

CREATE
We bring awareness into the manifest world through conscious action, expression and choice.

Creation might take the form of mindful movement, yoga, mantra or chanting, mudra, japa mala, drawing a mandala, mindful eating or drinking, tending our physical environment, writing, communicating or taking one small intentional action in our lives.

Some weeks we may Observe → Reflect → Create. Other weeks, we may begin with movement, sound or action and then observe and reflect on what the experience reveals.

Because this isn't a linear process.

We Observe. We Reflect. We Create. And then—we Observe again.

All sessions are recorded and available if you cannot attend live.

Fall Session: Sept. 30- Dec 9 (no class Nov. 18); 10 classes

Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:00 PM

Online only

Benefits of Meditation

Meditation is more than a way to relax. It is a practice of learning to be present—to notice what is happening within us and around us with greater awareness, steadiness, and choice.

Research continues to explore the many ways a regular meditation and mindfulness practice can support both mental and physical wellbeing. With consistent practice, meditation can help us:

strengthen focus, concentration, and mental clarity
reduce stress and support greater calm
develop greater emotional awareness, regulation, and resilience
become more aware of our thoughts, habits, and patterns
cultivate self-awareness and self-compassion
support healthy sleep and overall wellbeing
support healthy blood pressure and the body's ability to settle from the stress response
become less reactive and more intentional in how we respond
deepen our connection with ourselves, others, and the present moment
create space for reflection, insight, creativity, and meaningful change

Over time, meditation can help us move from simply reacting to our experience to becoming more able to observe it, understand it, and consciously choose how we want to meet it.

This is where meditation moves beyond something we do for a few minutes each day and begins to influence how we live.

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Tanya - Meditation Teacher

Tanya is a certified yoga instructor from the The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, recognized by the Yoga Alliance in the USA and Canada.

She has been practising yoga and meditation for 23 years, and did a 10-year apprentice with Judith McCaffery, senior teacher in the Sivananda lineage. She has been teaching yoga and meditation privately for 16 years, and before that through the TDSB for 4 years. Tanya has a classical foundation for her meditation practice but also includes her study in the fields of psychology, neuro-science, shamanic energy practices and mindfulness in her teaching. She is registered with the Canadian Yoga Alliance with a designation of CYA-RYT 500.

TESTIMONIALS

“My time with Tanya at The Inner Space has been nothing short of beautiful. I am at a stage in my life where I am ready to embrace being well in body, mind and spirit. I am Tanya’s student in yoga and meditation and both practices bring a sense of calmness, energy and general well being. Her teaching method comes from a place of expertise, authenticity, and a strong desire to learn and share with everyone. With our busy lives today, it is a treasure to have dedicated space and time that brings peace."

CASANDRA B.

“I've been taking meditation classes with Tanya for over 2 years and she has changed my life. She has helped me address challenges I have been facing for over 2 decades. Tanya has a powerful and inherit ability to connect with you, even while in a class setting. As an individual, she develops relationships with her students that are genuine and meaningful. I would highly recommend Tanya's meditation class to beginners or those wanting to deepen their practice. I had been mediating for 8 years when I met Tanya and she took my practice to a whole new level. She is truly a remarkable teacher!"

NINA P.

"I've been studying and practicing meditation for over 15 years and I've been truly blessed to have Tanya Porter guide me recently as my most trusted and beloved instructor. Tanya creates an absolutely beautiful energy level and atmosphere for each meditation class that is most conducive for individual growth. She has a special teaching method that can take the most complex meditation topics and streamline to the most understandable and relatable to improve day-to-day living. Her concentration for living in the moment and teaching us to be present is ultimately the most important piece of wisdom one can attain in life. I thank Tanya from the bottom of my heart and rely on her energy and wisdom and recommend that everyone else should as well!"

MICHAEL P.