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A Weekend of Immersion

Yoga & Meditation | Taijiquan
Special guest speaker : Stéphane Chollet

September 27 - 28, 2025

YOGA and MEDITATION: From body to mind - finding balance and meaning in today's world

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October 4 - 5, 2025

TAIJIQUAN: From strength to wisdom - a path of inner transformation

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Opportunity of an exceptional meeting in Montreal

Stéphane Chollet, founder of Surya World, has been exploring the great Eastern traditions for over 30 years, guided by a quest for meaning and truth. By exploring traditions from different countries and cultures he seeks to identify the common threads that lead to inner transformation.

Stéphane has been practicing martial arts since a very early age. From Thai boxing to Japanese swords, via the various styles of Taijiquan, he has studied numerous traditions, while pursuing a quest for meaning in India, China and other major teaching centers.

He discovered yoga at the end of the 1980s in the tradition of Krishnamacharya of Madras, and found himself definitively on the path of yoga after meeting Michel Coquet. He has traveled all over India, lived in the Himalayas, and received instruction from many exceptional masters, both in the direct transmission of the Yogis and in recognized schools and academies such as the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai (with T.K.V. Desikachar), the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore (with Pattabhi Jois), the Bihar School of Yoga (with Swami Niranjanananda), and renowned teachers such as B.K.S. Iyengar and Indra Devi.

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An opportunity not to be missed!

We are pleased to announce two weekends of immersion in the arts of yoga and taijiquan in Montreal, with the exceptional participation of Stéphane Chollet, our special guest who will help us deepen our understanding and enrich practice!

A renowned educator, accessible and deeply human, Stéphane stands out for the clarity and precision of his explanations, making subtle and profound concepts understandable and vivid, without ever simplifying them. Each of his presentations is an inspiring encounter that helps us rise above difficulties, see more clearly who we are and where we are going, and acquire concrete tools to become freer and more in control of our lives.

Yoga and Meditation

Saturday, Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Sunday, Sept. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Yoga, often seen through the prism of physical health or well-being, is in fact a science of the whole human being. Rooted in millennia of inner searching, this discipline today offers essential keys to responding to contemporary challenges: mental overload, loss of bearings, inner fragmentation, the quest for meaning.

During this weekend of immersion, we’ll approach yoga, enriched by the contributions of ayurveda and meditation, as a structured method of transformation – of body, emotions and mind – to regain clarity, stability and alignment in our personal and professional lives. Thanks to his deep understanding of the energy underlying each body or kosha, his mastery of Ayurveda and authentic yoga, Stéphane will guide you in the precise and measured use of breath, sound, visualizations, and intentions (pranayama, drishti, bandha, mantra, bhava, and bhavana, etc.), so that each tool is used correctly and in the service of your transformation.
 
Topics covered:
  • Understand the physiological and energetic conditions of a healthy body;
  • Explore the subtle mechanisms that govern our emotional states and their regulation;
  • Clarify mental activity to open up space for intuition and discernment;
  • Questioning the role of yoga in our ability to be fully human in a rapidly changing, hyper-connected world.
Throughout the weekend, we’ll follow a progressive path: starting with our health as an indispensable foundation, cultivating inner balance to achieve full fulfillment, then opening up our inner clarity to rise above the difficulties and conditioning of today’s world.
 
Who is this event for?
– A practitioner wishing to deepen the meaning of his or her approach,
– A yoga teacher in search of authentic resources,
– A support professional in search of a foothold,
– Or simply a human being in search of alignment and clarity.
 
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Suggested program

9:30 Welcome & Introduction
10:00 Theory: The Ayurvedic perspective on stress and imbalance for overall health
10:30 Break
10:45 Guided asana practice – with an energetic perspective
12:15 Questions & Answers
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Yoga nidra practice and theory
14:45 Break
15:00 Theory: Alignment of the personality – the interrelation of our koshas, the importance of the emotional body
15:30 Practice: Pranayama
16:00 Break
16:15 Guided meditation for emotional balance
16:45 Questions & Answers – rituals, rhythms, and habits

9:30 Roundtable, Questions & Answers
9:45 Theory: Personal growth – intelligence in today’s world: energy, mind, and concentration
10:15 Break
10:45 Guided practice: warm-up, asanas, breathing, bandhas
11:30 Questions & Answers
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Yoga nidra and theory
14:45 Break
15:00 Theory: Meditation techniques – sound, visualization, intuition
15:30 Practice: Pranayama
16:00 Break
16:15 Guided meditation with visualization
16:45 Questions & Answers – Finding one’s place in society

Tajiquan immersion

Saturday, Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Sunday, Oct. 5, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Taijiquan is at once a martial art, an art of health and a path to inner fulfillment. Heir to a long tradition, it teaches us to transform strength into fluidity, to unite breath and movement, and to find stability at the heart of change. At the crossroads of martial arts, energy practices and Taoist philosophy, it becomes a path of unification between body, energy and spirit.
 
During this immersive weekend, we’ll be alternating practical and theoretical sessions to understand the principles in depth and integrate them concretely. Bodily exercises will refine your perception of your body, enriching your relationship with others and the environment, while theory will give meaning and coherence to your experience. Whatever your level, Stéphane will provide you with the height of vision and unexpected yet luminous perspectives that suddenly reveal the obvious behind the complex.
 
The three main themes:
  • Martial basics: discover and apply the principles of self-defense, develop stability, rootedness and presence in action;
  • Energy in motion: practice Qigong and understand the subtle mechanisms of inner transformation;
  • The way of the wise: explore the Hunyuan Taiji form, work in pairs (Tuishou), and cultivate listening, circularity and interiority.

By exploring traditions from different countries and cultures, Stéphane seeks to identify the commonalities that lead to inner transformation. His curiosity has led him to grasp the invisible thread that connects all martial disciplines and to understand how each style expresses, in its own way, this common essence through its forms and specificities. For him, form is not limited to its physical aspect: it carries within it a path of transformation that engages the body, energy, and mind in a journey of inner evolution.

Through his encounters with numerous masters, he has forged special bonds with several contemporary Taiji experts, regularly exchanging ideas on the links between breath, energy, and inner transformation. A connoisseur of Taoism and Buddhism, he transmits a deeply embodied, coherent, and rooted vision of Taiji—one that is demanding, accessible, and transformative.

Who is this event for?
– Taiji or martial arts practitioners, beginners or advanced;
– For those seeking a bodywork practice that integrates energy, grounding and awareness;
– Movement, health and support professionals;
– For anyone wishing to explore a path where strength, listening and wisdom come together.
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903 Saint-Zotique Street East
Montreal, Quebec H2S 1M9

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