Workshops and Events
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS:
Sunday Yoga and Gong Bath
December 7th & 21st, 10-11:30 am
Please join me for a series of Sunday morning yoga classes with a Paiste gong bath savasana.
Enjoy a restorative, engaging, and strengthening yoga class in the comfort of my home studio in Guelph. We will start with grounding breath work to tonify the lungs, then move into deep stretching for flexibility. We will gradually develop more engaging postures to empower and strengthen our bodies. The class will end with a beautiful, relaxing extended savasana accompanied by 2 exquisite Paiste Gongs. This practice is suitable for people with some previous yoga experience.
Please bring a yoga mat and dress comfortably. Please refrain from wearing perfume.
Where: My home studio in Guelph, ON.
Maximum 4 participants
Cost: $25 per class (preregister) breathetrue@gmail.com
Friday Evening Sound Bath
December 19th, 7:30-9 pm
Come and wind down after your busy week. Lie down, get comfortable, and receive healing vibrations. I will cover you with cotton blankets and support your body with pillows, bolsters, and eye coverings. For one whole, glorious hour, I will bathe you in the most exquisite, vibrational sounds created by drums, rainsticks, rattles, dulcimer, hand pan, Planetary Paiste gongs, crystal singing bowls, shruti box, vocables, chimes, tuning forks and more.
Be prepared to drop deeply into an altered state of consciousness (theta brain state) where deep restoration and healing can occur.
I have comfy mattresses, blankets, pillows, etc, so you don't need to bring anything.
Where: My home studio in Guelph, ON.
Maximum 6 participants.
Cost: $50 (preregister)
Guelph Conscious Dance
December 20th, 7:30-9 pm
Conscious Dance leads participants on a movement journey of physical and emotional transformation. Through breath, sweat, and expression, participants experience themselves as pure, powerful energy.
Conscious Dance is not about learning steps, it’s about allowing what is invisible within us (emotions, sensations, images, impulses) to be expressed through our unique movement and style. It activates the imagination and utilizes diverse music to create an ecstatic celebration of the human spirit.
The music will follow an arc, beginning with slower, grounding music, building up to faster dance beats intended to invite release, and then transitioning back to prayerful music. There is no right or wrong way to move. It is best to show up and "be moved."
Check out this YouTube video of me explaining Conscious Dance.
Time: 7:30-9 pm (arrive by 7:15 pm)
Where: 42 Quebec St., 3rd floor, Guelph.
Cost: $20 cash at the door or e-transfer: breathetrue@gmail.com
Emma Street Holiday Market
Sunday December 14th, 12-4 pm
My name is Barbara Dametto, and I am an artist who loves to design and make beautiful, one-of-a-kind things!
For over 20 years, I have been creating and sharing unique, handcrafted designs that are deeply inspired by nature, spirit, and the beauty of simple materials. My work includes gemstone mala bracelets, leather earrings, essential oil–blended perfumes, feather smudge wands, driftwood nature mobiles, and vibrant alcohol ink cards and bookmarks.
Each piece I make is a reflection of my connection to the natural world. I consider my creations to be “prayers in motion”—sacred, intentional works of art infused with care, reverence, and a touch of magic. Through my craft, I hope to bring beauty, meaning, and a sense of peaceful connection to those who hold or wear my pieces.
Thank you for visiting and supporting my work. Every creation has a story, and I’m honoured to share mine with you.
Sound Healing Course
May 7th-9th, 2026
This weekend course is for anyone interested in learning more about the theory and benefits of sound healing and how to design and orchestrate a sound healing experience for others. I will supply all the musical instruments, mattresses, blankets, pillows, bolsters, etc. I will also have some beautiful musical instruments for sale.
On Friday evening, we will gather to experience a beautiful and relaxing sound bath.
On Saturday, we will delve into theory:
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What is Sound Healing?
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Nada Yoga & Chanting AUM
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Concepts such as sound, vibration, frequency, resonance, entrainment
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528 Hz Music & Solfeggio Scale
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Sound Healing & Brain Wave States
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What is Cymatics?
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The Science of Sound (how sound promotes healing in the body)
On Sunday, we will delve into practising:
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How to Plan a Sound Journey
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Which Musical Instruments to Use
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Creating a Thematic Soundscape
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Setting Intentions with Clients
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Giving a Sound Bath and Receiving Feedback
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Holding a Safe Space for Participants
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The Best Musical Instruments: What & Where to Buy
When: Friday, May 7th, 7-8:30 pm,
Sat. & Sun. May 8th-9th, 10 am- 5 pm
Where: My home studio in Guelph, ON.
Maximum 5 participants
Cost: $375 (includes HST)
Guided Meditation Instruction
On-Going
Meditation is the practice of learning to be completely awake in the present moment by calming the mind and observing what is within. Through this practice, we begin to understand and untie the energetic knots or conditioned patterns that cause the suffering that keeps us from achieving our full potential.
Concentration meditation involves focusing on a single point. This could entail following the breath, repeating a single word or mantra, staring at a candle flame, listening to a repetitive gong, or counting beads on a mala.
Mindfulness meditation encourages the practitioner to observe wandering thoughts as they drift through the mind. The intention is not to get involved with the thoughts or to judge them, but simply to be aware of each mental note as it arises.
Join me for a one-on-one (or small group) hour-long meditation instruction class. I will guide you through the basics of how to prepare, sit, focus your attention, and practice meditation. The main goal is to help you cultivate an approach to this wonderful practice that can help you to feel calm, relaxed, less anxious, focused, and stronger (mentally and physically).
Where: My home studio in Guelph, ON.
Cost: $85 breathetrue@gmail.com
Reiki & Chakra Balancing
On-Going
This session is both a meditation practice and a healing technique based on the ancient Chakra System. I have created this unique healing modality to include intention setting, Reiki, the placement of certain gemstones on the body, the recitation of the 7 sacred vowel sounds, and sound healing.
The word chakra is Sanskrit for "wheel or disk" and refers to both the physiological functions within the body as well as the psychological energies that we experience as humans. They form an ancient and profound lens for personal awareness and transformation.
In this 1.5-hour private session, I will guide you through a series of beautiful, insightful practices designed to help you relax, clear your energy field, and gain personal clarity.
Where: My home studio in Guelph, ON.
Cost: $120 breathetrue@gmail.com
Private Tailored Yoga Class
On-Going
Tell me what kind of yoga class you want and any physical needs you might have and I will design a class just for you! I will teach it to you, provide a PDF copy and be available for questions and clarifications. Private tailored yoga classes can be delivered in person or via Google Meet. Both options greatly further and deepen your yoga practice and understanding.
Private tailored classes are approximately 2 hours long.
Where: My home studio in Guelph, ON.
Cost: $120 breathetrue@gmail.com
"Barbra tailored my very own personal yoga flow, she was very helpful with making sure the yoga poses and breathing techniques were done properly to avoid any injuries. Thank you for opening up your space, I greatly appreciated it."
Monique Young
Private Sound Healing
On-Going
Sound healing penetrates a person's mind, emotions, and body to help bring them to states of deep relaxation. If you suffer from insomnia, anxiety, depression, or grief, this modality can help you to release and restore. Sound healing is also a wonderful way to simply treat yourself to a beautiful experience where you are bathed in drones, musical instruments, vocal toning, and vibrational frequencies that are known for their restorative qualities.
I offer several different thematic sound healing sessions. All are beautiful, deep, and extremely relaxing. Typically, a session takes 1.5 hours and the person leaves feeling rested and restored.
Where: My home studio in Guelph, ON.
Cost: $120 breathetrue@gmail.com
"Barbara (Eva) has delivered her sound healing sessions at a number of my meditation retreats. She has a refined intuitive ability to know what soundings have the greatest healing effect on participants. I highly recommend her sessions." Russell Scott.