Henna Sooq will be at the festival for it’s third year in a row. We’ll have our product line, and henna & glitter body art services at our indoor booth. Come out and see us!

Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll see at MuslimFest 2010!

During the holiday break of December, we had a very big conference. Reviving the Islamic Spirit. This is their 6th annual event, and our first time being there. They attract over 10,000 visitors to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. We had Shaista Jalal, of Hennarinah.com, to come out and work with the Henna Sooq booth. We had a pretty good location, and generated good traffic. We were extremely busy. We literally barely got to eat, and by the end of the full conference weekend, we were beat tired. But it was really exciting, and now we can plan for next year. With the hopes of something bigger, and better.

Here are some shots from the conference of our booth and work.

From top left to bottom right: Henna Sooq banner and information table, Henna Sooq henna decorated candles, and natural hair care line, Henna on Baraa Arar, Henna floral design.

After the conference, our Indian order came in. We had to rush over there to retrieve it from customs. We had over 400 kgs of herbal products come in. Our newest additions being Rajasthani Indian Henna Crop 2008, and our Premium Bridal Ubtan.

Rajasthani Indian Fall Crop 2008 

We also had our first bride of 2009! Sonia was an exquisite bride, with a very generous and kind family. They treated me to a nice dinner with one of my favorite dishes, butter chicken.  Here is a sampling from her bridal mehndi party

From top left to bottom right: Sonia’s hands, Guest Mehndi design, Sonia’s feet, Guest Mehndi design.

Here is where he will be next, and please be on the lookout for his regularly scheduled classes in the Fall at 889 Yonge

Budokon is Back!

August 3, 2008

Location: Lululemon Athletica Scarborough Town Centre

We will be holding a Budokon class in our store on Sunday, August 3rd from 8:30am-9:30am, right before our regular Sunday, morning yoga class at 9:30am.

Come out and sweat it up before stretching it out in our Hatha/Flow yoga class.

What is Budokon?

The Budokon physical practice draws upon ancient and modern yogic and martial arts styles. The foundation of the Budokon physical practice is precision, alignment and Zen mind. All Budokon techniques are designed to explore the body’s full range of motion. The practice dances between agility, control, speed, power, balance and flow. The physical practice is divided into two themes: The Yogic Series, and the Budo Series. Both themes constantly draw from and depend on each other. The Budokon Yogic Series was heavily influenced by Iyengar and Ashtanga yogic techniques and alignment. The focus is on control, calm, power and precision. These techniques are uniquely different from traditional Hatha Yoga in the sense that they not only work to improve range of motion and strength, but they also explore the body’s ability to sustain another person’s body weight.

For more information, please contact us at the store at 416-290-5600 or at
scarborough-community@lululemon.com

You can also reach Jamal directly at: sensei.jamal@budokon.ca