December Newsletter, 2021
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. ~ The Talmud Dear…
A Conversation with Amita
by Courtenay Cullen Amita Kuttner DISCLAIMER: The Salt Spring Centre of Yoga has no official political affiliations. The views expressed in the interview below are those of the author. The aim is to inform our readership of something incredible that…
BOOK REVIEW: Yoke – My Yoga of Self-Acceptance by Jessamin Stanley
Reviewed by Kenzie Pattillo In Yoke, Jessamyn Stanley offers us a lens through which to view Yoga in a way rarely made available by mainstream means. This book has served to remind me that I teach Yoga with plenty of…
A Long and Mindful Road
Q&A with Soorya Ray Resels Why did you choose Salt Spring for your yoga teacher training, having already spent 20 years in India with your teacher? You might find it interesting to hear how I came to yoga teacher…
November Newsletter, 2021
Someday, after mastering winds, waves, tides and gravity, we shall harness the energy of love and for the second time in the history of the world, humankind will have discovered fire.~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Hello friends, As you will…
Bija: Planting Seeds For the New Year
Q&A with Farah Nazarali What was the motivation for offering this retreat? Specifically, this particular retreat, at this time of year? What makes it special? The holiday season can be a difficult time of year. If you are estranged from…
Asana of the Month: Warrior II
Konasana VI / Virabhadrasana B by Kathryn ‘YogaKat’ Kusyszyn I love this pose for the challenges it offers. This pose demands strength and at the same time, it creates a sense of expansiveness. Being rooted in the present, looking to…
Remembering our Innate Goodness
We came into this world pure. If you spend time with any newborn baby, you can see they live only in the present moment. A baby may cry when she has physical discomfort - hunger, wet diaper, etc - but…
October Newsletter, 2021
Inhaling Deeply & Embracing the Dark “This is life. It includes pleasure, pain, good, bad, happiness, depression, etc. There can’t be day without night. So don’t expect that you or anyone else will alway be happy. Stand in the world…
Low and Slow for Fall
As the expansive heat and light of summer ebbs to chill golden, the Fall rhythms of family and work life resume in equal measure. I imagine this transitional time like the opposing forces of a rising tide at a river’s…