Listen to Love
by Christine MacDonald “There is an inner silence. It cannot be heard by the ears, only by the heart.” -Baba Hari Dass To start off, it occurs to me that I am getting more out of preparing this article…
Asana of the Month: Utthita Balakasana / Extended Child’s Pose
Benefits This pose has always been a favorite of mine. It is a regular part of my personal practice and is always included in the classes I teach. I feel that part of it’s beauty lies in it’s simplicity, as…
News from the Centre – March 2018
Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. —Hafiz Hello everyone, Winter at the Centre has been fairly quiet, but…
Babaji’s Health Update (March 2018)
Dear Ones, Babaji’s consciousness continues to shine through his frail body. Sadly, the extent of his fragility now requires Hospice Care. Hospice of Santa Cruz is an excellent organization and will formally support Babaji’s care from now on. Please continue…
Relaxing into Life
We all want to be happy, yet things don’t always go the way we want. In fact sometimes life is downright difficult. We struggle through the hard times, and even though we enjoy good times, difficult ones keep showing up—and…
Kris Cox’s Centre Story
Although I like to say that I manifested being at the Centre and I chose to stay a year longer than originally planned, there was so much resistance and defiance on my part that it’s a wonder to me that…
Shiva Ratri – Night of Shiva
ŚHIVA RĀTRI – Night of Śhiva Bābājī tells us the aim of Śhiva Rātri is dispassion. Through dispassion, the many-coloured veils we perceive our world through, begin to fall away and then comes the dawning of “real” knowledge. By fasting, kīrtan,…
Happy 2018! News from the Centre
Hello everyone, and happy new year, While we have much to be grateful for, we know these are challenging times for many people all over the world. As we watch the news it’s easy to be pulled into disturbing stories…
Common be our Prayer
Living in harmony with each other Common be our prayer Common be our end Common be our purpose Common be our deliberations Common be our desires Unified be our hearts United be our intentions And perfect be the union amongst…
A Story
by Marianne Butler Today is the winter solstice. My thirty-fifth winter in this life, my fourth on Salt Spring Island. How did I end up here? I was born and bred in the north-west of England, living with my parents…