Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying summer, wherever you are. Depending on when you read this, we are either enjoying the last day of the 42nd Annual Community Yoga Retreat or will be preparing for the second session of…
My own interest in the realm of Sanskrit, Mantra Yoga and Sound came about at a juncture of my life in which the forms of spiritual practice I had adopted needed to be adjusted. When I was in my mid-twenties,…
During the summer season the qualities of ‘pitta dosha,’ which are hot, light and dry, are clearly obvious in the weather. The sun shines more often; the hours of daylight are longer; the earth dries out more quickly. No matter…
Shaking off the Dust I’m in the middle of the desert, at night, inside a massive tent structure, with maybe 200 other revellers. And we’re dancing. The music is loud and hypnotic. Each bass beat ripples through the air, vibrating…
Greetings Friends. The Solstice has come and gone. Summer is fully upon us with its outward spiral of heat, light and life force. July may be whirling away, but we remain firmly tethered by our sadhana, as we circle around…
The very first question that I was ever brave enough to ask Babaji was, “Babaji, if you had only two words to say to the people of the world, what would they be?” And without hesitation, he wrote “Attain Peace.”…
I remember the first time a teacher brought me into Pigeon pose when I was sixteen years old. The pose, and what the teacher said about it, spoke to me deeply. Looking back, I think it was the first time…
Greetings friends. May is turning to June and the Centre land is buzzing with bees as the air continues to carry the sweet scent of freshly blooming flowers. Just as we settle into Spring’s expansive rhythms, life force seems to…
The weekend of May 6-8 was so much more than an AGM. Friday evening started off with stories about the satsang in the early days. That theme continued on Saturday morning with readings from notes of early meetings with Babaji…
Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West Translations by Daniel Ladinsky book review by Kenzie Pattillo THEY CAN BE LIKE A SUN They can be like the sun, words. They can do for the heart…