Practicing Gratitude
It’s easy to be grateful when things are going well, but when we’re struggling, it can be hard to access even the possibility of gratitude. At those times it may be hard to see anything to be grateful for. When…
Ayurveda, Yoga and You: Triphala – A Magic Formula for the Whole Body
It’s been said that if all you do is take triphala, eventually the body will return to a state of balance. And of course, balance is at the heart of Ayurveda – maintaining a balance of the doshas (bio-energies) and…
Our Centre Community: Joseph Ramesh Pallant
I am a fortunate man, to have been born a member of Dharma Sara, and to have grown up visiting the Saltspring Centre of Yoga. My parents Pamela Chandra Rose and Wayne Dinesh Pallant were married in a yajna in…
Book Review: ‘How Can I Help?” Stories and Reflections on Service
We are all walking each other home. ‘How Can I Help?’ Stories and Reflections on Service by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman The first phone conversation I had with a beloved friend after her mother died was punctuated by a lot…
News from the Centre – August 2015
Hello everyone, When this month’s newsletter arrives in your inbox (if you subscribe), we will be in the midst of our Annual Community Yoga Retreat (July 30 – August 3), our 41st consecutive retreat. The first one, in 1975, was…
The Company We Keep
We are strongly affected by the company we keep. Some people, environments and activities bring out our best qualities, and some have the opposite effect. Think about what happens to you when you spend time doing things that you know…
Ayurveda, Yoga & You: Maintaining an Even Keel
Maintaining an Even Keel: Understanding our Mental Temperament If you’ve ever tried to sail a boat, fly a kite, or surf the ocean waves, you have a sense of what it means to keep ‘an even keel.’ An ability to…
Coming Home – Jules Higginson
As a kid, I connected more easily with animals than with people. People were confusing, animals I could understand. My dad worked as a veterinarian and over the years I got to care for dogs, cats, horses, a 3-legged calf…
News from the Centre – July 2015
Hello everyone, Happy Canada Day to Canadians and Fourth of July to Americans. I hope you’re all enjoying the summer! The days are long at this time of year – no need for flashlights. June was sunny and warm -…
Guidelines for Life
As we face both joys and challenges throughout life, we generally have some guidelines that we use to make decisions. Some are provided by religions, by the cultures and traditions we grew up in, how we’ve been raised or what…