Meet our YTT Grads: Jessica Encell
Hello! My name is Jessica and I am a 22 year old graduate of the Summer 2012 YTT at the amazing Salt Spring Centre of Yoga. Where do you live? What do you do in your life apart from yoga?…
Asana of the month: Baddha Konasana
Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle – Butterfly) I find myself in this posture in almost every practice as I love the deep hip opening and the gentle elongation and release in the lower back and sacrum. I share it regularly with…
Sharada’s February Update
Although the weather is still wintery, there’s a touch of spring, of newness in the air. It’s a bit chilly, but the days are getting longer. The darkness of winter is not always something we’re grateful for, but without it…
Offering to God
Offering to God: A tribute to Vishnu Ma and a teaching for all of us from Babaji A number of years ago, one of Mount Madonna Center’s senior residents, in fact the oldest resident in the community and a longtime student…
Founding Member Feature: Mayana Williamson
When I saw the blue poster, I knew my life was about to change. It announced Dharma Sara’s first Yoga Centre on 4th Avenue in Vancouver, and when I read it I thought, “That place is going to save my…
Meet our YTT Grads: Laura Harris (Pt 2)
Laura has generously made available excerpts from the diary she kept while attending the 2012 sessions of our 200 hour yoga teacher training. Part 1 was published last month, and Part 2 is published below. Diary of a yogi in…
Asana of the month: Viparita Karani
Viparita Karani (legs-up-the-wall pose) Viparita = inverted, reversed; Karani = doing, making Viparita Karani is a wonderful yoga posture and a favourite of mine, one that I share with students any time of the year. This asana is particularly refreshing in the…
Shiva Ratri 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013 Join us at the Centre for Shiva Ratri, an all-night vigil of chanting and prayer. The day begins in the morning with the making of 1008 clay lingams, representing sahasrara chakra, the lotus of a thousand…
Dharma Sara Membership
We invite those who share the goals and ideals of Dharma Sara Satsang Society and the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga to join as members of the society. For former members, it is time to renew your membership. Read more…
Introduction to Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy
We are delighted to offer a new program in 2013 focused on how to bring the therapeutic benefits of yoga and ayurveda to individuals and groups in many different contexts, supporting health challenges and lifestyle changes. This program may be…