Although the weather hasn’t really caught on to the idea of summer, it is indeed almost officially summer and life is in its expansive form here at the Centre. Early next week we will be welcoming sixteen more karma yogis…
Notice of Annual General Meeting Saturday, June 16, 2012 time tba at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga Election of the Board There will be an election to fill the positions of President, Treasurer, and four other Board members. Nominations…
Greetings: Spring is the time of renewal, a time to clean the dark corners left untouched through the winter. As more and more spring flowers begin to bloom, albeit belatedly this year, the Centre too is being beautified. Hanging flower…
Greetings: The year 2011 marks the thirtieth anniversary of our purchase of the Centre land. It also marks the centenary of the building of the main house, and this prompts questions about its origin and history. This beautiful, heritage building…
Why Yoga in the School? Being a successful teacher requires great energy, inner strength, resourcefulness and creativity. As with any classroom instruction, it is important for the teacher to provide the model. If teachers have inner strength and harmony, children…
The daffodils and crocuses, undaunted by last week’s surprise snowfall and freeze, are showing their buds again, the cover crops on the Centre farm are lush and green, and a myriad of little birds can be seen foraging among the…
Pregnancy Yoga and Childbirth Preparation Conscious Change and Serving the Next Generation by Kashi Richardson Pregnancy Yoga is a vital niche in bringing about the conscious change towards peace that we are all seeking. Yoga not only offers the very…
Join us at the Centre on March 3rd, 2011 for Shiva Ratri, an all-night vigil of chanting and prayer. The celebration begins in the morning with the making of 1008 clay lingams, representing sahasrara chakra, the lotus of a thousand…
It is most encouraging to read through the applications for our Karma Yoga Service and Study program each year at this time. For 2011 we have more applications than ever, and they come from further and further afield. In a…
Shiva, the destroyer, Brahma, the creator and Vishnu, the preserver, make up the supreme trinity of the Hindu pantheon. Shiva is known as the deity responsible for all forms of destruction. While this can be terrifying when one is attached…