Initially published March 1, 2016 Shiva Ratri is the Night of Shiva, and for those immersed in the Hindu tradition it is an important part of the year, the one night Shiva ‘sleeps’ while people keep vigil. Please read more…
Originally posted: November 29, 2014 Each season (of nature, of life) brings its own beauty. Later this month marks the official beginning of winter, although we’ve been moving toward winter for several weeks. In this part of the world, the…
The Centre recently received a very generous memorial grant called the Joshua Bell-Altizer Grant to be directed for Yoga Teacher Training. We are so grateful to these anonymous and compassionate donors and friends of Joshua; keeping his dream and the…
By Courtenay Cullen And, just like that, spring has arrived on Salt Spring. If you’re like us here at the Centre, then it’s hard to overstate just how much of a relief it is to see life begin anew this…
by Courtenay Cullen Amita Kuttner DISCLAIMER: The Salt Spring Centre of Yoga has no official political affiliations. The views expressed in the interview below are those of the author. The aim is to inform our readership of something incredible that…
Reviewed by Kenzie Pattillo In Yoke, Jessamyn Stanley offers us a lens through which to view Yoga in a way rarely made available by mainstream means. This book has served to remind me that I teach Yoga with plenty of…
We came into this world pure. If you spend time with any newborn baby, you can see they live only in the present moment. A baby may cry when she has physical discomfort - hunger, wet diaper, etc - but…
As a long-time nature lover and organic farmer, I can almost always be found a mere walk or a bike ride away from forests or protected areas that foster biodiversity. While working in the garden at the Salt Spring Centre…
by Tracy Chetna Boyd “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” One thing I can say with a high degree of certainty, is that human beings are complicated. The pairs of opposites are…
by Tanya Gita Roberts Photo taken from Baba Hari Dass Facebook Group (thank you, Sudha!) As I sit down to write out some musings for this month’s newsletter, I am filled with immense gratitude for this community and our beloved…