Refuge
Our Centre Community: Ali Roux Hi, my name is Ali Roux and I live in Nelson BC, but my heart lives at the Salt Spring Centre. Over the last 14 years it seems like I can’t stay away. The magnetism…
Asana of the Month: Natarajasana
Natarajasana (Dancer’s Pose) is one of my all time favourite poses. It is playful, yet powerful; graceful yet strong. It is a wonderful opening pose for the shoulders, chest and hips, while strengthening the legs and core. It also improves…
News from the Centre: April 2018
Don’t think that you are carrying the whole world. Make it easy. Make it play. Make it a prayer. Hello everyone, and happy spring. (If you live in the southern hemisphere, happy autumn.) At the Centre, the annual cycle of…
Life Changes
“If you’re invested in security and certainty, you are on the wrong planet.” – Pema Chodron One thing is certain: Whatever is happening now will change. Everything in this universe is in flux, so if you think you will reach…
Listen to Love
by Christine MacDonald “There is an inner silence. It cannot be heard by the ears, only by the heart.” -Baba Hari Dass To start off, it occurs to me that I am getting more out of preparing this article…
Asana of the Month: Utthita Balakasana / Extended Child’s Pose
Benefits This pose has always been a favorite of mine. It is a regular part of my personal practice and is always included in the classes I teach. I feel that part of it’s beauty lies in it’s simplicity, as…
News from the Centre – March 2018
Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. —Hafiz Hello everyone, Winter at the Centre has been fairly quiet, but…
Relaxing into Life
We all want to be happy, yet things don’t always go the way we want. In fact sometimes life is downright difficult. We struggle through the hard times, and even though we enjoy good times, difficult ones keep showing up—and…
Kris Cox’s Centre Story
Although I like to say that I manifested being at the Centre and I chose to stay a year longer than originally planned, there was so much resistance and defiance on my part that it’s a wonder to me that…
Happy 2018! News from the Centre
Hello everyone, and happy new year, While we have much to be grateful for, we know these are challenging times for many people all over the world. As we watch the news it’s easy to be pulled into disturbing stories…