I absolutely love this pose! I offer it to my students in almost every hatha and flow class I teach. Sunbird is a great pose for beginners as it builds core strength and helps improve balance and co-ordination. For intermediate…
Hello everyone, Happy Canada Day – and Fourth of July if you’re American – and happy summer, everyone. The sun is shining (on some days), the grass is still green and the sky is light into the late evening. We…
Over the course of many years Babaji has often responded to students’ anxious questions with the recommendation to do regular sadhana, later shortened on his chalkboard to RS. Sadhana, or spiritual practice, comes in many forms. Many people have a…
I grew up near Boston, Mass. with one brother and one sister. My parents are Episcopalians (similar to Anglicans). During my confirmation process at the church, I was not able to get satisfying answers to my questions. As a young…
Ardha Chandrasana (are-dah chan-DRAHS-anna) – Half Moon Pose Ardha = half; Chandra = shining (translated as “moon”) I like to add this pose in the middle of a sun salutation or on its own followed by downward dog (adho mukha…
Where do you live? What do you do in your life apart from yoga? I live in beautiful Vancouver, I was born and raised here. I have my own business working with real estate companies as an exterior stager for…
Happy summer, everyone. Soon it will be sunny and hot – maybe not today, depending on where you live – but it’s coming. The expansiveness of summer means the Centre is in its busy season, and about to get busier…
Having just returned from Mount Madonna Center – the Salt Spring Centre’s big sister centre – to celebrate Babaji’s 90th birthday and to connect with many, many brothers and sisters in our satsang family, I am struck by the precious…
Vriksasana (Tree Pose) Vriksa means tree and asana means pose. Vriksasana, tree pose, builds balance and strength and is suitable for all levels. Practicing Vriksasana helps ground me, especially when I am feeling overly busy and disconnected. The pose reminds…
I was born in Florida in 1979 into a family of three sisters and my Canadian mother, Jeanine Paquet (Mamata). We left Florida when I was still a baby, to move to coastal British Columbia. My mother and I, along…