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…
Sharada’s January update
I hope you all had a peaceful holiday season and are ready for another spin around the sun as we begin this new year. As it turns out, the world didn’t end on December 21 and here we are. I…
Meet our YTT Grads: Laura Harris
Laura has generously made available excerpts from the diary she kept while attending the 2012 sessions of YTT. Part 1 is published below, and you can read Part 2 here. Diary of a yogi in training – Part 1 July…
Founding Member Feature: Rajani Rock
My grandmother was a full-blood Apache Indian. Although I knew little about her, I deeply appreciated her ritual ways and the love she showed my own mother. Our home in Ottawa included my parents, 3 brothers, 1 sister and myself.…
Continuing Beginners
Yoga programs at the Centre are designed for anyone who wants to learn and practice, at whatever level. Some people are new to yoga and others have been practicing for years. Many are in the middle: They started practicing years…
Sharada’s December update
The days are growing shorter and the nights colder, but our resident community of seven people and the many people in the community who don’t live at the Centre continue to keep the light burning in the heart of the…
Greetings from the Board
The Dharma Sara Board (Lakshmi, Chandra, Jules and Divakar) with the support of the Panchayat (Sharada, Kalpana, Sri Nivas, Laskhmi, Chandra and Divakar) want to thank Shankar for his significant contribution as Centre Director over the past 4 years. The…
Accepting the Present is Happiness
What would it take for you to be happy? What do you think you need? Living in this culture, it’s very easy to get caught in thinking, “I need…” or “if only I had…, then I’d be content”. We get…