To illuminate part of the Centre’s past, we are beginning a series that profiles some of our longtime members. Each month will feature someone whose contribution to Dharma Sara has gone on for many decades, and who better to start…
September at the Centre has been delightful with warm sunny days and little rain. Likewise, the Open House at the very beginning of the month was blessed with a particularly beautiful day which encouraged a couple of hundred islanders to…
As the leaves begin to fall from the trees and the days become shorter, there is the natural tendency to become a bit more introspective. At a moment like this, you may enjoy exploring this activity from our book The…
Greetings: Though the skies are blue and the air warm, camping days at the Centre are over for the year. The summer karma yogis have left for school, travel, work or family and the new group is settling in for…
Greetings: Our 37th Annual Community Retreat has come and gone and the gods of weather blessed us. The sun shone, not a drop of rain fell and the hay was baled just in time to provide bleachers and an obstacle course…
Salt Spring Centre of Yoga Open House Yoga Classes, Farm Tours, Local History Presentations and Refreshments Sunday, September 4th, 2011, 12-3pm FREE This year marks the 100th anniversary of the historic Blackburn residence, the main house of the Salt Spring…
The peas are head high, the strawberries are ripening and the first meal of new potatoes can’t be far off. The swallows’ nest just outside the kitchen door has been home to scores of swallows over the years, and has…
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…
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…