Shankar’s April update
Greetings: Often when people come to the Centre as guests or KYs, they hope to start a regular yoga practice or strengthen an existing one. Babaji has said that his main aim in life is to bring people into regular…
Babaji on Living in Community
Over the years Babaji often commented on the importance of community life as a place to practice karma yoga and cultivate positive habits. He was also very aware of the difficulties that arise when people from diverse backgrounds live and…
Farewell, Donna!
After thirteen years of living on Salt Spring and contributing to the Centre and Centre School, Donna is moving “off the rock” for the next phase of her adventures. (translation for non-islanders: leaving Salt Spring). We’ve been blessed to have…
Founding Member Feature – Sanatan
I was already a seeker looking for a living master when I heard about Babaji in Ram Dass’ book, Be Here Now. Then The Yellow Book by Babaji showed up in my hands, and I was inspired. Around that time,…
Shankar’s March update
Greetings: As a misty early morning rain falls in the Blackburn valley, there’s a quiet hum of activity around the Centre. All the full-season staff are now here setting up for the early programs. There are new faces and new…
Founding Member Feature: Janaki Polden
Yoga on the Road In London, while working as a nurse, I started taking yoga classes in 1973 with my boyfriend Rod. In the spring, we set out ‘across the pond’ on our travels – the World Tour. Lots of…
Babaji’s Guidelines for Self-Development
All spiritual traditions have a code of behaviour that aspirants are advised to follow. We are all familiar with the ten commandments of Christianity and Judaism. Likewise, the first two limbs of ashtanga yoga spell out the behavioural disciplines that…
Shankar’s February update
The year 2011 was significant for the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga with the centennial celebration of the main house and thirty years of its use for our Centre. It has been an extraordinary period. In an era when many…
Founding Member Feature: Sri Nivas
I first met Babaji in 1974 at the ‘Spruce Street House’ in Vancouver where a number of Babaji’s students were living. Ma Renu, the woman who had sponsored Babaji to come to North America, had brought him to Vancouver and…
Shankar’s December update
Greetings: Déjà vu. The power went out just hours before guests arrived for the last Yoga Getaway of 2011. Last year’s final program, the KY celebration in November, was blessed with a heavy snowfall and power outage just after everyone…