Keiko Lee-Hem’s Centre Story
2009 – A Big Change in my Life There’s something about stepping out of life’s routines that really stirs things up. It was at my first stint as a Karma Yogi at a retreat centre on Cortez Island when I…
What’s Happening at the Centre and Beyond (Sri Ram Ashram) – February 2023
“The spirit of Karma Yoga is performing duty with love, compassion, and enthusiasm. There is no end to selfless service, the more you give the more you want to give….How you do makes it Karma Yoga and not what you…
2023 Centre Operations Plan Summary
On November 27, 2022, a new 2023 Centre Operations Plan was approved by the Dharma Sara Satsang Society membership. The plan aims to preserve the aspects & offerings which are at the heart of the Centre, while reducing financial strain…
What’s Happening at the Centre – December 2022 & January 2023
Centre community news from December 2022 and January 2023 The Residential Community Who is still here since the end of November? The residential community is Sharada, Suneel, Mahavir, Ana, Mayana, and Anuradha, with Kristin and Jimena joining the on-land community…
Highlights of the 2022 Season
We have had an amazing year, finishing out with a full calendar of programs and rentals ending November 30, 2022. As always, highlights include: The beauty of the seasons Early morning aratis at the temples and full moon yajnas The…
Serendipity
In November, the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga hosted the Ayurveda & Yoga “I Want More from Life” Retreat with Natasha (Jyoti) Samson. One of the retreat attendees, Shelley Robinson, was kind enough to share her musings about her experience…
Meet our Farm Coordinator
Photo by: Fernando García Vicario What do you get when you cross a farmer and a dancer? At the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga, you get the Centre’s Farm Coordinator, Mélisanne Loiselle-Gascon! This fall, Mélisanne will be offering the…
A Conversation with Amita
by Courtenay Cullen Amita Kuttner DISCLAIMER: The Salt Spring Centre of Yoga has no official political affiliations. The views expressed in the interview below are those of the author. The aim is to inform our readership of something incredible that…
A Magical Weekend
The 47th Annual Community Yoga Retreat (ACYR) came to a close on August 8th this year after a magical weekend filled with as much connection, peace and play as Zoom could handle! 84 Adults and 7 kids registered and attended…
Jai Sita Ram! Jai Hanuman! Ramayana 1982-1999
Photo by Raghunath (Rodney Polden) You may have seen one of the Ramayana productions on Salt Spring over the years, or possibly one of the most recent Ramayana revivals in the Pond Dome at the Centre in 2014, 2015 or…