Yog’s Story
One time, I heard someone ask Babaji about the details of his past. He wrote, “I live in a room with two doors: come in and go out.” Who can say for sure what Babaji, himself a living poem, meant…
Shivaratri 2021
Lingams and puja Another first for the Centre and Satsang, Shivaratri online.Without the possibility of gathering together at the Centre we wanted to come together with zoom to support the tradition and each other through the night long vigil. We…
Connection from a Distance
While we’re still in the midst of Covid restrictions, we continue to sing, study and practice online by zoom. There are weekly Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita study opportunities as well as morning meditation offered by the Salt Spring Centre…
Reflections on life in the Centre’s bubble during Covid
Marion When I arrived a year ago I was excited to see how the Centre operated with all the programs and retreats, with lots of new people coming and a lot of connections with people. None of that happened. First…
The Wilderness Without, and Within
By Courtenay Cullen There is a remembering that happens outside. “Outside.” Even the word is designed from the perspective of an “inside” being. That being “in” is somehow our natural place, and being on the “outer” side of “in” is…
Ode To Theota Sudha Soleil
by Greta Chandrika Theota Sudha Soleil Happy birthday to my dear friend afarLike sisters we were and sisters we still areYour quick wit and laughter and very keen mindAlways so gentle, always so kind You liked to sing with your…
The Calm within the Chaos
by Lucie Palmer Lucie in meditation As I write this story about my experience at the centre, I sit in front of a beautiful warm Moroccan sun setting into the ocean from my rooftop. I am excited to consider the…
My Spiritual Journey – Anandi Heather Best
As I begin to write this I have the strong impression that I am not sure where one lifetime starts and another ends. We draw the line with a particular mind/body complex but I can see influence from previous bodies…
This Whole Vast Family
Dan Jason in conversation with Mahavir When I arrived at the centre, I was blessed to be able to serve with Dan Jason. He was among my first few mentors in the life of the center, and a true living…
A Great Project
Written by Maya and Piet Suess Dancing Bear Story Theatre Press image, with Gaia Belle and Mayana Williamson, 1988 As the birds began to chirp at 4:07 am on June 22nd of this year, with his sons Piet and Max…