Dear friends, This month marks the official beginning of spring. Looking outside my window, it’s hard to believe, but soon the melting snow will reveal green grass and flowers. If you live anywhere else in Canada – and a lot of places in the US – snow in February is the norm, but this is […]
Posted on February 28th, 2019 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
Hello everyone, Although we’re accustomed to winter storms, this year’s winter weather has been more extreme than usual (which seems to be an ongoing refrain). Here’s the story of the adventure: A huge, record-breaking windstorm on December 20 left hundreds of households on Salt Spring and parts of Vancouver Island without power for days (in […]
Posted on January 31st, 2019 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
Happy New Year to you. May this year bring you health and well-being, inner strength and wisdom, and peace always. From Vinaya Chalisa, a book of forty prayers by Baba Hari Dass… O Gracious God, you are the embodiment of supreme wisdom. By your grace, may I be able to be friendly to all, may […]
Posted on December 31st, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
Hello everyone, Welcome to December and the official beginning of winter. In the past couple of months, we’ve shared information about Babaji’s passing and the rituals that followed, as well as a beautiful piece by Yogeshwar about the guru. The last ritual was the immersion of Babaji’s ashes in the Ganges River in India. Many […]
Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
When the outer guru’s teachings and the inner guru’s silent whisper appear the same, then the seeker’s faith gets fixed without any doubts. ~ Baba Hari Dass Hello everyone, This has been a tender time for our community. Many people gathered to honour Babaji during the period of rituals following his passing on September […]
Posted on October 31st, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
Baba Hari Dass (1923-2018) Please visit our website home page for more information. Faith, devotion and right thinking are the foundation of spirituality. Contentment, compassion and tolerance are the walls. When you have built this room for yourself you are safe and in peace…God is already with you. Hello everyone, Harvest time, thanksgiving time! Gratitude […]
Posted on September 30th, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
In the stillness of the quiet, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fears, hope to despair. ~ Dr. Howard Thurman Hello everyone, Welcome to fall!. Summer was very hot and dry on Salt Spring, and in much of BC (and many other places). Because of the many […]
Posted on September 2nd, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
If you work on yoga, yoga will work on you. ~ Baba Hari Dass Hello everyone, We’re halfway through summer, in the midst of our busiest season. Life at the Centre is filled with the daily tasks of supporting programs and enjoying community life – work and play. Magical Dandaka One afternoon Raghunath Polden led […]
Posted on July 31st, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
“If the only prayer you say in your life is thank you, that would suffice” ~ Meister Eikhart Hello everyone, Summer at the centre is a busy time, with a growing residential community and programs in full swing. What have community members been doing? Here’s a brief update. Goings & comings Recently we bade farewell […]
Posted on June 29th, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
Hello everyone, Although summer doesn’t officially begin till June 21 – summer solstice, the longest day of the year – it’s been feeling like summer for quite a while. Very few people eat indoors on these warm, sunny days, light-filled days. We hope this isn’t the beginning of a long, very dry summer, but meanwhile […]
Posted on May 31st, 2018 by Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.