In each direction of the Medicine Wheel, we encounter and learn from an archetypal guide. These aspects of consciousness act as mirrors of our own gifts, showing us the power and capacity of our being. An archetype is a collectively inherited model, idea or pattern that can be found universally present in all individuals, like …
Salutations to Lord Shiva, who eternally (through his Shakti) brings about the five processes (of manifestation, maintenance, re-absorption, concealment and self-revelation or grace); who gives the supreme knowledge that the Self – a mass of awareness and joy – is the highest reality. Ksemaraja, Pratyabhijnahrdayam What is Non-Dual Tantra?In The Woman, the Artist, and the …
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A red dress hangs in a gnarled hemlock tree, hovers in stillness, at an arms distance from the chain link fence that surrounds the elementary school playground. Her presence disrupts the impersonality of the fringe. It was a gift to sit in circle last weekend with a collective of strong-hearted women, who have stepped …
After the silence and rest that winter brings, walking the trails in Squamish, the forest is bursting with wakefulness. The False Lily of the Valley, spiralling her heart shaped leaves open, covers the forest floor in a blanket of green. Like the more-than-human world, we, too, are being called to reorient ourselves to the light. …
After months, even years of restrictions, we gathered once more for an evening of kirtan. On nights such as this, the community floods the cozy four walls of the Yoga Studio in downtown Squamish. Children snake around bolsters and bodies, on their countless trips to the snack table, while past students, friends, family, and newcomers …
We are being called to step up, mesa carriers, earthkeepers, medicine people, healers and visionaries. Do not look away. Artists, love activists, harbingers of hope. Keep singing and praying for our human family. Contribute where you can, how you can. Invoke unity to release the barriers of separation and division. Call the lineage to support …
By definition, lineage is an unbroken line of descendants that trace their origin from a common ancestor or founder. In the context of mystery schools, this refers to a sacred tradition of passing knowledge from teacher to student through a series of secret transmissions and initiations decided upon by the master. Most lineages are exclusive …
As January comes to a close we reflect on the structures that hold and the new shapes that are forming. Look out for upcoming trainings with ALL of the beautiful teachers named in this newsletter, and many to follow! Thank you to our community for your continued support and love and encouragement. Our work has …
It snowed continuously for two nights and the powder covering the trails of Legacy Park are well-passed my knees. By the early morning light of an equinox sunrise, I roll out my yoga mat and sit down to sing. I gaze around at our circle of participants and am met by some not-so-sure expressions. Padded …
Dear ones, Blessings for this New Year! What a time it has been. As we Awaken on a Collective level there has been much stress and incredible division and fracturing of our systems and society. We all have our lived experience of this now. As we continue to deconstruct and open to new ways and …
