*This story contains disturbing images, topics of mass incarceration, harm, and, violence. As I lie in crocodile pose, I feel my belly is cold from the concrete gym floor. As …
Holding the Paradox: Bringing Yoga to Forgotten Places Full of Forgotten People Read More »
In my current GDE course at SFU, Holistic Approaches to Teaching and Learning, our term focus was on Self-study. We were asked to inquire about the “ecology of our being” …
“What is the Soul, Christine asks?” We sit together in the abnormally warm October sun. Some of us tuck away into pockets of shade, bolstered up by the driftwood that …
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 …
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 …
Non-Dual Tantra and Pañca-kṛtya: the Five Acts of the Divine Read More »
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 …
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 …
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 …
The light carriers, medicine people, mystics and artists who find their way into our community self-select as stewards of the more-than-human world. They yearn, consciously or unconsciously, to experience an …
Envelopes of Dreams – The Art of the Earthkeeper Read More »
Our work as change-agents requires a high level of engagement and response-ability. During the last year and a half, as structures crumbled and new ways of seeing and being in …
