Working Together Towards a Sustainable Future
We are passionate about caring for the land, water and forests and maintaining the buildings so they continue to support our guests, residents and teachings. This year the Ashram is taking a major step...
View ArticleA Mother’s Day Retreat
Okanagan yoga teacher, Christine Jilek, chose Mother’s Day weekend to bring a group of students, her mother Johanna and daughter Hanna for a first-time visit to the Ashram. She reflects on the...
View ArticleRecipe – Spring Greens Salad with Apple & Fennel
Preparation Time: 15–20 minutes Salad Ingredients: 4 cups mixed baby spring greens, or arugula, spinach or dandelion 1 medium head fennel, stalks cut off and bulb thinly sliced 1 apple (preferably with...
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News At A Glance
Toronto Youth Exchange – In May we hosted chaperones and one teen from a multi-cultural based youth group in Toronto that was participating in an exchange with the secondary youth from the Crawford Bay...
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Keep the Practices Alive
Swami Matananda leads the Divine Light Invocation in the Temple of Light. The Divine Light Invocation is a foundational practice of the Ashram, a standing meditation that combines the body, breath...
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Saturated Light – Newsletter Issue 3, 2019
Saturated Light Issue 3, 2019 The extended light approaching Summer Solstice is always surprising, energizing and dynamic. The Ashram feels immensely saturated right now too as we emerge out of a...
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Youth Climate Retreat August 23 – 25
Participants are welcome to stay for an additional five-day Karma Yoga (volunteer/selfless service) experience until Friday, August 30th Join us on the shores of Kootenay Lake for our Youth...
View ArticleRecipe: Sweet ’n’ Sour Summer Salad with Aubergine Caviar
Sweet ’n’ Sour Summer Salad with Aubergine Caviar
View ArticleRest & Renewal
Holistic centres hold a welcoming and supportive space for participants. And sometimes we need to give ourselves that very same gift and rest and renew ourselves. The Professional Renewal Retreat...
View ArticleTaking Her Space in the World
Danni Lynch, now 24, arrived from Kells, Ireland last September for our One Month Karma Yoga Program. She decided to register for the 2019 Yoga Development Course (YDC) and after the course, to further...
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The Power of Collaboration
Vanessa Reid, participant; Cheryl Rose, faculty/participant A feeling of excitement rippled through the Ashram during the last week in June as we welcomed a group from the Banff Centre’s Leadership...
View ArticleLooking Ahead
For three days in June, leaders of the Ashram were guided by Louise Pauzé of Happico in a strategic planning process, looking ahead 15-20 years to ask: How will the Ashram continue? What is essential...
View ArticleNews At A Glance
Family Week – Our annual Family Week was a great success! Just over 60 parents and children participated and the Ashram was alive with kids playing, being creative and enjoying themselves even through...
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Keep The Practices Alive
Swami Samayananda explains and poses reflection questions for the seven chakras of Kundalini Yoga.
View ArticlePhoto of the Month – Issue 4, 2019
Be inspired with this beautiful desktop & iPhone wallpaper.
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Opening Doors – Newsletter Issue 4, 2019
Opening Doors Issue 4, 2019 Yasodhara Ashram was born out of love, faith and commitment and these qualities continue to infuse it. When we keep the connection to the Light, we trust that That power...
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Join Us for the 2020 Yoga Development Course
The Yoga Development Course (YDC) offers three months of yoga in the deepest sense of the word, as a path to Liberation. Come and expand your understanding. Heal. Give yourself the spiritual...
View ArticleYoga Development Course
See what participants say about the 2019 Yoga Development Course, celebrating 50 years. The Yoga Development Course (YDC) offers three months of yoga in the deepest sense of the word, as a path to...
View Article2018 Annual Review – A Year of Invitation
Enjoy highlights of the Temple Opening and other “cosmic and local” connections throughout the year.
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