Retreats

MARCH 31: Nurturing Expansion into Spring ~ A Tridevi Day Retreat

By Satya J / 12 February 2024 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) for a full day of yogic practice, contemplation, workshop, storytelling and ceremony. Indian yoga practitioner, Emmy Chahal (Healing with Emmy), will support us with yoga asana and pranayama (breathwork).

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Are You Interested in the Kālī Retreat & Live Off-island? Here’s Some Helpful Info…

By Satya J / 7 November 2023 /

We’ve been getting a number of inquiries from off-island folks who have expressed interest in joining us, but need some support with organizing their arrangements on Salt Spring regarding their stay.

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Why Invoke Kālī?

By Satya J / 31 October 2023 /

Part of what Kālī represents is the power to release that in us that is true – not only ultimate truth, but the Truth that is uniquely ours…

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Wisdom in the Darkness: A Kālī Weekend Retreat

By Satya J / 14 October 2023 /

We are entering the dark cycle when the nights are longer than the days. This a special time to call on the Dark Goddess Kālī, and turn inwards for reflection, transformation and empowerment. We’ve been taught to be afraid of the dark, but there is a potent, creative healing force there. Seeds take root in the darkness – and we can find a fertile underground waiting to be activated.

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Learning About Ganesh From My Ancestors

By Satya J / 14 August 2023 /

In our house growing up, we gathered for aarti (a Vedic/Yogic ritual with sacred songs, prayer, and offerings) every evening at our family altar. One of the aartis we sang was the Ganesh aarti. The way our mother taught us…

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Clearing the Path: A Ganesh Half Day Retreat

By Satya J / 11 July 2023 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) during Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh’s birthday) and New Moon, for a half day of traditional yogic practice, workshop, storytelling and ceremony.

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What does the Living Shakti Series Mean to Me?

By Satya J / 7 June 2023 /

This series is a sequence of retreats that celebrates and honours the Vedic lineage of my ancestors, which is grounded in the true roots of yoga. This includes the many aspects of authentic yoga that go well beyond what is covered in a studio yoga class in the west.

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EXPANDING YOUR RADIANCE: A GĀYATRĪ SOLSTICE RETREAT

By Satya J / 11 May 2023 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) for a full day of yogic practice, contemplation, workshop, storytelling and ceremony.

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Tending the Heart ~ A Day of Yoga, Reflection & Ceremony to Honour & Integrate Loss

By Satya J / 10 March 2023 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) and Sarah Jane Smith Lyons (The Nest Yoga and Embodied Possibility) in a safe, sacred space to connect with others and be less isolated in your grief.

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WHY INVOKE DURGĀ’S POWER…

By Satya J / 26 February 2023 /

Here’s why you might want to invoke Durga’s power in your life…

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