Yoga Dharma

A Self Reflective Invitation for Setting Intentions

By Satya J / 5 January 2023 /

The classic Vedic texts known as the Upanishads asserts, “You are what your deepest desire is. As your desire is, so is your intention. As your intention is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.” (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad)

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What is Creative Power (Shakti) And Why Invoke It?

By Satya J / 10 November 2022 /

“All the Indian Goddesses are connected to creativity, because Shakti is inherently creative. But Saraswati is the one whose cosmic function it is to embody the creative flow through language, speech and sound – both cosmically and personally.”

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NOV. 7: Full Moon Fire Ceremony for Healing

By Satya J / 20 October 2022 /

What are you working to heal right now? Within yourself, within your family lines, your community, our planet – for the collective? Please join us during this Total Lunar Eclipse time – and bring your sankalpa (healing intention) to our next Full Moon Fire Ceremony on Monday, November 7th at 7pm. We will focus on…

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NOV. 26: Awakening Creative Power ~ A Saraswati Day Retreat

By Satya J / 17 October 2022 /

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

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How Francis Weller & Yoga Influenced My Grief Journey…

By Satya J / 29 September 2022 /

When my father died alone in lockdown in an elder care home in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller kept popping up. By the third mention of his book within a couple of weeks by dear friends, I became interested. As they say, all good things come in 3’s right?

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

By Satya J / 10 September 2022 /

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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SEPT. 10: Honouring Our Ancestors ~ Full Moon Fire Ceremony

By Satya J / 5 September 2022 /

Come join us this Saturday as we commence the annual “fortnight to the ancestors” known as Pitru Paksha, in my ancestral land of India. It is the 16-day lunar period (from full moon to new moon) when we pay homage to our ancestors by making offerings and prayers in ceremony. We will gather around our…

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APR. 29: New Moon Gayatri Fire Ceremony

By Satya J / 25 April 2022 /

Come join us on the New Moon for 108 rounds of the Gayatri Mantra around the sacred fire. This mantra is one of the most powerful Vedic mantras…

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MAY 28: Activating Abundance: A Lakshmi Day Retreat

By Satya J / 1 April 2022 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) and Hanna, (Hanna Munneke Yoga) for a day of practice, contemplation, workshop, storytelling and ceremony.

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MAR. 17: Full Moon / Spring Equinox / Holi Fire Ceremony ~ Returning to the Light

By Satya J / 11 March 2022 /

On this Full Moon – as we approach the Spring Equinox – we celebrate Holi, the festival of light and colour.

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