Category: Newsletter

Dear Friends,   I have visited Northern British Columbia a few occasions this year. The last time I flew to Fort St. John, I was sitting next to a First Nations man on the plane and we had a wonderful conversation. He has spent all his life in Dawson Creek and he talked about his city, his family, and the beautiful landscape in Northern BC. Inspired by our conversation, I wanted to learn more about Indigenous peoples and their cultures. The poem I included in this newsletter is part of the Tea and Bannock Stories: First Nations Community of Poetic Voices,...

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Dear Friends,   In this spring newsletter, I would like to share a speech with you from Sadhguru, an Indian spiritual teacher and mystic. In his speech, he looks at the fundamental nature of true love. He dispels some myths about love and attachment and explains how falling in love with everyone and everything around us is possible for each of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsR2agtO_kM The meditation Circle continues in the spring. The dates for the spring Spirit Circle are: March 31st, April 28th, May 12th. Our start time is 6:00 pm. [gallery ids="1870,1869,1871,1884,2577,2576"]   Please let me know if you are...

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Dear Friends,   The holiday season is soon approaching and this year I will be holding the Circle earlier in December so that everyone who is interested in coming but might be going on vacation around Christmas can join in. The dates for the winter Circle are: December 9th, January 20th,  February 17th. Our start time is 6:00 pm. Please let me know if you are interested in coming to any of the meditation sessions. My address is 2100 Granite Street in Oak Bay. The pictures show the space where the sessions are held. Next month I am adding a new...

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For There Are Always Hope and Light   "In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed— But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. Ah! what is not a dream by day To him whose eyes are cast On things around him with a ray Turned back upon the past? That holy dream—that holy dream, While all the world were chiding, Hath cheered me as a lovely beam A lonely spirit guiding. What though that light, thro' storm and night, So trembled from afar— What could there be more purely bright In...

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"I am worthy of love capable of great things allowed to express myself able to attend to my needs fine just the way I am" - Olivia   One morning my daughter brought me these lines painted on a piece of paper and highlighted in beautiful blue watercolour. She told me this was a gift from her. She wanted me to remember these important things about myself. I found it so loving and inspirational I thought I would share it with others. It is hanging on the wall now. When I look at it every morning, it always puts a...

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Dear All,   I am so grateful for our meditation Circle. The summer sessions were very nice, we had smaller groups, and had lovely conversations. The Circle really starts to feel like a beautifully forming little meditation community and as long as we feel comfortable and safe, I will keep it going.  I cherish every opportunity to connect with friends and neighbours and people I am just getting to know. Some of my friends felt more comfortable with going for walks this summer than coming to a group meditation and I was so happy to go for those walks with...

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"In a tangling forest Once we are lost Somehow we stumble Upon a steady waterfall Butterflies flutter frantically Both in our souls and in branches A single cherry blossom Leaned into the waterfall As you pulled me deeper Underwater now we're falling The simple grace of your smile Eases me to believe and breathe And ever so kindly You hold me in the rain" - Cheyenne Raine   [caption id="attachment_1700" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Jakub Lisowski[/caption] Beautiful spring. Sunshine, wind, cherry blossoms, long walks in the forest, laughter in the park. A time for inner journeys and outer connections. Connecting...

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"When there is hope in the heart, a smile can be found on the face." - Sri Chinmoy   Meditation is one of the most enjoyable and effective ways to find inner peace and balance, gain new perspective on stressful situations, enhance self-awareness, focus on the present, and increase imagination and creativity. My hope is to bring the joy of meditation to more and more people. I started offering meditation sessions outside of my home to groups of any size, and I am currently working on recording some of my own guided meditations. These guided meditations will be available on my website...

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Dear Friends,   [caption id="attachment_1604" align="alignright" width="225"] Thetis Lake Regional Park, View Royal BC[/caption] I am so grateful for our meditation Circle. The summer sessions were very nice, we had smaller groups and had lovely conversations. The Circle really starts to feel like a beautifully forming little meditation community and as long as we feel comfortable and safe, I will keep it going. I cherish every opportunity to connect with friends and neighbours and people I am just getting to know. Some of my friends felt more comfortable with going for walks this summer than coming to a group meditation...

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Dear Friends,   Hope you are doing well and are finding ways to feel centered with all the changes in our world. After much consideration, I have decided that I would like to hold the Circle this summer. I have scheduled three sessions and hopefully we can hold all of them. I will keep our group small, maximum 6 people at a session, including myself. [caption id="attachment_1584" align="alignright" width="300"] Fountain Lake, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria BC[/caption] Here is the summer schedule: In June, I'm planning the Circle for the 25th. In July, it will be on the 23rd. In August, it will be on the 20th....

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