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Temple Earns Design Award
Patkau Architects of Vancouver won the Wood Innovation Award for the Temple of Light at the 15th annual 2019 Wood Design Awards in BC sponsored by WoodWORKS! BC. Calling it an “experience out of wood,” the jury noted the project’s … Read more » Read more »
Legacy Gift Donor – Terry Taylor-Topp
Legacy Giving – Legacy Gift Donor – Terry Taylor-Topp Read more »
Return to Centre – Newsletter Issue 1, 2019
In 2019 we are inspired to be celebrating 50 years of the Yoga Development Course. What a testament to Swami Radha, who created such an enduring and evolving legacy. Read more »
Swami Radha’s Message of Light
In 1969 Swami Radha introduced the first Yoga Teacher’s Course (now called the Yoga Development Course or YDC) with these words of inspiration: Just for a moment, think of the Light. See in the centre of our circle like a … Read more » Read more »
Geeta Iyengar Tribute – A Gem Among Women
On December 16, 2018, Geeta Iygengar passed away peacefully in Pune, India. Geeta dedicated her life to furthering the work of her father, B.K.S. Iyengar, and to initiating greater understanding of yoga for women in today’s world. In the spring … Read more » Read more »
The Relevance of Karma Yoga
Lesley Marian Neilson, 45, is an environmental writer and communications specialist who first came to the Ashram as a young adult in 1994. While at the Ashram on a Professional Retreat last fall, she talked about the influence that Karma Yoga … Read more » Read more »
Invitation to Participate in Karma Yoga Projects
Karma Yoga Coordinating Come and be part of a vibrant and creative team, collaborating to meet both the daily work needs of the Ashram and the needs of all the karma yogis who keep the Ashram humming. Karma Yoga Coordinators … Read more » Read more »
The Ashram in the Media
The Ashram has been generating some attention of late in various media publications particularly the architecture of the Temple of Light. A writer from Architectural Record came to see the Temple and wrote a beautiful piece and Azure Magazine named … Read more » Read more »
Holidays Hours
Holiday hours: The Gift Store will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Warm wishes for a wonderful winter solstice. May you rest and replenish, embrace the silence and rejoice and receive the gifts of the season. Read more »
