Sari Yoga Centre

01/01/2024

The winter equinox and the beginning of the new year can be a reflective time of year. When a warm cup of tea, a good book and a comfy chair beacon. Or a brisk walk through nature with a landscape uniquely open to view without leaves and foliage to hide it. Or perhaps your meditation cushion or your yoga mat draw you to moments of silence and gentle movement. Or a board game, or puzzle, or artistic, creative endeavors or etc....

My wish for you in this new year 2024:

May you find peace within even though the world may seem otherwise. Sometimes the best we can do is offer personal peaceful thoughts to let ourselves and others know what peace is and feels like. I truly believe there are more who long for peace than conflict.

May you feel love. A love on many levels. A love of those dear to you family, friends, pets, community, etc. ; as well as a love or passion for activities that are dear to you and allow personal growth.

May you feel days of true joy that will lift your spirits enough to also see you through days of struggle.

May you receive the nourishment you need for the year and let go of anything you feel no longer serves a purpose.

12/10/2023

12/10/2023

Just this.....

06/30/2023

Canada day greetings,

The following is a quote by Richard Wagamese from his book "Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations"

"We approach our lives on different trajectories, each of us spinning in our own separate, shining orbits. What gives this life its resonance is when those trajectories cross and we become engaged with each other, for as long or as fleetingly as we do. There’s a shared energy then, and it can feel as though the whole universe is in the process of coming together. No one is truly ever “just passing through.” Every encounter has within it the power of enchantment, if we’re willing to look for it."

On Canada Day I plan to reflect and celebrate all that Canada is and all that Canada can be when we allow our "trajectories" to come together and work together to create a healthy environment and society for all. Just this.....

May your weekend be a time to celebrate and perhaps time to reflect. Happy Canada Day!

06/27/2023

Summer class schedule on zoom July 3 to August 31!

Monday 9:30 am to 11:00 am intermediate
Monday 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm intermediate/experienced

Tuesday 9:30 am to 11:00 am beginning

Wednesday 9:30 am to 11:00 am intermediate
Wednesday 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm chair yoga and weights

Thursday 9:30 am to 11:00 am experienced
Thursday 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm beginning/gentle
Thursday 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm intermediate

Friday 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm restorative

Saturday 9:00 am to 10:30 am beginning/intermediate

No classes June 30, July 1, July 2, August 4 to 7, and September 1 to 4.

12/25/2022

Believe in the magic of Christmas🎅

Wishing you and yours a Happy, Safe & Magical Holiday season.

09/07/2022

Fall class schedule on zoom

Monday 9:30 a.m. intermediate
Monday 6:30 p.m. intermediate/experience

Tuesday 9:30 a.m. beginning

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. intermediate
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. chair yoga and weights (1 hour class)

Thursday 9:30 a.m. experienced
Thursday 1:00 p.m. beginning
Thursday 6:00 p.m. intermediate

Friday 6:30 p.m. restorative

Saturday 9:00 a.m. beginning/intermediate

Sunday 9:00 a.m. 2 hour session Sept 25, Oct 30 and Dec 18

No classes from October 6 evening class to Monday October 17 inclusive.

07/01/2022

Canada Day greetings,

This July 1st in celebration of Canada Day take a moment to reflect on the country you’d like Canada to be. From your reflections step by step move forward in any little way toward achieving that, toward an ever evolving, growing country.
For me it’s important to move forward, not back to a romanticized version of the past and to move forward to avoid complacency. I want to glance back only to celebrate our growth and glance back only to bear witness to our past in a way that allows us to right our wrongs and improve our future. Whether that be in relationship to our environment or oppressed groups. As a woman, I glance back at a time when women’s rights/equality were fought for, continue to be fought for and know we can’t take them for granted. I reflect on a middle ground, neither far right nor far left, where the health of a society is above individual group beliefs or wants. I reflect on a country that values the earth, each citizen and the global community.
Canada is an envied place and will continue to be so when we work together. Celebrate all that is and the potential for all Canada can be!

Happy Canada Day
Pearl

04/09/2022

Spring session classes on zoom

Monday 9:30 am to 11:00 am Intermediate
Monday 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Intermediate/Experienced

Tuesday 9:30 am to 11:00 am Beginning

Wednesday 9:30 am to 11:00 am Intermediate
Wednesday 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Chair Yoga and Weights

Thursday 9:30 am to 11:00 am Experienced
Thursday 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Beginning/gentle
Thursday 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Intermediate

Friday 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Restorative

Saturday 9:00 am to 10:30 am Beginning/Intermediate

12/31/2021

New Year greetings,

My wish for you in 2022.

May you have moments of pure joy
May you have moments of true peace
May you have moments filled with spontaneous laughter
May you have moments of deep contentment

~ Happy New Year ~
Pearl

12/21/2021

Just this......

We are grateful for the sun today on the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. Happy winter solstice ☀️

📍 Anishinaabe waadiziwin, Cootes Paradise,

11/19/2021

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? 🛍

this holiday season and win $250 Streetsville Dollars!

Submit a picture of your receipt at www.villageofstreetsville.com to enter!

10/25/2021

Just this....

‘Silence isn’t empty; It’s full of answers’.

Have a great week! 💛

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10/09/2021

May We Appreciate and Remember

Today may we appreciate this food

and

remember those who are hungry

May we appreciate our family and friends

and

remember those who are alone.

May we appreciate health

and

remember those who are sick

May we appreciate the freedoms we have

and

remember those who suffer injustice and tyranny.

May we be thankful

and

offer loving kindness to others.
Author unknown.

Happy Thanksgiving........just this.......

09/30/2021

Allow time today for reflection, education. Read, listen, seek to understand this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This post brief as I feel my voice is not the voice to listen to on this day. Voices of Indigenous Peoples and their stories should be the focus.

Today marks National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

This day is intended to honour and commemorate the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities.

Please join us in Spencer Smith Park from Noon-6pm as the Urban Indigenous Peoples of Burlington present Orange Shirt Day.

There will be a memorial walk from the beachway to the gazebo from 3:30pm-4:30pm and a ceremony at the gazebo from 4:30-6pm. There will be indigenous educational vendors, arts and culture, powwow Dancers, an interview with the founder of Orange shirt Phyllis, spiritual healers and the moccasin identifier project.

At night, the pier will be lit up orange in recognition.🧡

📸: .views via IG.

09/07/2021

Fall schedule. All classes on Zoom except Wednesday 6:00 pm. The Wednesday 6:00 pm in studio class is full.

Monday 9:30 am intermediate
Monday 6:30 pm intermediate/experienced

Tuesday 9:30 am beginning

Wednesday 9:30 am intermediate
Wednesday 1:00 pm chair Yoga & weights
Wednesday 6:00 pm Class is full.

Thursday 9:30 am experienced
Thursday 1:00 pm beginning
Thursday 6:00 pm intermediate

Friday 6:30 pm restorative

Saturday 9:00 beginning/intermediate (starts Sept 18)

Sunday 9:00 am 2 hour sessions
Sept 26 - "let your breath move you"
Oct 24 - "yield"
Nov 28 - "navel radiation"
Dec 19 - "integrity of the spine"
Sunday 9:30 am Yoga Nidra
Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 14, Dec 12

07/02/2021

Summer Zoom class schedule July 2 to September 2

Monday 9:30 Intermediate - Pearl
Monday 6:30 Intermediate/Experienced - Pearl

Tuesday 9:30 Beginning - Pearl

Wednesday 9:30 Intermediate - Pearl

Thursday 9:30 Experienced - Pearl
Thursday 1:00 Beginning/gentle - Pearl
Thursday 6:00 Intermediate - Pearl

Friday 6:30 Restorative - Pearl

Saturday 9:00 Beginning/Intermediate - Pearl

06/30/2021

Greetings,



This Canada Day message is the hardest I've written. News of the ongoing discovery of unmarked graves on residential school grounds and recent Islamophobic attacks in London are a sad reminder to resist becoming complacent as a country. Canada/we have a lot of work to do to live up to the country we want to be.



I know together we can do this. We can face our 'truth' of past, present and future. We can listen, learn and take action. We've been through a pandemic together, we've isolated, adjusted our living, been socially responsible with our vaccination rate and are moving forward. This gives me confidence that we can also face up to our past, look our present in the eyes and create a country where oppressive and systemic barriers are removed.



Today, June 30 has been "A day to listen", "Amplifying Indigenous Voices". Today listen, honour Indigenous voices, as we move forward let our voices be heard in support of healing, change. Community leaders, politicians need to know our vision of Canada includes truth and reconciliation. Indigenous Voices need to know our voices raise up in support.



Tomorrow during your Canada Day activities allow time to pause and reflect on Canada's past and the country we want to be in the future. We can do this! Be proud of our country and honest about our short comings.



Namaste,

Pearl