Shanti Yoga PORT DOVER

11/10/2025

No class tomorrow @ 1:30
Remembrance Day

10/11/2025

🌙 The Master’s Silence:

A young student came to a Zen master, restless and hungry for answers.
“Master,” he said, “teach me about life, about suffering, about enlightenment.”
His words tumbled out, one after another — questions upon questions, like a storm that wouldn’t stop.

The master remained silent.
He quietly poured tea into a small cup between them.

The student grew uneasy. “Why do you not answer me, Master? I came for wisdom!”

The master said nothing.
He kept pouring.
The tea rose to the brim… and overflowed, spilling gently onto the table.

Startled, the student exclaimed, “It’s overflowing! Stop, Master!”

The master smiled. “Exactly. Like this cup, your mind is overflowing — full of assumptions, opinions, and noise.
How can I fill you with wisdom when you have no space to receive?”

He set the pot down and continued softly,
“Empty your cup. Sit in silence. Observe without the urge to label or understand.
Wisdom does not live in words — it blossoms in stillness, in presence, in the quiet corners of your being.”

The student said nothing.
For the first time, he simply listened.

In that silence, something within him shifted —
a calm, wordless understanding awakened.
He realized that truth is not something to chase.
It’s something you allow to find you.

✨ Takeaway:
True wisdom begins when the noise ends.
When you stop talking, stop searching, stop trying to become — and simply be.
In silence, life whispers everything you need to know.

09/28/2025

National Day of Reconciliation
Tuesday September 30
Library closed so no
1:30 class.

09/19/2025

Feed your soul
Yoga
Soul food
Healing vibes
For every - body

Let me tell you a secret that your heart already knows. Joy is found in what makes you smile. Simple comforts allow you to breathe. You notice a flower bloom, and when the trees lose their leaves. The way the moon winks. A walk in the woods. Your first cup of morning coffee (or tea). The balance of ebb and flow that hums with you by the sea. How delicate and delightful it feels when we dip into our heart space and just understand we need a daily dose of what makes us real. 💙🌿

Much love, Carolyn Riker
Author of The Colors I Hear
Featured art by Jodie Bews - Artist
Her artwork is available here Everlongart - Alford

09/03/2025

Mary Goodlet’s fall Gentle Yoga starts
Sept 9 & 13
Enjoy moments of strength and Peace
Contact for information

08/28/2025

08/11/2025

Magic!

08/05/2025

This is life-changing...

07/31/2025

Welcome August!
Let there be joy, peace, fun and laughter 🙏