Many of the meditation techniques widely taught today come from traditions that developed in very different conditions than the ones most of us live in. They were often refined within monastic or renunciate environments; places where life was intentionally simplified. Fewer distractions. Fewer competing demands. Long stretches of silence. No pressure of family life. A daily rhythm structured around practice. A method designed for one set of conditions is applied to another,

Is Nervous System Regulation Ableist? Learn what it really means and the responsibilities of yoga teachers working with trauma and marginalized communities.

In trauma-informed social work, care, and healing, I’ve noticed a tendency to over-medicalize the human experience—to reduce trauma and its responses to clinical frameworks that strip away the complexity of what it means to heal. Tantric teachings, however, offer a vastly different perspective on trauma-informed care. In fact, within the first six sutras of the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam, we are given a profound teaching on the nature of consciousness.

Accessible yoga focuses on making yoga practices inclusive and adaptable for individuals of all abilities.

The Gathering Place Community Centre offers programs and services to the Downtown South community. The center welcomes everyone, and centers the well-being of marginalized populations, including people on a fixed income, people with disabilities, seniors, people of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds, the LGBTQ community, youth, and people who are under-housed or experiencing homelessness.

Self-care isn't just something we can buy at the drugstore. While taking a long hot bath can be a form of self-care focusing only on outward expressions of self-care neglects the parts of our being that require internal care - such as our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Herbal Bath Tea is a traditional way of creating sacred bathing rituals that not only cleanse the body, but soothe the spirit.

A community conversation about creating more accessibility in yoga

Safer spaces refers to spaces where folks who experience marginalization to gather, share common experiences, communicate, heal and organize