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May Motivational Madness

We’d all like to break a few bad habits and start new good ones. Carrots work for some, sticks work for others. We are all different but we all benefit from a regular yoga practice.

Fire in Vancouver’s Chinatown

Only a few doors down from us on Pender Street, fire is burning in the Daisy Garden. At noon I joined hundreds of onlookers and took this photo. I thought it was a hilarious testament to New Town’s baking that people were still lining up for treats as firemen broke down the doorway nextdoor.

Awaken Intimacy Workshop: reclaiming clarity, compassion and presence in relationship.

Relationships with our partners, family, co-workers and friends can be challenging territory, yet it can also be one of the most potent paths to greater freedom. Although Western culture rewards independence and domination, the wisdom traditions teach us that everything happens in relationship, including our most constricting patterns, deepest healing, profound bliss and greatest loss.

STRETCH @ BIL Conference 2015

I spent much of today with BIL, the excellent adventure following TED. Described as an un-conference, BIL 2015 is a grassroots speaker series. The schedule, set only days ago, for the main stage was an eclectic mix, the side-stages even more so. That list being on a whiteboard at the entrance where anyone can write their names certainly accounts for that. There was no shortage of amazing speakers on subjects ranging from autonomous sailboats, the Bulletproof Exec, yogic storytelling, crowdfunding with a Buddhist bent, and even cat photos! A show-of-hands early on Saturday morning indicated that there were quite a

Stretch Community Workshop Series: Dreamcatcher Making!

Learn how to make your own dreamcatcher in this super fun 2hr workshop together with the Stretch family! We will enjoy brunch together potluck style so bring something to share and materials to exchange with others. Feathers, wool, old colourful clothes and beads are great examples of what you might want have on hand to craft your dreamcatcher.

Explore Yoga Nidra

Side effects may include: feeling completely relaxed // enhanced quality of sleep // and an overall feeling of lightness! But this isn’t magic, you first have to show up and do the work. Which consist of laying down and letting yourself be guided through deep meditation.

Documentary Screening BLUE GOLD: WORLD WATER WARS

Based on the book by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, BLUE GOLD sheds light on the world’s rapidly approaching water crisis and suggests that future wars will be fought over water – as this source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena.

Movie screening will be followed by a discussion.

Date Night Yoga with Shannon Cluff and Daniel Henry

Join yoga teacher Shannon Cluff and her partner Daniel Henry for an evening of all levels couples slow vinyasa-flow yoga incorporating deep partner stretches, support poses, gentle massage and breathing exercises.

Documentary Screening “The Good Life, The Green Life”

March 10th, Stretch is hosting the screening of “The Good Life, The Green Life”, a documentary film about what it means to live a good, green life at the climate crossroads.

The last Family Yoga for March is at 10:30am this Sunday

Yoga is better when you do it together! Come along and enjoy a fun, engaging and healthy activity as a family. One hour of quality time and precious moments where children, parents and grandparents can connect through yoga games and partner poses.