FUNDRAISER FOR AN NGO IN ORLEANS, OTTAWA

I'm having a HUGE GARAGE & BAKE SALE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AUROVALLEY SCHOOL 

(www.aurovalley.com)

If you're reading this you've probably heard about my involvement with the Ashram's school which provides a free, safe and harmonious atmosphere for children of the village of Raiwala.

It's an on-going project where we are improving the school in every aspect; refurbishing the old building; changing the style of 'teaching' which we'd like to be closer to a free-progress style; bringing in volunteers who want to dedicate their time at the ashram to this growing project.



The New School Building

 

So what exactly does this UNIQUE Garage sale entail?

• A Bollywood themed celebration of life - we're the house with loud film songs blasting!

• Baked goods (come enjoy samosas, cupcakes and fresh lemonade)

• And of course awesome items to purchase including a brand new microwave, treadmill and some barely used household items, books, shoes and everything in between!

 

WHEN: AUGUST 10TH @ 10AM

WHERE: 616 MERKLEY DR. (In Orleans behind Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School - Off Tenth Line Rd. from Hwy. 417)


If you are unable to stop by to contribute but want to help me raise funds you can do so by clicking the 'Donate' button below which will direct you to Paypal and then all you need is your credit card.

Thank you to all in advance!  

WHAT IS YOGA?

July 4, 2014

The yoga challenge finished long ago. It hadn’t seemed like a good time to write my thoughts on yoga until today - the day I left the ashram. It feels strange to leave a place that has become my home (where I feel most like myself).

Anyway, doing yoga asanas every day for thirty straight days wasn’t as challenging as I thought. It wasn’t a breeze either but after a while the body adjusts and even begins asking for it. I felt more flexible, stronger and generally more energetic and healthier so I’ll definitely be keeping up with it, just not on a mandatory basis. It felt good to follow through with something that I had been resistant to for so long. It also helped break some of my notions regarding benefits to the physical body. However the one thing that didn’t change is my feeling that doing asanas has something do to with yoga. It doesn’t. At least not for me.

So Swamiji and I chill out often while I’m at the ashram and one typical morning while having chai together I asked him what yoga is . He gave me an answer that I think will take me more than a little while to really know but one that is satisfying beyond my limited thoughts.