In this issue we welcome our third columnist, Kristine Ward, of Amana Institute in Nauwigewauk, New Brunswick. Kristine will be bringing us tales of yoga studios she visits as she travels, with her mat.

Our new full-length feature article is a fascinating account of Marie Oliver’s five-month stay in India. It includes lots of yoga, some wonderful travel stories, and some furry friends.

In the ‘pages’ of our spring newsletter, we share the colour and flow of Ashtanga Yoga in India, the energy and joy of Yoga Atlantic’s first Coalescence Day and enter the spirit of yoga and personal reflection in poetry and song.  As spring approaches, let your heart sing, let your yoga blossom.

In this issue:

 Most of us have realized from painful experience that lasting change rarely occurs as a result of a New Year's Resolution. Why is it that we are so often incapable of becoming the person we want to be?

 The Abundance of the NOW!

A Tale of a Canadian Yogi

I have always found it ironic that so many in our culture spend time and energy on the idea of winning the lottery and yet if we look at the statistics of those who have had the experience the results are disastrous. Probabilities of depression, suicide and divorce are all amplified for those “fortunate” souls who have that rare experience.

 The Second Discipline of Yoga: Truthfulness

The First Discipline of Yoga: Non-Violence

On September 12, 2009, a Visionary Gathering meeting was held in Halifax to which the entire Atlantic Canada yoga community was invited, YA members and non-members alike.

Why do yoga?  Out of many secondary possibilities, one overarching reason is to cultivate, work with, and help guide the process of continual transformation.  If there is one thing we know, life is ever-changing.  The Yoga Atlantic Community envisions its capability to serve as a supportive organization for the continual transformational process of the association itself, its members, and the community at large.  One could easily imagine that with the availability of resources, guidance and support, the process of change in our lives can be welcomed.