Hosts: Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman & Sarah Jane Smith Lyons

We are so grateful to once again gather at the stunning Stowel Lake Farm, on the traditional unceded territory of the Hul’q’umi’num’ and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples, to explore and discover ancient yogic practices from India to invoke Goddess Kālī’s blessings.

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) for two full days of yogic practice, contemplation, workshop, storytelling and ceremony. Sarah Jane Smith Lyons (The Nest Yoga) will support us with yoga asana and pranayama (breathwork).

We are entering the dark cycle when the nights are longer than the days. This a special time to call on the Dark Goddess Kālī, and turn inwards for reflection, transformation and empowerment. We’ve been taught to be afraid of the dark, but there is a potent, creative healing force there. Seeds take root in the darkness – and we can find a fertile underground waiting to be activated.

Kālī is the Goddess of Time, Death, Rebirth and Primal Energy. She embodies raw, fierce feminine energy that slays and transforms fear and separation. Kālī is the wild power of the Sacred Divine Feminine inside us all.  She helps dissolve what doesn’t serve us, and supports us to heal beliefs around unworthiness, while deepening into our authentic self.

Kālī is fiery, dark and powerful. But she is also a loving deity with a compassionate, mothering energy.

By working with Kālī, we start to get in touch with our wild side, that doesn’t need outside validation  She can help us with any fears we’re navigating – the fear of change, of moving out of our comfort zone, of not succeeding, of not having enough, or of following our dreams.

We will learn traditional practices and inquiry techniques that tune us into her gifts, and also help us to heal her shadow side in us, supporting us to confront our inner battles with fierce grace.

We will explore removing obstacles that prevent us from accessing our deepest power, and learn practices that encourage taking a stand in our sovereignty.

Kālī shows us that not all light is good and not all darkness is bad. One cannot exist without the other. They both have a place in the world, and their balance is vital.

Stowel Lake Farm is just five minutes from the Fulford Harbour ferry terminal on Salt Spring Island, BC. A delicious three-course traditional Indian lunch will be served daily by Omja Catering. All are welcome.

This is the sixth retreat in the Living Shakti Series: Bringing the Teachings of the Yogic Deities into Daily Life. Learn more about this series here.

FOR FULL DETAILS & REGISTRATION:

https://vedicpriestesstemple.com/kali-yoga-retreat-salt-spring-island/

Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman & Sarah Jane Smith Lyons

YOUR RETREAT FACILITATOR

Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman (Vedic Priestess Temple)

Born into the Vedic lineage, Satya has been living the traditional path of yoga all her life – with a more concentrated practice over the last 21 years. Satya carries the gift of fire ceremony and ritual by the grace of her ancestors. She completed a year-long Yoga Apprenticeship in 2015 (Vijnana Yoga RYT200), and a deep dive study into jnana yoga (Vedic scripture study/self inquiry) with her teacher in her ancestral homeland of India amid a trio of winters from 2011-2013. While there in 2016, Satya was initiated into the Sidh Kunjika Stotram – the highest call to Maha Shakti (Divine Mother). She has been furthering her yogic studies in India with regular trips there for the past 14 years.

Encouraged by her teachers, Satya is a facilitator of Retreats, Workshops, Ceremony, Ritual  & One-on-One Guide on Salt Spring Island and surrounding communities, in India – as well as online. She offers from the deepest place in her with utmost respect and reverence to her ancestors, to You, to the Divine, and to the Self.

Learn more about Satya’s offerings at @vedic_priestess_temple (Instagram) + @vedicpriestesstemple108 (Facebook).

YOUR ASANA & PRANAYAMA TEACHER

Sarah Jane Smith Lyons (The Nest Yoga)

In 2009, Sarah Jane lived at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga where she studied the Classical Ashtanga teachings of Baba Hari Dass. Since then, she has completed over 1200 hours of training with Moksha/Modo, and is certified to teach Modo levels 1 & 2 plus Modo Flow. She has also studied Yin Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Advanced Vinyasa, and Trauma-Informed Yoga. In addition, Sarah Jane has over 5000 hours of experience teaching asana, meditation and breathwork, in-person and online at studios, retreats and teacher trainings.

While Sarah Jane teaches different styles of yoga, the underlying traditional yogic themes of self-compassion and self-study are always present. Sarah Jane is honoured to be part of this Living Shakti Series Retreat devoted to Goddess Kālī. Expect a creative, intentional multi-level practice that inspires curiosity and compassion while exploring powerful postures.

Learn more about Sarah Jane’s offerings at www.thenestyogasaltspring.com.