How Do I Prepare for My First Ayahuasca Journey?

You feel the call of plant medicine. Madre Ayahuasca, for one reason or another, is to enter your...


Devotion to the Divine - Thoughts From Swami Shivabhaktananda

Swami Shivabhaktananda, director of the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Val Morin Quebec, allowed us the...


How to Revive Your Soul - Advice from Charley Patton

If you’re feeling as if your mind is in a different space than your heart, or you are feeling like...


I had the honour of spending time with Ana and Jose over Skype discussing big topics like the...


There is no

When Benjamin Sears attended his first yoga teacher training, he admits he imagined that he’d walk...


Tell me a little about how you came to breathwork?


I have yet to meet a yoga teacher who hasn’t at one point in their career expressed keen interest...


The Connection Between Sex and Spiritual Evolution

Many people on the planet view sex as a means to fun and pleasure, and there is definitely nothing...


When you study the ancient schools of wisdom, it becomes clear that many of them (Tibetan Buddhism,...


Pir Shabda Kahn is a widely known and respected spiritual teacher who connects teachings from...


If you are looking to become a yoga instructor, but also to make your living from teaching yoga...


Integrative Medicine in a Retreat Context

The ancient wisdom of traditional medicine and indigenous healing practices are being increasingly...


In many ways I have created my dream career - I get to travel much of the year visiting some of the...


We recently sat down with Adam Bucko over Skype and had an engaging dialogue about contemplation...


In order to learn more about the sacred practice of sound healing, I spoke with Philippe and Lea...


Do you have a policy about gender for your retreats? If you offer gender-only events, it's...


The True Nature of Hatha Yoga

We held an interview with Yogrishi Vishvketu of Akhanda Yoga (based in Ottawa, Ontario and...


Modern yogis are neck-deep in a love/hate relationship with technology. The rise of Instagram yoga...


I have yet to meet a yoga teacher who hasn’t at one point in their career expressed keen interest...


Hiring Someone to Help with Your Retreat

We had an interview with Lynann Politte, who has the amazing (and unusual) title of “Yoga Manager.”...


We had an amazing discussion with Ganga White, ranging from his beginnings on the path of yoga, to...


The smoothie has become a popular topic as superfoods and raw foodism have gained more and more...


Creating an Online Retreat

We had an awesome interview with Rachel Davey, the director of The Haven on Gabriola Island in...


There are some who might say that the world of retreats is a little… self-indulgent. We travel to...


Shipibo Shamanism: When Spirits Sing

Allysan Balmforth is a shaman who works in both the Andean and Amazonian traditions. She works with...


5 Takeaways From a Life-changing Yoga Retreat

A more graceful chaturanga. A stronger Warrior II. Some new friends. I knew I’d probably gain these...


Staffing Your Retreat Centre

We have an amazing, proactive team at Grail Springs, and I can tell you that it is not a...


With all of the information about food constantly coming across our news feeds, how are we to know...


Think Your Mind is Too Scattered to Meditate? Try This.

There’s a culturally-accepted notion of meditation that looks something like this:


What exactly is it, really, that keeps us coming back to meditation retreats? We know that we feel...


How to Create an Effective Email Marketing Plan

Email marketing is an integral part of your online marketing plan, which allows you to leverage the...


During the past ten years, social media marketing has steadily become essential to any online...


Filling Your Retreats: 8 Quick Tips

1. Trust your Intuition

This applies to the whole process, but especially when it comes to putting...


As an online marketing specialist I’m often asked which are the best, and most cost effective, ways...


Radical Availability

How innovative is it to be present to someone?


Now that science is showing that meditation is valuable to our sense of well being, more and more...


8 Tips for Your First Yoga Retreat

When the wheels touched down in Costa Rica for my first yoga retreat, let’s just say I suddenly...


What does tantra mean?


What is breathwork? Could you spend a moment explaining this for someone who hasn’t encountered...


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