people like swami lalitananda’s “the inner life of asanas”!
July 29th, 2008 by Vienna Posted in ascent, timeless, yoga in the media
As ascent magazine is in our final stages of bringing our work and service issue to through production, we received the happy news that ascent magazine’s Hatha Yoga Hidden Language columnist, Swami Lalitananda, has been featured in Yoga Journal. The positive review commended her newly published book, The Inner Life of Asanas. Visit timeless books for the full review. For your own copy of the The Inner Life of Asanas, click here. Try a hidden language practice today and let us know what you think… Swami Lalitananda is a resident teacher and part of the collective at radha yoga & eatery - a yoga centre, cafe, arts and events venue at 728 Main Street in Vancouver, BC. Contact her at swamila@ascentmagazine.com. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
interview with emily rose michaud
July 29th, 2008 by ian Posted in ascent, community
However, Emily’s infamous grass creations (made from sprouted grass on burlap) are only one aspect of her work, which is informed by deep ecology and guerrilla gardening. Robyn Fadden talked with Emily recently about her Roerich Garden, a community-collaborative garden project in a controversial grassy field in Montreal’s Mile End. Here you can listen to Emily discuss this meeting of art, ecology and activism: emily-rose-ascent-excerpt See more images from Emily’s launch party performance… read more… If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
ch-ch-changes on the ascent blog
July 15th, 2008 by roseanne Posted in ascent, community
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light summer soup!
July 10th, 2008 by ian Posted in ascent, timeless
Watercress and Green Pea Soup This soup reminds me of summer – fresh and green. The watercress is vibrant with its peppery taste, and the peas’ sweetness helps to balance its pungency. I prefer this style of soup done so that the watercress is barely wilted. You can even make it completely raw, served chilled, but how much you cook it, or not, is ultimately a matter of taste. Serves 4 1 large bunch of watercress 3 cups water or vegetable stock 1-2 cups green peas, or chopped snap peas 2 Tbsp mint leaves, chopped Zest of 1 lemon 1/4 cup parsley, chopped 2 Tbsp miso 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, soaked for 6 hours, drained and rinsed Wash the watercress well, then trim the bases of the large stems. Finely chop the remaining stems, and coarsely chop the leaves. In a medium pot, bring the water or vegetable stock to a simmer. Add the green peas and return to a simmer, then remove from heat. Add the watercress, mint, parsley and lemon zest. Place the miso and sunflower seeds in a blender with some of the soup. Puree until smooth. Puree the rest of the soup in batches. Return the blended soup to the pot, and adjust seasoning. Add extra water to thin to desired consistency. If desired, gently warm the soup while stirring over medium heat. Do not let it boil. Ladle into bowls, garnish, enjoy. Note: If you are using fresh peas in the shell, add the shells to the vegetable stock and let it simmer for 5 to10 minutes to extract the flavour. Strain this liquid into another pot, and proceed with the recipe. If you are avoiding soy products, use salt, to taste, in place of the miso. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
sustainability launch party
July 7th, 2008 by ian Posted in ascent
Activist, artist, yogis, and curious passers by descended on Rad’a last Friday evening for the launch party of the Sustainability issue of ascent magazine. This was our first issue launch party in 3 years, and we were excited to bring together our local community to join in the conversation around, “Can we sustain hope and possibility?” (photos by enrike castillo) The bike rack out front was overflowing, and every nearby post and fence became a two–wheeler parking space. And this was only the beginning of the evening! read more… If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
solstice celebration
July 1st, 2008 by ian Posted in ascent
This past weekend Rad’a, ascent magazine’s yoga space, welcomed a celebration of the summer solstice for Montrealers who are reveling in the sunny season after a long cold winter. Ascent tech wizard and yoga teacher, Gef Tremblay organized the event with his lovely lady friend and fellow yoga teacher, Melina. They took a group of fifteen participants through a challenging schedule that began with almost two hours of hatha yoga to mark the shifting seasons and the union of masculine and feminine energies. Melina began the practice with an hour of masculine postures to establish strength and stability, followed by feminine postures to open the heart. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
stepping into controversy
June 27th, 2008 by eileen Posted in ascent, community, reflection
It is fascinating to read various responses to the article on ahimsa. Thank you all for weighing in and sharing your perpsectives. I especially appreciate the chance to read from Palaniswami’s personal translations of the ancient debate on meat-eating. “The jaws of Hell close on those who do” [eat meat] — Wow. Now THAT’S violence! I’ve never been one to seek out controversy. In fact, I’m of the type that usually avoids it at all costs. And yet, if I was to be honest and authentic in my reflections on ahimsa, then I would need to walk all around the issue, even though I anticipated that the view from another place on the 360 degree path would greatly upset some readers. Of course I knew that not everyone lives a rural lifestye as I do. And yet, as Geoffrey observes, it is really more about how than what and my experience of aboriginal cultures seemed like an effective way to illustrate that idea. The sustainability issue attempts to move beyond dualistic thinking. Surely, the dualism we create daily in “us and them” responses that emphasize only one way as the right way underpins much of the harm and violence suffered by people around the world, by other creatures and as is now clear, by the Earth. Consciousness rises slowly. In the meantime, let’s keep talking about these important subjects, moving ourselves and others gradually toward that third place of greater complexity and acceptance. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
the complexities of ahimsa
June 12th, 2008 by roseanne Posted in ascent, community
In our Sustainability issue, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes opens up ahimsa, the yogic principle of non-violence (read “predator & prey” here). This guideline is the foundation for many North American yoga practitioners’ decision to eat a vegetarian diet. However, Eileen learns that ahimsa is complicated and not a matter of eating meat/not eating meat. She asks, “Is ahimsa an unbending dietary rule of conduct, or is it the essential underpinning of political and religious pacifism that inspired Gandhi’s great work? Can a meat-eating human being practise non-violence? How might the practice of ahimsa support life in a sustainable world?” What do you think? What kind of reaction did ascent readers have to this article? We invite you to share your responses here. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
billy mavreas’ montreal book launch
May 26th, 2008 by roseanne Posted in ascent, community, timeless
Friends of ascent magazine and timeless books celebrated the release of Inside Outside Overlap, the long-awaited graphic novel by Billy Mavreas. Featuring Boy Priest and Lifeform, the characters in Billy’s “tales from the vase” strip in ascent, the book has been getting attention in the Montreal alternative press. Billy will be taking the book across the country, with upcoming launches in Toronto and Vancouver. Billy answers questions from the crowd on the Casa del Popolo stage. For further pics from the Montreal launch read more… If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
spring day of yoga
April 30th, 2008 by roseanne Posted in community
Readers in the Montreal area have an opportunity to practice karma and hatha yoga this Saturday, May 3rd! Donate what you can to attend any (or all!) of five classes at McGill Athletics with some of Montreal’s most inspiring yoga teachers. Classes begin at 10 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. and are suitable for all ages and ability levels. Come for a class or stay the whole day! All proceeds from this event will support friend of ascent, Lindsay Schonfelder, in fundraising for a trip to Tajikistan to build houses with Habitat for Humanity this summer, so come ready to take feeling great to a whole new level! In between classes, work out the week’s tension by sampling reiki, acupressure for neck and shoulder release, and Thai yoga massage. Connect with friends in the Montreal yoga community and learn about opportunities for volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Montreal and abroad. Check out http://springyoga.blogspot.com/ for event details as well as information on Tajikistan and Habitat for Humanity. Schedule for the day: 10-11 a.m. Anusara-inspired practice with Jacky Celemencki If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Straggle in any time after 9:30 a.m. First class starts at 10 sharp, and it’s with Jacky so you won’t want to miss it!
11:30-12:30 Hatha with the esteemed Malcolm MacLean
1-2 p.m. Meditative yoga with Marc-Joseph Chalfoun
2:30-3:30 Sivananda practice with Anne-Marie Bouin
4-5 p.m. Ashtanga-based class with Nicolas Adeline
Hope to see you there!
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