Special Gig: Camp Moomba Yogathon Sat July 24

I’m excited to play at the Camp Moomba Yogathon on Saturday July 24 at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium. Stoked to be playing with Niko Friesen on Drums and Cory Curtis on Bass.

Summer Camp is such an important and memorable time for anyone. It sure was for me. Camp Moomba is summer camp for kids impacted by HIV/Aids:

Camp Moomba is a specialized summer camp program for children impacted by HIV/AIDS. Recognizing that isolation and discrimination are among the greatest challenges facing these children, we strive to give them a brief respite from their illness in a camp community based on equality, friendship, and support. For children whose lives are filled with instability and suffering from grief, loss, and illness, it is a place where the stigma of HIV/AIDS does not exist. 112 children, ranging from ages 6-17, attended Camp Moomba last year. Each year our wait list grows. Currently, we are the only camp in Canada for kids impacted by HIV.

Please consider joining in, or pledging a participant, or stopping by for the music and good vibes.

OF INTEREST:
Just watched this controversial and powerful documentary: House of Numbers.
Worth checking out:

House of Numbers Trailer from houseofnumbers on Vimeo.

Shri Krishna Pattabhi Jois : 1915 – 2009

Shri K. Pattabhi Jois left this plane in May 2009. His Ashtanga Yoga teachings have impacted my life in a strong and ongoing way.

I made it to Mysore in February 2007. He helped me with dropbacks and backbends a couple of times. He was 91 at the time. I was amazed at his dedication, focus and strength.

The led classes were remarkable experiences as well. The opening and closing prayers were powerful. What a voice, somehow resonating his decades of teaching and experience.

I send my gratitude to him, and to his daughter Saraswathi, and his grandson R. Sharath.

Moreover, to the wonderful yoga teachers I’ve been lucky to practice with, from any paths.

There are many interesting photos of him. I particularly like this one by Mike Hill on the cover of Namarupa. I like how it speaks to their mutual roots with Krishnamacharya, and to the warmth that can be cultivated between branches of yoga, or branches of anything.

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Ram Dass Interviews Thicht Nhat Hanh

nice one.

Enlighten Up! A Skeptic’s Journey…

I featured this podcast in the weekly digest on Reality Sandwich: Visions of Cody interviewing Kate Churchill about her film: Enlighten Up! – A Skeptics Journey Into The World of Yoga. Looks like a great independent film worthy of supporting. Two thumbs up already from Nancy Gilgoff and Patricia Walden. I bet we can get a good audience for it here in Vancouver…

John Scott: Vancouver Workshop

Am looking forward to it.

More information & booking here

Get the book here

Yogic Laughter > Cleese > Palin > Idle > Harrison

John Cleese investigates “Laughter Yoga”. While we’re at it, how about “The Ministry of Silly Walks” and The Lumberjack Song at the Concert for George Harrison. “…British Columbia…”!

And I’ve just run into this video of Eric Idle speaking at the George Harrison Hollywood Walk Of Fame Ceremony and he reveals something I had not known and find very touching about George & Paul…

Camp Moomba Yogathon July 12 at UBC

This’ll be my first time taking part in this. Kudos to Eoin Finn & all involved.
Please join, or make a pledge, thank you:

http://www.gifttool.com/athon/MyFundraisingPage?ID=1237&AID=230&PID=38516

About:

“On July 12th two thousand people will participate in the Camp Moomba Yogathon to raise funds for children impacted by HIV/AIDS. Participants collect pledges prior to the event and then on the event day they convene to perform 108 minutes of yoga.”

About Camp Moomba:

“Established in 1997, Camp Moomba is a specialized summer camp program for kids age 6—17 who are impacted by HIV/AIDS. Many of the children that attend Camp Moomba are confronted by similar issues in their lives, many live in difficult socio-economic situations. By coming together each year they are able to find the type of support that can only come from understanding.

“Moomba” is an Australian Aboriginal word that means “join together to have fun” and forms our camp’s philosophy: Friends Together Having Fun.”