We may not be downtown but people will still drive down Highway Four and Fruitridge Line because there is something special about shopping at the farm... It takes you out of that clean cut store where you’re struggling to find a parking space, and fighting the crowds, into somewhere where you might not want to leave your car door open in case some cats or chickens jump in!
(Sidenote: This actually happened to us!)
Casa London: What about your yoga classes? Where did you first get interested in that?
Jane: The first time I experienced yoga was in university, around the same time I experienced herbal medicine for the first time. When I finished my studies I wanted to go to India and learn all about it and take a course there, but my path took me me to go to South-East Asia instead!
I started teaching Ayurvedic Yoga a few years ago out of my pure love of the benefits of yoga, and my own dedication to the practice. It has truly changed my life, and I needed to share that with others! I started with 1 class of eager friends, and it has now grown to a dozen or so a week.. I’ve maxed out at 10 people a time in here but we don’t want to go anywhere else because there is something about this space that brings a sense of calm and escape. With that, we are looking to expand the building to create a new studio, office space and kitchen, it seems like the right time to do so.
Ayurveda is the sister science to yoga, it is a system of medicine with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.
Jane: Ayurveda is a system of healing also known as the “science of life” It covers all aspects of health and well-being — physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It includes methods of healing from diet, herbs, exercise and lifestyle regimens to yogic practices and meditation. Ayurveda provides the insight for each person and each culture to create a way of life in harmony both with the world of nature and our higher Self. Ayurveda has been the missing piece to my practice and by fusing that with western herbalism I got this amazing synergy of ancient eastern philosophy and western herbs.