This Little Light of Mine...

So, in the spirit of the West Coast (and our quest for quirky travel), Laura and I spent her first Sunday here at The Centre for Spiritual Living.  Laura had read about this is a Science of Mind magazine and thought it might be interesting to see.  We started the morning with a very tiny group meditation, lead by a lovely grandmother type.  Not a meditation I could get into, but not a bad way to spend half an hour either.  We then went upstairs to peruse the books and step out on a gorgeous patio that looks out to the mountains.  The service itself was interesting.  Lots of positive readings, some lovely music (with hand clapping!  I love services with hand clapping!), and an awkward moment of handholding.  Also, I heard "This Little Light of Mine" four times.  Lovely sentiment, but that is a whole lot of light shinning...  The lady playing the guitar was leading a chakra tuning workshop in the afternoon, so Laura and I decided to give it a whirl, naturally.

The chakra tuning was actually a really nice experience.  Lots of chanting in Sanskrit and some good old sit in a circle guitar singing.  Not something you'll often find me doing, but when in Rome...  Corrine Champigny has worked with Deepak Chopra for quite some time and leads yoga retreats in India.  She has a lovely voice, is cute as a button,  and provided a really relaxing two hour seminar.  Laura and I both felt a bit recharged afterward.  I was ready to take-on the third leg of my travels and Laura was a bit more able to leave the stress of Toronto behind and immerse herself in Vancouver.  Lovely.