I remember teasing Dr. T. several weeks ago. I poked at him, “Why would anybody want to learn about the MPC?” He rolled his eyes, laughed at me (as he usually does) and then sighed and spoke. He said with a coy smile on his face, “Robyn, this lecture will change your life! It will allow you to understand what you teach more fully. Robyn, you will come to love the MPC!”

The Mindfulness Lectures were launched this past weekend and it was nice to finally “let it go”. Dr. Treyvaud and I entered into the event with a huge sense of unknowing. It was liberating to not have expectations.

I don't remember the exact circumstances around which Robyn and I first met, the way I also don't remember the day of my birth. I do know however that there was a day I popped out of my mother's womb and the full catastrophe of a lived life ensued. I also know that Robyn and I share a common Yoga mother, Helen Duquette.

It is hard to believe that we just completed our 3rd year of the Mindfulness Lectures. While the numbers are impressive, what they don’t reveal is the blended magic that has come from combining the Creating Space Yoga community with the Mindfulness Centre community.

While working with yoga educator/author Leslie Kaminoff many things rang true, but none so much as the above quote that he picked up from his teacher T.K.V. Desikachar. This has transformed my yoga practice.

I feel like summer is just about to start. I have to shake my head when I look at the calendar and see that we are half way through August and the "Back To School" commercials have hit the media. But I am happy to have a lighter step and to feel that some weight has been lifted off of my hard shoulders. Our website is almost complete and I am ready to share it with you!

Cheryl Smith: Do you find that people are increasingly interested in Mindfulness Meditation? It seems to come up all the time in news articles, etc. these days.

We have been very fortunate to have Dr. Stéphane Treyvaud join us for the Mindfulness Lectures Series. The feedback has been incredible!

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On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon, I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Dr. Stéphane Treyvaud about his upcoming lecture series at Creating Space Yoga. Dr. Treyvaud is an Oakville-based psychiatrist who treats adults in private practice but also runs a Stress Reduction Clinic that teaches Mindfulness Meditation to reduce stress, manage chronic pain, and help prevent disease. He gave a series of well-attended lectures last year at CSY and has returned to do another four lectures this term on other aspects of the practice of meditation.

As a way to continue this discovery of mindfulness, take a look at these reading suggestions. If you missed the first lecture series, don't worry...we look forward to offering a continuation and extension of these thought provoking lectures this fall and into the winter.