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Media Backgrounder

Media Backgrounder – Yasodhara Ashram and the new Temple of Light (PDF)

 

Press Releases

• July 4, 2023: Yasodhara Ashram Celebrates 60 Years
• July 4, 2023: Yasodhara Ashram celebrates six decades
• February 4, 2021: The Passing of Swami Radhananda
• July 30, 2020: Stilling The Mind
• June 6, 2018: Yasodhara Ashram Celebrates Grand Opening of new Temple of Light (PDF)
• April 13, 2018: Upcoming Reconciliation Workshops with Indigenous Elders
• June 12, 2017: Eat Strawberries and Explore Sacred Space
• March 21, 2017: World Renowned Architects in Kootenay Bay
• November 10, 2016: The Temple of Light Rises (PDF)
• October 22, 2015: Partnership in Kootenays to Build Innovative Temple (PDF)
• July 21, 2015: Local Artists Offer Auction for the Temple of Light (PDF)
• May 27, 2015: Design Revealed for New Temple (PDF)
• December 17, 2014: Rebuild Begins on the Temple of Light (PDF)

 

High-Resolution Images

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• Click here to view high-resolution images of Yasodhara Ashram.
• Click here to view high-resolution images of the new Temple of Light.

 

Annual Reports

• 2023 Annual Review (PDF)
• 2022 Annual Review (PDF)
• 2021 Annual Review (PDF)
• 2020 Annual Review (PDF)
• 2019 Annual Review (PDF)
• 2018 Annual Review (PDF)
• 2017 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2016 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2015 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2014 Annual Report (PDF)

 

Media Coverage Highlights

• The Best Yoga Retreats of 2022 – Verywell Fit – 2022
• 2022 The Ultimate B.C. Staycation Guide: Yasodhara Ashram in the Kootenays – Vancouver Magazine – 2022
• 2019 International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture – Faith & Form – The Interfaith Journal on Religion, Art & Architecture. – 2019
• Unseen Forces: Temple of Light, Kootenay Bay, British Columbia. – Canadian Architect – June 1, 2020
• Updated list of cancellations in the Nelson region. – Nelson Star – March 16, 2020
• Yasodhara Ashram Offers ‘Exotic’ Creston Valley Experience – Creston Valley Advance – January 28, 2020
• Find Inner Enlightenment at Yasodhara Ashram – Vancouver Sun – December 14, 2019
• Find Inner Enlightenment at Yasodhara Ashram – The Province – December 10, 2019
• Escape the holiday madness for soothing spa pampering – These three beautiful wellness getaways offer comfort for body and soul – West Coast Homes and Design – November 23, 2019
• Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Awards in Architecture – Innovation Award for Patkau Architects for the Temple of Light – November 7, 2019
• Wellness in the Rockies: Transitional travel experiences on the rise – Active Life, November 6, 2019
• Namaste! Yoga Retreat in British Columbia’s Kootenay Lake Region – Go World Travel Magazine, November 1, 2019
• Nourishing mind, body and spirit (Yasodhara Yoga studio prepares to celebrate 30 years in Spokane Sept 28) – Spokesman Review September 2019
• Support Youth At Climate Strike – Nelson Star, Sept. 18, 2019
• Joined in Light – Glass Canada, June 2019
• Finding the Light – Nuvo Magazine, Spring 2019
• Awards of Merit in Architecture / Buildings Under 1000 Square Metres – Azure, June 6, 2019
• Sustainability In Todays World (PDF) – Kindered Spirit (UK), May/June 2019 Issue 164
• 5 Awesome Things to do in Vancouver This Week (May 20-26) – Vancouver Magazine, May 21, 2019
• Catch a Rare, Revealing Talk with Architect John Patkau This May – Western Living, May 16, 2019
• Ohm for a Holiday: Experiencing an Architectural Marvel Alongside Some Inner Peace – Western Living Magazine, May 9, 2019
• Tapestry – A Prayer To The Earth – Nelson Star, March 28, 2019
• Ashram Temple Wins Design Award – Creston Valley Advance, March 26, 2019
• Excellence in Structural and Architectual Wood Design Recognized at 2019 Wood Design Awards in BC – CISION, March 5, 2019
• Zen Out at These 10 Spiritual Retreats in BC – Daily Hive, February 6, 2019
• Feeling the Energy at the Yasodhara Ashram – Canadian World Traveller, Winter 2018-19
• Temple of Light by Patkau Architects – Architectural Record, January 3, 2019
• The 10 Best Canadian Architecture Projects of 2018 – Azure Magazine, December 22, 2018
• I Attended a Retreat at Yasodhara Ashram in BC, This Is What It Was Like! – Seattle Yoga News, November 18, 2018
• 9 very B.C. ways to stay warm as the temperature drops – Georgia Straight, November 5, 2018
• This is the Life – The big sales pitch – Creston Valley Advance, August 11, 2018
• Temple of Light rises again after devastating fire – Journal of Commerce, July 26, 2018
• Patkau’s Temple of Light reopens four years after fire – Canadian Architect, July 9, 2018
• Spearhead Inc. enables beautiful architecture – Kootenay Business, July 6, 2018
• New Temple of Light opening celebrated – Nelson Star, July 5, 2018
• This is the life – The light shines in – Creston Valley Advance, June 28, 2018
• New temple opens at Yasodhara Ashram – Creston Valley Advance, June 28, 2018
• Grand opening for new Temple of Light – Nelson Star, June 16, 2018
• New Temple of Light opening celebrated – Trail Times, July 6, 2018
• Ripple Effect: a Kootenay outdoor-indoor sonic experience at Yasodhara Ashram – Nelson Star, May 31, 2018
• 7 Gastronomic Experiences in B.C. Worth Travelling For – Western Living Magazine, May 8, 2018
• Temple of Light Completed Video with Swami Lalitananda – Kootenay Business TV, Dec. 2017
• After being destroyed in a fire, Canadian-firm Patkau Architects rebuilds the Temple of Light – Archinet, July 6, 2017
• A Day of Karma Yoga: Visiting Kootenay Bay’s Yasodhara Ashram – Kootenay Rockies Blog, June 30, 2017
• ‘A lotus opening’: B.C. ashram welcomes new temple after devastating fire – CBC, June 24, 2017
• Yasodhara Ashram ecstatic about rebuilt temple – Nelson Star, June 7, 2017
• Patkau Architects design yoga retreat in Kootenay Bay – Canadian Architect, June 2015