There was a time when ancient wisdom was kept in great secrecy and limited to masters. Devote followers would redeem tiny morsels of enlightening knowledge from their teachers, after completing arduous tasks and ascetic feats. Today everything has changed. The internet has made us all wise. Thousands of gurus post their wisdom in blog or video format on YouTube and voila, one can have their Self realized in a matter of minutes.

We also live in a time where the word Apocalypse has become forefront in our minds. We have arrived at 2012 and everyone is talking. Rather than fear a doomsday event, we can look deeper and find that the Greek root of the word means a full, divine revelation. These are days where the secrets are coming into the light for all to see; all knowledge becoming accessible; a time of great revealing after a long time of great forgetting!

So what does this have to do with SSHY and Ume’s Kitchen? A lot. The staff and teachers, here, are sharing what was once a very coveted and hidden knowledge: esoteric wisdom that reaches thousands of years into history. Yoga is old and hotter than ever. When you come out of the hot room, sweating and pondering the purpose of your birth, there sits a mysterious place called Ume’s Kitchen. Unfolding at a turtle’s pace, is Winnipeg’s most unique kitchen. While the rabbit nods off to sleep, Amanda Ing, the visionary owner of SSHY and Ume’s Kitchen, has been working hard behind the scenes, envisioning a place where the esoteric sciences can blossom in full view and the people of Winnipeg can now access what was once reserved for a very few.

We are coming up on 3 years of trial and error in creating something entirely new for the community. Coffee, juices, and the typical fanfare that appease the senses are not what this place is about. It goes much deeper and far reaching than that. Attempting to demystify and share the mysterious is not an easy undertaking. People like the comfort of their own knowing. What they do not know often scares them. We’ve had to rethink the vision many times but the dream is alive more than ever and is manifesting.

My first blog here, is more an invitation to patience and openness for what is unfolding: a blending of yoga, macrobiotics and ayurveda for all who want to experience the healing wonders of these ancient sciences with a modern twist.

We are going to kick off this apocalyptic year with open houses once a month AND one celebratory event per month such as Valentine’s Day (coming up on February 14^th!). Each open house will host talks, sharing and samples to introduce these esoteric philosophies with fun and friendly ease. Each celebratory day will include delicious ayurvedic and macrobiotic treats after class.

Amanda Ing (yoga, holistic nutrition), Kalee Mund (Ayurveda) and myself, Tannis Kohut (Macrobiotics and energy medicine) are looking forward to these events with much enthusiasm. We hope to see you Sunday,February 26^th and Sunday, March 18^th for our first open house days. Come and sweat, stretch, relax, listen, sample, chat, enjoy and experience the wonders of these ancient ways with us!  

Blessings along your path,

Tannis Kohut