Transforming Your Experience
Tibetan Buddhist monk Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche has been coming to the Yukon for nearly two decades, every year until the pandemic hit.
Transforming Your Experience Read More »
Tibetan Buddhist monk Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche has been coming to the Yukon for nearly two decades, every year until the pandemic hit.
Transforming Your Experience Read More »
I had an amazing experience under the Northern Lights as I recall
it was like midnight angels… blanketing full over me
My Aurora Borealis Read More »
Donna found peace, happiness and calmness during her first simpler Christmas in the North.
My first Christmas in the North: 1961 Read More »
The cast including shepherds, angels, wise persons and citizens. PHOTO: Dan Davidson What would Christmas Eve be without carols and a pageant. All are
Ready for Christmas Eve Read More »
Walk … “You weren’t in any hurry to walk,” my mother said as she showed me a photo of myself at 15 months, happily sitting
Walk, hike, stroll … Read More »
Students from Holy Family Elementary School wrote, performed, and produced their very own CD.
Music and learning Read More »
March is the perfect time of year to plan ahead for a “camino.” April and May in Spain offer green fields flecked with red poppies,
Lust, grief, denial and repression (not to mention demonic possession) in the bible-belt town of Cypress, Texas. Oh, yes. Don’t forget the puppets. These are
Christmas is in the air and for many Yukoners that means either a chance to reconnect with family and friends, deepen their faith in Christianity
Festivus For The Rest Of Us Read More »
No matter how you wish to phrase it – “act in haste, repent in leisure” or “what goes around comes around” – the piper will eventually show up to demand payment. My wallet is considerably lighter this week because of one such lesson.
Calling both the pot and the kettle black Read More »
For the volunteers who served at the soup kitchen, it was a labour of love and giving back to the community. Closing the doors simply means, what’s next?
Don’t mourn the soup kitchen, ask what’s next? Read More »
“It’s okay to not be okay,” said Reverend Bev Brazier. That’s the concept around the Blue Christmas service held at the United Church on Sunday, December 3. The annual service anticipates that Christmas can be a very intense and challenging time for some people.
Honouring sadness at Christmastime Read More »
It’s a walk, it’s a pilgrimage. It’s called “the camino” and it has the power to make people feel called to do it, the power to make people talk about it, the power to draw people back to do it again.
The Power of ‘the camino’ Read More »
Blue Feather Music Festival is entering its 17th year and is still holding true to its roots, providing healing, sharing culture and providing positive opportunities for youth to grow.
Good vibes: Blue Feather Music Festival Read More »
She came, she saw, we conquered Grandma’s name is Clara Frost She came, she saw, we conquered. We’re proud to be her rangers. We’re proud
Didee & Didoo: She came, she saw, we conquered Read More »
It is easy to laugh at the antics of ravens. They are quirky, curious and yes, funny. A well-known title they carry among First Nations
An Unkindness of Ravens Read More »
At 10:30 a.m. on August 6, some members of the congregation at Whitehorse United Church had whiskers, a tail and four legs! This is because
Blessing of the Animals Read More »
Got a juicy story that you’re just aching to tell the world, but you don’t want your fellow Yukoners knowing who leaked it? You’re in
Interview with Anonymous Read More »
Keen on history? The Castle Wartburg in Wittenberg in Eastern Germany offers an opportunity to learn about the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation. The
From the East to the Beautiful South Read More »
His Naturalist’s Guide to Spirituality, The Road is How, is a lyrical account of Trevor Herriot’s three-day, 40-mile journey
A Naturalist’s Guide to Spirituality Read More »
Whitehorse resident Dianne Homan knows people make the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage for many reasons. So on March 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
Yukon Pilgrims Gather Read More »
Now he is upgrading his education and learning English at the Yukon College in preparation to study pharmacy. He concentrates to force his hand write
“It’s like everybody knows the story,” muses a reporter to her colleague. “Except us.” The journalists of “Spotlight,” a legendary investigative unit at the Boston
You may know Irish Canadian author Emma Donoghue by the fame she has gained from her 2010 novel Room, and its film adaptation. I must
The Wonder builds up slowly to a thrilling ending Read More »
The yoga practiced today is not at all like it was practiced in the ancient past. Faeq Biria, a well known Iyengar Yoga teacher in
How Yoga was Practiced in the Ancient Past and Today Read More »
“I have always had a fascination with the North.” I am on the phone with Bhaktimarga Swami, a 63-year-old monk in Toronto. We are talking
The Walking Monk Comes to Whitehorse Read More »
You’ve heard the word on talk shows or around the water cooler at work, seen it on the cover of Time magazine and books on
The Little Nag: What is Mindfulness? And Why Do It? Read More »
Whitehorse resident Maureen McCulloch wrote her debut novel to bring a message into the world. She wrote the book under the pseudonym, Maureen Senecal. “I
Searching for Inner Truth on the Chilkoot Trail Read More »
Once upon a time there were quite a few Jews in the Klondike. They arrived with the other gold rush stampeders. There were enough of
The History of Jews During the Gold Rush Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, my 17-year-old neighbour hailed me from across the street, “Hey, Ken. Happy Hanukkah!” After a moment of stunned surprise, I
Go ahead, say “Merry Christmas” Read More »
“The time is right for cultural experiences,” says president of First Nations Culture & Tourism, hosting the Sharing Our Stories conference.
Invitation for an Authentic Experience Read More »
Wherever your travels take you, there is bound to be a place that has a ghost living in the shadows. England has the ghastly Tower
I recently heard the term “supermarket spiritualism” to describe folks walking down the proverbial aisle picking and choosing bits and pieces from every spiritual practice
Do I look Enlightened to You? Read More »
GOD STAND BY ME WHEN I’M FEELING DOWN AND I HAVE A FROWN GOD STAND BY ME! WHEN IT’S ALL BAD NEWS AND I HAVE
Didee & Didoo – Poem “GOD STAND BY ME” Read More »
Christmas Eve is a busy night in Dawson City, with all four of the churches holding their own late evening services in honour of the
Staging the Nativity in the Museum Read More »
The Yukon Arts Centre will become a church Feb. 27 to 29. This may appear to blasphemous to some when you consider the name of
Dancing the fine line between reverence and irreverence Read More »
I wish there was a church for atheists. Yeeeaaaahh, that’s going to need some explaining: I see church as a place of fellowship and a
A church for the rest of us Read More »
I’ve come to realize that atheism sure ain’t that sexy. When you compare all the trappings and incentives that other belief systems have, we come
The Atheist Doth Protest Too Much Read More »
Northern Reflections, Desmond Carroll, paintings by Ted Harrison, The cover of Northern Reflections shows an inukshuk and a blazing sun over ice. One of Ted
More than a devotional (book is insight into community) Read More »
There are few more dangerous waters for the Buzz to float down than mixing beer and religion. And yet, being the brave souls that we
When Religion is in the Mix Read More »
Barring the whole atheism thing, I swear on a giant stack of Bibles that the next paragraph is completely true. Scanning the BBC News website
Intelligent Life ‘Out There’ Read More »
Our copyeditor for What’s Up Yukon recently sent an e-mail to me, where she related that she had stumbled across an alternate definition for the
I like to think I’m a gentler, kinder sort of atheist. In my two years out of the territory, I took a lot of time
Makes Sense Tomorrow Read More »
My Prayer Thank you,Creator, for giving me another day. Please guide me and show met the way. Always keep me humble and strong, and keep me
Didee & Didoo – Poem “My Prayer” Read More »
By the time you read this, The Rapture might have just happened. It was floating around the internets recently – a fundamentalist Christian group in
Greetings, Fellow Sinners! Read More »
The Klondike Gold Rush brought people from all over North America and the world to Dawson City. It should be no surprise then, that among
Looking Back: House of Life Read More »
Unlike most folks, I have no problem with people trying to convert me. Maybe those intrepid door-knockers are constantly catching me when I’m in a
Tract-Laden Talkers at the Door Read More »