Banyen Books & Sound
3608 West 4th Avenue V6R 1P1 Vancouver, BC, Canada

We are delighted to set the tone of the New Year by introducing Harmonic Arts' delicious and nutritious elixirs and teas to Banyen Books & Sound. Located on beautiful Vancouver Island BC, Harmonic Arts is a growing plant medicine company, founded in 2008 by Clinical Herbalists Yarrow and Angela Willard. Their passion for the medicinal power of plants inspires them to evolve their diverse botanical dispensary and develop a wide offering of unique herbal formulations. They are ...also proud contributors to the Cumberland Forest Society, in order to protect Cumberland Forests by donating over 1% of all Elixir and Tea proceeds. Start off the New Year with a focus on soothing wellness while knowing you are also contributing to protecting a forest and a vital living ecosystem. https://www.banyen.com/contributors/harmonic-arts

"And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." - Rainer Maria Rilke Wishing you a safe and happy New Year

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself. ~ Neil Gaiman

In this recent web event hosted by Banyen Books, Yamile Yemoonyah shared practices and wisdom from her new book, "The Seven Types of Spirit Guide: How to Connect and Communicate with Your Cosmic Helpers".

December 5th - Claire Willis, Buddhist author & social worker in the fields of oncology & bereavement, shares wisdom for opening to grief.

Banyen Books is proud to present the Tofino Towel Co. into our unique collection. They inspire you to slow down and connect with Mother Nature and the people around you. Every product that they develop is crafted with the intention to be as equally suitable for outdoor and indoor use, encouraging our customers to truly Live Outside & Love Inside. Tofino Towel Co. has a strong mandate to a philanthropic & sustainable approach to doing business. They donate 1% of all profits to... local non-profits in order to help preserve the picturesque beaches and precious wild life of the west coast. One such partnership is with Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society (www.simrstofino.org). They are a group of dedicated naturalists living and working on the waters of Vancouver Island, conducting primary research and monitoring of various marine ecosystems in Clayoquot Sound. Cozy up with a throw in the chilly winter days ahead. Click here to browse Banyen's selection: https://www.banyen.com/contributors/tofino-towel-co

Banyen is looking for someone to join the Shipping & Receiving team (24 hours a week, could lead to full-time with benefits). Click the link below to download an application. https://www.banyen.com/about-us/work-us

TODAY at 5pm (Pacific Time), Join Dr. Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté for a special talk entitled Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents & Their Adult Children. Hosted by Hollyhock. Details here: https://hollyhock.ca/p/3920/

Branches of Light has just arrived! The latest issue features over 200 reviews, Banyen's 50th anniversary, healing products, events, and more! Pick it up in store, ask us to mail you a copy, or view it online here: https://www.banyen.com/branches-light-winter-spring-2020-20

Read about the moon phases and more in our monthly Cosmic Weather Report. This month's report was written by guest author Kelly Benson. https://www.banyen.com/banyen-blog/cwr

Join the free Empathic Superpower series! A gifted healer and empath, Fleur is part of our beloved Banyen team and she is offering a free daily series of webinars from wonderful teachers, healers and mentors to help other empaths and intuitives cultivate and strengthen their skills safely. New webinar every day now until November 10th! Register here: https://empathicsuperpower.com/

Banyen has many magical books and goodies perfect for Halloween and Samhain!

Featured Oracle Deck: Tarot of the Divine The path of enlightenment is unique for each of us, but many of the lessons we learn are shared stories passed among cultures & generations. With rich, vibrant art and a keen understanding of traditional tarot archetypes, illustrator Yoshi Yoshitani infuses Tarot of the Divine with worldly insight and an intriguing selection of fables & folktales from cultures across the globe. https://www.banyen.com/products/tarot-divine

View Banyen's November Newsletter, featuring new and recommended books and upcoming online events. Events include Margaret Atwood, Wade Davis, Joan Borysenko, Thomas Hübl, Gabor Mate + more. - https://mailchi.mp/banyen/nov-2020

A feature on some of Ryan Reynolds' favourite places in Vancouver. We appreciate the shoutout to Banyen Books! https://buff.ly/3kGL4UY

May we raise children who love the unloved things the dandelion, the worms and spiderlings. Children who sense... the rose needs the thorn & run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards sun And when they’re grown & someone has to speak for those who have no voice may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the ones. ~ Nicolette Sowder

Banyen has a large selection of wall calendars, dayplanners, page-a-days, and astrological calendars to help you plan for the year ahead. View our selection here: https://www.banyen.com/section/calendars

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Looking forward to this event with the wise and insightful Lorie Dechar tomorrow morning!

Happy New Moon in Libra! 12:31 pm PT, 3:31 pm ET Usually, the New Moon in Libra is a time to set intentions around relationship, balancing needs within partners...hips, negotiation, and creating more beauty and harmony in your world. Remember that Libra is also about justice, so use this energy where the scales need to be brought in line. However, with Mercury recently stationing retrograde in Scorpio, and Mars retrograde in Aries, this is a particularly contentious Libran Moon, and the retrogrades will urge us to think twice about what we want to initiate. All is not clear. Perhaps instead of launching our intentions today, we sit for awhile with our aspirations and fine tune them. Today’s New Moon is also challenged as part of a T-square. We may feel pulled in multiple directions, our energies scattered and unfocused. Be mindful about what you communicate today, and choose your battles wisely. The ruler of this New Moon, Venus is also in opposition with Neptune, asking us what we need to let go of in our key relationships. This can be old patterns, illusions, or projections that are keeping us from growing. Do we need to finally forgive in order to move on with a clean slate? Do you find yourself repeating the past? Look to your chart to see where you have 23 degrees of Libra to find what house, or life area this New Moon occurs for you. <3 Libra Goddess Archetypes: Aphrodite Urania, Venus, Pallas, Lakshmi, Radha, Ma’at, Eirene, Hera, Juno Crystals: Fluorite, lepidolite, prehnite, seraphinite

New Banyen Review - 'Climate Cure: Heal Yourself to Heal the Planet' by Jack Adam Weber 'Climate Cure' shows you how to revitalize your life and the world from the inside out, encouraging you to embody the phrase "heal yourself, heal the world." https://www.banyen.com/products/climate-cure

October 29th - Dr. Julie Holland, psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology, discusses "Good Chemistry" & "The Pot Book".

October 28th - Robert Moss, the creator of active dreaming, shows how to manifest your heart's desires through imagination.