5/6/2023 0 Comments Winter solstice yoga sequence![]() ![]() Then the flow builds, getting brighter and bigger just like the sun rising in the sky. That is, while finding just the right amount of exertion and relaxation, we will become more open-minded, disciplined, patient, loving and authentic to our true essence. In this 20-minute winter solstice yoga flow, you begin slow and small, like a seed you’d plant in the darkness of winter. ![]() For a longer practice after the Warrior pose include a few rounds of Salute to the sun. For a shorter practice just use the first part of the practice, which is done lying down. We can endeavour to find a state of Satva – pure balance between the two in both our yoga practice and our life off the yoga mat. Winter Solstice Yoga Practice Enjoy this Winter Solstice practice as you take the time to pause and create a quiet space to welcome the sun back into your life. Whereas Tamas is passivity, inertia, potential energy. Rajas represents dynamic energy, effort, will. This means those in the Northern Hemisphere will welcome winter on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 1:48 PM PST and 4:48 PM EST. In yoga philosophy, the gunas encapsulate these concepts. In 2022, the winter solstice will occur at 21:48 UTC on December 21. In the mythology of Siva and Shakti, this universe flows from their sandhya tandava This is the cosmic dance (tandava) of the sacred junctures of time (sandhya). So what does Hatha Yoga mean? The word Hatha can be broken into two parts: Ha meaning Sun and associated with our masculine, energetic side and Tha meaning Moon, associated with our feminine, passive, relaxing nature. The Winter Solstice New Year time is a special sandhya or sacred juncture allowing us to link our bodies with cosmic rhythms. These might include strengthening and relaxing, right and left, up and down, forward and back, movement and stillness, breath in and breath out. The term solstice actually means ‘sun standing still’. This day is the both the shortest and darkest day of the year. ![]() Yoga is many things, many concepts and usually something different to each practitioner.Īt the start of class, I sometimes ask my yoga students to think of all the contrassts or opposing actions/sentiments/ aspirations we experience in our yoga practice. December 21 st, is the first day of winter and is celebrated as the winter solstice. ![]()
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