Dragon Lunge, Yin Yoga style Halfway through the current season, we can now truly embody it. It’s the ideal moment to contemplate what this season means to us. It’s autumn in the North, spring in the South. How do we honor this, feel into it, enjoy it, struggle with it, be in it? Water sign Scorpio takes us to emotionally deep places. We’re often afraid to look so … [Read more...]
A Simple Samhain Ritual
The veil between the worlds is at its thinnest during Samhain (October 31 to November 7), and it's an appropriate time to contact ancestors, release what's unnecessary, and prepare for the birth at Yule. Samhain is a "Sabbat," one of the special days of power on the wheel of the year. Perform the ritual on October 31 (traditional Samhain) or November 8 (the astrological … [Read more...]
Libra New Moon Asana
Sphinx Variations The time of Libra, ruled by goddess Venus and Air, always brings beautiful transformations in nature, as well as inevitable change. This change is felt in the air temperature, the way the light is shifting each day, and in the trees and all plants expressing themselves for a final hurrah in the northern hemisphere, or abundant growth in the southern. … [Read more...]
Virgo New Moon Asana
Seated Wide Leg Lateral Side Bend The light alters. There's a shift in the air. The Sun is in mutable Virgo. This sign helps us to remain-within-ourselves as we observe and adjust to the changing nature around us. We find Virgo in our feminine sensitivities, the ones that help us honor the connection between the ground beneath our feet and our being. Our bodies are … [Read more...]
Leo New Moon Asana
At the Leo New Moon, welcome the shining light of the Sun into your deep lion-hearted self. Heart, solar plexus, and spine are the Leo regions of the body. This is the New Moon to check in: Are you staying true to your heart? Are you aligned with your integrity? The spine is sometimes referred to as our backbone. If something is off-kilter along the spine, it will … [Read more...]
