![]() ![]() Spin the heart skyward and look up, and then step back into Warrior II, landing softly and with precision. Slowly hinge at the waist until the fingertips connect to the earth while extending through the back foot to lift it in line with its hip, flexing through the heel for Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana). Take a leap of faith, and then use the floating fingertips to guide yourself forward, leading with the heart, pressing into the standing foot. Repeat and then reverse, staying low in the front thigh and maintaining rootedness through the back foot. Flying Peaceful Moon Warriorįrom Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II), inhale both arms overhead and straighten through the legs to “Flying Warrior,” exhaling back to Warrior II. ![]() Bring that prana into your heart space and then flip the palms outwardly to send it toward the heavens. Gathering Goddess Energyįrom a traditional Goddess stance, again, pressing actively into the outside edges of the feet, inhale arms wide and exhale to draw energy inward toward you, palms facing one another. Switch sides, moving rhythmically with your breath. Look toward fingertips and lengthen through the crown of the head for a full cycle of breath. Bring hands to heart and inhale fingertips to the earth with one hand, pressing the inside of the thigh (abduction) to triceps while the opposite arm lengthens skyward. Curl the tailbone down and away, but not under, to draw the lumbar region into a C-shape curve. As always, warm up with a few cycles of Cat/Cow and Sun Salutations first.īegin in a squat and widen the feet just enough to establish a foundation at the outside edges of the feet. The following yoga postures provide essential mind-body grounding for fall, equalizing feminine and masculine energies and balancing the root (Muladhara) chakra. A well-rounded and grounded person is a whole person: a holy person. To become whole is to recognize that there is always enough to go around-to cultivate spiritual richness in an effort to transcend from duality. We can also look to the pagan ritual “Mabon,” and come together in celebration of abundance and gratitude: sharing in the bounty of our harvests and even reallocating some of those resources to those who live in scarcity. The first day of fall also coincides with the start of Libra season in astrology, the sign of the Scales, marking a time for inviting balance back to body and mind after the whirlwind of summer. As the warmth of the sun tilts away from the Northern Hemisphere, we accept that the soil is dying as we turn our attention inward for the slower, darker and colder months to come. The Autumnal Equinox on September 22 recognizes the symmetry between light and darkness, as Mother Nature establishes equilibrium between both day and night. Once we become existentially rooted, we can navigate the world from a place of steadiness and stability. ![]() We are no longer separate, but part of the cosmic whole. This integration is transcendence from duality-it is being in direct participation with the universe itself. By opening ourselves up to the full spectrum of creation we become more integrated, more powerful and present. Through practice and experience, it becomes possible to understand that the dark and the difficult are needed as much as the light and easy. We can recognize that dark and light must coexist together, as duality is the nature of all things. This pause into stillness presents us with an opportunity to view life from a broader perspective-from the deepest depths to highest heights. We are reminded that whatever the circumstance may be, whether good or bad, that eventually it too will pass. By grounding into this center of serenity, we are inevitably more relaxed and at ease. It is where our habits and patterns become illuminated, and we experience a great awakening-despite the chaos and commotion that is swirling all around us. This galactic center is our connection to the divine it is a balancing of duality: of yin and yang, of feminine and masculine, light and dark, success and failure, creation and receptivity. When we stop spinning our wheels, we can begin to witness the pattern, becoming aware enough to actually break free from it.Īs the wheel of life spins round and round, it is there at the center of the cyclone where clarity and stillness reside. Just as change is the only constant, there are unbroken patterns that exist within the ebb and flow of reality, within the mind’s ever-fluctuating inner landscape. Keep in mind that life is a continuous circle: always shifting and evolving, dying and being born again. Perhaps you’re going through something difficult, or lost in a feeling of chaos. At the Autumnal Equinox, it’s important to take a moment to go inward. ![]()
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