This week’s practice has been all about grounding, balance, and spending time in nature while preparing for the equinox. The Autumn equinox is a time of equal lightness and darkness. A time when the day is balanced with the night. As we shift from the lightness of long summer days, the equinox is a time to practice gratitude and to celebrate abundance as we prepare for longer nights and the darkness of winter.
Ways to Celebrate the Equinox
- Stretch and practice Yoga
- Meditate
- Write and Reflect
- Spend time in nature
- Collect fall leaves and flowers
- Cook and decorate with harvest vegetables, herbs, and flowers from the garden or farmers market
- Bake homemade bread
- Enjoy a meal with friends and family
- Or enjoy time by yourself
- Practice self-care with a bath or deep hair mask
- Clean and organize the house
- Reduce clutter in the home and donate anything that is no longer needed
- Practice gratitude
Autumn Equinox Yoga Sequence for Grounding and Balance
Hold each Posture for 1-5 Minutes
- Virasana (hero’s pose) à urdvha hastasana à ardha canrasana 1
- Danadasana (Staff pose)
- Cat/Cow
- Adho-Mukha-Svanasana (downward facing dog)
- Uttanasana (forward fold)
- Virabhadrasana 1 (Warrior 1)
- Parsvatanasana (pyramid)
- Virabhadrasana 3 (Warrior 3)
- Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
- Uttanasana (forward fold)
- Bakasana (Crow)
- Balasana (Child’s pose)
- Jathara Parivartanasana (reclined abdominal twist)
- Savasana
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