September is lots of things: the commencement of high school football season, the time to harvest brussels sprouts and parsnips, my friend Shannon’s birthday, the launching of the fall season, and, of course, yoga month, the autumnal equinox, and the Global Mala for Peace Project. Yoga Trek will be participating in the last three on September 23rd during Alison Welch’s 7:30 pm class. Read more to learn what this will entail and how you, too, can more eagerly kiss summer goodbye and do your best to be open to a darker, colder season ahead – and support a cause bigger than yourself.
Yoga Month is a public relations campaign designed to encourage yogis, yoga studios and students to share the benefits of yoga with others and “inspire our citizens to lead healthier, happier lives.” Basically defined, the autumnal equinox is simply the time (just like the spring equinox) when “the earth’s axis of rotation is perpendicular to the line connecting the centers of the earth and the sun” according to timeanddate.com. Shiva Rea’s Global Mala Yoga for Peace project has a purpose to “unite the global yoga community from every continent, school or approach to form a ‘mala around the earth’ through collective practices based upon the sacred cycle of 108 [sun salutations] on …[the] Fall Equinox as the yoga world’s offering to further the UN International Peace Day.”
What do you get when you combine all three of these? Well, at Yoga Trek, you will have the opportunity to challenge yourself by practicing 108 sun salutations with an intention of not only preparing yourself for the season of hibernation, but also encouraging your yoga practice to reach beyond your body, your spirit, and your mat and contribute in some way to creating a more peaceful planet. What’s better than that! Why 108? We’ll talk about that at the class…don’t worry, you won’t have to keep count!
Join Alison Welch on Thursday, September 23rd for a special two-hour class in which we will support one another in completing 108 sun salutes for a good cause. Contact Alison directly with any questions.
