Summer Solstice Yoga Series (June 18-20)

The summer season is a time to invite fire into our lives and an opportunity to burn away all that we have outgrown and all that no longer serves us. This proverbial ‘burning away’ is a purification; a disintegration of impurities within the body and mind. What becomes revealed is the true self at its most radiant core, an empowering illumination of the solar plexus chakra, the fiery energetic center of the body where one’s true essence, purpose wit and even ego are forged.

The yoga sutras describe this energetic cleansing as Saucha. Through simple and continued refinement, the body, thoughts and emotions become clearer manifestations of the self within. Through this practice we can reveal our true joyful nature, and for many of us, this yearning for knowing the self only continues to blossom.

As the Sun hovers patiently above the horizon, let us to look within, remembering what we are and where we came from. Much like the brightest star in our solar system, we too create life with our own light.