Dear Yoga Community, 

I know that we are practicing together from all over the world - Northern and Southern Hemisphere - and our rhythms reflect the seasonal cycle of yin or yang that we are currently moving through. 

Here are some yoga therapy tips for late winter / late summer energies:

Yoga Therapy Tips for Late Winter | Northern Hemisphere

❄️Honour Deep Rest

This is the season to rest and digest with supported inversions, reclined twists, and restorative meditations like Yoga Nidra. Inner stillness helps us cultivate Ojas, the nutrient fluids of the tissues, which build the foundation of our immunity for the year ahead.

❄️Tend to Your Fire

When the days are short and cold, tend to your inner fire (Agni) with yin and yang flows that warm your body and balance movement with stillness. Subtle heat cleanses undigested wastes and pathogens from the deeper tissue layers of the body, and creates vitality in our body and mind.

❄️Brighten Your Heart

In the darkness of winter, open your heart with supported backbends to release any heaviness or congestion from your chest. The heart is the deepest tissue layer of the body, and the doorway to the Hridaya Guha, the secret cave of the heart. Here, we dissolve the knots of the heart that have caused grief, pain and sorrow, and rest in the joy of our true nature.

Find my top practices for Winter here > 

Yoga Therapy Tips for Late Summer | Southern Hemisphere

🌸Nourish yourself with the earth element. 

The earth element is connected to the prana of our food, and the organs that transform nutrients into sustenance for body, mind and spirit. Nourish your body with sweet foods like rice and yam.

🌸Support your energy.

The earth element is connected to the stomach and spleen energy channels. Yin yoga postures that massage the front line of the body (quads, hip flexors, abdomen) will move stagnation from the energy body and help you source from the earth.

🌸Care for your mind.

Take time to ground, cool and release worry from your mind. The tendency to worry can create digestive disturbances and prevent us from absorbing the sweetness that life can offer us.

Find my top practices for Summer here > 

Healing arises from our yoga practices when we make space to honour the timeless wisdom of each season.

Namaste, Kristen