Fifty | Fifty Just after noon (12:21 PDT) on September 22, 2021, the Autumnal Equinox occurs. At this cardinal point Summer officially becomes Fall. The Sun rises due East, sets due West, and traverses the sky directly above the Equator. Its axial tilt points neither at the Northern nor Southern hemisphere. Day and night across […]
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Yin Yoga and the Heaven Trigram
Bright | Apparent As you know, the Full Moon rises around dusk and sets about dawn. It’s the brightest body in the night sky and, although the Moon is always Yin — it is the Moon, after all —, the Full Moon is relatively Yang. Yin and Yang are ostensible opposites. More precisely, they are […]
Yin Yoga and the Fire Trigram
In General You’ll notice that my Yin yoga classes are organized around the synodic lunar cycle, and the Early Heaven Bagua. Each 29.5 day lunation includes eight specific phases of illumination. The varying illumination of the lunar surface reflects greater or lesser manifestations of Yin and Yang. The Bagua, or Eight Changes, provides a step […]