Relaxation | Creep In my lunar-phase-oriented Yin yoga classes, I point out that the New Moon is considered Yin. Yin, as you know, is dark, cold, still, quiet, concealed, and receptive. By contrast, I describe the Full Moon as Yang. Yang is bright, hot, active, loud, apparent, and assertive. These polarities are self-evident. And, as […]
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Yin Yoga and the Earth Trigram
Hidden in Plain Sight You’ve probably never thought of this, and likely never noticed it either. The New Moon rises about dawn and sets about dusk. That’s right, the New Moon is in the daytime sky right along with the Sun but, aside from the occasional solar eclipse, it’s invisible. Since it’s outshined by the […]