In preparation for the Vernal Equinox, Wednesday March 20th.
Sun Salutations to honor the Vernal Equinox to honor the return of the sun and the arrival of spring.
In Yoga/ Yogic practice, Sun Salutations are preferably done at sunrise, facing the sun.In you daily practice you can start with 3 per day. Eventually working your way up to as many as you can do in 15-20 minutes. They activate the endocrine system and the chakras.
On The equinox and solstice, we offer up a yoga mala {prayer} of 108. If you are practiced enough to d them in one session, go for it! Otherwise, they can be split up and done throughout the day… OR split among a group doing them together – example: 9 people x 12 each = 108 total.
The significance of 108…108 has long been considered a sacred number in Hinduism and yoga. Traditionally, malas, or garlands of prayer beads, come as a string of 108 beads (plus one for the “guru bead,” around which the other 108 beads turn like the planets around the sun). A mala is used for counting as you repeat a mantra—much like the Catholic rosary.
Renowned mathematicians of Vedic culture viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. This number also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth: The average distance of the Sun and the Moon to Earth is 108 times their respective diameters. Such phenomena have given rise to many examples of ritual significance.
According to yogic tradition, there are 108 pithas, or sacred sites, throughout India. And there are also 108 Upanishads and 108 marma points, or sacred places of the body.
~ Jill ♥
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