Greetings from Satsang Yoga Collective!
With this particular season’s turbulence, a self-care routine is necessary! Employ one that uplifts and reminds you of the joy and awe of living. Find wellbeing for your whole Soma, your whole 'living body', which encompasses your felt-sense of mind, body and spirit.
According to Ayurveda, we are in Vata season here in the Midwest! Ayurveda, which translates to knowledge of life, is often dubbed the sister science of Yoga. Ayur = life as universal power, and Veda = encompassing knowledge. Ayurveda is supportive when coupled with the practices of Yoga. They create the conditions where self-realization can happen!

Vata season has the qualities of light, subtle, dry, mobile, rough, and cold. In Ayurveda there is a universal law which states that ‘like’ increases ‘like’. When similar qualities come together, their expression increases. So, in the Fall season, which also has these attributes, Vata will tend to be increased in the human constitution.

Build A Stable Routine This Season

You can pacify the qualities of Vata this season by introducing the opposite. Do you see how these activities would balance the qualities listed above?

• Consume grounding + nourishing foods and beverages that are hot, heavy, dense, and oily.
• Enjoy rigorous, yet slow movement along with steady, even weight lifting.
• Sleep and rest. Add 15-20 min naps or sensory deprivation (dark room) when needed.
• Practice conscious diaphragmatic slow nose breathing. Pause. Take a couple breaths right now.
• Try self-oil massages and warm baths.
• Connect with a friend, one you can authentically reflect with to celebrate your fluid woes and wins.

Learning and experimenting with Yoga + Ayurveda can unveil curiosity and play in an otherwise mundane life. Committing to study and practice allows us to expand our perspective, and truly embrace the giving side of life.

SomaYoga Community of Practice

Join us LIVE for 2 classes weekly SomaYoga classes!

• Tuesdays 7AM Embrace + Embody
• Wednesdays 7PM Relax + Restore

View last week's class RECORDINGS in the Class Library:

• Upper Back Relief and Stabilize
• Finding Our Balance Through Sidedness

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Our Next 5-Week Yoga Series
Into the Heart of Winter Satsang

Study and practice with Ali and Anna of Satsang Yoga Collective! Our popular Into the Heart of Winter Satsang 5-week online yoga program starts Sunday, January 8th! This Winter season we will engage in book study with the first two limbs of Patanjali's Yoga, the Yamas + Niyamas.

Program participants also enjoy free classes and discounted SYC memberships. This series also offers yoga teachers and practitioners continuing education (CE) credits through Yoga Alliance. Registration coming soon!

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Enjoy a great holiday week with friends + family.

Sending Love,

Ali + Anna