![]() ![]() To celebrate this autumn equinox, and to help you focus on and benefit from this powerful transitioning time, I will be leading a special workshop combining Kundalini yoga, music, mantra, meditation and gong at triyoga Camden. It’s also the perfect opportunity to release old habits and patterns that are no longer serving us and nourish the body and mind in preparation for winter. It’s a good time to find our own balance, and to finish up old projects or plans and plant our own seeds for changes we want to manifest in our lives. As we transition into autumn, we turn our attention within and prepare for the more reflective and cooler months ahead. Personally, I feel this harvest season is a chance for us to reap what we’ve sown, then cleanse, reflect, restore and refocus. Being aware of these poignant times in nature and how they influence us helps us to tune in and connect with the natural rhythms of our own bodies and psyches. Traditionally, indigenous cultures celebrated the equinoxes and the solstices with dance, meditation and ceremony and recognised these events as the four most important days of the year. Falling on Sunday 23rd September, the autumn equinox is when the day and night are again equal in length, and the sun and moon find their equilibrium. Here in the northern hemisphere, the autumn equinox will soon be upon us. Harvest time heralds the change of seasons, as summer gives way to autumn. Here on Salina, my favourite island getaway, the harvest is in full swing and the workers are busy picking the grapes that make the wonderful sweet Malvasia wine the Aeolian islands are famous for. Today is the last day of my summer holiday. Kathryn McCusker explains the importance of this day and how we can celebrate this powerful time with Kundalini yoga, meditation, music and mantra, and the healing power of sound. The autumn equinox, considered by indigenous cultures to be one of the most important days of the year, is soon upon us, falling this year on Sunday 23rd September.
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