in the northern hemisphere, the days are getting short and the nights long. The
natural environment seems to be drawing into itself and shedding excess leaves
and growth until a more opportune time to grow and bloom. We have just passed
the Winter Solstice.
I love the idea of the Winter Solstice as it relates
to light. The actual day in 2012 is Friday December 21 representing the shortest
day of the year as it relates to the number of daylight hours that we see. From
December 22 the daylight hours begin to lengthen.
We step from darkness
into light.
Isn’t that what our own personal growth is about? Gaining
clarity about our own life path and purpose? Moving from ignorance towards
greater wisdom? Turning inward to see our own inner light’s radiance? We
acknowledging the darkest moments of our soul as we step into our own light and
expanding consciousness.
One of the fundamental teachings in yoga is that
we are all born divine. This divinity possesses a radiance that is often
referred to as residing in the heart center. Just look at a healthy newborn and
you can’t help but see that they are divinely perfect beings. And the thing is,
that never changes…it never leaves us. What happens is that we simply forget.
We travel through our lives and begin to disconnect from this notion of being
whole and beautifully complete.
What our yoga practice does, is help us
to remember. It helps us to still the distracting chatter of our mind and to
celebrate the magnificence of our physical body so that we can connect once
again to the light that dwells within.
Let’s take a moment on as the
Winter Solstice passes to connect to our inner radiance and all the potential
that is sitting within.
The word Namaste’ describes this precisely.
“The light in me, sees and honors the light in you. When we are both in
this place, we are one.”
Peaceful Solstice.
